The Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning
2050 E. Evans Ave. (Driscoll South, Suite 22)
Denver, CO 80208-2604
E-mail: ccesl@du.edu
Tel: 303.871.3706
Fax: 303.871.3110
CCESL Staff
Anne DePrince - Bio
Faculty Director, 303.871.2939, anne.deprince@du.edu
Cara DiEnno - (Bio Coming Soon!)
Associate Director, 303.871.2158, cara.dienno@du.edu
Jenny Whitcher - Bio
Puksta Program Coordinator, 303.871.4281, jenny.whitcher@du.edu
Sarah McCauley - Bio
Student Civic Engagement Coordinator, 303.871.3527, sarah.mccauley@du.edu
Fiona Shepherd - Bio
AmeriCorps Lead Coordinator, 303.871.3332, duamericorps@gmail.com
Manuel Del Real
DU Student, Class of 2009 and 2011
Every time I look at the murals, it gives me great pride as an alumnus to be able to see students make a change...Being a coach has also helped me realize I am the mentor that I used to look up to.
Hava Gordon
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology
Last year, I taught a Service Learning FSEM: "Youth Cultures: Inequality, Resistance, and Empowerment." This was the first time teaching my FSEM as a service learning class, and it was an amazing experience. With the help of my wonderful Service Learning Associate, Cameron Lewis, our class partnered with "The Spot" youth center and Rainbow Alley. Both organizations work to empower teens by providing a safe and creative space for low-income, homeless, and LGBTQ youth. FSEM students joined outreach workers at The Spot on night walks around the city, distributing needed items to homeless youth. Students also participated in consciousness-raising workshops at Rainbow Alley, connecting with Rainbow Alley youth through these workshops."
Emelyne Neff
Coach at Bruce Randolph School
PA is a chance to live outside the DU bubble and to build strong, powerful relationships with young people thirsting for truth, justice and freedom...I can't get enough of if it. The changes on an individual and group level are tangible and beautiful. I feel like I'm making a difference and am the recipient of change as much as an agent of change.
