{"id":6051,"date":"2018-04-23T22:47:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T22:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cucsj.org\/?p=6051"},"modified":"2018-04-23T22:47:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T22:47:04","slug":"communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/es\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Los inicios de CommUniverCity sientan bases s\u00f3lidas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Authors: Marisela Castro, Communications Specialist; Katherine Cushing, Executive Director<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">La historia comienza en el a\u00f1o 2000. Hace 18 a\u00f1os, la Dra. Susan Meyers, decana de la Facultad de Educaci\u00f3n de la SJSU, quiso impulsar el aprendizaje-servicio comunitario basado en el lugar. \"En aquel entonces, el sistema de la Universidad Estatal de California promov\u00eda con fuerza el aprendizaje-servicio como pedagog\u00eda, una nueva forma de ense\u00f1ar\", declar\u00f3 la Dra. Meyers. En respuesta, la SJSU y sus campus hermanos comenzaron a crear nuevos cursos centrados en combinar problemas locales con la formaci\u00f3n acad\u00e9mica. La Dra. Meyers comprendi\u00f3 que el poder del aprendizaje-servicio iba m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de fomentar la participaci\u00f3n c\u00edvica en los estudiantes universitarios. Vio el potencial del aprendizaje-servicio comunitario para lograr mucho m\u00e1s. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Susan began holding workshops for faculty members all over campus, illustrating how academic goals can complement community needs. According to Dr. Meyers, SJSU was considered \u201ca bit of an island\u201d since engagement with the community at the time was very low. One day, after a particularly lively faculty workshop, Susan decided to call the City Manager of San Jose, Del D. Borgsdorf to see if he was interested in formalizing a city-university-community partnership focused on leveraging the power of SJSU faculty and students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Upon receiving Dr. Meyers\u2019 call, Del memorably replied, \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for this call for 30 years.\u201d Immediately following that conversation, CommUniverCity was born.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sNHA4wZtTmI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-ES&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=929&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">\u201cCommUniverCity\u2019s name sprouted out of the partnership between the community, the city, and the university,\u201d Susan recounts. \u201cOne day I was doodling while talking and taking notes with a colleague of mine, Professor Debbora David, from Health Science and Education. As I kept writing the words over and over again, they visually came together&#8211;C-O-M-M for community, U-N-I-V-E-R for SJSU and C-I-T-Y for San Jose.\u201d A local artist created a playful image connecting SJSU\u2019s Tower Hall, San Jose\u2019s City Hall, and a house, resulting in the organization\u2019s iconic logo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/es\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/2017_cuclogo_2-color-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c770-2017_cuclogo_2-color-1-e1701398772312.png?fit=1487%2C1353&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1487,1353\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017_CUClogo_2-Color (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c770-2017_cuclogo_2-color-1-e1701398772312.png?fit=1024%2C932&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6056 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c770-2017_cuclogo_2-color-1.png?resize=790%2C774&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"774\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Juntos, el equipo emergente, compuesto por algunos profesores, concejales y l\u00edderes residentes, comenz\u00f3 a desarrollar estrategias para identificar las necesidades de la comunidad. Entre los primeros en adoptarlas se encontraban clases de urbanismo, educaci\u00f3n y ciencias pol\u00edticas. En colaboraci\u00f3n con vecinos de Five Wounds Brookwood Terrace, como Joan Rivas-Cosby, el grupo comenz\u00f3 a crear listas de las diez prioridades del vecindario, basadas en investigaciones intensivas de un a\u00f1o de duraci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6057\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/es\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/fwbt-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/f8ef6-fwbt-map.jpg?fit=2550%2C3300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2550,3300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FWBT Map\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/f8ef6-fwbt-map.jpg?fit=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-6057 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/f8ef6-fwbt-map.jpg?resize=790%2C1023&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"1023\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map of Five Wounds\/Brookwood Terrace neighborhood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">One of the effort\u2019s early wins was the City\u2019s adoption of a BART transit village plan created by the coalition. As momentum grew, Dr. Meyers\u2019 outreach extended to recruiting SJSU faculty who had credibility at SJSU and with the local community to \u201chelp <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">solidify already strong bonds.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Since its serendipitous beginning, participation in and the accomplishments of the CommUniverCity family have continued to grow. Today, CommUniverCity spearheads 40 community-based projects in underserved Central San Jose neighborhoods every year in concert with 20 academic departments, dozens of City staff and administrators, hundreds of residents, and over 800 SJSU students. Our focus has also expanded to encompass the community-identified priorities of community health and the environment, creating a college-going culture, and neighborhood leadership, with the cumulative value of our work being valued at over $6 million. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6060\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/es\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/collage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c99d-collage.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Collage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c99d-collage.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-6060 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c99d-collage.jpg?resize=790%2C593&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students engaged in projects like Writing Partners, Engineering in Action, Safe &amp; Green Halloween, and Design For All: Fountain Alley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">As the founding \u201cmother\u201d of CommUniverCity, Susan is proud to see how the collaboration has thrived over the years. \u201cCommUniverCity is now institutionalized within the university and San Jose. That really speaks to how both institutions truly value what CommUniverCity brings to the table.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Next week, CommUniverCity partners will gather in community to celebrate the fruits of our collective efforts to \u201cbuild great neighborhoods for everyone\u201d over the past 13 years at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/communivercitys-13th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-43135491416\"><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Celebrating Partnerships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6059\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/es\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/celebrating-partnerships-2018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fc972-celebrating-partnerships-2018.jpg?fit=550%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celebrating Partnerships 2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fc972-celebrating-partnerships-2018.jpg?fit=550%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6059 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fc972-celebrating-partnerships-2018.jpg?resize=550%2C625&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"625\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors: Marisela Castro, Communications Specialist; Katherine Cushing, Executive Director The story begins in 2000. Eighteen years ago, Dr. Susan Meyers, Dean of SJSU\u2019s College of Education, wanted to take direct 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