volunteerism

Students share ‘transformative’ experiences of Alternative Spring Break

We spoke with three students who are participating in Alternative Spring Break this week, working at an animal sanctuary in Utah, an organic farm in…

by Joe O'Connell March 11, 2016

nuSERVES kicks off fall semester with community service

Last week, dozens of new students participated in Northeastern’s annual nuSERVES program, which gave students the chance to volunteer in the community even before taking…

by Joe O'Connell September 7, 2015

A call to serve

Northeastern University students came together with community members on Monday for the annual MLK Day of Service and Leadership, a daylong community service effort held…

by Joe O'Connell January 20, 2015

January’s can’t-miss campus events

One of the can't-miss events at Northeastern this month is "A Tribute to the Dream" on Jan. 15, when the university community will honor the…

by Joe O'Connell January 12, 2015

‘Medicine in its purest form’

Graduate students in the physician assistant studies master’s program recently embarked on a volunteering effort to Guatemala to deliver free medical care to families in…

by Joe O'Connell May 20, 2014

Human trafficking in Thailand

Alexandra Wolf International Relations, 12’ Global co-op in Mae Sai, Thailand For the last five months I have been working at the Development…

by Jason Kornwitz June 29, 2011

‘Bridging the gap’

As senior capstone, health sciences students designed a comprehensive college readiness program to help high school seniors at SquashBusters make the transition to college…

by Greg St. Martin May 16, 2011