Our Partners
A Reason To Survive
Years: 2015-2020
Website: http://areasontosurvive.org
- SDSU NewsCenter: Music education helps National City youth (11/20/15)
El Centro, City of
Year: 2022
Website: https://cityofelcentro.org
- El Centro Reports
- Homelessness in El Centro: A Bilingual Multimedia Project (created by JMS 434 class)
- KYMA News 11 Yuma: San Diego State’s Sage Project partners with El Centro to tackle homelessness (3/2/22)
- SDSU NewsCenter: SDSU's Sage Project Tackles Homelessness in El Centro (3/1/22)
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Year: 2024
Website: https://www.jfssd.org
Times of San Diego: San Diego’s First Guaranteed Income Programs Successfully Aided 2,800 People (8/11/24)
Lemon Grove, City of
Years: 2016-2017, 2021-2022
Website: http://www.lemongrove.ca.gov
- Villavicencio, J., Benitez, A., Barlow, J., & Chowdhury, Z. (2019). Assessing Air Quality through a Sustainable Educational Model. Journal of Sustainability Education, 19, 1-20.
- Haight, K., Lawless, V., Yip, C., Chowdhury, Z., & Johm, F. (2017). Guiding principles for climate action planning; Mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change in Lemon Grove, CA, USA. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- EPIC Network: Five comprehensive development plans provide service opportunities in the midst of budgetary woes (4/19)
- San Diego Union-Tribune: Lemon Grove community garden ready for prime time (3/28/19)
- EIA Blog: Collaboration and Community: City of Lemon Grove and the Sage Project (3/19/19)
- San Diego Union-Tribune: Community garden taking root in L.G. (2/12/18)
- San Diego Union-Tribune: Lemon Grove breezeway gets updated, fresh look (11/8/17)
- SDSU NewsCenter: SDSU’s Sage Project Creates Public Art for Lemon Grove (6/2/17)
- The Daily Aztec: The Sage Project hosts research symposium (5/3/17)
- SDSU NewsCenter: Showcasing Success of Sage Project (4/19/17)
- KPBS: SDSU Students Help Shape Climate Plan in Lemon Grove (3/16/17)
- The Huffington Post: The next generation of social entrepreneurs (12/8/16)
- San Diego Union-Tribune: Lemon Grove may be first in US to use UN toolkit for climate plan (11/18/16)
- SDSU NewsCenter: Sage Project takes US lead on UN climate toolkit (11/16/16)
- SDSU NewsCenter: Sage Project announces new city partner (09/06/16)
- San Diego Union-Tribune: SDSU’s Sage Project ready to help Lemon Grove (07/25/16)
- East County Magazine: SDSU devotes 25,000 student hours to Lemon Grove for Sage Project (07/16)
National City
Years: 2013-2015, 2017, 2022-2025
Website: http://www.nationalcityca.gov
- National City Reports
- National City Council Presentation (5/5/2015)
- National City Council Update (9/3/2019)
- From brownfields to community gardens: National City's fights for a brighter, healthier future (created by JMS 550 class)
- Cao, M. N. (2015). Future growth of organic solar cells in the building integrated photovoltaic market. Unpublished master's thesis, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
- McKinstry, J. (2016). Bikeshare and Transit in National City, CA: Implications for Climate Change, the Economy, and Public Policy. Unpublished master's thesis, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
- Blumenfeld, H., Barlow, J.A., & Manriquez, F. (2016, March). Fostering sustainable communities by training future professionals in speech-language and hearing sciences through service learning. Paper presented at the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education’s 42nd Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference, Long Beach, CA.
- Brennan, K. R. (2016). Noise level measurements and National City residents' attitudes towards that noise. Unpublished doctoral project, San Diego State University - University of California, San Diego.
- Villavicencio, J., Benitez, A., Barlow, J., & Chowdhury, Z. (2019). Assessing Air Quality through a Sustainable Educational Model. Journal of Sustainability Education, 19, 1-20.
