SEASON ECKARDT
Administrative Director

Contact Information:
Phone: (562) 951-4787
Fax: (562) 951-4982
Email: seckardt@calstate.edu

Season's main responsibilities include:

• Coordinating Systemwide Initiatives
• Fund Development
• Systemwide Meetings
• Statewide and National Partnerships
• Marketing (Publications)
• Systemwide Reporting
• Legislative Bill Analysis

Season is passionate about connecting service learning into the broader priorities of educational institutions, and her systemwide position provides her with an incredible opportunity to work with this passion.

Through her work at the Chancellor's Office during the past five years, Season has learned about the unique service-learning program on each CSU campus. She has also directed multidimensional systemwide initiatives, including the first systemwide assessment of service learning, and envisioned future directions for civic engagement and service learning in the CSU. Since 2003, Season has served as the administrative director for the Office of Community Service Learning and been responsible for leading systemwide initiatives, crafting publications, fostering partnerships within the CSU system and beyond, and planning and facilitating systemwide meetings. Previously Season was the coordinator of service-learning programs, which included two federally funded grant programs, Service Learning for Family Health and Institutionalizing Community Service Learning in the CSU (2000-2003).

Season began her involvement in service learning in 1997 as a student leader of the service-learning program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where she facilitated reflection sessions and cultivated community partnerships. She also developed a training program to help student leaders understand the depth and complexities of service learning. In addition, Season was an active leader in a co-curricular service program, for which she later served as the staff advisor.

Season is a proud alumna of the CSU system, as she received her undergraduate degree in nutritional science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and completed her master's degree in public administration from CSU Long Beach. Synthesizing these two disciplines, she has a strong interest in policy, administration, and health issues. In her free time, Season enjoys cooking nutritious meals and snacks, making lists, and doing yoga.