CSU Chancellor's Office, Center for Community Engagement

The California State University is proud to be partner with AmeriCorps VISTA. , ,

Students serve California and gain relevant experience for future careers through the College Corps program. ,

CSU Partners with California Volunteers to Benefit Students and Communities | CSU Students serve California and gain relevant experience for future careers through the College Corps program.

Congratulations to one of CCE’s amazing leaders who oversees the CSU STEM VISTA program, Dr. Kristina Barger, for successfully defending her dissertation, An Exploration of the Perpetuation and Dismantling of White Supremacy Culture in Biology Courses. Kristina’s important research is a natural extension of her deep commitment to creating equity-centered educational environments for students of color, low income students and women. Kristina is invested in listening, learning and transforming herself, her relationships, and her leadership to impact the world in ways that disrupt the status quo and build genuine inclusivity. We see you, Dr. Barger!

Research Description:
A critical examination of how white supremacy culture manifests in biology courses is necessary for creating equitable educational environments as science education is foundationally rooted in whiteness. This qualitative, multiple case study (Yin, 2018) interrogated how four white biology faculty members teaching at 4-year public universities on the West Coast express their understanding of whiteness in relation to their teaching. Findings from this study support the notion that white racial identity influences faculty teaching practices that sustain and/or disrupt white supremacy culture. In order to interrupt the perpetuation of white supremacy, white faculty must increase their racial consciousness and grapple with their white identity development.

Campus gardens and farms help address basic needs across the CSU by providing fresh produce for students. Yet they go beyond that. ,

Opportunities for Growth | CSU Campus gardens and farms help address basic needs across the CSU by providing fresh produce for students.

Do you know what rights students have as part of their service-learning experiences? Hear what those rights are and ideas for sharing them with students at the upcoming CSU Risk Reduction Webinar this Thursday, January 27 at 9:00am. ;

Did you know the CSU's SAFECLIP insurance program protects those involved in service-learning? Do you have questions about SAFECLIP insurance for service-learning experiences? Learn more at the upcoming CSU Risk Reduction Webinar - Thursday, January 27 at 9:00am. ;

Do you know what student forms are required for service-learning? Find out more what those are and how student service-learning risk forms can be completed and stored. CSU SL staff, faculty and risk managers: attend the upcoming Risk Reduction Webinar this Thursday, January 27 at 9:00am.

Have you become immune to California's water drought? We hope not! This article highlights several ways the drought impacts all of us.

Tapped Out | CSU Find our the many way drought affects California and its residents.

Enrique Murillo Jr., professor of education California State University, San Bernardino is this year's recipient of the Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award by Campus Compact. Congratulations Dr. Murillo!

Enrique Murillo Jr. Named Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award Winner Campus Compact is pleased to announce this year's Impact Award recipients.

College of the Year: The California State University system One of the nation's most prominent systems opted early to stay online this fall, enabling it to plan ahead.

Covid-19 wasn't going to stop CSU Dominguez Hills American Indian and Center for Service Learning (SLICE) from reminding us "that the spirit and heartbeat of the Native American community can still be heard and felt around the nation." In this Virtual Native American Indian Pow Wow one can watch as honored staff dance in the streets from different parts of California and beyond or view a collection of beautiful photos and videos from previous Pow Wows. Throughout you get a glimpse of the spiritual relevancy and celebratory traditions of the Pow Wow. , ,

Second year, CSU STEM VISTA Leader, Emily Ward, shares how she and the CSU STEM VISTA members are combatting poverty and racial injustice in higher education. ,

Project Rebound, a program that supports and helps reintegrate formerly incarcerated students at 14 the California State University campuses. Check out the ways Cal State Fullerton is supporting students and read about the launch of Project Rebound at CalState Northridge. https://calstate.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bb8f93bfb8819e70c893709c3&id=c4b8d0ba7e&e=a834bb55e9

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Amid challenges, CSUF’s Project Rebound keeps supporting formerly incarcerated students Project Rebound, which started in the California State University system in 2016, is now on 14 campuses.

11 Good Deeds one can do this 9/11 remembrance day or any day. Including volunteering to serve as a poll worker, supporting diversity in children's literacy, thanking our heroes, advocating for mental well-being. https://911day.org/

9/11 Day | 11 Good Deeds Official page of the 9/11 National Day of Service (“9/11 Day”). Making the world a better place one good deed at a time.

CSUSB and Sacramento State are among the 157 colleges and universities that made the Washington Monthly's list. ,

America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting 2020 The schools doing the most to turn students into citizens.

"Health advocates believe that to make real progress in reducing health inequities will require communities getting out of their silos. . . It also means engaging community-based organizations on real and sustainable solutions and interventions, says Fleurant at Emory University School of Medicine. Not only do they know the biggest challenges within these communities, but they also know the people there better and have established trust with them." ,

Toward a Cure: Cities Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis The designation allowed Milwaukee to identify and track COVID-19 cases by race ahead of other jurisdictions in the U.S.—even the federal government.

