服务时间
自1970年以来
50周年
The 电子游戏软件 脉冲 Program is a pioneering service-learning program that has offered 3.2 million hours of service to the greater Boston community throughout its 53-year history.
脉冲 by the Numbers
3.200万年
17,500
脉冲的学生
自1970年以来
57
今天
社区合作伙伴
“脉冲 connects the world in a way that other programs don't; people who normally would not talk to each other or know each other or develop a relationship are able to do that through 脉冲. 我认为, 对我来说, is the most valuable thing about service learning opportunities—it's not abstract, 这是真实的.”
Featured Interviews
Watch extended interviews with key members of the 脉冲 Community.
帕特里克·伯恩
创始人, 脉冲 Program
“It was a time of great social upheaval in the country. The civil rights movement had been developing for about five or six years and Martin Luther King Jr had been assassinated the previous spring..."
梅根·斯威尼
Cooney Family Director, 脉冲 Program
“As students get to know people, their hearts are broken open and they begin to care in a deeper way — they experience sadness, but they also experience joy."
Lyndia态度
总统 & Executive Director, Pine Street Inn
“Ultimately I see the 脉冲 students as being ambassadors — they have a role to play in telling the stories of our guests..."
乔纳森·斯科特79年
创始人 & 总统 Emeritus, Victory Programs
“I have been in my 脉冲 placement since the mid-70's — actually 这是真实的ly the only job I've ever had. 苗条的简历!"
M. 肖恩·科普兰
Professor Emerita, 脉冲 Program
“... they learn something about what it means to be in solidarity with other people — in an honest way..."
安东尼·史密斯19岁
Suffolk County House of Correction 脉冲 Alumnus
“... building compassion and building honest, vulnerable relationships... made me critically reflect on the criminal justice system..."
塔米·李,19岁
Boston Living Center 脉冲 Alumna
“脉冲 is probably the best opportunity to learn in class and apply those methods outside of class..."
安德鲁·韦斯纳,21岁
Haley House 脉冲 Alumnus
“...it's a different type of soup kitchen because it's a much more personal one..."
Elizabeth Coscia ’20
The Work Force Youth Program 脉冲 Alumna
“It might not always mean helping a kid get an A on his test; it also just means listening to how their day was..."
Share Your 脉冲 Story
In celebration of 50 years of service learning, 脉冲 is collecting impact stories from alumni/ae to share with others. We invite you to contribute to any of the following questions:
What is a particular class memory you have and how did it shape you? This could be a reading, a topic, a professor, a classmate, a discussion, etc.
What is a particular service memory you have and how did it shape you? This could be a supervisor, a client, something that happened at your service site, etc.