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Building Connections: A Summer with Nuestra Casa and the Ravenswood Water System

Yulitzi Vizcarra, MS '25

The Environmental Justice Garden

Georgia Sasso, '25

Food Justice Isn’t Scary!

Julia Hok, MS '25

Stories of North Fair Oaks: The necessity of listening for true Environmental Justice

Panita Ruangkanit, '25

Learning How to Put Equity into Practice

Zoey Hill, '25

Empowering Communities: Fighting for Equity and Justice

Sam Xiao, MS '25

Sour Leaves and Sweet Lessons: Rediscovering Climate Hope

Annabelle Choi, '26

Human Resilience: Beauty Beyond Aurora Borealis

Erin Su, '25

Remaining Hopeful in a Broken World

Adelaide Rose Madary, ’25

Working Toward Environmental Justice in the Solar Industry

Ella Norman, ’24

Using Social Media to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the Black Community

Alina Wilson, '24

Viewing Unknowns as Learning Opportunities

Kayley Gould, '23

The Long Road to Ending Poverty

Karsen Wahal, '25

Migrant Voices: Staffing an Immigration Detention Center Hotline

Gabby Crooks, '23

From Observer to Advocate

Tanner Christensen, ’24

Law and Justice on Bourbon Street

Diego Leibman Galvez, '24

Birthing People: Transgender Rights and Reproductive Justice

Saimary Velazquez Carrasquillo, '25

The Intersection of Disability and Environmental Justice

Rachel Lit, '25

Assisting LGBTQ+ and HIV-Positive Immigrants to Obtain Asylum in the US

Enrique Flores, '24

How can we bring people together?

Charlie Hoffs ’22

The language of persimmons: Connecting with workers on campus

Kellen Vu, ’23

Redefining human rights work

Aysu Sarigul, '22

Bringing joy through art in elder care

Athena Xue, ’24

One step closer to a more sustainable energy future

Lude Rong, MS ’22

Brice Jansen

Using social media to improve health and policy communications

Brice Jansen, ’22

Sophia Lamas

Supporting Refugee Families

Sophia Lamas, ’24

Tanner Christensen

Legal Fate

Tanner Christensen, ’24

Ruhi Kanwar, ’21

My journey to fighting period poverty in a global pandemic

Ruhi Kanwar, ’21

Jasmin Dalsgaard, ’21

The role of philanthropy in financing for development

Jasmin Dalsgaard, ’21

Sean Casey

Lobbying for an Election Day holiday

Sean Casey, ’23

Carissa Livan Ding, ’21

The gifts of patience and attention

Carissa Livan Ding, ’21

Antonia Hellman, ’21

The importance of civic participation: The early days of StanfordVotes

Antonia Hellman, ’21

Dumisile Melody Mphamba, '21

Advocating for Zimbabwean women's rights

Dumisile Melody Mphamba, ’21

Sierra Ha, ’21

Opportunities to improve health during a pandemic

Sierra Ha, ’21

Faith Harron, '21

Melting cheese: Sustainable and contextually defined service

Faith Harron, ’21

Emma Clark

Pura Vida: What a bilingual school in rural Costa Rica taught me about life, education, and volunteerism

Emma Clark, ’21

Kana Cummings

Addressing campus food insecurity and food waste

Kana Cummings, ’22

Julianna Yonis

Connecting artists during a pandemic

Julianna Yonis, ’21

Kelly Dunn

Illustrating connections to place through animation

Kelly Dunn, ’22

Climate action in the age of COVID-19: Engaging youth virtually

Keona Blanks, ’24

Ilina Rughoobur

Increasing accessibility for Mauritian people with disabilities

Ilina Rughoobur, '23

Zora Ilunga-Reed

Finding on-the-job meaning

Zora Ilunga-Reed, '22

Reimagining a childhood dream: The journey to committing myself to service in healthcare

Jennifer Soh, '23

Megha Parwani

Defending global democracy

Megha Parwani, '22

Minha_Khan_Square

Advocating for the right to learn in your own language

Minha Khan, '21

Counting blocks, playing tag, and building educational equity

Kintashe Mainsah, '21

Using my voice to create change

Gabby Crooks, '23

Advocating for workers’ rights in a pandemic

Chloe Stoddard, '21

First insights into housing injustice: my SoCo experience

Anika Sinha, '21

Adam Nayak

Engineering and community-based project development: strategies to support cacao farmers in rural Ghana

Adam Nayak, '22

Elyse Cornwall, ’22

Revisiting Milwaukee: Learning about my hometown through service

Elyse Cornwall, ’22

Max Klotz, '20

Flying solo at the Santa Lucia Conservancy

Max Klotz, '20

Leya Elias, '21

Redesigning justice: Transforming housing courts to housing centers

Leya Elias, '21

Alyssa Romanos, '21

Being an ethical technologist

Alyssa Bautista Romanos, '21

Adam Nayak, '21

Problem solving through relationship building

Adam Nayak, '22

Nandita Naik

Tech for social good

Nandita Naik, '23

Nik Marca, '21

Technologists in the public sector

Nik Marda, '21, MA '21

Samuel Feineh

Bond reform in Harris County

Sam Feineh, '19

Grace Hu in Capetown

Sparking curiosity through public service and innovation

Grace Hu, '21

June Lee

Policymaking by empathy: Interning at the State Department

June Lee, '21

Danielle Cruz, '21, supports students and families at Literacy Partners in New York City.

