FSEM 1000 Community Organizing Alliance Final Reports

Creator(s): Camille Boer, Elena Grant, Ella Young, George Decker, Grace De Hoogh, Katherine Leichty, Lauren Ballengee, Lilly O’Meara, Maria Bisono Turull, Abby Moore, Rachel Tulk, Radhika Suri Course: FSEM1000 Connections & Decisions Our students spent the semester researching and compiling information and connections for the Community Organizing Alliance. The COA currently serves the Greater Maine…

Youth Development Service-Learning

Creator(s): Krystal Abbott Course: FSEM1000 Connections & Decisions The students of Connections & Decisions decided to represent their service-learning this semester with a collage including their reflections, skills they practiced, and physical artifacts from their service….

Reflecting on Service-Learning

Creator: Krystal Abbott Course: FSEM1000 Connections & Decisions This digital artifact presents reflections from students about their service-learning experience over the course of the semester with a variety of community partners. In class, students were provided with three prompts to answer on different colored sticky notes, which were then anonymously shared out loud by the…

Connections & Decisions Service-Learning Reflection

Creator: Logan Meda Course: FSEM1000 Connections & Decisions This artifact includes photos taken by students at their service site and reflection testimonials by students about their service experiences. Our class had a number of partners and different types of service, so doing a collage of sorts was the best way to represent each service partner…

Mutual Aid with the South End Community Fridge

Creators: All of the FSEM1000 (Hoger) class took part in this artifact. Course: Connections and Decisions (Hoger) This artifact includes several posters and brochures created by our students in their efforts to support the South End Community Fridge. Students in this class led two separate item drives for the fridge, and another group of students…

Youth Development Puzzle

Creators: All of the FSEM1000 (Madison) class took part in this artifact. Course: Connections and Decisions (Leverich) The students of Connections and Decisions decided to design a jigsaw puzzle of what our service theme, youth development, meant to them and how it was represented in their partnerships with EVKids, Boston Debate League and Hyde Square…

Creating Connections within Communities

Creator: Katherine Bradford Course: FSEM 1000 Connections & Decisions (Hilary Sullivan) The Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly program fosters relationships while focusing on aiding the elderly community in Boston. This friendship aspect of LBFE is vital to continuing the program as volunteers inspire and teach the community….

Making Connections Through Service

Creators: FSEM1000 (Sullivan) students Course: FSEM 1000 Connections & Decisions (Hilary Sullivan) This infographic gives a brief description of the service roles with each of the community partners for FSEM1000 this semester. Our course theme was English language learning and immigration, and students were able to work with a variety of populations across Boston. Through…

Service-Learning with the South End Fridge

Creators: All of FSEM class took part in this artifact Course: FSEM 1000 Connections & Decisions (Chelsea Lauder) Our FSEM Class created a guide for service-learning with the South End Fridge. The guide examples what the South End Community Fridge does and what service looks like. It includes perspectives and advice from all of the…

Our FSEM Reflection Cloud

Creator: Pippa Lenderking Course: 1000 Connections & Decisions (Community Organizing and Mutual Aid) – Chelsea Lauder Our course chose to make a word cloud because we wanted the chance to collaborate as a class for our final reflection. We reflected on our experiences working with the South End Community Fridge and wrote down words that…