Tag: CUCSJ
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Student-Led Community Engagement in Eastside San Jose Goes Virtual
The Alum Rock Avenue corridor is located approximately two miles east of downtown San Jose. In Fall 2019, graduate students in San Jose State University’s Master of Urban Planning program, partnering with CommUniverCity and the City’s District 5 office, conducted a series of outreach events in the communities adjoining this corridor. This included “Café y…
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Bringing Focus to Watersheds in an Uncertain Time
Watershed in a Box (WIAB) is a project that connects K-8 students in local public schools to the natural environment that surrounds them in their community through in-classroom and after school programs focusing on environmental and watershed education, with an emphasis on the Coyote Watershed. It is a project that stemmed from a partnership with…
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Bringing Vibrancy, Art & Heart to Delmas Park
Authors: Katherine Cushing, Executive Director; Nicole Guzman, Project Coordinator Through our new partnership with the Delmas Park Neighborhood Association (DPNA), CommUniverCity connected SJSU Graduate Urban Planning students studying tactical urbanism with community organizations and residents. The term tactical urbanism refers to the use of inexpensive, short-term actions–think flash mobs and temporary parks–that can build social…
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13th Annual Celebration Brings Smiles & Laughter
Authors: Marisela Castro, Communications Specialist; Katherine Cushing, Executive Director Engage, learn, and build. Those are the three core pillars that inspire students, faculty, residents, and partners to continuously build social capital in the local community. Every year, we acknowledge and recognize the hard work of all those who work with us in common cause to…
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Our Growing Sustainably Pledge
Author: Nancy Nguyen, Garden Education Coordinator What is Growing Sustainably? Kids love to eat and play outside. CommUniverCity’s Growing Sustainably program uses outdoor classrooms to work with elementary school students in Central San Jose to nurture an appreciation for the natural environment and fresh, nutritious foods. This is the pledge we make every day to…
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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…