“A connected institution, would be committed to improving, in a very intentional way, the human condition...enrich(ing) the campus, renew(ing) communities, and giv(ing) new dignity and status to the scholarship of service.”
—Ernest L Boyer, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, President
CCE Contacts
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) is located in
Schulz Hall
at Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
In an effort to make it easier to meet face-to-face with agencies, Merith Weisman works on Tuesdays, in office #38 at the North Bay iHub.There is plenty of parking there so please stop by! Please email to confirm or check the calendar to make sure there haven't been schedule changes. Thanks to the School of Business & Economicsfor hosting the CCE!
The CCE is open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM.
Phone: (707) 664 - 3202
Fax: (707) 664 - 4060
Email: cce@sonoma.edu
The CCE Staff
Merith Weisman
Coordinator of the Center for Community Engagement
Phone: (707) 664 - 3202
Email: merith.weisman@sonoma.edu
Elaine Sundberg
Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs and overseeing administrator of the CCE
Phone: (707) 664 - 2215
Email: elaine.sundberg@sonoma.edu
Student Assistants of the CCE
Natalie Hambalek
Hi My name is Natalie and this is my fourth year working at the Center for Community Engagement at Sonoma State. At the CCE my responsibilities include editing our newsletter, which comes out every semester, maintaining our resource library, managing our blog, as well as helping to plan faculty, community, and student events such as the Diversity and Sustainability Community Engagement Mini-Conferences and the Careers for the Common Good Panel. I am looking forward to graduating with a Biology degree this May and working at a non-profit or in academia after I attend graduate school.
Taylor Bonilla
Hey seawolfs! My name is Taylor Bonilla and this is my junior year at SSU. I am working on my bachelors degree in political science. This
will also be my third year working for the Center for Community Engagement. Since the start of my employment, I have seen the CCE grow to new heights in social media. I know my skills have helped the CCE in its expansion to connect to the community. My main responsibility in the office is to update our Google calendar where I post events that take place in the community for anyone to view. Organizations maybe also post events themselves. These events are sometimes free but
not always and range from webinars to conferences. I hope in the years to come until I graduate I can make a great contribution to the CCE that will have lasting effects.
Jeanessa Perry
Hi, my name is Jeanessa Perry. I am from Los Angeles, Ca. This is my third year at Sonoma State University and I am double majoring in Computer Science and Business Administration. Working for the Center for Community Engagement is an amazing experience which allows me to acquire the necessary skills needed to work in an office and field environment. Since working for the CCE, I learned to write blogs, manage social media, put together workshops and events, work with faculty, staff and community partners and do website management. My job at the CCE is to manage the newwebsite, record/edit the youtube channel and co-manage the SSUCCE Twitter.
Annelise Dohrer
Hi, my name is Annelise Dohrer and I am a junior at Sonoma State University. I am majoring in Environmental Studies and Planning with a concentration in city planning. This is my first year working at the Center for Community engagement and I love it so far. My job includes writing and editing blog posts on wordpress as well as working with the other student assistants to manage our multiple social media websites including twitter, facebook, linkedin, and youtube. I like working at the CCE beacuse we work to bring faculty, students and the community together in a way that benefits everyone involved.
Nicole Rosas
Hi, my name Nicole Rosas. I am a freshman. I'm from Los Angeles, CA. I am majoring in Biology. In the CCE Office, I attend the LinkedIn and Twitter accounts. What I love about the Center for Community Engagement is that I get to know the non-profit organizations in the area.
Marie Rich
My name is Marie Rich and I am from San Francisco. I'm a freshman at Sonoma State University and my major is Psychology. At the CCE, my job is to find other jobs and post them on our Linkedin website. I love working at the CCE because my job helps other people, which make me happy.
Dominique Jimerson
My name is Domonique Jimerson. I am from Riverside California. I like working for the CCE because it gives me hands on experience for working with nonprofits which is something I'd like to do in the future.
Jenny Mangandi
Hi! My name is Jenny Mangandi. I am from Los Angeles, CA. I like working at the Center for Community engagement at Sonoma State University because I get to keep our faculty, staff and community partners updated about events, jobs and service learning opportunities through the various SSUCCE social media websites.
Kaliah Kern
My name is Kaliah Kern and I am from Sacramento, California. I am a first year at Sonoma State University who is currently double-majoring in Kinesiology and Women and Gender Studies. I have been an assistant thus far in the Center for Community engagement and love the fact that my co-workers are dependable and friendly. I also love the dedication given by my co-workers; I can tell that everyone is here for a purpose.
Aaron Robinson
I am a Junior at SSU, double majoring in classical piano performance and computer science. My hometown is Stockton, California, where I live with MY mom and three brothers. I am the computer tech assistant in the CCE office. I truly enjoy my job because I am able to simultaneously use both programming and creativity skills. I am a member of FAASSU (Filipino American Association at Sonoma State University) and Blue Baronz Dance Crew on campus.
CCE Strategic Action Committee
Past Faculty Fellows
Sarah Dove
As an OCBL Faculty Fellow, Sarah Dove developed community partnerships.
Phone: (707) 664-2347
Email: sarah.dove@sonoma.edu
Geri Olson
As an OCBL Faculty Fellow, Geri has developed a resource guide for faculty members and retention, tenure, and promotion (RTP) committees on how to present and evaluate service-learning in RTP reviews.
Phone: (707) 664-2365
Email: olsong@sonoma.edu
Tim Wandling
In his work as OCBL Faculty Fellow, Tim Wandling is designing a community action minor, drawing from an interdisciplinary mix of existing SSU courses, leadership programs, and similar minor program models from other universities.
Phone: (707) 664-2796
Email: tim.wandling@sonoma.edu
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