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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").

Dr. Jeremy Qualls
Welcome Jeremy & Missy!

I'm excited to welcome Drs. Jeremy Qualls and Melissa (Missy) Garvin who are joining us as Faculty Fellows from Fall 2017-Spring 2020.

Meadow View student reading to a Sonoma State service-learner.
Book Buddies III

Probably the cutest event the Center for Community Engagement hosts is Book Buddies. Sonoma State service-learning students from Dr.

Welcome Ash

Ashley (Ash) Klein has joined the CCE as an Administrative Coordinator. She comes to us from the business sector . She works 1/2 time in the CCE and 1/2 time in the Faculty Center (now CTET).

Welcome, Provost Vollendorf!

On July 1, Provost Lisa Vollendorf began her position at SSU. Dr.

Center for Community Engagement
My First Week in the CCE

Volunteering at the CCE has made me feel more confident in understanding how the Center plays a huge role in the campus and with the community. It also has been preparing me as I await on becoming a full-time VISTA member.

Just coffee talk June 2017
Ready, Set, Coffee!

In a society that has now been accustomed to trusting a screen on a daily basis, it is quite refreshing to be able to put our electronics down and partake in actual conversation.

Whitney Chiriboga, Madison Waller, and Megan Kovacevich talking to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley at the 2016 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.

Tip 9 Header: Shop at Thrift and Antique Stores - Recycle, Reuse, Reduce
Simple Ways to Save Your Health, Money, and Planet: Tip 9

Part 9 of a 10 Part Series

Center for Community Engagement
Guest Blog Post: What I Learned from Service

Service-learning has taught me how to go outside of myself and my world and focus on much bigger and better things. Before college, I never spent any time focusing on my community. I was an athlete and an A and B student that felt as if I needed to help anyone it would be me.

RCP students, led by their SSU guide, head to the first activity.
Discovery Day XIII

Before working with the Center for Community Engagement, I didn't know that an event like Discovery Day happened at Sonoma State.