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Ashley Simon, outside
Welcome, Ashley!

It feels a little unusual to welcome Ashley to the Center for Community Engagement (CCE), yet again; because the truth is she has been a part of the CCE off and on, since 2012; which I will attempt to explain in just a moment.

a card for maddie welcoming her back
My Past 3 Years in the CCE...

It feels like just yesterday that I was laying on the floor of my Freshman year dorm, drinking an iced coffee and filling out the job application for the Center for Community Engagement’s open student assistant position. It was the first job application I had ever filled out.

The CCE staff, December 2017
My Past 3 Years in the CCE

It feels like just yesterday that I was laying on the floor of my Freshman year dorm, drinking an iced coffee and filling out the job application for the Center for Community Engagement’s open student assistant position. It was the first job application I had ever filled out.

Welcome, Emily & Susan!

I'm excited to welcome Dr. Emily Acosta Lewis and Dr. Susan Campbell who are joining us as Faculty Fellows from Fall 2018-Spring 2021.

From left to right: Elizabeth Villasenor, Suzie Littlewood, and Pam Rivas
Welcome Pam, Elizabeth and Suzie!

We are pleased to welcome three new AmeriCorps VISTA members to the Center for Community Engagement (CCE). Pam, Elizabeth and Suzie are committing the next twelve months of their lives to service with AmeriCorps.

The four vistas posing for a photo
Goodbye, VISTAs!

The end of a very hard twelve months has come and it’s time to say goodbye to the VISTAs. We got together to celebrate their accomplishments.

caroline bañuelos
Welcome, Caroline!

I’m so excited to welcome Caroline Bañuelos to the CCE!

Young kids enjoy bathing a duck with help from SSU students
Service-Learning Case Study: Psychology, Human Development, & Sociology

"Service-learning is a great opportunity to engage the students in making a difference in their communities. I believe strongly that learning is experiential and not just textbook and classroom based." - Suzanne Maggio-Hucek

stone and mosaic memorial depicting andy
Andy's Unity Park Dedication

The first weekend in June was full of activity. Just downtown, Sonoma County Pride paraded through the city of Santa Rosa.