Participants in Semester for Impact to work on environmental and social projects

星期二,2024年2月6日
校园冬日照

永利app新版本官网地址启动了“影响学期”, a new initiative that pairs 主要研究 undergraduates with Granite State organizations to support projects related to positive environmental and social impact and enhance the overall well-being of local communities. 首批将有四名联合国大学学生.

学生将花15周时间,每周为企业工作30小时, non-profits and municipalities across the state while earning credit toward their undergraduate degrees and participating in workshops and courses designed to prepare them for and support their experience in their placements.

“Organizations across the Granite State need capacity to advance strategic projects, and our students are looking for educational experiences that allow them to apply classroom knowledge to the real world, 在培养专业技能的同时,主要研究教务长韦恩·琼斯说. “影响学期对所有参与者来说都是双赢的.”

首批学生包括25岁的斯凯·洛托, 阿比盖尔·吉尔伯特25岁, 25岁的丹·马可夫斯基和24岁的苏珊娜·沙夫.

乐透彩票, 分析经济学和政治学双学位, will assess the local impacts that socially responsible businesses can have on their communities for the statewide non-profit membership organization New Hampshire 业务es for Social Responsibility.

吉尔伯特, 环境与资源经济学专业, 将与多佛市商业发展办公室合作, 帮助创办一个小型企业孵化器.

Markowski, 社区与环境规划专业, will work with the city of Manchester to conduct a parking audit of the city’s downtown. The insights gathered will inform future projects and sustainability initiatives for the city.

《, 妇女与性别研究和可持续发展双学位, 会和达勒姆的自由咖啡馆合作吗, raising awareness about the cafe's commitment to sourcing materials and ingredients free from human trafficking.

Unlike traditional internship programs which take place outside the regular academic year, 或者是兼职, Semester for Impact recognizes the transformative nature of high-quality immersive experiential learning, 将其嵌入核心学术体验中. Students stay on-track to graduate while developing their career goals, building valuable career-ready skills and enhancing their professional networks in the state.

主要研究 is expanding its partnership with the non-profit College for Social Innovation (CFSI) to launch and deliver this program. 在过去的七年里, 190名主要研究学生在该市完成了学期, 通过CFSI在波士顿社区学习学期. Students who have completed the program have demonstrated significant gains in key workforce and academic competencies and have landed career-track jobs at higher rates than their peers.

"We are excited to continue our long-standing partnership with the 永利app新版本官网地址 and introduce the Semester for Impact program, which provides students with the opportunity to contribute significantly to local organizations and earn academic credit while doing so,埃里克·施瓦茨说, CFSI的联合创始人兼首席执行官. “我们邀请当地的非营利组织, government organizations and mission-driven for-profits to consider hosting a Semester for Impact student and benefit from their insights and energy."

摄影师: 
斯科特·里普利 | 主要研究营销 | 斯科特.ripley@sorizu.net | 603-862-1855