Campus and Community Outreach are an important aspect of CSUSB Project Rebound. Led by our coordinator Paul Jones, we continually seek to collaborate with partners on campus and in the community that share our mission and goals. We are committed to expanding educational and employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals who show the dedication it takes to achieve a four-year degree. The 2017/2018 academic year has been an exciting time for CSUSB Project Rebound. We have developed new relationships with local community colleges, which have become fruitful places for recruitment.
Led by our Program Director Dr. Annika Anderson, we partner with correctional facilities throughout the state as part of our outreach and recruitment efforts. We visit these facillities and educate inmates on the benefits of Project Rebound and encourage individuals to pursue their educational goals while incarcerated if possible, and after their release. These institutions are another important place for recruitment for Project Rebound. Our dedicated staff and interns assist incarcerated individuals in their transition into the college setting. To date, numerous inmates have written to our program expressing interest in enrolling upon their release.
As social workers, our Program Coordinator and interns, work as case managers and guide these individuals through the enrollment process. Those who are not eligible are advised about alternative options and given referrals. For example, if after examining their transcripts, an applicant is deemed not to have the 60 transferrable units needed for admittance into CSUSB, our staff will research feasible options for the individual to complete those units (i.e. correspondence courses or a community college near the individual's residence). We will also take the the time to identify which courses the college offers that will fulfill our requirements and provide that information to the individual.