Northern Essex Community College began the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program in 2014 with the goal of increasing faculty and student participation in service-learning, engaged learning, and civic engagement. This professional development program offers a stipend for faculty to participate in a semester long training to incorporate Service-Learning into their course design.
Through the program, faculty
- Discover ways to engage students in service activities that meet real needs in their communities and enhance their learning of their course objectives.
- Meet with community members and civic engagement professionals, who will share their expertise.
- Explore how to develop and sustain meaningful community partnerships.
- Share strategies to incorporate and implement service assignments and projects that encourage students to be civic-minded and engaged members of their local, national, and global communities.
Check out some recent service-learning project examples and upcoming courses that are utilizing service-learning.
Apply here for the Spring 2022 Service-Learning Faculty Fellows (SLFF) Program! The deadline to apply is January 30, 2022.
For more info on the 2022 SLFF Program, please view the documents below:
- Service_Learning Informational Flyer 2022
- 2022 Service Learning Faculty Fellows Program Overview (coming soon)
Read the full version of Civic Action Plan 2017-2020
For more information about the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program, please contact Paula Richards, NECC Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Coordinator at prichards@necc.mass.edu or 978-556-3209.
Helpful Web links:
The Vision Project Key Outcomes
Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum (PDF)
Bringing Learning to Life (YouTube Video opens in a new window)
NECC Service-Learning Faculty Fellows

2020
- Angela Bowers
- Maurisa Charest
- Sarah Courchesne
- Jacqueline Dick
- Scott McEnelly
- Mary Jo Shafer
2019
- Sheila Muller
- Krista Titone
2017
- Mark Beaudry
- Lizzie Linn Casanave
- John Daly
- Jennifer Fitzgerald
- Ginger Hurajt
- Shannon Leate-Varney
2016
- Mayra Bonet
- Doris Buckley
- Sara Codair
- Jerome Fallon
- Lance Hidy
- Donna Tanner
2015
- Deirdre Budzyna
- Theresa DeFranzo
- Lisette Espinoza
- Lori Heymans
- Donna Johnson
- Wendy Leeman
- Diana Mele
- Mark Palermo
- Patricia Portanova
- Rebecca Rose
2014
- Amy Cameron
- Michael Cross
- Isabelle Gagne
- William Gleed III
- Jennifer Jackson-Stevens
- Amanda Kelly
- Brian Knoth
- Marc Mannheimer