Call to Service

2027 Call to Service Grants Announced

ICCE is pleased to announce the 2027 Call to Service Grants. These grants support SFSU faculty and staff in advancing community-engaged teaching, scholarship, and partnerships that strengthen student learning and address community-identified priorities.

The 2027 Call to Service includes three funding opportunities:

• Service-Learning Course Development Grant
• Civic and Community Engagement Support Grant
• Eisman Award for Engaged Scholarship

Applications for the Service-Learning Course Development Grant and Civic and Community Engagement Support Grant will open August 1, 2026, with rolling review through January 29, 2027, or until funds are fully allocated. The Eisman Award for Engaged Scholarship will open August 1, 2026, with a deadline of November 30, 2026.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to explore these opportunities and begin planning proposals in advance of the application period.

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🌿 Food Gardening in America—What’s Going on Now 🌿 A Talk by Pam Peirce, Author of Golden Gate Gardening

Join Bay Area gardening expert Pam Peirce for a timely and thought-provoking talk exploring the roots and future of food gardening in America.

📅 Wednesday, May 14

🕜 1:30 PM

📍 LIB 286 (Second floor of Paul J. Leonard Library at SFSU)

Pam will address:

  • What inspires Americans to grow their own food
  • The historic roots of diets and the current American diet
  • What horticultural knowledge and cultural understanding help gardeners grow and shift toward a garden-sourced cuisine

🌱 Free & open to all. Event includes complimentary refreshments and seeds giveaway

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the Bay Area’s most beloved gardening voices!

For more information about the event, contact Zubaida Qamar, PhD, RDN (QZ@SFSU.EDU)

Call to Service Highlight – 2025 BioDesign Class Project

San Francisco State University’s 2025 BioDesign class, led by Assistant Professor Fernando Felicio Dos Santos De Carvalho and 2025 Call to Service Grantee, exemplifies a call to service through student-led innovation aimed at environmental stewardship. In partnership with Nature Conservancy, students developed creative, sustainable design solutions to help restore and protect California’s coastal bull kelp habitats. This hands-on project underscores a deep commitment to community engagement and ecological resilience.

Read the full story on SF State News: 

SFSU Design students create solutions to protect coastal habitat of bull kelp
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