{"id":6051,"date":"2018-04-23T22:47:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T22:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cucsj.org\/?p=6051"},"modified":"2018-04-23T22:47:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T22:47:04","slug":"communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/vi\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Communiversity \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u1ec1n m\u00f3ng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Authors: Marisela Castro, Communications Specialist; Katherine Cushing, Executive Director<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2000. M\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 Susan Meyers, Tr\u01b0\u1edfng khoa Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a SJSU, mu\u1ed1n tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3. Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 Meyers ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u: \u201cV\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc California \u0111ang khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 ph\u1ea1m, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3ng d\u1ea1y m\u1edbi\u201d. \u0110\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i, SJSU c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng k\u1ebft ngh\u0129a b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ea1o ra c\u00e1c kh\u00f3a h\u1ecdc m\u1edbi t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c kh\u00f3a h\u1ecdc thu\u1eadt. Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 Meyers hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa ph\u1ea1m vi khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch s\u1ef1 tham gia c\u1ee7a sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng sinh ho\u1ea1t c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n. B\u00e0 nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp g\u1eafn k\u1ebft c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u1ebd t\u1ea1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Susan began holding workshops for faculty members all over campus, illustrating how academic goals can complement community needs. According to Dr. Meyers, SJSU was considered \u201ca bit of an island\u201d since engagement with the community at the time was very low. One day, after a particularly lively faculty workshop, Susan decided to call the City Manager of San Jose, Del D. Borgsdorf to see if he was interested in formalizing a city-university-community partnership focused on leveraging the power of SJSU faculty and students<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Upon receiving Dr. Meyers\u2019 call, Del memorably replied, \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for this call for 30 years.\u201d Immediately following that conversation, CommUniverCity was born.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sNHA4wZtTmI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=vi&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=929&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">\u201cCommUniverCity\u2019s name sprouted out of the partnership between the community, the city, and the university,\u201d Susan recounts. \u201cOne day I was doodling while talking and taking notes with a colleague of mine, Professor Debbora David, from Health Science and Education. As I kept writing the words over and over again, they visually came together&#8211;C-O-M-M for community, U-N-I-V-E-R for SJSU and C-I-T-Y for San Jose.\u201d A local artist created a playful image connecting SJSU\u2019s Tower Hall, San Jose\u2019s City Hall, and a house, resulting in the organization\u2019s iconic logo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/vi\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/2017_cuclogo_2-color-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c770-2017_cuclogo_2-color-1-e1701398772312.png?fit=1487%2C1353&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1487,1353\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017_CUClogo_2-Color (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c770-2017_cuclogo_2-color-1-e1701398772312.png?fit=1024%2C932&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6056 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c770-2017_cuclogo_2-color-1.png?resize=790%2C774&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"774\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Nh\u00f3m m\u1edbi th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp g\u1ed3m v\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean, th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o c\u01b0 d\u00e2n c\u00f9ng nhau b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u khai th\u00e1c c\u00e1c k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh nhu c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng. Nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng s\u1edbm nh\u1ea5t bao g\u1ed3m c\u00e1c l\u1edbp v\u1ec1 quy ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb, gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c, v\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb. V\u1edbi s\u1ef1 h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m t\u1eeb Five Wounds Brookwood Terrace, nh\u01b0 Joan Rivas-Cosby, nh\u00f3m \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ea1o ra danh s\u00e1ch 'm\u01b0\u1eddi \u01b0u ti\u00ean h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u' c\u1ee7a khu ph\u1ed1 l\u00e2n c\u1eadn d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra t\u1ec9 m\u0129 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i c\u1ea3 n\u0103m.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6057\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/vi\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/fwbt-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/f8ef6-fwbt-map.jpg?fit=2550%2C3300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2550,3300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FWBT Map\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/f8ef6-fwbt-map.jpg?fit=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-6057 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/f8ef6-fwbt-map.jpg?resize=790%2C1023&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"1023\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map of Five Wounds\/Brookwood Terrace neighborhood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">One of the effort\u2019s early wins was the City\u2019s adoption of a BART transit village plan created by the coalition. As momentum grew, Dr. Meyers\u2019 outreach extended to recruiting SJSU faculty who had credibility at SJSU and with the local community to \u201chelp <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">solidify already strong bonds.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Since its serendipitous beginning, participation in and the accomplishments of the CommUniverCity family have continued to grow. Today, CommUniverCity spearheads 40 community-based projects in underserved Central San Jose neighborhoods every year in concert with 20 academic departments, dozens of City staff and administrators, hundreds of residents, and over 800 SJSU students. Our focus has also expanded to encompass the community-identified priorities of community health and the environment, creating a college-going culture, and neighborhood leadership, with the cumulative value of our work being valued at over $6 million. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6060\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/vi\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/collage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c99d-collage.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Collage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c99d-collage.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-6060 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9c99d-collage.jpg?resize=790%2C593&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students engaged in projects like Writing Partners, Engineering in Action, Safe &amp; Green Halloween, and Design For All: Fountain Alley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">As the founding \u201cmother\u201d of CommUniverCity, Susan is proud to see how the collaboration has thrived over the years. \u201cCommUniverCity is now institutionalized within the university and San Jose. That really speaks to how both institutions truly value what CommUniverCity brings to the table.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Next week, CommUniverCity partners will gather in community to celebrate the fruits of our collective efforts to \u201cbuild great neighborhoods for everyone\u201d over the past 13 years at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/communivercitys-13th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-43135491416\"><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">Celebrating Partnerships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:300;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6059\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/vi\/2018\/04\/23\/communivercity-beginnings-cast-strong-foundation\/celebrating-partnerships-2018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fc972-celebrating-partnerships-2018.jpg?fit=550%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celebrating Partnerships 2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fc972-celebrating-partnerships-2018.jpg?fit=550%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6059 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cucsj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fc972-celebrating-partnerships-2018.jpg?resize=550%2C625&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"625\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors: Marisela Castro, Communications Specialist; Katherine Cushing, Executive Director The story begins in 2000. Eighteen years ago, Dr. Susan Meyers, Dean of SJSU\u2019s College of Education, wanted to take direct 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