Each year it is offered, Oakes 76 takes on a project that seeks to build Oakes College’s community relationships on campus and in the community, while building students’ understanding and skills. The course topic may change depending on the project we’re addressing with our community partner. 5 units. Satisfies PR-S. Enrollment: Oakes students or by permission code.
The primary course aims are to:
- Learn about a critical issue that affects the majority of the Santa Cruz population, including UCSC students, but in diverse and unequal ways.
- Partner with one or more organizations that is working on a specific project in Spring and needs additional outreach help, and to learn from the work they do.
- Learn about a Promotor ethic and practice in our outreach approach, prioritizing communication that builds an informed and empowered community.
- Learn more about the social geography of Santa Cruz County, and ourselves.
Examples of Community Partnership Projects:
Santa Cruz Youth Program Network Development, 2016
Opening Oakes Student Garden, 2017
Santa Cruz Housing Justice, 2018
Reaching the Hard-to-Reach: SC County Census 2020