Simmons College was recently recognized as one of the top higher education institutions in the area of student community service in the country. This is the fifth time that the College has been named to the "Honor Roll with Distinction" level of the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Simmons has been recognized for it's community service programs for all seven of the years...
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Shauna Deleon, Simmons Girls LEAP student leader is the New England Patriot Charitable Foundation Volunteer of the Week! This huge honor recognizes Shauna for her 3 years of volunteerism and leadership in keeping girls safe! This week (November 11-17th) the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation is celebrating volunteers who give their time for organizations which focus on "Violence, Prevention & Bullying." The Celebrate Volunteerism campaign also encourages fans to personally go out into the community...
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This spring, Simmons undergraduate students will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge about the grant-making process through a new hands-on course made possible by the Learning by Giving Foundation. In MGMT/SW 290 Learning by Giving: Philanthropy in Practice, Simmons students from all areas of the college will be able to participate in working with and distributing $10,000 to local nonprofit organizations that empower women and girls. Students are given full responsibility for deciding how...
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This summer, the Scott/Ross Center Fellowship in Nonprofit Management provided three Simmons students an opportunity to explore nonprofit management to learn if this was a potential career path for them. In addition to spending over two weeks at an intensive immersion in philanthropy and grant making at the Boston Foundation, the Fellows completed an additional six weeks with six Boston area nonprofits undertaking grant research and writing, program development and evaluation. They also had the...
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Americorps members pledge to bring Americans together, to strengthen our communities and get things done. Here at Simmons, we greatly benefit from our Americorps VISTAS and Student Leaders in Service. These dedicated members commit to fulfilling and promoting service and volunteerism throughout their year of service. Amanda Moser, our 2011-2012 MACC Americorps*VISTA spent the year on the Simmons campus supporting S/RC students and focusing on partners in the Mission Hill area. This summer, Anna D'Avanzo...
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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 campus, a pizza party and making Mother's Day cards for the Women's Lunch Place (complete with beautiful sentiments and wishes). Other highlights were a mentoring session for Promising Pals with Denise Korn, author of "10...
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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 meetings? For me this has been happening with mentoring. This initially came up in some recent informational interviews that I have been inspired by. I have had some great talks with some pretty amazing young...
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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 busy recruiting and training both new and continuing volunteers to partner with our community organizations. I am impressed by their dedication, enthusiasm and management skills. Our student leaders of such organizations such as Simmons Builds,...
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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 us) they have put together programs to make sure that no one is left without some recognition over the holidays. This year, we asked the Simmons community to contribute to two holiday gift giving initiatives...
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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 some of it with you. Over 100 undergraduate students are engaged in service learning this semester in courses through the management, psychology, sociology, honors, education and social justice departments. For example, developmental psychology students are...
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Scott/Ross Center Main Office
Main Campus Building
Room E103
617-521-2700
Our Mission
The Scott/Ross Center for Community Service facilitates and promotes community service and service-learning for Simmons College students, faculty and staff in Greater Boston and beyond. By developing reciprocal partnerships with community-based organizations, we enrich and expand students' educational and co-curricular experiences.
