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San Diego State University is known for the fact that it has a wonderfully active student body. Virtually all pupils give back to the community in at least one way, and lots of  volunteer with  numerous  groups. Spencer Jensen is an incredible example of a student who sees community involvement as a priority.

As a member of the Cultural Arts and Special occasions (CASE) Committee, Spencer Jensen works to promote different cultural, artistic, and instructional events on campus. CASE works to bring the San Diego State University student body together to show up at enriching, informative events like poetry readings, book clubs, and musical performances from pupils, community members, and guests. It would be difficult to find a San Diego State University student that has not been to at least one of CASE’s wonderful events.

As a leader in CASE, Spencer Jensen puts his skills in marketing and communications to good use. He makes certain that all of his fellow students are aware of upcoming events. His flyers stand out for their graphically interesting designs and catchy titles, not to mention the exhilarating content that CASE continually  brings to campus.

For CASE’s Open Mic Night, Spencer Jensen served as Assistant Marketing Coordinator, an excellent fit for him. The event grew quickly from a small coffeehouse event, the original plan, to a major auditorium event, since lots of pupils showed interest and signed up to perform. The event was memorable for its musical performances, interpretive dances, and hilarious skits by San Diego State University students. Given the accomplishment of the evening, CASE plans to repeat it more often, using the very same marketing strategies that they developed with Spencer Jensen was serving as Assistance Marketing Coordinator. CASE praised Spencer Jensen for his hard work on the project, and all of CASE’s members and leadership board got to enjoy a great evening celebrating the accomplishment of their flagship event.

San Diego State University pupils spent last weekend cleaning up the local beach as a volunteer activity. Spencer Jensen aided to organize the event, which brought the student body together for a weekend of fun, bonding, and volunteer work. Spencer Jensen had the idea for the beach cleanup weekend when he and some friends took a trip to the seaside.

“We brought a picnic with us, and had some trash bags to neat up after ourselves. Without actually planning it, we ended up filling a couple of bags with trash from around the seaside,” mentioned Spencer Jensen. “The beach looked better after we left, but there was still more to be done. We figured a group of us could get the seaside cleaned up pretty rapidly.”

Working together, Spencer Jensen and his friends began asking around, and finding  several pupils that would be interested in a cleanup. When the list kept growing, Spencer Jensen had the idea to make it a weekend trip to make it more fun and exciting for the students. He organized a car pool signup, wrote a proposal for the University to pitch in for some cleanup supplies, and researched camp sites. The students left campus early in the morning and spent the majority of the day cleaning up a number of  beaches till the sun went down.

It turned into a great community-builder; a lot of students met people they hadn’t interacted with before. The next day, they finished the cleanup with some more beaches and rewarded themselves with just a few hours of swimming and sunbathing. Overall, the cleanup had thirty volunteers from San Diego State University and they collected over 100 bags of trash. Spencer Jensen was thrilled with the results of the seaside cleanup, and hopes to organize more cleanup events in the future.