Community Engagement Center at Sacramento State

Happy Monday Hornets! This week is National Voter Education Week and we’re joining in to help voters understand the steps to successfully casting their ballots. The first step to being #VoteReady for the 2020 Elections is to register to vote or check your voter registration status. For more information and to see what events our campus will be hosting for National Voter Education Week, head over to csus.edu/vote. #NVEW2020

Every Saturday in September, Californians across the state will take to their streets, sidewalks, and parks, for this year’s #CoastalCleanup. Grab your family or housemates, PPE, and some cleaning supplies to stop trash where it starts: at your door. With everyone’s help, we #protectyourhappyplace by keeping California’s beaches clean. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/213583666489700/ This is not a CEC-sponsored event. Todos los sábados de Septiembre del 202...0, los californianos de todo el estado visitarán sus calles, aceras y parques, para participar en el #CoastalCleanup. Invita a tu familia o compañeros de vivienda, cubre tu boca y nariz con una cubierta de tela o máscara, y utiliza algunos suministros de limpieza para recoger la basura cerca de tu vivienda. Visita https://www.facebook.com/events/213583666489700/ para obtener más información sobre éste evento. Este no es un evento patrocinado por CEC. For more information, follow the link in our bio. See more

We would like to congratulate our Campus Compact Community-Engagement Student Fellows, Griselda Camacho and Janneth Gil Magana, for their film on voter rights and voter suppression becoming a semi-finalist in Civic Life Project's Democracy 2020 Youth Film Challenge! The 19th Amendment gave white women the right to vote in 1920; and it was another 45 years until the 1965 Voting Rights Act gave women of color the right to vote. Yet there are practices in place even today that ...make it difficult if not impossible for many groups of people, usually people of color, to exercise their voting rights. Today is #WomensEqualityDay. Please help us share their message about voter rights, how far we have come in our efforts towards equality in our country, and how far we have yet to go. Support our student fellows by voting on their video here https://civiclifeproject.org/democracy-2020/ and please be sure to check out the other inspiring semi-finalist entries in the Democracy 2020 Youth Film Challenge. Their film is titled A Threat to Our Democracy. Voting ends August 31st at 9:00 p.m EST. Link to video in our bio See more

Join for a Live Town Hall Friday, August 14 at 3 PM with Professor Ernest Uwazie of California State University, Sacramento hosted by CA Assemblymember Kevin McCarty. We will discuss criminal justice reform and the impact of education. Please email your questions regarding this topic beforehand here: https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLC/ContactPopup.php When: Friday, August 14, 2020 at 3 PM Where: https://www.facebook.com/events/302187500854524/ https://twitter.com/asm...kevinmccarty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouCxsEhhNVM&feature=youtu.be Links in bio: https://linktr.ee/cec.sacstate This is not a CEC-sponsored event.

Join ASI as a volunteer 2020 Election Ambassador and encourage your friends, classmates and community to register and VOTE! Applications are open now. ... Volunteer 2-3 hours per week from mid-September through November 3 (Election Day). Volunteers will receive training, networking opportunities and access to resources. The duties and responsibilities of 2020 Election Ambassadors include: Engaging students in your respective community in planned virtual activities and social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter). Developing and maintaining an engagement plan that meets objectives and timelines. Documentation of virtual activities/efforts, participation, outcomes and submit a final report We value the work of our 2020 Election Ambassadors, which will not go unnoticed. Ambassadors will receive: Official recognition on our ASI website and ASI social media with a bio of each Ambassador; A certificate of appreciation signed by the California Secretary of State, Alex Padilla; A letter of recommendation when all responsibilities are fulfilled Students can get more information and find a link to the application here: https://asi.csus.edu/pod/2020-election-ambassador-program See more

