Please join us to discuss how the development of your syllabus is progressing. This meeting is for faculty and staff who have gone through an Institute, and are developing a syllabus for an upcoming social action class (or workshop).
Agenda and the Registration Form are below.
AGENDA:
- 3-3:20 pm: Intros, Mural Board, & Park Questions
- Introductions: State name, Institution, Department, and Name of Class
- Discussion of Mural Board template: to help monitor student campaign development in real time.
- Questions: Let’s put down any questions you may have about your syllabus question, and park them, and if not addressed in the session, we will address at the end
- 3:15-3:25 pm General: Structure of Class: Issue Development occurs early in semester, Building Power is at the final third, Campaign Launch happens in Week 9 for 15-week classes or Week 7 for 10-week class. Discuss image & Explore
- Issue Development: If you are having students work in the community, and thus will build a student-wing of a community campaign, create a list of orgs and begin contacting them ASAP
- Gather form
- Gather Press Contacts (assignment desks and reporters); if in isolated area with little press, possibly work with your college newspaper and/or TV/radio station or may need to have students do their own social media
- 3:25-3:55 pm Small Group: Break into discipline-based groups (asynchronous course, environmental studies, change leadership, sociology, social work, others). Discuss:
- What can you learn from each other about how to create a syllabus?
- Are there unique aspects of your discipline/field of study that will impact the creation of your syllabus?
- What readings from your field connect with social action?
- How you've structured the "reflective parts" of social action around the “active parts” (i.e., Issue Development, Building Power, and Campaign Launch).
- Which social action books, readings, and assignments you plan to use.
- Which discipline-specific readings will you incorporate.
- 3:55-4:10: Five Things to Consider (from Institute)
- 4:10-4:15 pm: Closing:
- Come to Disciplines Meeting: June 30th, register:
- Final Course Prep: Thursday, August 14th, 3 pm-4:15 pm, https://teachingsocialaction.org/social-action-events/final-course-prep-for-fall-25
i. Will campaigns focus on specific topics (like climate justice or poverty) or remain open for student choice?
ii. What is the minimum campaign group size (3 students minimum)?
iii. Will student campaigns operate on campus, off campus, or both?
iv. How much time during each class will be allocated for campaign group meetings?
v. What proportion of readings will focus on social action—up to 50%, 25%, or none?
Please Register Here
Attendees (registered to date)
Breakout Groups | Name | Title | Department | School | Course Title | Semester teaching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change Leadership | Andreas Richter | Research Assistant/ PhD Scholar | German Institute for Community Organizing (DICO) | Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin (KHSB) | Social Action: Student solutions for challenges in district or on campus | Winter semester 25/26 (Oct 25 - Feb 26) |
Change Leadership | Ariane Jong-Levinger | Postdoctoral Fellow | Schmid College of Science and Technology | Chapman University | Introduction to Environmental Advocacy | Spring 2026 |
Change Leadership | Ivan L. Page | Associate Professor | Social Work | Albany State University | Theory and Practice with Communities and Organizations | Spring 2025 |
Change Leadership | Laurel Sariscsany | Assistant Professor | Social Work | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Planning for Social Action | Fall 2025 |
Change Leadership | Leanne Serbulo | Associate Professor | University Studies (interdisciplinary general education program) | Portland State University | First Year Inquiry: Portland | Winter and Spring, 2026 |
Change Leadership | Melia Tichenor | Coordinator, Student Community Engagement Center | Student Activities & Leadership Programs | Portland State University | Student Leaders for Service | Fall 2025 - Spring 2025 |
Change Leadership | Roland Hwang | Lecturer | American Culture | University of Michigan | Community Service & Learning | Fall 2025 |
Change Leadership | Rubi Mahmood | Lecturer in International Education | Institute of Education | University of Derby | Civic Responsibility | Fall, 2025 |
Change Leadership | sarah federman | prof conflict res | u san diego | social action | tbd | |
Change Leadership | SarahFederman | Prof | Peace | University of SanDiego | conflict in action | tbd |
Change Leadership | Sydney Rittershaus | Community Engagement Graduate Facilitator | Sustainable Communities | Northern Arizona University | Community Engagement Fieldwork Experience | Spring 2025, Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Angela Vincent | Adjunct Professor | Earth Science | Santa Monica | Climate, Community, and Social Action | Fall |
Environment & Sustainability | Ellen Reese | Professor | Society, Environment & Health Equity | UC-Riverside | Movements and Advocacy for Environmental Justice and Health Equity | Spring 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Emanuel Preciado | Assistant Teaching Professor | Geography, Planning, and Recreation | Northern Arizona University | Sustainable Communities 220, "Environmental Inequalities" | Spring 2026 |
