Tag: #CommUniverCity
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Celebrating Earth Day at CommUniverCity
A happy, safe, physically distant, but socially connected Earth Day from all of us at CommUniverCity! In keeping with the spirit of sustainability, CommUniverCity is assembling garden education kits for 4th through 6th graders for distribution to families in Central San Jose this month. We’ll be growing carrots, cauliflower, kale, and beans. We are also…
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Reinforcing a College Going Culture With Engineering in Action
Engineering in Action (EIA) introduces engineering topics to elementary students in a fun and engaging way. It’s a place where SJSU students can bring out their creative side and elementary students can interact with different activities while learning. It’s not only important to teach young students about STEM education, but to also develop a college…
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Teaching Children Healthier Options with Cooking Matters
To combat the rising rates of childhood obesity in the U.S., local elementary students take part in CommUniverCity’s Cooking Matters program. Cooking Matters is dedicated to teaching the importance of nutrition and living a healthy lifestyle to San Jose’s K-6th youth. Through a span of 6 weeks, nutrition lessons vary across a wide array of…
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CommUniverCity Beginnings Cast Strong Foundation
Authors: Marisela Castro, Communications Specialist; Katherine Cushing, Executive Director The story begins in 2000. Eighteen years ago, Dr. Susan Meyers, Dean of SJSU’s College of Education, wanted to take direct action on place-based community service learning. “At the time, the California State University system was strongly promoting service learning as a pedagogy, a new way…
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The Long and Winding Road: Bringing BART to San Jose at VTA’s Phase II Meeting
Author: Jorge Martinez Over 110 people attended the BART Phase II meeting on February 19th, hosted by the Valley Transit Authority (VTA) and held at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in East San Jose. The primary purpose of the meeting was to narrow the focus of the environmental review process, and to receive public input on…
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Money Matters Workshops: Reaching Across Cultural Lines to Increase Financial Literacy
Authors: Greg Chi, High School Student Guest Writer, and Jeanette Ramos More than 28% of Californians do not have a bank account. This statistic is even higher among immigrant populations, which predominate various parts of the city of San Jose. Immigrants face a multitude of financial problems that arise from being financially illiterate, such as identity…