IN MEMORIAM:
DR. NINA ROBERTS
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ICCE joins the SF State community in the honoring and mourning of Dr. Nina Roberts, who regretfully passed away on March 28, 2022.
At SF State, her leadership positions included serving as Director of the Pacific Leadership Institute and, most recently, as the current Faculty Director of Community Engaged Scholarship & Learning at the Institute for Civic & Community Engagement. During her six-year tenure with ICCE, Nina promoted and supported academic service-learning, campus-community partnerships, and advanced faculty development in the areas of the curriculum and community-based research.
“Nina was a force of nature-full of passion, enthusiasm, and energy. We lost a friend, mentor, colleague, and fierce advocate for social justice. She leaves behind an enduring and inspirational legacy. We will miss her greatly.”
- Jen Gasang, Executive Director, ICCE
“Farewell Dr. Roberts, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of an RPT family member - our beloved friend and colleague, Dr. Nina Roberts. Nina's physical body was taken on March 28, 2022, by cancer, but her gritty New York spirit will be visiting each one of us advocating for equity in our parks. So, let’s not disappoint and continue her legacy! And to truly honor Dr. Nina, get outside, visit a local park, and reflect on nature’s beauty and how we can increase access to our parks.”
- Department of Recreation, Parks, & Tourism
To read more about the life and achievements of Dr. Roberts and the endowed scholarship in her honor, visit the RPT website. To RSVP for a celebration of Dr. Roberts's life, click here.
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ICCE PROGRAMS & SEMINARS:
SPRING 2022 RECAP
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“Service Learning for Online Teaching” micro-course, round 2
Back by popular demand, the second offering of “Incorporating Service Learning for Online Teaching” was one to remember. From April 1-29, more than 40 faculty and staff participants learned the basics of service learning pedagogy, course design, community partnerships and implementation. What’s more, nearly all participants applied for stipends towards their service learning activities. Thank you to all who participated!
ICCE Strategic Planning
As part of its Strategic Plan 2022-2025, ICCE conducted six focus group sessions for faculty, community partners, and students this semester. Through the strategic planning process, we hope to sustain and strengthen ICCE’s community partnerships, contributions to student learning, and faculty development opportunities. ICCE would like to thank Cathy Avila-Linn, Strategic Planning Consultant, and everyone who has offered their time and feedback in the focus groups. Stay tuned for further updates this fall semester. The preceding Strategic Plan 2017-2020 can be viewed here.
Civic Engagement Programs
Though 2022 is only less than halfway through, civic engagement programs have been in full swing at ICCE. In the America Reads program this past semester, students logged hundreds of hours working with Longfellow Elementary and Harvey Milk Elementary K-4th grade classes as reading mentors. Meanwhile, students worked in after-school programs at Stonestown YMCA and Japanese Community Youth Council as part of the federally-funded STEM Counts program. Additionally, over 15 students from numerous academic fields applied for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area 2022 Summer Academic Internship. To learn more about these and other programs, visit ICCE’s website.
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FACULTY & STAFF SPOTLIGHT |
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Inclusion Pilot Project: GCoE faculty guide values in action
What can “inclusion” and “equity” look like in higher education? Take a look at the Inclusion Pilot Project. Under the guidance of Mayumi Hagiwara, Assistant Professor of Special Education, and Sadie Egan, Lecturer of Special Education, IPP presents exciting results and possibilities. For more about this project, click here.
GCoE faculty preparing a service-learning comeback
Service-learning was put on hold to some degree during the covid-19 pandemic. Now Jetta Jacobson and Elana Naftalin-Kelman, lecturers in the Graduate College of Education, are ready to launch back into it. Their service-learning work, though still in the planning stages, holds great promise. To learn about their goals, click here.
Introducing the newest members of the ICCE team!
ICCE is proud to welcome two new staff to our team this semester: Fernando Hidalgo Chincilla, Student Placements, Partnerships & Systems Coordinator; and Kami Yamamoto, Programs & Outreach Coordinator. Their contributions will be essential in promoting and coordinating in-person and remote service placements. We had a chance to talk with Fernando and Kami about their goals for the coming year.
Fernando
What I am looking forward to the most is connecting and networking with the community around us. I want to meet and get to know other folks who are actively working with their community. There are countless organizations that focus on the people of their community and by meeting with them, I hope to bring many opportunities for our students as they prepare to move forward with their careers. My goal for my work is to master it. Since I am new to the position, I am still learning a lot about SF State and ICCE. However, my goal for this year is to truly understand the work that we do and the mission that we follow.
Kami
The main thing that I look forward to every day is working with students who are excited to get involved in community work. Through the student programs I oversee, I’ve already come across many students who look forward to working with and advocating for communities like their own, and it’s really exciting to hear their enthusiasm when I get the chance to connect with them. For this upcoming school year, I hope to work with more student organizations and departments that support working-class first-generation students in their aspirations to serve their community.
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Emma Wakefield, graduating senior &
America Reads participant
My time in America Reads was amazing. During my two years in the program, I learned both in-person and online teaching techniques. I was placed in the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy from 2020 to 2022. During the quarantine, I would use online drawing classes posted on Seesaw (SFUSD platform) to create and share work with teachers, students, and families, helping students express themselves during those challenging times. In my last two semesters, I would help the teacher by creating craft projects, and tutoring students. I am grateful I was given the opportunity to experience working in a classroom and preparing for my own future as a teacher.
SHINE On:
Students' passion continues to drive Project SHINE
Through the highs and lows, the challenges and opportunities of the past two years, SF State students have continued to lead Project SHINE with passion and energy. Charlie Mejia, Natalia Monteiro, and faculty advisor Maricel G. Santos spoke with ICCE about where this service project has been and their hopes for the future. Spoiler alert: Project SHINE’s future looks bright. To read more, click here.
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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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SF State named official partner in "CaliforniansForAll College Corps
Starting fall 2022, SF State students will be able to earn thousands of dollars to pay for college by serving their communities, all while gaining valuable career experience. The #CaliforniansForAll College Corps, a first-of-its-kind partnership funded through a $146 million investment from the Office of the Governor’s California Volunteers, will launch at 45 colleges across California. We are excited to invite students to consider making community service a core part of their college experience. At SF State, ICCE is recruiting 50 undergraduates into the first inaugural class of College Corps Fellows. For more information, click here.
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Service Learning Fair – Fall 2022
Looking for service learning placement opportunities? Eager to meet partner organizations in person? Then come to the Service Learning Fair! Hosted by ICCE, this much-anticipated event gives faculty, staff, and students the chance to engage with a diverse array of partner organizations. It is a great opportunity to learn about their work and to find out how you can collaborate in service-learning activities and academic internships. Information about the Service Learning Fair will be posted this summer on ICCE’s “Upcoming Events” page on the website.
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For more student reflections visit our website or follow our story at #iconnectSFSU on all our social media platforms. If you are interested in more information about ICCE programs, please contact ICCE at icce@sfsu.edu.
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