Community Engagement Initiative
One of the strategic priorities at the Lam Family College of Business is Community Engagement. We dedicate resources to developing strong and sustained connections and working collaboratively with the business, academic and alumni communities. Through these efforts, we execute specialized programs, events, research projects and other engaging activities that expand the knowledge, skills, opportunities and networks of our students, faculty, staff and any of our external community members.
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Our annual flagship event, Women’s Emerging Leadership Forum (WELF), provides an engaging environment for participants to enhance their leadership skills, learn insights on career advancement and expand their professional network. This is an externally-focused event and open to everyone! Every year, WELF features a series of accomplished speakers and interactive activities that leave participants feeling inspired and empowered. Its vision includes stepping outside of our campuses to establish collaborations with corporations and to be able to connect with a diverse group of business and community members.
We are grateful to all of our speakers, participants and partners for being part of the growing WELF learning community!
The Community Engagement Initiative extends annual mini-grants to faculty in order to support, motivate and help produce community-engaged research and teaching activities. Applications are evaluated by a committee along several dimensions, including but not limited to: the project’s potential direct impact on its community stakeholder, along with its focus on diversity, inclusivity and equity; the project’s innovativeness; its potential to succeed; and the continuation of its impact in future years.
The bi-annual Community Engagement Performance Awards recognize selected faculty and staff for outstanding achievements in community engagement activities that have a meaningful and positive impact on a community.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is a national Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-sponsored, volunteer-based initiative that provides free tax preparation to eligible individuals, including low-income taxpayers, students, the elderly, individuals with limited English proficiency and those with disabilities, within the VITA scope.
The SFSU VITA program is co-sponsored by the Lam Family College of Business (LFCoB), the University Corporation, SF State (UCorp), United Way Bay Area (UWBA), and the IRS, and has been serving the community for nearly 20 years. With 50 IRS-certified student volunteers annually, it assists over 700 clients each year, making it one of California’s largest VITA programs. The program offers support in up to 20 languages and is led by Lena Yang, Assistant Professor of Accounting at LFCoB.
- Do you have a project/idea you’d like to share with our faculty and staff?
- Do you want to be in the loop with our WELF event?
- Do you want to be considered to be a speaker at one of our events?
- Do you/your company wish to consider sponsoring a project or an event?
We would love to hear from you! Please email gulnur@sfsu.edu.
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Gulnur Tumbat
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