Carolyn Grimes
Carolyn has been part of the Simmons community for over a decade. She started as a graduate student in the Masters in Communications Management program and received her M.S. in 2001. She was the first graduate student to engage in a community based scholarship through the Scott/Ross Center. For her applied learning project she worked with the Scott/Ross Center for Community Service (SRC) assessing and developing community partnerships, which led to her appointment as the Program Director of Graduate Community Engagement and Service Learning. For the past eight years, she has worked with the five graduate schools and their faculty, staff and students making connections and establishing partnerships with community based organizations.
"Simmons College has a long history of community involvement and I am lucky to experience this on a regular basis as the response and genuine interest in our service initiatives has been impressive." --Carolyn Grimes
Over the past 10 years, there has been a lot of change and growth both in how higher education institutions work with community based organizations and interest by the general public in volunteering. Carolyn hopes to share and explore with all of you some thoughts, trends, opportunities and activities as they relate to the Scott/Ross Center, Simmons and to community engagement in general.
Recent Entries by Carolyn Grimes
- Celebrating Service and STANDING for Racism
This past Friday, April 27th, Simmons staff, faculty and students celebrated Global Service Day. Over 120 middle school kids came to campus to participate in service activities and tour the school. Highlights were visits to both the academic and residence... - Mentoring on my Mind
Ever have one of those days, weeks, months, where something is on your mind and suddenly you see and hear about it everywhere? - in the news, on your favorite TV shows, and in your every day conversations and work... - Rich in Leadership
This week, Simmons students returned to the classroom after several weeks of winter break. At the Scott/Ross Center, the first students to return to the office are our student leaders who oversee our mentoring, literacy and tutoring programs. They are... - Holiday Giving and the Simmons Spirit
The winter holidays can be a time of celebration and joy but can also be stressful and sad. For many of the community partners that we work with, their clients feel all of the above. Lucky for them (and for... - Simmons Students Connecting Service and Learning
It is hard to believe it is already mid-semester and the service learning projects that were launched in September have only a few weeks left. There is some great work being done this semester and I thought I would share...
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