Happy National Intern Day! During the 2019-2020 academic year, over 1,000 students completed an Academic Internship at Sac State, requiring practical experience in a non-profit, community, government, or business setting. Examples include tutoring children, implementing health-based interventions, and working at an architecture firm. Through Academic Internships, students gain valuable skills, apply classroom learning to the real-world, and make an impact in an area of profe...ssional interest. Faculty and community partners alike often enjoy mentoring students new to the field. The Community Engagement Center supports Academic Internships through resources for faculty, including guidance for executing University-Community Partner agreements. For more information, please review our Academic Internship Toolkit on our website. csus.edu/cec

Save the date! July 30th is National Intern Day and the Sac State Career Center will be hosting multiple sessions on internships and opportunities! From 1:30-2:30pm there will be an MLK Center alumni panel to share lessons learned from their internships and tips of how and when to prepare yourself!... Sign up via Handshake! If you need reasonable accommodations please email [email protected]

Volunteers are needed on Thursdays and Fridays with flexible shifts on both days. One shift from 9 am - 11 am, another at 11 am - 1 pm, and lastly 1 pm - 3 pm. Please know that we are actively practicing social distancing and all other COVID 19 guidelines and protocols. Every volunteer will be prescreened and asked to properly wear masks and gloves while they volunteer.... For more information and to volunteer, please contact Cynthia Parker, Lead Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 916.502.1219 #volunteer #volunteers #volunteeropportunity #volunteerism #volunteering #community #sacramento #southsac #giveback #makeadifference See more

For more information and to apply, go to @cityofsacvolunteers: https://app.betterimpact.com/Pu/b272dfa4-f206-4fa2-8d15-263 b7c75a10e/2

Voter suppression is an issue that affects many Americans today. In many states across the country voting is made an unnecessary hassle that affects largely African American and Latinx voters. Voter suppression can take many forms. There are states that suppress thousands of votes through voter registration issues, strict ID and ballot requirements. There are also many people living in this country who are unable to vote yet are still affected by the politics put in place. Th...at is why we voters have a duty to vote responsibly and consistently; to give a voice to not only ourselves, but to those who are not allowed a voice. Join us in congratulating our CEC California Campus Compact Youth Voice ~ Youth Vote Spring 2020 Student Fellows, Griselda Camacho and Janneth Gil Magana, on their impactful video on voter suppression/voter rights and for the completion of their fellowship! Support the fellows by voting for their video entry in the Democracy 2020 Youth Film Challenge! To see the complete video, follow the link in our bio or go to https://civiclifeproject.org/con/a-threat-to-our-democracy/ See more

Volunteers around California are needed to wash, iron, cut, or sew cloth masks. If you can sew, great! If you can't sew, but would still like to help, they need volunteers who cut fabric and wash and iron the masks. #sacstatevolunteers #masks4millions Link in bio

GERO 101 students have expanded Eskaton’s capacity to serve more of the community with the Eskaton Telephone Reassurance Program. Each week students receive a call list from the Eskaton Telephone Reassurance program and they call to check in on older adults in the greater Sacramento Community who are isolated at home. Students have found this to be quite rewarding as they are able to support older adults and provide connection during these challenging times. Some students n...ow have regulars who they call every week to provide support and connection. GERO 103 students use Skype or FaceTime to video chat, or make weekly phone calls to their resident partners at Chateau River’s Edge. Students were also asked to send in the mail or drop off cards and letters to their residents weekly to continue consistent contact with their elder partners. The gerontology students have expressed satisfaction in providing some level of contact to their resident partners who are not allowed to have visitors at this time. #HornetsHelpingOut

The page exceeded its fundraising goal of $2,800 and raised $3,500 in 7 days! Medical supplies and N95 masks were purchased with the extra funds. #HornetsHelpingOut Link to the Go Fund Me Page: gf.me/u/xu86mi

Wearing N95 masks for long periods of time can hurt the ears, using Facebook craft groups, supplies from the Dollar Tree, and her Cricut machine, Shannon has made over 450 ear protectors to donate to local hospitals and care providers. #HornetsHelpingOut ... To learn more about the ear guard design, story link in bio