AROC Receives Community Partnership Award for Campus Collaboration

Congratulation to AROC for winning this 2025 award, given out annually by the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement.

The Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) has strengthened SF State’s connection to grassroots organizing and social justice advocacy. In collaboration with faculty, student organizations, and advocacy groups, AROC provides students with mentorship, training, and hands-on experience in community organizing and coalition-building. Through programs like Arab Youth Organizing and a long-standing partnership with SF State’s Race and Resistance Studies department, AROC has created pathways for students to engage in policy advocacy, movement-building, and leadership development. Their work continues to equip students with practical organizing skills and political education, fostering deeper engagement with community-driven social justice efforts.

AROC (who we nominated) won the Community Partnership Award for Campus Collaboration. The ceremony was last week, and I got to hang out with the amazing Lara Kiswani along with a couple of members from AROC.