Oakes 47: Building an Inner Sanctuary
This course invites the cultivation of one’s internal resources in order to build capacity for solidarity and community-oriented action.
Oakes 48: Slugs Speak
In this course we explore what stories are, how they help us learn, how they shape our identity, and how they can foster social justice. 2 units. Enrollment for Oakes students or by permission code.
Oakes 73B: Mentoring
This 2-unit practicum course supports students who are mentoring new Oakes students.
Oakes 76: Social Geography & Justice
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.
Partners & Resources
Community Advocacy & Community-Building There are many outstanding organizations in Santa Cruz County with whom Oakes students could learn and advance their aims. Some require special training and commitment beyond a service-learning course. We encourage students...Oakes 151A/B Community Literacies
Oakes 151A/B Community Literacies Seminar & Field Study in Curriculum Design, Observation, & Team Teaching are taken concurrently by new mentors in Corre la Voz, for a total of 5 units. Enrollment: Permission Code, please email instructor. 151B (field study) 151B (field study) satisfies the PR-S requirement, and may be repeated for credit with a grade of B or higher in both A and B.
Oakes 152: Transformative Literacies
Transformative Literacies (152) works with community partners to advance ongoing projects for community development. Using Promotor skills and ethics, students will work to develop existing resources and community organization to advance critical participation on this issue–stronger social networks, public awareness, issue identification, and channels or tools for constructive change. 5 units. Satisfies PR-S. Enrollment: Oakes students or by permission code.
Oakes 153: Community Mapping
Oakes 153, “Community Mapping,” is a hands-on, upper-division social research course that introduces students to the overall principles and processes of participatory research–specifically, community mapping techniques for gathering, sharing, and analyzing lived conditions. Students use qualitative research methods–depending on the project, observation, individual interview, or focus groups–to gather and analyze relevant community information. 5 units. Satisfies PR-S. Enrollment: Upper-division Oakes or Community Studies students, or by permission code.
Silvia Austerlic
Learning and teaching has been an ongoing thread in my life; reflecting my love for education (expanding my frames of reference; gaining diverse perspectives), innovation (making new connections, exploring new frameworks) and applied competence (applying knowledge...