LibGuides: Resources for Community Engaged Learning and Research: Projects at CSUN

Examples of CSUN Faculty Community Based Learning Projects

This page contains a small sample of news articles, blogs, and photographs related to recent Community Based Learning (CBL) projects led by CSUN Faculty members. If you'd like your project featured, please reach out to one of the University Library Office of Community Engagement Liaisons (listed on the "More Support" tab).

Michael D. Eisner College of Education

"CSU Launches Fundraiser to Support Dalit Children’s Education in India," The Stewardship Report
Project led by Joshua Einhorn
"Educational Leadership: Helping Manage Reform in India," CTL: On the Cutting Edge
Project led by Joshua Einhorn

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Community Archaeology Lab Class Blog
Project led by Caitlin Brown: Community Archaeology Lab class blog for their project working with the Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians to preserve their heritage through ethnographic archaeologies.

University Library

CSUN + El Rescate
Project led by Mallory Furnier: Preserving and making accessible the records of El Rescate. El Rescate was founded in 1981 by Salvadoran refugees with the support of the Southern California Ecumenical Council to meet the urgent need for legal and social services for refugees fleeing the civil war. Their records, held here at CSUN, include working documents, data entry sheets, clippings in Spanish and English, documents and reports from other human rights organizations, taped interviews, and photographic material.

College of Engineering & Computer Science

Project led by Jamie Booth: Held workshops in summer 2024 for M-STEP incoming freshmen or transfer students with the objectives of: 1. Increasing workshop attendees knowledge of research opportunities, and desire to pursue independent research 2. Enhancing scientific identity and knowledge of scientific methods among workshop attendees 3. Increasing workshop attendees confidence to pursue a STEM degree. The workshops were part of an NSF RUI award and had 51 attendees split over four separate 1 hour sessions.