Tag: Community
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Engineering in Action Students Inspire Future Generations
Author: Danny Ludovina, Project Coordinator for Engineering in Action What can someone do with an education in the fields of STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math? Why does learning how to log proper notes, choosing numerical formulas, or shaping structures matter to an elementary school child? We at CommUniverCity had these questions in mind…
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East Santa Clara Street Urban Village wins 2017 APA Award
Author: Lauren Chun, Communications Specialist When you walk along East Santa Clara Street, what do you think of? The unique shops? The mix of people that live along the corridor? Or maybe you just see the problems that need to be fixed. Unfortunately, there are things that need improvement. That’s why over 60 Urban and…
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Hunting for Memories —First Annual Spring Event a Hit!
Author: Elizabeth Figueroa, Project Coordinator for Spartan Keyes Festival Thirty two years ago, the town of Homer, Georgia, won the Guinness Book of World Records for hiding 80,000 eggs for a town of 900 people to hunt. Since then, that record has been broken many times over. The first annual Spartan Keyes Egg Hunt &…
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Get Out the Vote Mobilizes the Masses
Author: Nicole Guzman Happy Election Day! The US presidential election of 2016 is about to come to an end. Instead of focusing on the presidential candidates who have been busy with their campaigns, I will shift the focus to the cohort of students enrolled in the Political Participation (POLS 108) course at San José State.…
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Safe & Green Halloween: Community at its Core
Author: Danny Ludovina As the fall season greets us by transitioning to cooler weather, ridding us of mosquitos, and snow forming in distant mountains, one may have a sense that time has begun to slow down. The harvest season is upon us, and timing is just right to celebrate life together. However, instead of heading…
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Community Leadership Program is on a Mission!
Author: Nicole Solis, Communications Specialist Margaret Mead once wrote, “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Community leaders are emerging in downtown San José now more than ever. The Community Leadership Program (CLP) conducted a collaborative workshop on Thursday February…
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35 Community Leaders Collaborate with SCU and SJSU to Empower the Greater Washington Community
This Tuesday, on August 13, 2013, we partnered with Santa Clara University (SCU) to host our first collective meeting with the Greater Washington community. We invited community-based organizations to share the major themes and interests of the Greater Washington neighborhood. The meeting generated non-stop conversation about the neighborhood’s assets and needs among the thirty-five community…