Start Date
6-6-2013 9:30 AM
End Date
6-6-2013 10:40 AM
Description
In 2002, a group of interdisciplinary scholars and researchers from Sacramento State University approached local community members in South Sacramento to collaborate on addressing rising at-risk and violence rates at two public schools in areas where gang violence and a lack of access to resources created a need for innovative, culturally competent strategies. This collaboration has blossomed into a long-term community project that currently annually serves more than 2,000 middle and high school students Panel members will discuss the evolution of this project that utilizes a University community-mobilization approach. This panel consists of one faculty member and three students. Dr. Greg Mark will be the panel discussant and will provide the Project’s historical background. Presenters #1 and #2: Dr. Gregory Mark & Griselda Casillas Dr. Mark is the Project Director for the 65th Street Corridor Community Collaboration Project. For over 40 years, he has used service learning as a teaching methodology. Dr. Mark will contextualize the Collaborative’s work. Ms. Casillas will discuss the recruitment and training process of the program. Presenters #3: Ray-Ven Arzola & #4 Aury Zavala Ms. Ray-Ven Arzola is a Psychology undergraduate student. She will discuss the lack of individual, family, and community stability. Due to this lack of stability, students are more at-risk of engaging in violent activity or quite simply just falling behind in school. This program has allowed for students from Sacramento State, to serve as positive role models and mentors for some of those at-risk youth. Ms. Aury Zavala is a Counseling graduate student at Sac State and since 2005 has served as the Bridge to College student coordinator. Ms. Zavala will discuss the Bridge to College program and its impact on undergraduate students and 7 – 12 grade students and their parents. The overall goals of this program are to build a college-going culture for the parents at each school and provide and guide them with information and skills to prepare their children for higher education.
Recommended Citation
Mark, G., Casillas, G., Arzola, R., & Gutierrez-Zavala, A. (2013, June). Service-learning does work at Sacramento State University!: The 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project. Paper presented at the 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning: Service-Learning as a Bridge from Local to Global: Connected world, Connected future, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China.
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Service-learning does work at Sacramento State University! : The 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project
In 2002, a group of interdisciplinary scholars and researchers from Sacramento State University approached local community members in South Sacramento to collaborate on addressing rising at-risk and violence rates at two public schools in areas where gang violence and a lack of access to resources created a need for innovative, culturally competent strategies. This collaboration has blossomed into a long-term community project that currently annually serves more than 2,000 middle and high school students Panel members will discuss the evolution of this project that utilizes a University community-mobilization approach. This panel consists of one faculty member and three students. Dr. Greg Mark will be the panel discussant and will provide the Project’s historical background. Presenters #1 and #2: Dr. Gregory Mark & Griselda Casillas Dr. Mark is the Project Director for the 65th Street Corridor Community Collaboration Project. For over 40 years, he has used service learning as a teaching methodology. Dr. Mark will contextualize the Collaborative’s work. Ms. Casillas will discuss the recruitment and training process of the program. Presenters #3: Ray-Ven Arzola & #4 Aury Zavala Ms. Ray-Ven Arzola is a Psychology undergraduate student. She will discuss the lack of individual, family, and community stability. Due to this lack of stability, students are more at-risk of engaging in violent activity or quite simply just falling behind in school. This program has allowed for students from Sacramento State, to serve as positive role models and mentors for some of those at-risk youth. Ms. Aury Zavala is a Counseling graduate student at Sac State and since 2005 has served as the Bridge to College student coordinator. Ms. Zavala will discuss the Bridge to College program and its impact on undergraduate students and 7 – 12 grade students and their parents. The overall goals of this program are to build a college-going culture for the parents at each school and provide and guide them with information and skills to prepare their children for higher education.