- San Diego Union-Tribune | Apr 28, 2015: Project makes students city planners
- SDSU NewsCenter | Apr 21, 2015: Sage Project success
- SDSU NewsCenter | Nov 20, 2014: Painting the town green: A remodel for National City? SDSU is on it
- U-T San Diego | Oct 9, 2014: Chula Vista and National City try to join the craft beer movement
- SDSU NewsCenter | Aug 7, 2014: Going Green: SDSU is helping National City to become a more sustainable city
- The Daily Aztec | May 1, 2014: Aztecs plan National City’s Future
- SDSU NewsCenter | Apr 22, 2014: Sage Project Celebrates Successful Year
- Daily Aztec | Mar 24, 2014: SDSU y National City se unen para crear una ciudad mas sostenible
- Chicago Tribune | Sep 6, 2013: City, university collaborate for greater good
- The Daily Aztec | Aug 22, 2013: Aztecs apply expertise to National City
- SDSU NewsCenter | Aug 14, 2013: High-stakes Learning: SDSU teams up with National City to give students hands-on course experience
- SDSU NewsCenter | Jun 6, 2013: New Program Promotes Sustainability in Local Community
San Diego, City of
Year: 2016
Website: https://www.sandiego.gov
- Welsh, M. & Abdel-Samad, M. (2018). “You’re an embarrassment”: Un-housed people’s understandings of policing in downtown San Diego. Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society, 19(3), 33-49.
- Welsh, M. (2017). “We are humans first”: Expanding learning outcomes in an undergraduate research methods course through an experiential learning project on homelessness. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 1-22.
- Welsh, M. & Abdel-Samad, M. (2016). “We are all still humans”: Teaching research methods to criminal justice and public administration students through an experiential learning project on homelessness. Paper panel at the Rutgers University Teaching Public Administration annual conference, Newark, NJ.
- Welsh, M. & Abdel-Samad, M. (2016). “We are all still humans”: Teaching research methods to criminal justice and public administration students through an experiential learning project on homelessness. Paper panel at the Rutgers University Teaching Public Administration annual conference, Newark, NJ.
San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
Years: 2020-2021
Website: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sandiego
- SDSU NewsCenter: Mapping Out a Decades-Old Environmental Threat (10/13/20)
San Diego Unified School District
Years: 2017-2019
Website: https://www.sandiegounified.org
- Welsh, M. & Abdel-Samad, M. (2018). “You’re an embarrassment”: Un-housed people’s understandings of policing in downtown San Diego. Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society, 19(3), 33-49.
- Welsh, M. (2017). “We are humans first”: Expanding learning outcomes in an undergraduate research methods course through an experiential learning project on homelessness. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 1-22.
- Welsh, M. & Abdel-Samad, M. (2016). “We are all still humans”: Teaching research methods to criminal justice and public administration students through an experiential learning project on homelessness. Paper panel at the Rutgers University Teaching Public Administration annual conference, Newark, NJ.
- Welsh, M. & Abdel-Samad, M. (2016). “We are all still humans”: Teaching research methods to criminal justice and public administration students through an experiential learning project on homelessness. Paper panel at the Rutgers University Teaching Public Administration annual conference, Newark, NJ.
Santee, City of
Years: 2015-2016
Website: http://cityofsanteeca.gov
- San Diego Union-Tribune: SDSU program helps Santee (05/31/2016)
- SDSU NewsCenter: The Sage Project announces a new partner (04/29/2015)
Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve
Years: 2018-2019
Website: https://fsp.sdsu.edu
- The Press-Enterprise: Temecula-area reserve remains an oasis near the bustling city (4/4/19)
- Valley News: Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve is critical corridor for wildlife habitat (3/29/19)
Tijuana, City of
Years: 2015-2016
Website: http://www.tijuana.gob.mx
- SDSU NewsCenter: Sage Project heads south of the border (04/13/2016)
- SanDiegoRed.com: Ayuntamiento lanza el programa “Comuniparques” (04/05/2016)
How do I get involved?
Let us know you are interested! Please contact: Sage Project Director Jessica Barlow at [email protected] or 619-594-3807.