A woman points to the page of a book as two children look on
UC Davis senior Lizette Luis, standing, leads a reading group at North Davis Elementary School in Davis. She is one of about 180 UC Davis students serving yearlong paid internships at schools and community organizations through the new #Californians4All College Corps program. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

In Another Class

College Corps Expands Service Learning for Students

"In a classroom two miles from UC Davis, a second grade student doubted her ability to work with numbers and approached Lizette Luis for help. After they puzzled through a math problem together, the girl was encouraged by what she learned.

For Luis, a UC Davis senior, and the students she started working with at North Davis Elementary School in September, her internship was off to a good start. “On my first day, I already saw an impact,” she said.

The transfer student is among more than 300 students from four area colleges and universities learning and earning as they help make a difference in their communities through the Sacramento Valley consortium of the new #CaliforniansForAll College Corps."

Read the full story at UC Davis News

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