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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.

Local food samples given out to students after the talk!
Power of the People

"People. The most powerful solution to climate change that exists." Dr. Karen O'Brien, a professor at the University of Oslo in Oslo, Norway was invited to Sonoma State University by the HUB to share her research on climate change.

USD faculty pose for a photo
My Experiences at the 2018 Campus Compact National Conference

Over the last twenty years, I've been to many conferences. I've done the big national and international conferences and the not so big local ones. Most of these conferences have been focused on physics, STEM education, or interdisciplinary sciences.

An amazing shirt from the project!
The Clothesline Project

*This article contains sensitive information about sexual assault/violence towards women. 

Students checking out 3D printing at the SSU Makerspace
Discovery Day XIV

"I want to keep helping people and keep making relationships... be active, and keep helping the community." This is one of many positive takeaways Sonoma State students had after hanging out with Roseland Collegiate Prep (RCP) freshman for the day.