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Nikki Pyle, member of the Community Action Coalition of Sonoma County showed her insight on becoming part of the movement of keeping undocumented migrants safe from ICE through a legal observation training.
"Shadow Day was so much fun! We got to go to Bio and the class was just like a high school class," says one Roseland Collegiate Preparatory high school student after sitting in on a college Biology lecture. Hopefully this student is taking AP Biology!
When I was an SSU student, I was in a few courses that utilized a service-learning community experience. Service-learning is a pedagogy that various teachers at Sonoma State are using to connect their coursework to a hands-on experience with local community partners.
Although this wasn't my first time attending a Los Cien of Sonoma County event, I left feeling energized and ready to help create positive change in Sonoma County.
I attended a public workshop held by the City of Cotati regarding an open space called Veronda Falletti Ranch directly across from City Hall. The 4 acre area is mostly brush with a few large oak trees.
"[Service-learning] gives students the freedom to explore openly with hands on in a career of interest. For example, I volunteered in several elementary, middle school and also high school.
On November 1st, 2017, the community of Roseland was officially annexed into the City of Santa Rosa. Due to the fires, the celebration was postponed to January 20th, 2018.
The Center for Community Engagement along with more than a dozen community partners held the Post Fire Service & Internship Fair. A similar event occurred at the beginning of the semester but a host of issues facing the area exacerbated as a result of the fires.
While my class's first service-learning experience had a profound impact on most of my students, not all of my students "bought in" to the course goals completely until the service-learning project that followed.
Book Buddies turned out as one of the most enjoyable events I attended while interning with the CCE. I particularly liked witnessing the interactions between elementary school children and SSU students.