Service-Learning in the Writing Program

First-Year Writing In addition to the following partnerships, students in several sections of FYW have also volunteered as tutors at the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science Writers’ Room, a partnership between the O’Bryant, the NU Writing Program, and 826 Boston. Another section of FYW recently partnered with “Team Red, White & Blue,” an organization whose aim is to ease reintegration of veterans into civilian life through meaningful social interactions; students interviewed military veterans who were also NU students, ultimately producing short videos to tell those veterans’ stories.

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  In addition to the following partnerships, students in a 2013 AWD class curated two exhibits for the Our Marathon digital archive, a web-based, crowd-sourced collection of pictures, videos, and oral histories in memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

College Essay Bootcamp The NU Writing Program and 826 Boston also collaborate on an annual College Essay Bootcamp for Boston high school students, held on Northeastern’s campus, aimed at providing targeted support for high school students working on their college application essays. In 2014, the NU Writing Program received the first 826 “Heroic Husky Community Service Award” for its work with 826 Boston.

Writing Center Tutoring Northeastern’s own Writing Center puts out a hiring call for tutors every semester, seeking students from all disciplines across the university who have a desire to help other people become better writers. Tutoring opportunities in other units of the university can also be found through the Peer Tutoring Center.