CENTER FOR COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT & SERVICE

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SERVICE LEARNINGCOMBINING CLASSROOM

LEARNING WITH COMMUNITYSERVICE

1,157 students completed SL-designated courses in 2019, serving

a total of 13,419 hours.

NEAR NORTHSIDE (NNS)23 community-driven projects led by

faculty, staff & students

GATORSERVE

Each year, CCESL organizes GatorServe events to commemorate twonational days of service - MLK and 9/11. Hundreds of students, faculty,staff and community members volunteer.

Student-Led CommunityEngagement Grants

Competitive Community EngagementGrants are awarded to UHD studentseach semester to lead their projects in

the Greater Houston Community.

T O T A L G R A N T E E S

10 in Spring 20 199 in Fall 2019

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MLK Day- Fifth Ward

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9/11 Day - Fifth Ward

We strive to connect UHD students,faculty & staff with opportunities tolearn, assist and grow in the greater

Houston community.

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Newman fellow - Mikeala Lopez

Campus Compact, a national organization,recognizes engaged students from universitiesand colleges across the US and internationally.Mikeala was UHD's representative student.

Alternative Spring Break -Service in Ecuador

13 students and 2 staff members travelledto Quito and Tena and conducted avariety of service activities withunderserved and indigenous populations.

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

22 paid internships at a variety of Non-Profit Organizations

A comprehensive program to promote student success inside andoutside the classroom with guided activities and mentorship. Students also participate in service activities at UHD and in local,regional and international communities.

45 Community partners100 Students20 Faculty/Staff

The annual Community Partners Fairconnectd UHD community members witharea non-profits.

Student Highlight: Anibeth Turcios

Service project at Haven for Hope (H4H)Community Center thatserves the homeless in San AntonioThirteen Gators, including seven freshmen, participated

Dr. Pedroza has been working oncommunity-based projects with studentsin most of the classes he has been teachingfor the past eight years. In a givensemester, Dr. Pedroza has 3 - 5 SL-designated courses. He also mentorsstudents with their community projects.Dr. Pedroza believes students canexperience deep learning by connectingclassroom topics with community issues.

Anibeth completed herMBA degree from UHD in2019, and is active in theNorthside community. Shereceived two grants fromCCESL to create beautifulgraffiti art in theneighborhood. The projectshown is on North MainStreet.

Community Scholars ProgramFaculty Highlight: Dr.Mesias Pedroza

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HIPS / CE SHOWCASE

Faculty, staff & studentspresented oral, poster & roundtable quick talks at the showcaseorganized by CCESL and theCenter for Teaching & LearningExcellence. 100 persons attendedor presented

Community Partners Fair 2019

Domestic Service Trip - San Antonio

CCESL StaffDirector: Poonam Gulati Salhotra, PhD

Assistant Director: Caroline Smith, MBAAmeriCorps VISTA: Sedoo Ijir, MNP

Student Assistants: Isbah Khan & Lizeth Diaz

University of Houston-DowntownOne Main Street, S417Houston, Texas 77002

ccesl@uhd.edu