Husky Hugs
Make a child smile: Donate a new teddy bear by December 11.
For the third holiday season in a row, Northeastern’s Student Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Relations are teaming up to run a teddy bear drive for hospitals, homeless shelters and local children in need of a “Husky Hug.”
Concerts celebrate a legend and kick off outreach to students
Northeastern has been home to the annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert for 24 of the event’s 32 years. And for much of that time, the musicians have also taken their music to local schools in a unique intergenerational exchange that teaches important life lessons.
This year’s tributes to the legendary saxophonist and bandleader took place at Northeastern on September 26...
Keeping Young Kids Healthy:
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Northeastern, the Red Sox, and Children's Hospital fight obesity
Three major Boston institutions — Northeastern University, the Boston Red Sox, and Children’s Hospital Boston — are joining forces with Mayor Thomas Menino to combat the growing problem of childhood obesity. The Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures program, a pilot educational and research program, aims to educate preschool caregivers and parents about the importance of healthy eating and physical activity, and provide young children new opportunities to be active.
Why it's called the Stony Brook Initiative
The Stony Brook Initiative is named after an ancient waterway that once flowed through and nourished the neighborhoods of which Northeastern University is a part, contributing to their growth. Like its namesake, the Stony Brook Initiative seeks to weave new connections and nurture new partnerships in the Stony Brook neighborhoods of Roxbury, Mission Hill, the Fenway, and the South End.