ASC Community Partnerships
New Home of ASC's Community Partnerships
The mission of Adams State Community Partnerships is to connect College resources with the community in order to increase the quality of life for all residents of the San Luis Valley.
Partnerships in the News...
- CHAMPS raise environmental awareness on plastic bags
- Solar industry workshop is May 28 and 29
- ASC's Community Partnerships hosts Mortgage Crisis Forum: What it all means
- Reusable grocery bags sell on Earth Day
- Plastic or Planet?
- ASC Focus the Nation - Climate Change Symposium
- Call for Spellbinders
- No More Starving Artists workshop is February 23 and 24
- Small colleges in small towns "rock"
- SLV Museum hosts ASC faculty at reception
Major Programs
Community Organizing
- Coordinates Community Forums around issues that are important to the community
- Assist with non-profit development and grant writing collaboration
- Connects for-profit and not-for-profit entities to ASC internship and classroom opportunities
Business Support Center
- Provides low cost business support workshops to existing and potential business owners
- Connects for-profit and not-for-profit entities to ASC internship opportunities
- Provides confidential business consulting
- Refers businesses to appropriate lender based on their situation
Service Learning and Community Service
- Promotes service-learning implementation into the curricula for K-12 teachers and college professors through technical assistance, training, and professional development
- Coordinates and organizes service-learning projects with community agencies, organizations, and groups to meet autentic community needs
- Provides assistance to students with volunteer or service-learning placement with community agencies and organizaitons
- Funds Faculty and Staff for service learning projects for mutual benefit of both the community and the students
Arts and Culture
- Promotes and Supports Cultural Arts locally, statewide and beyond
- Brings local artists and art organizations together in order to pool resources, avoid overlap in service and advance the arts
- Provides exhibit opportunities for local Valley artists
This program is made possible through HUD's Office of University Partnerships.
