CSJE Initiatives

The “What’s Important to You?” initiative invites the USI campus community to share the issues, causes, and community concerns that matter most to them. Responses are collected at events such as the Campus and Community Action Fair and through several confidential, accessible options across campus, including a QR code on flyers, an envelope on the CSJE posterboard, and a comment box at CSJE campus events. This initiative helps CSJE better understand campus priorities and connect students with opportunities for advocacy, engagement, and community impact.

What's Important to You Flyer

One of CSJE’s research goals is to support the dissemination of research findings related to social and economic justice. In support of that goal, we presented recipient Janet Schnell, LCSW and Dr. Anne Kelly with a certificate for their presentation “How Where We Live Shapes Suicide and Support in America” at the USI 2026 Annual Social Work Conference. If your conference is interested in CSJE providing certificates for your participants, please contact the director of the center.

CSJE is working on an initiative to distribute facts and resource sheets for destigmatizing needs and encourage use of campus resources. The most recent sheet highlights food insecurity. If you’re interested in partnering with CSJE to highlight a resource your department provides, please contact the director of the center.

Food Insecurity Downloadable PDF

CSJE is building a list of community organizations related to social justice that are open to student engagement, student volunteering, tours, staff interviews, or any other engagement. We plan to keep a spreadsheet housed in CSJE for students who may have a particular interest, courses that want community engagement, or potential future local field trips. If your organization would like to be added to the list or you are a student or faculty with interest in the current list, please reach out to the director of the center.