Young students enjoy Camp Titan, a program established in 1969 by Cal State Fullerton students — who volunteer as campus counselors — and sponsored by Associated Students, Inc.

Serving the Community

High School Completion and College Readiness Focus of Effort

March 16, 2010

 

This year's President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll program focused on service projects that promote high school completion and college readiness on the part of youth in disadvantaged circumstances — via mentoring, tutoring, college financial aid awareness programs and other services.

Here are some of Cal State Fullerton’s community engagement programs and activities profiled for the Honor Roll:

Center for Internships & Community Engagement

The center coordinates placements for more than 700 course sections with community engagement requirements. The center manages six externally funded community engagement programs that provided 43,899 hours of service opportunities utilized by 330 students and community volunteers in 2008-09, including: — After School Enrichment and Safety, which provides free academic tutoring and enrichment and a safe haven to Buena Park School District students — Jumpstart, a partnership with Head Start and local elementary schools. Child and adolescent studies majors are paired with prekindergarten children to assist them in building language, literacy and social development skills – Project SHINE, a service-learning partnership that links the university’s students with immigrants who seek to learn English as a second language and become U.S. citizens. — Working to Enhance Care and Resources for Elders, a partnership with local senior-serving agencies. Retirees and gerontology majors assist the elderly in maintaining independent living

Camp Titan

A philanthropic program for underprivileged children in Orange County organized and operated by Cal State Fullerton students every summer since 1969. The camp in the San Bernardino mountains is designed to introduce children to nature and heighten their self-awareness and self-confidence. In 2008-09, 65 volunteer student counselors gave 14,625 hours of service to the program.

Mentoring Network Program for Black Student Success

More than 500 hours of service was given to this program that seeks to improve graduation and college admission rates among African Americans by building self-esteem among both mentors and mentees, and increasing commitment to academic and career goals. During fall 2008, campus student mentors visited 600 students in black student clubs at nine local high schools, a middle school and an elementary school, and also planned a series of events on the university’s campus.

Talent Search

A U.S. Department of Education-funded program that focuses on increasing the number of low-income, first-generation youth who graduate from high school and enroll in a college or university. The university effort serves students in the Anaheim Union High School District and offers activities such as academic tutoring, career and financial counseling, and educational workshops and field trips. More than 40 Cal State Fullerton students were involved in the program in 2008-09 and gave 6,465 hours of service.

Upward Bound

A federally-funded program designed to help Santa Ana Unified School District high school students overcome social, class, academic and cultural barriers to higher education. The program focuses on academic achievement, career development, financial aid assistance and exposure to the opportunities available at college. In 2008-09, students and faculty and staff members gave more than 4,000 service hours to the program.

Volunteer & Service Center

The center offers a variety of community service projects that help the university reach its mission of graduating socially responsible and civically engaged individuals. Projects and volunteer opportunities focus on such areas as homelessness, hunger, social justice, environmental issues and blood drives. Nearly 3,000 students gave 10,447 hours of service in 2008-09.

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