Tag: San Jose
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College Day: Overcoming Barriers to Walk through Doors of Opportunity
Author: Elizabeth Figueroa, Special Programs Manager Some of us are born into families who are trying to make their way up from a home with dirt floors. Some of us are born into families where our immediate post-high school financial contribution is valued more than a shot at college. And some of us are born […]
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John Delacruz, not Textbook
Author: Lauren Chun Professor John Delacruz doesn’t teach like a typical professor, but that’s why his students love him. John Delacruz teaches creative advertising in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communications at San JosĂ© State University and he is one of CommUniverCity’s biggest supporters and advocates for community-engaged learning in creative disciplines. “These […]
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Delmas Park and CommUniverCity Partnership
Author: Nicole Guzman We are excited to announce a new partnership with the Delmas Park Neighborhood Association and CommUniverCity. One of our annual projects involves conducting a neighborhood satisfaction survey, and our focus area for this year is Delmas Park. On September 23, San JosĂ© State University students from multiple departments, Political Science, Global Studies, […]
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CommUniverCity celebrates the 10th anniversary of Luna Park Chalk Art Festival
Author: Nicole Guzman, Project Coordinator The weekend of September 16 was the Luna Park Chalk Art Festival’s 10 year anniversary! Of course, CommUniverCity came out to support and participate in all of the festivities. Our booth was right next to the stage, the perfect spot to interact with the chalk artists and watch the […]
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Student Spotlight: Marisela Castro
Author: Marisela Castro, SJSU Student Engaged-Learner, Guest Writer When people hear the word “activist” or “activism,” a myriad of different definitions may come to mind. You may immediately correlate the word with connotations like protesting and being disruptive or you may think of noted scholars in our history including Angela Davis, Malcolm X and Martin […]
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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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Northside San José Installs Pop Up CurbSide Cafe
Author: Nicole Guzman, Project Coordinator for Northside Neighborhood Community Open House The final Northside Open House took place in the heart of Northside Neighborhood, Backesto Park. Carmen Cautiverio graciously hosted us at her center for the Downtown Enrichment Program. About 70% of attendees agreed that the Open House increased their knowledge of Northside’s issues, assets, […]
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Urban Open Space Dreams for the Heart of San José
Author: Nicole Solis, Communications Specialist In a space once known as “The Jungle” for homeless encampments near Story Road of San JosĂ©, is now a site aimed for a revitalized accessible urban park and trail by the Coyote Meadows Coalition. Reaching about 50 acres, the space was a former landfill and mitigation site. After efforts to […]
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Five Wounds Area Urban Village Plans
Over 80 community members and leaders attended the draft presentation on September 17, 2013 of the Five Wounds Area Urban Village Plans (Roosevelt Park, Five Wounds, 24th and William Street, and Little Portugal) from the City of San JosĂ©. CommUniverCity San JosĂ©Â worked with Five Wounds / Brookwood Terrace (FWBT) residents, SJSU faculty and students, and many land […]