Objectives

Support students in advocating for connections in their learning to their home contexts and increasing the relevancy of university programs.

• For instance, how do the unique qualities of rural Modoc County impact how all nursing students think about their future work?

• For example, how might a Media Arts student connect their learning to opportunities for promoting tourism in northern California?

• Many area high schools now require seniors to job shadow or intern.
• One idea is that college students in the SAGE Program (Entrepreneurship) could distance-mentor Siskiyou students who are interested in the business profession.

• For instance, how might they use their participation in voter registration on campus to support similar efforts at home?

• Students could apply their ability to engage in civic dialogue with others on campus and with people in their home communities about important topics of local and regional interest.

• This would include mentoring in how to attend office hours, access the Chico Student Learning Center, etc.
• This objective complements or supplements other student support programs such as the Student Success Center (REACH), EOP, TRIO, CCLC, FYE, Native American Club, 1 st Gen Organization, etc.

Assist Chico State students in connecting alumni or professionals in their home communities as a resource for other Chico State students or faculty.

• For example, how might a student’s connections with a rural county commissioner back home result in an internship or job opportunity for another student interested in rural/regional public administration?