New York University Bulletin - Gallatin School of Individualized ...

NEW YORK UNIVERSITYGallatin Civic EngagementGallatin offers a range of opportunities through which students may commit their time andskills to community-related endeavors. Some of these projects may be part of a credit-bearingpursuit such as a class or an individualized project, while others are extracurricular, volunteeractivities.CREDIT-BEARING COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIESGallatin InternshipsInternships with a community service focus can be arranged in all areas, including education,youth services, rehabilitation services, the arts and social services, among others. Formore information, contact Faith Stangler, director of external programs, 212-998-7376,faith.stangler@nyu.edu.Community Learning InitiativeGallatin’s Community Learning Initiative (CLI) bridges the gap between the classroom andthe outside world by creating partnerships with community-based organizations, groupsand individuals—as well as other NYU programs—in addressing real-world problems anddevising and implementing practical solutions. For many CLI courses, students engage ingroup community projects as part of their course work and receive academic credit bothfor their engagement and reflection on the work.The Literacy ProjectThe Gallatin Writing Program’s Literacy Project, through a Literacy in Action course(cosponsored by Gallatin’s Community Learning Initiative), educates and supervises studentvolunteers who tutor adults in reading and writing at five partner sites.The LiteracyProject also sponsors a weekly writing class at one of the sites; publishes The LiteracyReview, an annual journal of the best writing from programs in adult literacy and Englishfor Speakers of Other Languages throughout NewYork City; and sponsors the annual daylongLiteracy Review Workshops in Teaching Writing to Adult Basic Education, GED andESOL Students. For more information, contactWriting Program Director June Foley, 212-998-7359, jaf3@nyu.edu.124 NewYork University Bulletin 2012-2013