When Yolo Food Bank employee Andrea Aponte welcomed UC Davis student Phoebe Wong to the Yolo Food Bank as a College Corps fellow, it was a full circle moment.

If you can get a shot of adrenaline from reading a request for proposals – as you wade through pages and pages of stodgy, jargon-laden, and confusing text – then perhaps being a university research center director is for you.

Fifteen representatives from UC Davis College Corps' community partner organizations recently attended the Campus Compact national conference in Denver.

The Sacramento Valley College Corps has awarded more than $66,000 in grants to 12 community partners, a significant investment in local organizations that often struggle with limited resources.

Project Optimism is one of 54 host sites for Sacramento Valley College Corps fellows. In this interview, cofounder Ishmael Pruitt shares his insights about working with SVCC student fellows.

Julie Sze spoke to UCHRI Research Grants Manager, Sara Černe, for a new Foundry series highlighting the work of the Institute’s recent grantees and the methods, unorthodox approaches, and challenges they have employed and encountered. The interview took place over Zoom and was edited for length and clarity.

The days of ivory towers must end, particularly within research universities. Town-gown collaborations are more crucial than ever if we are to solve society’s greatest challenges.

350 Sacramento is one of 54 host sites for Sacramento Valley College Corps fellows. In this interview, Roula England, development and administrative director for 350 Sacramento, shares her insights about working with SVCC student fellows.