Danielle Cruz, '21

Regina Kong in Alaska

Our islands, Our stories: Oral history and community-building in southeast Alaska

Regina Kong, '22

Thomas Allen Wehner

My most important lesson

Thomas Allen Wehner, '20, MS '21

Nikki Apana

Unequal treatment: Exploring unconscious bias in health care

Nikki Apana, '20

Eric Wilburn

Girls run the world in Gorongosa National Park

Eric Wilburn, MS/MA '18

Elizabeth Kim

Engaging the public in advocacy for survivors of sexual violence

Elizabeth Kim, '22

Tess Stewart

The value and validity of nontraditional education paths

Tess Stewart, '21

Edith Asibey

Starting small for big change

Edith Asibey, MA '97

Adam Nayak

Global engagement: Engineering solutions for sustainability

Adam Nayak, '22

Kelsie Wysong

$5 shuttle buses to the airport

Kelsie Wysong, '20

Tavia Teitler

Listen deeply and act strategically: Organizing for more equitable education in Colorado

Tavia Teitler, '21

Regina Kong in Alaska

Our Islands, Our Stories: Oral History and Community-Building in Southeast Alaska

Regina Kong, '22

members of United Students for Veterans Health in a hallway with a veteran in a wheelchair

Serving Those Who Have Served: 25 Years of United Students for Veterans' Health

Komal Kumar, '20, and Zane Norville, '21

Nani Friedman

When Home is a Region: Working Toward an Inclusive Bay Area

Nani Friedman, '20

Anika Sinha

Hidden in Plain Sight: Deconstructing the Mental Health Stigma

Anika Sinha, '21

Katherine Erdman

How an Urban Studies Class Made Me a Better Engineer

Katherine Erdman, '19, MS '20

Kathryn Rydberg

Learning through Service

Kathryn Rydberg, '19

Amy Kouch

Learning Cultural Humility in Rural Cambodia

Amy Kouch, '19, MS '20

Callan Showers

Reflecting on Four Years of Cardinal Service

Callan Showers, '19

Tim Lann

How Do We Know We're Helping?

Tim Lann, '19

Catherine Wang with a woman in India

Updating My Views: On Science Education and Life in Rural India

Catherine Wang, '21

Alan Arroyo-Chavez and others at a table with Kif-Kif banners

Queer Migrant Experiences: Exploring Self and an International Community

Alan Arroyo-Chavez, '19

Jenn Ampey

Who Tells Their Stories: Questions of Ethics and Agency at the Southern Border

Jenn Ampey, '19

Jon Wang

What End-of-Life Care Taught Me About Medicine Beyond Medication

Jonathan X. Wang, '19, MS '19

Kyle Van Rensselaer

The Global and Local Conversations About Agricultural Conservation

Kyle Van Rensselaer, '19, MA '20

Nikki Apana

Beyond the Stethoscope: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

Nikki Apana, '20

Hannah Zimmerman

A New Yorker Embraces the Urban-Rural Divide

Hannah Zimmerman, '21

Samantha Starkey

Music, Laughter, and Joy: A Summer of Therapeutic Music in Senior Living Communities

Samantha Starkey, '19

Evander Deocariza

Organizing alongside the 'Beloved Community': Police Accountability from the Grassroots

Evander Deocariza, '20

Zina Jawadi

Launching The A(bilities) Hub Initiative

Zina Jawadi, '18, MS '19

Samuel Feineh

Corresponding with criminal justice: Letters that brought me hope

Samuel Feineh, '19

Priscilla Acuna

Funding for social change

Priscilla Acuna, '17

Brian Kaplun

Advocating for patients and policy change

Brian Kaplun, '18, MS '18

Madelyn Boslough with two people at the Inian Islands Institute

Notes from Magic Beach: Small-town sustainability in southeast Alaska

Madelyn Boslough, '18

Maria Doerr on a mountaintop with an expansive view behind her

Building cultural sensitivity in conservation

Maria Doerr, '17

Jenn Ampey

Seeing the invisible

Jenn Ampey, '19

Joriene Mercado

Know history, know self, know mental health

Joriene Mercado, '18

Vanuyen Pham

Learning about my communities

Vanuyen Pham, '18

Elizabeth Wallace stands with a young woman at the Aarti Home in India

Chemistry with Kusuma

Elizabeth Wallace, '18

Melodyanne Cheng

Heart in service

Melodyanne Cheng, '18, MA '19

Ryanne Bamieh

Above all, persistence

Ryanne Bamieh, '18

Ezra Yoseph

Bridging Palo Alto's education gap

Ezra Yoseph, '21

Katie Wullert

Let's talk

Katie Wullert, PhD candidate

Kennedy Placek

Thinking like a congressman

Kennedy Placek, '18

Lydia Zemmali stands at a table handing paper to a person whose back is to the camera