Environment & Sustainability | Gillian Grebler | Teacher | Anthropology and Sustainability | Santa Monica College | Sustainability Outreach | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Gretchen Sneegas | Assistant Teaching Professor | Geography | University of Washington | Climate Justice and Social Action | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Julia Cantzler | Professor | Sociology | University of San Diego | Sustainability and Social Action | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Leah Mundell | Associate Teaching Professor | Anthropology and Sustainable Communities | Northern Arizona University | Community Engagement Fieldwork | supervising a grad student teaching the course fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Maria Perez | Associate Prof | Geology and Geography | West Virginia University | SUST 302 Research for Sustainable Development and maybe SUST 102 Global Sustainability | SUST 302 in Spring 2026, SUST 102 in Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Mariam Konate Main | Professor | Institute of Intercultural and Anthropological Studies | Western Michigan University | AAAS 3700-100: Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective | Spring 2026 |
Environment & Sustainability | Michael Downs | Director of Justice and Kinship | Social Justice / Sustainability | Bishop O'Dowd High School | Solidarity in Action | full year: August 2025 to May 2026 |
Environment & Sustainability | Mozhgon Rajaee | Associate Professor of Public Health | Public & Environmental Wellness | Oakland University | Social Action for Health & Sustainability | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Paula Saravia | assistant teaching professor | anthropology | uw Seattle | eco-emotions and radical care | unknown /waiting for approval |
Environment & Sustainability | Teri Balser | Professor | University of Calgary | tbd | tbd | |
Environment & Sustainability | Victoria Charles | Professor | Earth Science | Santa Monica College | Climate, Community and Social Action | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Victoria Machado | Assistant Prof | Environmental Studies | Rollins College | Climate Action | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Amber Kelly | Instructor | Sociology | Schoolcraft College | Sociology of Gender | Fall 2025 |
Social Science | Angelo Brown | Assistant Professor | Criminology | Arkansas State | Social Justice | 2025-2026 academic year |
Social Science | Dr. Gyasmine Williams | Professor of Race, Sport & Social Justice | Kinesiology | Cal poly pomona | Inequalities in Health & Human Movement | Fall 2025 |
Social Science | Hollis France | Associate Professor | Political Science | College of Charleston | Civic Engagement: Democracy in Action | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Kaj | Faculty | Anthropology & Justice Studies | University of New Orleans | Applied Anthropology as Social Action | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Kris De Welde | Professor | WGS | College of Charleston | PENDING! | Spring 2025 |
Social Science | Laura Barrio-Vilar | Associate Professor of English | English | U of Arkansas at Little Rock | Intro to Race and Ethnicity | Fall 2026 |
Social Science | Lori Waite | Sociology Faculty / Lecturer | Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies | The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | The Sociology of Social Movements | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Lori Waite | Sociology Faculty / Lecturer | Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies | The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | The Sociology of Social Movements | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Lori Waite | Lecturer | Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies | The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Social Movements | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Prisca Gayles | Assistant Professor | Sociology and Gender, Race, and Identity | University of Nevada, Reno | Social Movements and Collective Behavior | Fall 2025 |
Social Science | Sherry Breshears | Lecturer | English and Cultural Studies | University of British Columbia | CORH 304: Persuasive rhetoric, public speaking and advocacy | January 2026 |
Social Science | Tracie Meyers | Counseling Faculty | SEEK Department | John Jay College of Social Justice | Education and Justice | Fall 2025 |
Social Work | Addie Campbell-Mungen | Assistant Professor | Social Work | Albany State University | Foundational Values and Ethics | Fall 2025 |
Social Work | Barrett Bonella | Professor, BSW Program Director | Social Work and Gerontology | Weber State University | Social Work Macro Practice | Fall 2025 |
Social Work | Carolyn Slotten | Professor | Family science and social work | Miami university | Introduction to social work. And interpersonal violence | Fall and spring 25/26 |
Social Work | Sacha Klein | Associate Professor | Social Work | Michigan State University | SW 822 Advanced Topics in Policy & Advocacy (MSW level) and SW 441 Social Work Practice with Groups, Organizations and Communities (BASW level) | Both in Spring 2026 |
Social Work | Travis Cronin | Associate Professor | Social Work | Fresno State University | SWRK 180 Macro Seminar | Fall 2025 |