This 90 minute event featured presentations on campaigns being led by students from across the country. Each team shared their campaign demands, strategy and tactics, and progress to date. We then asked the students and a few faculty to share their reflections on the semester.
Mural Board Presentation — Link to join page
Spring ‘24 Student Campaigns
Bishop O’Dowd High School
Lasell University
Rhodes College
Rhodes College
The College of New Jersey
University of Michigan
University of Vermont
West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University
Registered to Attend
School | Name | Course Title | Campaign Title | Department | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bishop O'dowd Highschool | Ariella Garfinkle | Solidarity in Action | FEAR (Fentanyl Education Action and Reduction) | ||
Lasell Univeristy | Eftihia Fotos | Action and Social Justice | J.A.I.L.L ( juvenile advocacy in legal learning) | ||
Rhodes College | Brooklyn Johnson | Collective Urban Policy Change | Chainbreakers | ||
Rhodes College | Naomi | ||||
Rhodes College | Qari Silva | Collective Policy Change and Social Action | Divestment | NA | NA |
Rhodes College | Trinity Williams | The ChainBreakers | |||
The College of New Jersey | Olivia Gonzalez | SOC346 | RoundOUT- TCNJ Land Organic Management | Humans & Social Sciences | N/A |
The College of New Jersey | Rebecca Han | Climate Justice & Social Action | Lions Composting | ||
The College of New Jersy | Kayla Ripley | ANT 346 | Lion's Composting | ||
University of East Anglia | Lauren Barrett | BA Society, Culture and Media | End Poo-Lution: Protect the River Wensum | ||
University of East Anglia | Rebecca Hardy | Activist campaigning | End Poo-Lution: Protect the River Wensum | ||
University of Michigan | jøn kent | URP 612 | Turning Theory Into Action to Transform Food Systems | Save the TFS (Transformative Food Systems Fellowship) |
School | Name | Course Title | Campaign Title | Department | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjunct at various places, but mostly Franklin & Marshall College | Eric Usner | American Studies; Music; Environmental Studies | Senior Adjunct Assistant Professor aka Adjunct | ||
ASU The Design School | RJ | Urban and Environmental Design | Assistant Prof | ||
Boston College and Rider University | Beth Godett | Education Law and Policy | Unknown at this time | Lynch School of Education (BC) | Adjunct Professor of Education Law and Policy |
Boston College, Rider University | Beth Godett | Education Law and Policy | Lynch School of Education (at BC) | Adjunct Professor of Education Law and Policy | |
Cal Poly Pomona | Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams | Race sport and social justice | Kinesiology and ethnic studies | Asst professor of race sports and social justice | |
CSU, Fresno | c quesada | Sociology | |||
Data Science | Gunavathi Ramasamy | Environmental Sustainability and Social Action | National College Summit on Social Action | Data Science | Dr. Gunavathi |
DePaul University | Hiba Zakai | Civic Engagement and Global Citizenship Education | ABCD for the Mountains! | ||
Fairleigh Dickinson University | Fiona Gladsotne | Social and Environmental Action | TBD | Social Sciences adn History | Assistant Professor of Geography |
Fresno State University | Travis Cronin | Social Work Education | Associate Professor | ||
Hastings College | Amy Black | na | na | Economics | Professor of Economics |
Lenoir-Rhyne University | Michael Stephens | Global Inequalities & Development | Transnational Issues: Policy & Activism | College of Humanities & Social Sciences | Assistant Professor of Sociology |
Linfield university | Jackie Leung | Health, Human Performance, and Athletics | Assistant Professor | ||
Minnesota State University, Mankato | Omotola Akinsola | Macro Social Work Practice | n/a | Social Work | Assistant Professor |
Notre Dame University of Maryland | Janet Glover-Kerkvliet | Career counseling theory for art therapists | TBA | Art Therapy | Adjunct Professor |
Pasadena City College | Suzanne Iwanicki | Natural Sciences | Assistant Professor | ||
Pitzer College | Tessa Hicks Peterson | Critical Communiy Studies and Research for Community Change | Liberating the Classroom | Urban Studies | Professor of Urban Studies and AVP of Community Engagement |
Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies | Ben Little | Activist Campaigning | End Poo-lution Norwich | Civic/Politics | Dr/Assocaite Professor/Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Civic |
Ramapo College of New Jersey | Ashwani Vasishth | First Year Seminar | Still debating the focus. | Sustainability | Professor of Sustainability |
Ramapo College of New Jersey | Ashwani Vasishth | ENST 410 — Environmental Seminar | Becoming Effective Change Agent | SUST | Professor of Sustainability |
Rhodes College | Austin Harrison | URBN 323: Collective Urban Policy Change | Urban Studies | Asst. Prof. | |
Rollins College | Jason Surian | No current course | NA | Education | Assistant Professor |
Saint Louis University | Sabrina W. Tyuse | N/A | N/A | School of Social Work | Associate Professor of Social Work |
Saint Mary's College | Andrew Pierce | Philosophy/Justice Studies | Associate Professor | ||
SJSU | Scott Myers-Lipton | Sociology | |||
Slippery Rock University | Christine Pease-Heranndez | NA | NA | Communication, Media, and Sport Management | Associate Professor |
The College of NJ | Miriam Shakow | ANT/SOC 346 Climate Justice and Social Action | Sociology & Anthropology | Professor of Anthropology | |
The University of Alabama | Cassandra Simon | School of Social Work | Associate Professor | ||
Union Commonwealth University (formerly Union College) | Libby Megna | ENVS 101 People & the Environment | not applicable (yet) | School of Health & Natural Sciences | Assistant Professor of Biology |
University of Maryland | Danielle Koonce | SOCY432 Intro to Social Movements | n/a | Sociology | PhD Candidate |
University of Maryland, College Park | Katlin Gray | School of Public Policy | Senior Program Manager, Adjunct Faculty | ||
University of Memphis School of Social Work | Katie Norwood | 7022 | NA | Social Work | MSW Program Director & Assistant Clinical Professor |
University of Michigan | Lesli Hoey | Turning Theory Into Action to Transform Food Systems | "Save the TFS" (which stands for Transformative Food Systems Fellowship) | Urban and Regional Planning | Associate Professor |
School | Name | Course Title | Campaign Title | Department | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bridgewater State University | Jill Beckwith | Martin Richard Institute for Social Justice | