Grants and Funding
State Farm Grant
Dominican University of California and the community engagement nonprofit, Listening for a Change (LFAC), has been awarded a $95,495 grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board in support of a service-learning program designed to improve educational equity and access to higher education for at- risk and marginalized youth in Marin County.
The Dominican University students will provide tutoring services in high schools to help close the achievement gap and partner/mentor at-risk youth using a community oral history project. This service-learning program is designed to enhance the motivation of these at-risk high school students to establish long range educational goals and provide the college students with practical experience connecting academics with social problems faced by at-risk youth.
State Farm Youth Advisory Board
California Campus Compact Grant
CACC awarded a grant to Dominican University of California to further their service-learning faculty development workshop series. These six-session series include key readings on service-learning theory and practice, interactive sessions with student and community partners, and service-learning course development across all disciplines. A special focus is placed on interdisciplinary service-learning and faculty/course partnerships. A two-session workshop for community partners will be offered to enhance community partners’ understanding of service-learning and their role as co-educators. There will also be a “match-making” forum for community partners, faculty, and students to facilitate brainstorming, new partnerships, and enhanced partner communication.
