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.
Spring 2013 Service Learning Associates
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Name: Colleen Carty
Class: 2014
Major: Biology Major
SLA History: End of Life Communication
Why you do service learning: I think that service learning allows for a practical way of applying course material and can contribute to unique and exciting experiences that may be otherwise limited in a traditional classroom setting.
Hobbies: Traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Favorite Class: End of Life Communication (Service Learning Course) |
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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 |
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Name: Daryll Fay
Class: 2013
Major(s)/Minor(s): English and Philosophy double major
SLA History: Spring 2011 - American Social Protest Literature, Fall 2011 - Not for Profit Accounting, Spring 2012 - Grant and Proposal Writing
Why you do service learning: I do service learning because I believe that there is more to learning than being inside a classroom, and for as much as I can give, there's even more that I can learn.
Hobbies: Reading, knitting, and cooking
Favorite Class: Phenomenology |
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Name: Victoria Gaudioso
Class: 2013
Majors: Double Major- Information Systems and Marketing
SLA History: Spring 2012- Society and Technology
Why you do service learning: Service learning gives everyone an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the world outside of the classroom.
Hobbies: Cooking, coffee, and the New York Giants
Favorite Class: Arts of India, China and Japan |
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Name: Melissa Hannequin
Class: 2013
Major: Double Major in International Studies and Sociology; Minors in Peace & Justice, Anthropology, and Black Studies
SLA History: Fall 2012 Associate for ED 200, Explorations in Education
Why you do service learning: I love being able to combine my passion for social justice with my classroom experiences, which allows us to truly make our studies applicable to real world situations.
Hobbies: Volunteering, Traveling, Hiking, Students for Social Justice, Music
Favorite Class: Cultural Anthropology |
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Name: Laura Johnson
Class: 2014
Major/Minors: English major, concentration Literature and Cultural Studies; Spanish and Educational Studies minors
SLA History: EN 126 American Social Protest Literature, ED 200 Explorations in Education
Why you do service learning: I believe service learning to be tremendously inspiring in that it shows students how the knowledge they gain from a course can directly and positively impact others and teaches the value of connecting their skills and interests with helping the greater community-both of which are ideas I feel privileged to help students appreciate.
Hobbies: Reading, playing the piano, and spending time with family and friends
Favorite Class: SP 222 Spanish Conversation with Dr. Antonio Grau Sempere |
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Name: Julie Labbadia
Class: 2013
Majors/Minor: Double major in sociology and English with a concentration in professional writing and a minor in Peace and Justice studies
SLA History: This is my first semester as an SLA, however I have taken two Service Learning classes, The Peace and Justice Studies Capstone (Spring 2012) and Grant and Proposal Writing (Spring 2012)
Why you do service learning: Service Learning is a great because it allows for a more interactive and fulfilling classroom experience.
Hobbies: field hockey, playing the flute, reading, community service, and sleeping
Favorite Class: Peace and Justice Studies Capstone |
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Name: Jennifer Labbadia
Class: 2013
Majors/Minors: Politics and English majors (concentration in Literature and Cultural Studies); Peace and Justice Studies; Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies minors
SLA History: Spring 2012, Peace and Justice Studies Capstone
Why you do service learning: I do service learning because experiences outside of the classroom that inform what we do inside of it has truly helped me to find my passions here at Fairfield and I want to help others have the same experience.
Hobbies: Field Hockey, volunteering, and watching my favorite television shows.
Favorite Class: Peace and Justice Studies Capstone |
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Name: Joseph Piacquadio
Class: 2013
Majors: Finance and Information Systems
SLA History: IS 220 - Technology and Society, IS 350 - International Information Systems
Why you do service learning: I believe service learning is beneficial because it allows students to retain experience outside the classroom while giving back to the community.
Hobbies: Sports, reading, music, and working out
Favorite Class: International Information Systems
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