Emily Duseau
Emily Duseau

"I’ll always hold CSP in such a positive light in my memory, and I think that is because we focus so much on equity and what it really means to support communities through service."

CESL student Emily Duseau
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Abby Brooks
Abby Brooks

"In all the service learning classes I’ve taken, my biggest takeaway is that all of the professors put intention into making sure the class gets to know each other and feels comfortable speaking up."

CESL student Abby Brooks
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Olivier Bradley
Olivier Bradley

"My work with CESL has fundamentally altered the ways in which I approach my relationship with work and conceptualize my role in movements for social change."

CESL student Olivier Bradley
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Darsh Patel

"Being part of CSP made me think about how I want to work in my field in the future. I’m interested in the health sciences, and prior to CSP, I didn’t know how to bridge my gap in advocacy work and health care."

CESL student Darsh Patel
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Nisha Sabnis

"All of the values that we learn in the classes for CSP and also just the values of civic engagement and service-learning align really well with all my public health classes."

CESL student Nisha Sabnis
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Ella Slavin-Reker

"My favorite part about being involved with CESL is honestly the community. It’s so cheesy, but the people in the class, we’re all genuinely friends."

CESL student Ella Slavin-Reker
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Pratusha Nouduri

"CSP has taught me that if you're looking out for the community, then that’s in a lot of ways looking out for yourself as well."

CESL student Pratusha Nouduri
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Deana Ramirez

“Being a part of Boltwood has been one of the most meaningful and important experiences I have had at UMass."

CESL student Deana Ramirez
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Marvens Pierre

“Community engagement, actually being able to work with people on a one-on-one basis, is a very important aspect of life."

CESL student Marvens Pierre
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Bryn Hennigar

"Going beyond my bubble to experience the world outside of UMass is important to me."

CESL student Bryn Hennigar
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Shameen Akhtar

"I've always been interested in social justice and community organizing, so all the classes I've taken through the certificate have been so informative and so helpful."

CESL student Shaman Akhtar
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Jennifer Fardy

"It helped me see the overall picture of the Amherst area, rather than just UMass."

CESL student Jennifer Fardy
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Josh Spinner

"It really was an experience that allowed me to see the world differently and opened up my views to diversity, to social justice in general."

CESL student Josh Spinner
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Lauren DuBois

"Service-learning is all about relationships. In the process of building those relationships, one is also building a relationship with themselves and the world around them."

CESL student Lauren DuBois
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Hannah Weinronk

"I have learned about resilience, about respect, about strength, and about what sustains us as people and as communities."

CESL student Hannah Weinronk
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Amy Calandrella

"I learned about nonprofit management, about working with few resources, about being creative."

CESL student Amy Calandrella
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Ben Bull

"The whole CESL program was really welcoming and made me feel like I have a place here at UMass."

CESL student Ben Bull
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