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.
Spring '26
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
Adrienne Schwarte
Fine Arts
Maryville College
Natalie Novak
Core Curriculum, Department of Visual Arts
Flagler College
Andreas Richter
German Institute for Community Organizing (DICO)
Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin (KHSB)
Cheyenne Luzynski
Leadership Studies
West Virginia University
Kristin Conley
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Ferris State University
Sarah Ramirez
Office of Connected Learning
University of Washington Bothell
Austin Hestdalen
Communication & Creative Arts
Purdue University - Northwest
Sherry Breshears
English and Cultural Studies
University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus
Steve Carr
Communication
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Carla Guerron Montero
Anthropology
University of Delaware
Danielle Starks
Education
Purdue Northwest University
Kristen Driskill
Department of Inclusive Education
St. John Fisher University
Rebecca Westrup
School of Education & Lifelong Learning
University of East Anglia
Christine Wilson
Core Curriculum
Dominican University
Kris De Welde
Women's and Gender Studies
College of Charleston
Sydney Rittershaus
Geography, Recreation, & Planning
Northern Arizona University
Anthony Levenda*
Environmental Studies
The Evergreen State College
Beth Mercer-Taylor
Institute on the Environment (IonE) and Sustainability Studies Minor
University of Minnesota
Ellen Reese
Society, Environment, & Health Equity
University of California, Riverside
Emanuel Preciado
Geography, Planning, and Recreation
Northern Arizona University
James Patterson
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
Utrecht University
Mia Charlene White
Urban & Environmental Studies
The New School (School for Public Engagement)
Anthony Siracusa
History
St. John Fisher University
Ben Little
Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies
University of East Anglia (UK)
Heather Pollock
History; Classical Studies
University of Akron
Lee Smithey
Peace and Conflict Studies
Swarthmore College
Sarah Federman
Conflict Resolution
University of San Diego
Hollis France
Political Science
College of Charleston
Jylana Sheats
Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Avik Sanyal
History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (HPPE)
Purdue University Northwest
Charlie Domahidi
Criminal Justice
SUNY Oswego
David Baylis
Center for Integrative Studies - IDS/GLIS
Michigan State University
Jozie Nummi
Department of Behavioral Sciences
Purdue University Northwest
Kristie Lipford Wyatt
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Le-Moyne Owen College
Malcolm McLaughlin
Area Studies/Politics & IR
University of East Anglia
Seth Meyer
Political Science
Bridgewater State University
Susanna Peters
Social Science
Michigan Technological University
Carmen Foster
Social Work
Belmont Uniiversity
Cassandra Simon
School of Social Work
University of Alabama
Dominique Montgomery
School of Social Work
University of Nevada, Reno
Dustin Young
School of Social Work
Andrews University
Emily Tillotson
Social Work and Sociology
Walla Walla University
Jessie Piper
Family and Human Services
Washburn University
Katie Hagstrom
Bachelor of Social Work
Roberts Wesleyan University
Otrude Moyo*
Social Work
Indiana University School of Social Work - South Bend Campus
Sacha Klein
Social Work
Michigan State University
Twyla Smith
School of Social Work
Andrews University
Craig Wilkins
Architecture
University of Michigan
Leanne Serbulo
University Studies (Interdisciplinary General Education Program)
Portland State University