2025-2026 Cohort

Year 4

Cohort Members

Bill Lelei
Student Organizer

Gabi Hague
Student Organizer

Lizbeth Ramos
Student Organizer

Oscar Santiago
Student Organizer

Rory Sparks
Art Instructor

Sasha Krafft
ESOL/ERW/Native Studies Instructor

Sela Williams
Student Organizer

Quotes from the Cohort

"Wow! The sustained engagement feels super important. I wouldn't have been able to launch my CBL curriculum without the incredible support system that helped me through, week by week. It gave me the time and space to discuss possibilities, get feedback, and think long and slow about how it could work. We should all be adding CBL to our courses!"

"I'd like to keep exploring community organizations that resonate with my interests, and where I think I could plug in with my skill set. I've participated with a handful of organizations during the past year (TriMet, Open Signal, FSSW, Heretic Coffee, OPB, my neighborhood group MillerStreetPDX), getting more comfortable with understanding the level of commitment I'm able to offer.

I'm trying not to think of volunteering as something tied to work or school, but who I am as a person. It'll all work out!"

Issue Areas

Bridging the Digital Equity Divide in Portland
City of Portland Budget Deficit
Food Insecurity
Housing Insecurity
The Art of Protest
TriMet Service Cuts & PCC Community

Community Connections

Milk Crate Kitchen

milkcratekitchen.org

Overcoming barriers to food security by cooking and delivering cost-free family meals to those in need, no questions asked.

TriMet: 82nd Avenue Transit Project - Community Advisory Committee

https://trimet.org/82nd/

The 82nd Avenue Transit Project Community Advisory Committee (CAC) serves an important role in representing our community and will provide feedback to the project’s decision makers.

Community-Based Learning Courses

ART 272/275 | PRINTMAKING I & II Introduction to Screenprinting

Community Partners: COMM Students for Social Change

Appreciation

CEISC Cohort and Program Staff would like to thank the following for their collaboration, time, effort, input, feedback, and support

PCC Librarians
Chau Hoang Fossen

Milk Crate Kitchen
Sherielyn Gardner & Michael Casper

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