Service Learning Associates

Housed in the Office of Service Learning, the Service Learning Associates (SLA) program engages 8 to 10 undergraduates each semester as student leaders to their peers in service-learning courses. Each Associate works intensively with one professor to support a service-learning course which aligns with the Associate's academic background and interests. The Associates meet regularly with both faculty and fellow Associates throughout the semester and attend professional development trainings facilitated by the Office of Service Learning.

The SLA program at Fairfield began in the spring semester of 2011. Past and current Associates have had the opportunity to engage with professors and courses across academic fields, from education to information systems to economics. For more information about the SLA program or the application process, please contact Danielle Corea, Program Coordinator, at dcorea1@fairfield.edu.

Service Learning Associates are providing support to eight service-learning courses in the spring of 2012:

CO 130: Mass Media and Society
EN 172: Literacy and Language
EN/W 339: Proposals and Grant Writing
NS 323: Nursing of Children and Family
NS 330: Public Health Nursing
PJ 398: Peace and Justice Studies Capstone
SO 185: International Migration
ED 200: Explorations in Teaching: Teaching, Learning, and Schooling

Spring 2012 Service Learning Associates

Name E-mail Address
Megan Collins '12 Megan.Collins@student.fairfield.edu
Alicia Bissonnette '12 Alicia.Bissonnette@student.fairfield.edu
Lourdes Torres '12 Lourdes.Torres@student.fairfield.edu
Julie Whittaker '12 Julianne.Whittaker@student.fairfield.edu
Michelle DeJoseph '13 Michelle.Dejoseph@student.fairfield.edu
Daryll Fay '13 Daryll.Fay@student.fairfield.edu
Jennifer Delsole '13 Jennifer.Delsole@student.fairfield.edu
Megan Delaney '14 Megan.Delaney@student.fairfield.edu

Associate Profiles

Image: Megan Collins

Name: Megan Collins
Class: 2012
Major(s)/Minor(s): International Studies Major, Sociology Minor
SLA History: 3rd semester working with Lydia Greiner for Public Health Nursing
Why you do service learning: I enjoy having the opportunity to incorporate service into my studies and understand the connection between the two!
Hobbies: I love the beach, reading and watching movies
Favorite Class: Cultural anthropology courses

Image: Daryll Fay

Name: Daryll Fay
Class: 2013
Major(s)/Minor(s): English (Professional Writing) & Philosophy double major
SLA History: Spring '11 American Social Protest Literature, Fall '12 Not for Profit Accounting, and Spring '12 Grant & Proposal Writing
Why you do service learning: I have a lot to give and a lot to learn.
Hobbies: Reading, writing, cooking, and eating!
Favorite Class: Phenomenology and Literature & the Visual Arts
Image: Megan Delaney

Name: Megan Delaney
Class: 2014
Major/Minor: Communication Major/Management
SLA History: Spring Semester 2012, CO 130 Mass Media and Society
Why you do service learning: Service Learning is a great way to interact with your peers and be present to help as well as to learn from them.
Hobbies: Club Lacrosse, cooking, running Favorite Class: Intro to Management
Image: Julianne Whittaker

Name: Julianne Whittaker
Class: 2012
Major(s)/Minor(s): Economics and International Studies
SLA History: International Migration (Present SLA), Regional Economic Development (Fall '11 SLA), Seminar on Human Rights (Spring '11 Student)
Why you do service learning: I love when academic material is seen through a lens of service and I enjoy helping students realize that their coursework can really mean something in the real world.
Hobbies: Running, Basketball, Students for Social Justice
Favorite Class: Dr. Crawford, IL52 Social Theory
Image: Michelle DeJoseph

Name: Michelle DeJoseph
Class: 2013
Major(s)/Minor(s): Marketing/Mathematics
SLA History: 3 semesters: Dr. Meredith Kazer's Epidemiology and Health Promotion class (graduate), Dr. Roben Torosyan's Philosophy of Education class, Dr. Patricia Calderwood's Exploration in Education class
Why you do service learning: Service learning classes are a great way of getting involved and helping out those who need it, while learning and growing yourself.
Hobbies: skiing, writing
Favorite Class: Media Strategy
Image: Jennifer Delsole

Name: Jennifer Delsole
Class: 2013
Major(s)/Minor(s): Nursing
SLA History: NS 323- Nursing of Children and Family
Why you do service learning: To see life from all different perspectives.
Hobbies: I love spending time with family, going grocery shopping, and reading the Sunday paper (mostly for the coupons!)
Favorite Class: PY 163 Developmental Psych

Image: Alicia Bissonnette

Name: Alicia Bissonnette
Class: 2012
Major(s)/Minor(s): Politics major, Music minor (jazz performance with concentration in Trombone and Soprano Voice), Peace & Justice Studies Minor
SLA History: Peace and Justice Studies Capstone Course
Why you do service learning: Service learning is the perfect bridge to combine social justice theory with the practical application of serving others in search for the Common Good.
Hobbies: Doodling, drawing, and hiking
Favorite Class: Midi ... I get to play music on computers and talk about Jazz!
Image: Lourdes Torres

Name: Lourdes Torres
Class: 2012
Major: Sociology and Minor Peace and Justice
SLA History: Fall Semester 2011 Larry Miners EC 130, Haiti: An Economic Perspective and Spring Semester 2012 Betsy Bowen Literature and Literacy
Why you do service learning: I do service learning because I appreciate the amount of time and energy that is given to the people that are involved in the process and the rewarding outcome it brings to my life.
Hobbies: Reading, Volunteering, Hanging out with friends, and eating, listening to music
Favorite Class: This semester my favorite class is Feminist Seminar with Jocelyn Boryczka