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
K Adele Okoli
School of Language and Literature (French Program)
University of Central Arkansas
Andreas Richter
German Institute for Community Organizing (DICO)
Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin (KHSB)
Ashley Beckett
Sanctuary in Politics Course
City of Sanctuary
David Harkins
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Belmont University
Sydney Rittershaus
Geography, Recreation, & Planning
Northern Arizona University
Chevy (Schevaletta) Alford
Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education elevation and Knowledge (SEEK)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Eugene Pringle
Education Policy and Leadership (summer)
American University
Tracie Meyers
SEEK
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Gretchen Sneegas
Geography
University of Washington-Seattle
Lily House-Peters
Geography
California State University, Long Beach
Victoria Charles & Gillian Grebler
Earth Scienes
Santa Monica College / UCLA
Roland Hwang
Department of American Culture
University of Michigan
Sonja Taylor
University Studies
Portland State University
Frecia Gonzalez
Department of Public Health
Belmont University
Leah Branam
Health Promotion, Populations, and Health Systems
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Heather Pollock
History; Classical Studies
University of Akron
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
Jessie Piper
Family and Human Services
Washburn University
Pam Saylor
Behavioral Sciences
Purdue University Northwest
Pam Saylor
Behavioral Sciences
Purdue University Northwest
Travis Cronin
Social Work
CSU Fresno
Vernon Loke
School of Social Work
Eastern Washington University
Julia Cantzler
Sociology
University of San Diego
Prisca Gayles
Sociology and Gender, Race, and Identity (joint)
University of Nevada, Reno