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CLP: Emerging Community Leaders
Community leadership in a city as diverse as San Jose is crucial in ensuring inclusivity and representation. CommUniverCity’s Community Leadership Program allows the voices of emerging community leaders in our Downtown San Jose service area to be heard. This program is divided into five stages throughout the course of seven weeks. The focus is to…
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S.U.N. Sustainability Fair – Spring 2023
Last weekend CommUniverCity hosted its annual Sustainability Fair in partnership with the South University Neighborhood Association. The event was held at O’Donnell Park, a couple of blocks from San Jose State University’s campus. This event is the second fair-styled event held by CommUniverCity at the park post-pandemic. Our goal was to bring the community together…
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Aerospace Engineering at Ohlone Middle School!
In order to engage interest in stem-based activities and careers, CommUniverCity hosts several projects having to do with different fields of engineering and science. One of these projects is Aerospace Engineering. Our team reaches out to elementary and middle schools in the downtown San Jose area and works with science teachers to bring fun and…
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Secure the Bag: Three Ways San Jose Helps With Food Insecurity
Community Garden: One of the many great resources that we have on the SJSU campus is the Community Garden. This garden began in 2014 and started from students and the Student Hunger Committee. This program is funded through student tuition and gives students the opportunity to learn how to grow and harvest their own organic…
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Geology Rocks!
Geology Rocks is a project that CommUniverCity hosts throughout our local elementary schools including Grant, Lowell, and McKinley Elementary. The project’s purpose is to introduce K-8th grade students to STEM-based activities that are hands-on and fun. These activities focus on Geology and learning about the earth’s systems and formations like volcanoes and glaciers. Last week…
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Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful
Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful is a vibrant organization that works with the community to host cleanings, plantings, and recreational, cultural, and educational activities that help restore Coyote Creek. Their mission is to bring back the clean waters, abundant wildlife, and natural beauty of the creek. Community engagement and advocacy to protect our environment are encouraged…
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Summer Gardening Recap 2022
Over the summer of 2022, CommUniverCity SJSU hosted its third annual gardening workshop series, which entailed three in-person workshops and free gardening kits for 30 families. Pico de Gallo, a popular Latin recipe made of tomatoes, onions, and cilantro often used as a dip or a topping was the centerpiece of these workshops. Community residents…
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National Night Out 2022: Look for the Helpers
In May 2000, a Department of Justice publication, Bulletin from the Field, described factors and events that make National Night Out successful. An important tool in building social capital and reducing crime, National Night Out [NNO] events have grown from 400 communities in 1984 to 16,000 communities in recent years. In 2022, the San Jose…
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What are “Promotores”?
Have you heard of promoters? If you are thinking about the promoters in your DNA, that’s not the ones we are talking about. The model we are talking about are Promotores! Promotores are leaders, residents, and helpers in their community. CommUniverCity has had the opportunity to expand on this model. This opportunity was available because…
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Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Assessment
Written by the Spring 2022 SJSU URBP295 Students. Lecturers: Rick Kos and Ahoura Zandiatashbar. Spring 2022 SJSU URBP295 students take a group photo underneath the San Jose State University sign on San Salvador St. Located a few blocks west of Downtown San José, the Guadalupe River Park rests along the banks of the Guadalupe River…