{"id":66683,"date":"2021-01-13T23:56:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T03:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=66683"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:21:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:21:09","slug":"bps-community-scholars-volunteer-to-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2021\/bps-community-scholars-volunteer-to-make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"BPS Community Scholars Volunteer to Make a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">College access &amp; student success<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBPS Community Scholars Volunteer to Make a Difference\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">January 13, 2021<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/authors\/carolyn-barrett\/\">Carolyn Barrett<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>This fall, more than 175 Boston Public Schools (BPS) Community Service Scholars completed over 3,500 hours of volunteer work in the local community both virtually and in-person. They served in a range of community-based settings, including healthcare centers, nonprofit organizations, and schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2021\/01\/Hysa.png\"><img src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2021\/01\/Hysa-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52512\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Albana Hysa <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>BPS Community Service Scholars receive full financial aid without loans and a full-time faculty or staff member to serve as a mentor throughout their undergraduate career. After their first academic semester, scholars must perform 25 hours of community service per semester, with one semester of service dedicated specifically to BPS. The program is operated by the BU Wheelock\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/about\/offices-services\/college-access-student-success\/\">College Access &amp; Student Success office <\/a>and is open to any admitted BPS graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among this fall\u2019s outstanding scholars is Albana Hysa (\u201922), a BU Health Sciences major. Hysa served as a COVID-19 support worker at Boston Medical Center, putting together face-mask bags for discharged patients, making face-shields for hospital staff, and assembling COVID-19 testing kits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The role, which she will continue this semester, deepened her appreciation for healthcare workers. \u201cI got to see how hard they work together and [it] made me even more certain that a career in healthcare is what I am meant to do,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BPS Community Service Scholars served many organizations this semester, including Planned Parenthood, Fenway Community Development Corporation, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, and more. Keep reading below to meet several BPS Community Service Scholars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Kathy Mei<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2021\/01\/IMG_0808-scaled.jpeg\"><img src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2021\/01\/IMG_0808-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52513\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Major: Anthropology<br>Volunteer Placement: Zooniverse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Zooniverse, a virtual platform where individuals can contribute to research projects, Kathy Mei worked on several different data input and transcription projects. Mei enjoyed the opportunity to learn from each project, especially \u201cBoston Phoenix, 1974!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI realized that even though I&#8217;ve lived in Boston my entire life, I don&#8217;t know anything about its cultural and recent history,\u201d Mei says. \u201cWorking on this project has made me want to learn more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Katie Yao<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2021\/01\/KATIE_YAO_BOSTON-UNIVERSITY-1.jpg\"><img src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2021\/01\/KATIE_YAO_BOSTON-UNIVERSITY-1-313x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52515\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Major: Health Science<br>Volunteer Placement: Big Sister Association of Greater Boston<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a volunteer for the fifth semester, Yao has enjoyed creating an environment where her \u201clittle sister\u201d has been able to share her thoughts and feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Yvan Martinez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2021\/01\/received_148169116911303-scaled.jpeg\"><img src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2021\/01\/received_148169116911303-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52516\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Major: Economics<br>Volunteer Placement: Lifeboat Boston<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a volunteer at Lifeboat Boston, a community food pantry, Martinez packaged bags of food for individuals who are elderly or homeless, and interacted with members of the Lifeboat community. 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