The below social action courses have been developed by faculty who have attended an Institute on Teaching Social Action. If you click on the course websites, you will find information about the faculty, an overview of their social action course and syllabi, and their motivation for teaching it. This Spring semester, faculty are teaching social action in a variety of fields, including Business, Change Leadership, Communications, Education, Environment & Sustainability, Gender Studies, Humanities, Social Science (e.g., Geography, History, Sociology, and Political Science), and Social Work.
Fall '25
Spring '25
Fall '24
Spring '24
Change Leadership
Env & Sustainability
Humanities
Social Sciences
Social Work
10-Week Course
15-week Model Course
Gallery
Ashley Beckett
Sanctuary in Politics Course
City of Sanctuary
Bridgid Shannon
Center for Leadership & Service
Florida State University
David Harkins
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Belmont University
Edurne Bague
Catedra UNESCO Desenvolupament Humà Sostenible
Universitat de Girona
Marsita Ferguson
Center for Community Engagement (Brain)
Baldwin Wallace University
Michael Downs
Service Learning / Sustainability
Bishop O'Dowd High School
Rajni Shankar-Brown
College of Arts and Sciences - Education
Stetson University
Sarah Federman
Conflict Resolution
University of San Diego
Sydney Rittershaus
Geography, Recreation, & Planning
Northern Arizona University
Teresa Camarines
Humanities and Social Sciences Department
DLSU Manila
Tess Clancy
Architecture
University of Michigan
Eugene Pringle
Education Policy and Leadership (summer)
American University
Angela Vincent
Earth Science
Santa Monica College
Gretchen Sneegas
Geography
University of Washington-Seattle
Julia Cantzler
Sociology
University of San Diego
Lily House-Peters
Geography
California State University, Long Beach
Tatyana Ruseva
Government & Justice Studies
Appalachian State University
Victoria Charles
Earth Sciene
Santa Monica College / UCLA
Amber Kelly
Sociology, Public Health
Wayne State University
Frecia Gonzalez
Department of Public Health
Belmont University
Leah Branam
Health Promotion, Populations, and Health Systems
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
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Maranda Ward
Clinical Research and Leadership
George Washington University
Roland Hwang
Department of American Culture
University of Michigan
Sonja Taylor
University Studies
Portland State University
Andreas Richter
German Institute for Community Organizing (DICO)
Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin (KHSB)
Chevy (Schevaletta) Alford
Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education elevation and Knowledge (SEEK)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Gianina K.L. Strother
African American and African Studies
Michigan State University
Heather Pollock
History; Classical Studies
University of Akron
Katy Morgan
Psychology
The University of the South (Sewanee)
Tracie Meyers
SEEK
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Addie Campbell-Mungen
Social Work
Albany State University
Barrett Bonella
Social Work and Gerontology
Weber State University
Barrett Bonella
Social Work and Gerontology
Weber State University
Cassandra Simon
School of Social Work
University of Alabama
Janice Brown Wharwood
School of Education and Social Sciences
Florida Memorial University
Laurel Sariscsany
Grace Abbott School of Social Work
University of Nebraska Omaha
Pamela Saylor
Behavioral Sciences
Purdue University Northwest
Pamela Saylor
Behavioral Sciences
Purdue University Northwest
roberta hunte
School of Social Work
Portland State University