Advocacy in action

Lydia Zemmali, '20

Neal Black

Mustard seeds

Neal Black, '94

Cameron Woods

Cleaning things up at the office

Cameron Woods, '20

Mayuka Sarukkai

Technology aiding advocacy

Mayuka Sarukkai, '19

Noah Garcia

No small task

Noah Garcia, MA '15

Angela Li

Wherever I was needed most

Angela Li, '17

Sophia Laurenzi

Capable

Sophia Laurenzi, '17

Miguel Ceniceros

Health resources for families in need

Miguel Ceniceros, '19

Christopher Rodriguez

Research + community engagement

Christopher Rodriguez, '17

Patricia Flores at NASA

Engaging new audiences

Patricia Flores, '18

Marly Carlisle

Words matter

Marly Carlisle, '17

A Bay Area Fil-Am Forum on the Duterte Administration

Becoming part of the neighborhood

Ian Macato, '19

Thazin

Living sustainably

Thazin, '15, MS '16

Sadaf Sobhani

Advocating for responsible energy use

Sadaf Sobhani, '15, MS '15, PhD candidate

Tim Huang talking with people at the Bhutan Youth Development Fund

Investing in Bhutan's youth

Tim Huang, '14, MA '14

Paricha Duangtaweesub

Complex, messy – and rewarding

Paricha Duangtaweesub, MS '15

Amy King in front of a windmill

Greening cities

Amy King, '16, MS '17

Sneha Ayyagari

Caring for what we have

Sneha Ayyagari, '17, MS '19

Alicia Robinson

Returning to Guatemala

Alicia Robinson, '11

Celina Jackson

From Sequoia to Spain

Celina Jackson, '17

Charlene Chambliss

Finding the "why"

Charlene Chambliss, '17

Sianga, Sharon, Jenipher, and Ashley

Research rooted in public service

Ashley Jowell, '17, and Sharon Wulfovich, '17

Carter Osborne

Community building amid high-stakes work

Carter Osborne, '17

Eric Fabre

Using sport to engage youth

Eric Fabre, '16

Brian Fleischer

A summer of teaching and learning

Brian Fleischer, '19

Sienna White on a cliffside with hills, mountains and waterways in the background

Real people affected by a warming world

Sienna White, '19

Oscar Sarabia looking at a book

"The arc of the moral universe…"

Oscar Sarabia, '17

Vivian Ho and Namusiisi community group members gather to plan a health fair including music, drama, bicycle racing, and STI testing

Lessons from Uganda

Vivian Ho, '17

Teens Exploring Technology, Los Angeles, CA

First place—Safe Zone

Po Tsui, ’19, and Naomi Gregorio, '19

Riasoya Jodah

He's tumor free

Riasoya Jodah, '19

Zora Zambezi Williams

When a house can't be a home

Zora Zambezi Williams, '19

Bunnard Phan

Justice for all

Bunnard Phan, '18

Erica McDowell stands next to a large heart with "GLIDE"

Building community and finding acceptance

Erica McDowell, '16

Rafael Cosman

Empowering youth to achieve their dreams through technology

Rafael Cosman, '15

Pablo Arturo Lozano

New cybersecurity group hits the ground running

Pablo Arturo Lozano, '18

Mina Shah

Unfinished business

Mina Shah, '16, MA '17

Kirsten Willer

Helping refugees rebuild their lives

Kirsten Willer, '17

Monica Chan

Strategy for humanitarian aid

Monica Chan, '17

CS + Social Good group members sit on a field together

Building community with CS+Social Good

Vicki Niu, '18

Lynne Zummo

Examining environmental issues in the classroom

Lynne Zummo, MA '15

Arnelle Ansong

Eliminating the opportunity gap

Arnelle Ansong, '18

Gillie Collins

Storytelling as community building

Gillie Collins, '15

Catherine Zaw with a newspaper

A home for conversation

Catherine Zaw, '15

Van Tran at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Bridging the gap between patient and provider

Van Tran, '16

Ritika Dutta

The educational value of bacteria

Ritika Dutta, '15

Sammie Wills

Finding a family through service

Sammie Wills, '16

Apurva Khedagi with a group of women

From heart to heart and hut to hut

Apurva Khedagi, '15

Nikita Desai

Fighting silence, ending stigma

Nikita Desai, '15

Brandon Hill

UNICEF Tanzania reflections

Brandon Hill, '16

Maria Deloso

Food for filling

Maria Deloso, '15

Vishesh Gupta

Kindness begets purpose

Vishesh Gupta, '15

Morgan Abbett with children on computers

Computers to power learning in Cape Town

Morgan Abbett, '14, MS '15

Anisha Mudaliar at the Haas Center's Emerging Leaders Retreat, 2014

Opportunities, not obstacles

Anisha Mudaliar, '15

Sean Wang

Technology with purpose

Sean Wang, '15

Katherine Nasol rallying in Washington, D.C.

"I am more than a slave."

Katherine Nasol, '15

students lobbying for international human rights in Washington, D.C., 2013

Lobbying for human rights

Jared Naimark, '14