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The CCE has 25 years of blog posts about community events on and off campus. We invite you to use this resource by entering a keyword in the search box below. If you are searching for a phrase, we recommend you enclose it in quotation marks (example: "It Matters").

Center for Community Engagement
Service-Learning: A Future Nurse Reflects

Service-learning makes me feel inspired to continue to give back to the community and work to benefit the needs of others.

Paper hearts attached to a blue backdrop
Addressing the Hispanic Community: La Plaza

What is your idea of a supportive environment? What do you need in order to feel acceptance and support?

Randy Hanai presents his solar project
Engineering Students Celebrate Earth Week

Two teams of Engineering students showcased their projects at Earth Week (April 16-22, 2018). While demonstrating their Solar Energy Monitoring System.

Center for Community Engagement
Check Out the SSU Civic Action Plan/CCE Strategic Plan

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the development of the CCE Strategic Plan/SSU Civic Action Plan.

A panel of people sitting at a table
Local Environmental Organizations Represented at the Sustainability & Community Engagement Panel

During Sonoma State's Earth Week, many really cool events took place surrounding sustainability practices. For example, there was a Stuff Swap where students could bring unwanted clothes, shoes, books, and other random goods to exchange for others' items.

Center for Community Engagement
Service-Learning: An Economics Major Reflects

Service-learning is when a person, or group of people, take the knowledge and educational goals that they have been learning about in class and apply it to some sort of community service or community engagement.

Organizations tabling at the fair
Register to Recruit at the Service & Internship Fair

The Service & Internship Fair is a fantastic opportunity to promote your organization and recruit Sonoma State student interns and volunteers.

Students gather outside Counseling and Psychological Services at SSU
Discovery Day XV

Dr. Jessica Hobson's PSY 302 service-learners have once again participated in Discovery Day, an event that gives Roseland University Prep students information about applying to college and what it's like to be a student.

The kids interacting with storyteller, Laurie Cameron
Book Buddies V

An SSU student portrayed the essence of Book Buddies as, "Children are the future and their future is education. You can tell that these kids are eager to be creative.

Dr. Qualls' presentation demonstrated the power of both service-learning courses and the Makerspace.
Dr. Jeremy Qualls Presents at Campus Compact's Biennial Conference in Indianapolis

On March 26, 2018, Dr. Jeremy Qualls presented a poster on his experience leading a service-learning class that utilizes the Makerspace on SSU's campus. Dr.