Congratulations to Dominguez Hills Slice director, Cheryl McKnight for being one of 25 recipients awarded the CSU's Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award! , ,

Cheryl McKnight Honored with the Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award — CSUDH News The primary source of news and information about California State University, Dominguez Hills, its students, faculty, and staff.

The 2020 FILA awardees include not 1 but 3 current and past service-learning directors who have led SL and community engagement programs at their respective campuses while serving as faculty.

Congratulations to these three remarkable leaders! Many thanks for your contributions to our campuses, communities and the CSU. - Dana Kivel, former CEC director Sacramento State
Cheryl McKnight, SLICE director CSU Dominguez Hills;
Susan Roll, former CE director California State University, Chico

CSU Faculty Recognized for Innovation and Furthering Student Success | CSU The California State University presents the 2020 Faculty Innovation and Leadership Awards (FILA) for innovative practices that improve student achievement.

Center for Engagement, Service, & the Public Good's Prison Graduation Initiative at California State University, Los Angeles
offers the only bachelor's degree program in a maximum security prison in CA—it is transforming lives. , ,

Pursuing a Bachelor Behind Bars | CSU Inmates become higher-education advocates in Cal State LA’s groundb​reaking program.

"There is a lot to process for Cal State Long Beach students living through the coronavirus pandemic...But they now can reflect upon and document their experiences through photographs and narratives as part of “Students Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis: A Photovoice Project.”

Students Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis: A Photovoice Project Published July 7, 2020 Emily Holland There is a lot to process for Cal State Long Beach students living through the coronavirus pandemic, the first of its kind during their lifetime. But they now can reflect upon and document their experiences through photographs and narratives as part of “Student...

CSUSB 2019-20 Service Learning at a Glance

Community Engagement Quarterly Newsletter The Office of Community Engagement's 2019-20 quarterly newsletter highlighting the achievements of community service efforts on campus.

SJSU Human Rights Institute unveiled the Silicon Valley Pain Index, the first of planned annual reports focusing on racial discrimination and income inequality in the region.The Silicon Valley Pain Index starts with this staggering statistic:
“0: Number of Black women employed by ten large Silicon Valley technology companies.”
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Silicon Valley Pain Index shows ‘white supremacy’ prevalent across institutions “The Silicon Valley Pain index shows that white supremacy is operating in most all of the institutions and systems in Santa Clara County, SJSU sociology professor Scott Myers-Lipton said.

“If you’re not angry, you’re either a stone, or you’re too sick to be angry. You should be angry. You must not be bitter. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. It doesn’t do anything to the object of its displeasure. So use that anger, yes. You write it. You paint it. You dance it. You march it. You vote it. You do everything about it. You talk it. Never stop talking it.”
- Maya Angelou
(in conversation with Dave Chappelle, 2006)

On specific steps white people can take

I would start with some very deep reflection on what it means to be white: How your own race shapes your life. ... Our voices, our part in this has been missing for all too long.

But again, we're never going to understand this if we don't listen to black, Indigenous and other peoples of color. So start reading what they're writing, listening to their videos, attending their talks and educating yourself." -Robin DiAngelo, ,

'There Is No Neutral': 'Nice White People' Can Still Be Complicit In A Racist Society White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the United States is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable," she says.

The Late Ones perform “Peaceful Revolution” at LA area protest. , ,

Reggae The Sufferers music Those of the struggle Who have no voice The oppressed The powerless Brainwashed to submit to inferiority We have a platform, we all do in some way, shape, or form. We will use ours in every way to Soothe the sufferers Lift the oppressed Speak for the voiceless Endure through the struggle Strengthen the powerless And submit to no one. WE ARE EQUAL! If you have a voice and if you don’t use it for the good of all, YOU are part of the problem. If you have the MEANS or the POWER to assist in the movement for all mankind and you don’t, then YOU are part of the problem. If you have the MEANS or the POWER to assist OTHERS in getting their message out to assist all mankind and you don’t, then YOU are part of the problem. Ignorance is selfish! When it prevails in our lives it’s all about me and what’s in it for me. When we put our ignorance to the wayside and start doing for WE and US, trust us, I and ME will be just fine in the end. Those who do GREAT things do it for the GREATER good of all. Amen! #TLO #REVOLUTION #BlackLivesMatter 📹@sustainable_designs

City of DC Names Street to White House After Black Lives Matter; Emblazons Name on Road The city of Washington, D.C., is echoing a call for justice by naming a road and painting an unmissable message on a street that leads to the White House: Black lives matter. A section of 16th Street in front of the White House is now called Black Lives Matter Plaza, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announc...

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31 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance As early as 3–6 months of age, babies begin to notice and express preference by race (Bar-Haim, 2006). Between the ages of 3 and 5…

“Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity... I would like to end with this thought: That when we reject the single story, when we realize that there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.” -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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