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Community Engagement Showcase
2026- 8th Annual Community Engagement Showcase
Review of Spring 2026 Annual Community Engagement Showcase
Classroom to Community: Experiential Learning for Career Readiness and Civic Impact
| Presenter Name/s | Unit | Project Name | Partner/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Knifsend, Emma Bluemel, Katarzyna Nalepa, Karen Contreras Flores | PSYC, SSIS | The Social-Emotional Learning Project and Career-Ready Skills | Sacramento Valley Charter School |
| Greg Kim-Ju, Sarah Tarek Saleh, Nelly Diaz Perez, Hanako Nakajima & Peyton Ann Luna-Dube | PSYC, SSIS | Social-Emotional Learning in Action: Building Classrooms and Communities | Sacramento Valley Charter School |
| Esther Amato & Dong Shen | FACS, SSIS | Experiential Learning in Fashion Entrepreneurship | Article Consignment, Crossroads Trading, Fashion in the City, Identity Boutique, LiBush Internatinal Connection, Retrospect Vintage Fashion, Sparkle Bridal Couture, Swagger House of Art and Fashion, Top Stitch Production, THREADCO, and WEAVE Inc. |
| Mika Kula, Juliette Lopez, Jasmine Castillo, & Juan Garcia | GE Honors Program | Service Learning in Birr, Ireland | Irish Heritage School |
| Hebatalla Nazmy & Mariia Gryshko | Design, A&L | A Student-Led LEED Careeer Readiness Initiative in a Building Systems Course | CSUS Office of Sustainability |
| Heidi Torres | College Corps, Career Center | Sacramento State College Corps | Various (K-12 Education, Food Insecurity, Climate/Disaster Readiness) |
| J. Ann Moylan & Saori "Celeste" Montes | FACS, SSIS | The Academic Internship as Career Preparation for the Child Life Profession | Sutter Medical Center, Child Life Program |
| Erin Rose Ellison, Sam Blackburn, J. Ann Moylan | Community Engagement Center, AA | Reflecting on the Impact of the Hornet Community Bus Tour: Three Years of Cultivating Community Partnerships and Belonging in Sacramento | Multiple Community, Governmental, and Nonprofit Organizations |
| Matthew Krauel & Corey Shanbrom | Math & Stats, NSM | Career Readiness and Workplace Success of Former Peer Leaders | Peer Assisted Learning Program |
| Sayonita Ghosh Hajra, Noel Mora, James Tokunaga, Yenia Chavez | CEC, AA; Math and Stats, NSM | Examining Writing Partners Effects on College Students Sense of Belonging | Multiple Elementary, Middle and High Schools in the Sacramento Region |
| Sayonita Ghosh Hajra, Shivjyot Brar, Sheng-Chang Chen, Maxwell Abah, Brianna Davis, Arshnoor, Daniel Bekhtel, & Vicente Colon | Math & Stats, NSM | Enacting Mathematics Beyond the Classroom: Service Learning in Upper Division Courses for Career and Civic Readiness | Hiram Johnson HS, Luther Burbank HS, Sacramento Area Mathematics Educators |
| Leah Joyner, Si Gao, Gabbie Gonzalez | Kinesiology, HHS & ENVST; Sociology, SSIS | Growing Educational Pathways for Food Sovereignty at CSUS | Center for Land Based Learning, Luther Burbank HS Urban Garden Program, Grant HS GEO Urban Ag Academy |
| Shalini Agrawal | Architechture/Design, A&L | Supporting Food Sovereignty in West Sacramento Through Community Engaged Design | Three Sisters Garden |
| Darla Haggage, Sarah Brown Blake | CSAD, Nursing, HHS | Health Hive: Enhancing Well-Bee-ing | Center for Health Policy, Practice, and Research (CHPPR) |
| Brooke Major-McNairn, Sam Blackburn | CEC, AA | CEC's Community Service Internship ID 195 | River City Food Bank, Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary, Sacramento Loaves & Fishes, League of Women Voters, ACC Senior Services, NorCal Arts |
| Eliza Gregory, Thelma Salomon-Saldivar, Abby Schaffner, Erin Rose Ellison | Design, A&L; PSYC, SSIS | Through Children's Eyes: Storytelling and Civic Engagement at Morrison Creek | Sacramento Community Land Trust |
| Eliza Gregory, Daniel LoPilato | Design, A&L | [Placeholder: In the County] A Teaching Artist Training Program for Sac State Alumni | Colusa County Arts Council & Leonian Foundation |
| Eliza Gregory, Sac State Photo Senior Cohort, Beatriz Vargas, Dolores Navarro, & Anna Beers | Design, A&L | [Placeholder: Flooding the Notch] | Verge Center for the Arts, the California Natural Resources Agency, the Crocker Art Museum, John Brennan (Brennan, Jewett, Hackett), & Carson Jeffries (UCD Center for Watershed Sciences) |
2025 - 7th Annual Community Engagement Showcase
Review of Spring 2025 Annual Community Engagement Showcase
Experiential Learning: Promoting Student Success in College and Career
| Presenter Name/s | Unit | Project Name | Partner/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Mendoza, Erica Villalobos | Career Center | Arts & Letters Professional Seminar Series (ALPSS) | Sacramento County, Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools |
| Azizi Penn | ECS | TechArt – Arts-integrated Computing & Engineering Design | Aspire Alexander Twilight Academy |
| Chong Choe-Smith, Jamie Jackson | Philosophy, Political Science | Career-Focused Experiential Learning: Academic Internships and Enhanced Pedagogy | Various (project proposes expanded opportunities with various partners) |
| Eliza Gregory | Design, A & L | [Placeholder: Swallowtail]- a collaborative course and artwork with California State Parks, Capital District and the PHOTO 165 Senior Photography BFA Studio Course | California State Parks, Capital District |
| Esther Amato | FACS, SSIS | Empowering Future Fashion Entrepreneurs: Real-World Business Strategy and Community Engagement | Article Consignment, Crossroads Trading, Fashion in the City, Identity Boutique, LiBush International Connection, Retrospect Vintage Fashion Sparkle Bridal Couture, Swagger House of Art & Fashion, bSR/ Topstitch, Threadeco, Weave Inc. |
| Greg Kim-Ju, Casey Knifsend, Marisse Martin, Kayla Strever, Arielle Fuerstenberg, Angie Booth | Psych, SSIS | The SEL Project: Expanding One Student at a Time | The SEL Project with Nicholas Elementary School & Sacramento Valley Charter School |
| Hakan Ozcelik, Elisabeth Nunziato | COB | COB Organizational Wisdom Studio's Track: Managing AI with Emotional Intelligence | B Street Theater; NK Media |
| Heidy Sarabia, Ana Andrade, Debra Welkley, Nitika Sharma, Amanda M. Shigihara, Amy Liu | Sociology, SSIS | ¿Y Luego Que? (and then what?): Developing Programming for First-generation Chicanx/Latinx Students | DHSI Grant/ Alumni |
| Jasmine Wade | Ethnic Studies, SSIS | Black Honors College x Community Futures School Collaboration | Museum of Children's Art |
| Michelle Okada, Ari Valdez | Career Center | Career Tracks Program: Transitioning from a Student to a Professional | Sacramento State Counselor Education Program |
| PJ Carlino | Design | Exploring Stakeholder-Driven Design in Public Art & Urban Placemaking | Folsom Boulevard Coalition, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
| Rachelle Davis, Melissa Repa, Lupita Zavala, Maya Wilson | College Corps, Career Center | Sacramento State College Corps | Various (K-12 Education, Food Insecurity, Climate/Disaster Readiness) |
| Rey Jeong | Art | Sacramento Adventure Playground – Socially-Engaged Art with Kids | Adventure Playground |
| Sayonita Ghosh Hajra, James Tokunaga, Brianna Davis, Jose Alanis | Math & Stats, NSM | Examining Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Service Learning in Upper-Division Mathematics Courses for K-12 Teacher Candidates | Luther Burbank High School, Hiram Johnson High School |
| Soumya Venkitakrishnan, Darla Hagge | HHS | CSUS HHS Health Hive: Enhancing "Well Bee-ing" | Multiple |
| Theresa Abah, Linda Paumer | Gero, SSIS | Building Bridges: Promoting Intergenerational Social Connections through Community-Engaged Learning and Implementation Science | Cardiovascular Wellness Program, Rivers Edge Living Community, Miwok Middle School, Hiram Johnson HS, Arcade MS, Luther Burbank HS |
| Troy Topping, Sarvenaz Sobhan, Ray Tang, Toby Gloekler, Rustin Vogt, Mike Newton | Mechanical Engineering ECS | Engineering Outreach and Lab Tours to Enrich K-12 Engagement | Elk Grove USD and Folsom Cordova USD |
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