Tag: Sustainability
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Spotlight on Alex Dahl
Alex Dahl joined the CommUniverCity team as a graduate student in Environmental Studies at SJSU to lead the Growing Sustainably programs. Little did she know about the impact it would leave and the direction it would take her. Lived experiences are a key factor in ensuring adequate social-emotional development of adolescents. The environment is what…
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Highlighting Environmental Justice for Sustainability Month
Social justice lies at the heart of all our projects, dedicating about one third of our projects on environmental justice. We view environmental education as environmental justice, a positive right for students in our service area to have access and exposure to great learning opportunities and get inspired to be a part of the new…
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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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Imelda Rodriguez, Building Community through Sustainability
Author: Katherine Cushing Imelda Rodriguez is the Community Director for CommUniverCity San Jose (CUC). Before joining CUC, Imelda worked for a Fortune 500 company specializing in organizational development. After working for decades as a corporate executive, Imelda moved to San Jose, California to care for her mother, who had been diagnosed with leukemia. “When I…
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Dayana Salazar, Latina Leader in Sustainability
Author: Katherine Cushing Professor Salazar has been a part of San Jose State University’s Urban and Regional Planning Department for over 20 years as well as CommUniverCity since its inception 11 years ago. Dayana has served as the driving force behind CommUniverCity San Jose, a university-based public-private partnership aimed at creating great neighborhoods in disadvantaged communities…
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The Community Convenes: 7th Annual Safe & Green Halloween
In the big city of San José, with nearly a million residents, we think it’s important to slow down and connect on a human and neighborhood level. This year CommUniverCity celebrated its seventh year organizing Safe & Green Halloween, an event created to bring residents of Central San José together by teaching our young people…
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What what will you be for Safe & Green Halloween?
What will you be for Safe and Green Halloween? What materials will you be upcycling for your recycled costume? Join us for our 7th Annual Safe & Green Halloween Fair on Friday, October 25, 2013 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at McKinley Elementary School, 651 Macredes Avenue, San José, CA 95116. CommUniverCity San José works with residents…