Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program

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.