CSUSM students from AMD 421, Art and Social Change, under the direction of Dr. Kristin Moss and the Economic Development Team from San Marcos, California have been tasked with putting together a research report to aid in the development of a comprehensive public art master plan for San Marcos and the North City neighborhood. This […]
Lead Local Gov / Community Partner Org Name: San Marcos
Parks and Recreation User Survey (Spr 2020)
This Democracy in Action project is a California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) initiative program that the Geography 450 Parks and Protected Areas (GEOG 450) class participated in during the spring 2020 semester. The class collaborated with the City of San Marcos (the City) Department of Parks and Recreation (P&R) to initiate a survey of […]
Storm Water Project
Trash discarded on urban lands frequently makes its way into streams, creeks, rivers, and eventually the ocean, as rainstorms wash it into gutters and storm drains. This trash pollutes California waters and adversely affects beneficial uses that support aquatic life, wildlife, recreation, water supplies, and public health. In 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board […]
Emergency Medical Services Project
To decrease the frequency of repeat 911 callers by finding alternative options and community resources that are more appropriate to their needs rather than repeated use of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Utilization of alternative options and resources for low acuity, non-emergent patients will help increase the availability of EMS to higher acuity patients, decrease offload […]
Entrepreneur Environment Research & Program Proposals
The purpose of this project was for students to research successful entrepreneurial environments, community systems and government policies that engage, motivate, attract, and expand entrepreneurial activities in the San Marcos region of influence. Students worked throughout the semester studying environmental problems entrepreneurs face in the launch and growth of a new venture in the surrounding […]
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Democracy in Action- Senior Center Project
The purpose of the Human Development 497 course collaboration with the City of San Marcos Senior Activity Center (SAC) was to review current volunteer processes and develop strategies for a more efficient structure for the volunteer process. Thirty three students studying with Dr. Eliza Bigham utilized a range of strategies, such as review of the literature from a […]
Sports Tournament Project
Students from the Sports Marketing discipline will create a Sponsorship Marketing Plan for the Double Peak Challenge, a 10K, 2K and trail trot run to be held in September 2018. This event is led by the Friends of San Marcos Parks & Recreation board, a non-profit arm of the City of San Marcos Community Services […]
Website and Social Media Analytics
Community members of all ages and backgrounds increasingly use digital platforms as a way to connect to each other and the issues they care about. As the city’s primary digital portal, the city’s website serves as an information hub to residents and is often the first experience a resident or visitor has with the City […]
San Marcos Video Project
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Democracy in Action Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jonathan Berman Local Government / Community Contact […]
An Exploratory Study of Parking in the Rosemont Housing Development
During the fall semester 2017, a Qualitative Methods in Sociology class at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) partnered with the City of San Marcos and Democracy In Action through the University’s O ce of Community Engagement to conduct an exploratory study of parking in San Marcos’ Rosemont neighborhood. Thirty-four undergraduate students collaborated on this multi-faceted […]
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in the Rosemont Housing Development