College Corps: Trinidad Coastal Land Trust

Jael Villamil, Other Undergraduate Student

Other

I would like to share the importance of working with the community and the impact we can have on climate change when we do so. As well as showing how we help keep our coast clean.

College Corps: Valor and Verse Book Club

Melanie Sanchez, Other Undergraduate Student

Other

A book club hosted for Veterans and community members to come together to read and discuss topics meaningful to the veteran community.

College Instructors’ Perceived Responsibilities: A Descriptive Study

College of Professional Studies

College student demographics have been rapidly changing with more students than ever identifying as students of color, low-income students, and first-generation college students. Colleges are working to reduce equity gaps in students’ academic achievement where marginalized students typically receive lower grades than their more privileged peers. The present study investigated the perceived responsibilities of college instructors with a focus on highly equitable classroom practices. Results of the study indicate general endorsement of highly equitable classroom practices as instructors’ responsibilities. Future research can use perceptions to further assess classroom practices and behaviors.

College of the Redwoods Athletic Hub

Zac Claus, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

My project, CR Student-Athlete Hub, is a centralized website that was designed to support student-athletes at College of the Redwoods and their transition after CR. It focuses on five sections, providing key resources and information on recruiting, financial aid, eligibility rules, mental health, and success stories of alumni. The goal of this project is to collect and simplify the vast amount of information on these five topics in order to promote equity, access, and opportunity.

College Students Acculturative Stress and Wellbeing: Examining School Connectedness as a Moderator

College of Professional Studies

Amongst adolescents, school connectedness has been found to predict positive student wellbeing (i.e., self esteem and depression). The present study plans to replicate these result with college students, whom experience daily stress. For some students this daily stress includes acculturative stress (i.e., psychological process of adapting to a dominant group that differs from one's heritage), which is negatively associated with wellbeing. We will examine how school connectedness buffers this association.

College Students vs. Textbook: collaborating on the creation of a sustainable tourism textbook

Ara Pachmayer, School of Applied Health Faculty

College of Professional Studies

Student in REC 435 Sustainable Tourism teamed up to write a textbook about Sustainable Tourism. In their efforts, students brainstormed a list of potential topics, clustered finalized topics around main categories, agreed on an overall format for the textbook and required elements for each chapter, researched their individual topics and completed multiple chapter drafts. The completed textbook will be published through Creative Commons and used as a resources in future tourism classes offered through the Recreation Administration program.

CollegeCorps: Greenwood Cemetery: Preserving Veteran Legacies

Nizhoni Kears, College Corp Undergraduate Student

Other

Founded in 1851, Greenwood Cemetery is one of Humboldt County's oldest resting places, hosting hundreds, including veterans from the Civil War to modern conflicts. In preparation for Memorial Day, I've meticulously cleaned and mapped veteran gravestones over three months. This ensures accurate flag placement, honoring their service beyond symbolism. Let's preserve their legacies for generations to come.

Colorectal Cancer Disparities and Physical Activity Distribution Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites in New Mexico

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

We studied changes in physical activity among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) to examine the difference in colorectal cancer (CRC) related risk factors between these 2 groups across time. The UNM ColorectalDisease Prevention Study (M. Gonzales PI) surveyed the intensity of work and leisure physical activity at age 18, 30, 50 and/or year before diagnosis among 176 Hispanic and NHW CRC patients including additional risk factors which are known to differ between Hispanics and NHWs in New Mexico (Gonzales 2012). Due to racial ethnic differences in CRC related risk factors, the need to raise awareness about CRC prevention is essential for the Hispanic communities in New Mexico.

Combatting opioid use disorder through the power of exercise

Kyle Winton, Other Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

A literature review involving the history of Opioid Use Disorder, its physical, psychological, and emotional effects; and how exercise and physical activity could alleviate some of the difficulties faced by those who experience opioid use disorder.

Combining Environmental Education with Music at Sunnybrae Middle School

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

My service learning project is with Sunnybrae Middle School at the after school program. I have spent the duration of the semester tutoring children in grades 6-8 and planning my activity. I am combining environmental education with music by obtaining a group of children in order to a discuss environmental topics and creating musical lyrics using that dialogue and an arrangement of instruments. The goal of this project is the inform the next generation about the importance of planetary health as well as human relationships to nature by touching on subjects such as pollution, oppression and ways in which one can make differences that will contribute to the creation of a more just world.