First-Year Writing: Science, Technology, & Human Values with faculty member Dr. Sarah Finn

          For Dr. Sarah Finn, incorporating service-learning into one of her courses has been a goal for many years. Finn has a doctorate in Composition and Rhetoric Studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she completed her dissertation research on student activism and writing. Finn examined how student activists went through their writing process using their background in activism. She analyzed pieces of writing from student activists and interviewed them about their writing process. Finn found that “emotion is really important to take into account, that first emotion that sparks the writing.” From this research she became better informed about how to teach the writing process more effectively, while getting students more active and engaged. Read more here...

The Service-Learning EXPO is a science-fair-style event that highlights the scope of the semester's student scholarship, learning outcomes, faculty research, and community partnerships. 

Funding Opportunities for
Community Partners, Students, & Faculty Members

Save the Date for NU's  2nd Annual Conference for Advancing Evidence-Based Teaching sponsored by Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning Through Research