Category: CAMPUS SPHERE
[Campus Sphere] Glendale Community College Lauds Civic Leaders
As taken from Glendale Community College’s news release; the original story can be found here. Selected for outstanding achievements in promoting civic engagement in, and awareness of, community and public policy issues, nine GCC students received the 2014 Chancellor’s Civic Leadership Medallion in May. The 2014 Chancellor’s Civic Leadership Medallion winners from Glendale Community College […]
Read More...[Campus Sphere] GCC’s Spring Community Days Focus on Immigration
By Omairys Rodriquez, College Assistant at Guttman Community College The spring 2014 Community Days focused on the topic of immigration. Linked to the City Seminar course, Community Days are becoming a Guttman tradition. Students learn from the rich community of New York City and apply what they have learned in the classroom and from service […]
Read More...[Campus Sphere] De Anza College Awarded National Civic Engagement Grant
As Taken from a De Anza College News Release De Anza College is one of seven U.S. community colleges selected to share in a $270,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation, a New York-based institution dedicated to improving undergraduate student learning. The Institute of Community and Civic Engagement (ICCE) at De Anza will will use the […]
Read More...[Campus Sphere] News from Guttman Community College: TNU Student Named Frank Newman Civic Fellow Award Recipient, TNU Representatives Join Fox Political Focus Group
By Carolee Ramsay, Student Engagement Specialist, Guttman Community College Guttman’s Gibsy Lino is Frank Newman Civic Fellow Second-year Guttman Community College student Gibsy Lino received the 2014 Campus Compact Frank Newman Civic Fellows Award. The Newman Civic Fellows Award is named for Dr. Frank Newman, one of the founders of Campus Compact, who dedicated his […]
Read More...[Campus Sphere]: State Rep. Mike Demicco Speaks at Tunxis
On Jan 28, 2014, State Rep. Mike Demicco (CT - District 21, Democrat) spoke to students and faculty in room 6127 at Tunxis Community College (CT). Rafaele Fierro, an associate professor of history and government and the TDC campus coordinator at Tunxis, helped coordinate the event. To watch the video, click here.
Read More...[Campus Sphere] Guttman Students Attend 43rd NYSABPRL Conference
By Omairys Rodriguez, College Assistant, Communications & Public Relations, Guttman Community College During the weekend of February 14th, six Guttman students, along with over 100 CUNY students, attended the 43rd Annual New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus (NYSABPRL) Conference in Albany, New York. Among the Guttman participants was second-year student […]
Read More...[Campus Sphere] Guttman Hosts Community Engagement Institute for Two-Year Colleges
By Omairys Rodriguez, College Assistant, Marketing & Public Relations, Guttman Community College On January 27, Guttman Community College hosted in partnership with New York Campus Compact Community Engagement Institute for Two-Year Colleges, a one-day community engagement institute for two year colleges. Over 60 attendees from community colleges and non-profit organizations learned practical approaches to promoting […]
Read More...Alamo College: SGA training ground for civil servants of tomorrow
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE ‘RANGER’ By: Carlos Ferrand Student Reporter Alamo College When Student Government Association Secretary Justin Wideman enrolled at Northwest Vista College in fall 2007, he selected a major out of appreciation of the kindness he saw as a child. As a young boy, Wideman suffered from severe asthma […]
Read More...Delta College: “We’ve All Got Issues”
By: Lisa Lawrason Associate Professor of Political Science Delta College The Democracy Commitment Student Club at Delta College hosted a “We’ve All Got Issues” campaign in March to raise awareness about the political process on the lives of young adults. Throughout the course of the four-day campaign, students were invited to “vote” on the issue(s) […]
Read More...§ San Diego CC District: Constitution Week 2012 Highlights
The San Diego Community College District celebrated Constitution Week 2012 with an array of events: lectures, presentations, and displays. Check out a PDF file of their civic event.
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