Author: cucsjsu
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Withstanding the Virtual Hurdles with Young Entrepreneurs Academy
There’s a reason why Young Entrepreneurs Academy’s acronym is YEA! Young Entrepreneurs Academy is one of the newer additions to the CommUniverCity projects. The primary focus for YEA is to engage the youth into learning and developing entrepreneurial skills that are normally practiced in the real world of business. A few of these topics include […]
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The Power of the Pen(cil)
An SJSU Behavioral Science Major befriends a 6th grade cartoonist, but how did this come to be? It’s the power of the pen(cil)! Any pairing is possible through the Writing Partners program, where SJSU students are paired with elementary students and write letters to each other throughout the course of the semester. The overall objective […]
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Veggielution’s SoFA Pocket Park: A Perfect Project Uplifting the Community Through Research and Core Partners
By SJSU URBP295 Students: Matt Gustafson, Xio Aguirre, Jean Reynolds, Ana Lopez At the southern edge of downtown San JosĂ© lies an arts district known locally as SoFA (South of First Area). In recent years the area has seen an influx of investment activity as developers set their sights on the highly gentrifiable landscape. Enter […]
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Reintroducing Science Day After the Height of a Pandemic
In mid-November, CommUniverCity had the opportunity to bring back Science Day to Horace Mann and Olinder Elementary School after not being able to have an in-person Science Day during the shelter-in-place phase of the pandemic. CommUniverCity wanted to help achieve a way for both elementary schools to enjoy Science Day, so to counteract the feats […]
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The College Day Cycle
College. It’s not a topic that a typical elementary student would think about. However, it’s never too late to get a head start. In late October, CommUniverCity took a lead role in the 11th Annual College Day. During College Day, SJSU students are connected to various Downtown San Jose elementary school classrooms to share their […]
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Children Learn the Fun in and Importance of Healthy Eating
According to Santa Clara County’s status of children’s health, 18% of students in San Jose Unified School District face obesity or are in the “health risk” zone for body composition. To combat increasing rates of obesity, Cooking Matters teaches the importance of a healthy diet and living a healthy lifestyle. Over the course of three […]
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Revitalizing the Community in the Alum Rock Corridor
The Alum Rock Avenue business corridor and its adjacent East San JosĂ© neighborhoods are steeped in history stemming from its immigrant past, activist roots, and deep culture exhibited in its Mexican heritage through the arts. At the core of it all is a steadfast community that has shown great resilience through the years, even as […]
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Uplifting a New Community of Leaders
San Jose is a city of rich cultural and ethnic diversity. The Hispanic/Latin community makes up 31.6% of this diversity. Among that group are some residents who are so dedicated to improving their neighborhoods that they took on CommUniverCity’s Community Leadership Program. The Community Leadership Program [CLP], recently wrapped up a 3 month training of […]
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Watering Seeds of Environmental Education
To reconnect with our environment for Earth Month, we look back on one of our Growing Sustainably projects, Watershed In A Box. Starting in 2018, we have paved the way for local K-12 students to learn about watershed protection, climate change, and sustainability. In 2017, the Olinder community suffered the effects of devastating floods from […]
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Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs
According to Inc. the rate of female entrepreneurs has increased by 114% over the past two decades. In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting our Young Entrepreneurs Academy Family Kits. This is the first time CommUniverCity has curated any kind of take-home kits like this. These kits aimed to engage 3rd-8th grade students […]