{"id":1860,"date":"2019-02-18T12:28:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/?page_id=1860"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:26:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:26:13","slug":"meg-delgato","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/meg-delgato\/","title":{"rendered":"Meg Delgato"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/02\/Delgato-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1872\"\/><figcaption>Meg Delgato, Education<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>College of Education Professor\nMeg Delgato believes that each individual who participates in community\nengagement projects \u2013 whether giving or receiving &#8211; benefits in a positive way.\nShe says that as a college, we invest in the well-being and growth of our\ncommunity by serving as a leader, a convener, a partner, and a catalyst for\npositive change. As a facilitator for the Educational Ecosystem at the Gibbs\nCampus, Delgato herself is involved in many different opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Community-of-Care-940x1024.png\" alt=\"Community of Care logo\" class=\"wp-image-1975\" width=\"188\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Community-of-Care-940x1024.png 940w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Community-of-Care-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Community-of-Care-768x837.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Community-of-Care.png 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Educational Ecosystem allows\nthe college to share resources with partners in order to strengthen the\ncommunity. She is involved with service opportunities such as faculty and\nstudent volunteers for Police Athletic League events and tutoring, a partnership\nwith the Florida Dream Center and College of Education faculty and students to\nrun a pop-up book mobile out of the back of her car called The Book Caddy, a\ncommunity garden at Lealman Innovation Academy that she hopes will be used by\nscience teachers to help students understand biology. She also worked with her\nstudents to host a Science Reading Fair to educate the community, and she\nserves on the School Advisory Council. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/02\/Meg-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"meg delgato\" class=\"wp-image-1890\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Delgato says that, in addition to\nsupporting SPC\u2019s mission, vision and values, these kinds of projects are\nimportant because they instill in our students the importance of action in the\nspirit of helping one another and making a positive impact in the community in\nwhich they live, work and play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents learn compassion\nthrough service to those who need it most while gaining experiences that\npromote personal and professional growth,\u201d she said. \u201cIt just makes good sense,\nand seems like the right thing to do as a member of a community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College of Education Professor Meg Delgato believes that each individual who participates in community engagement projects \u2013 whether giving or receiving &#8211; benefits in a positive way. 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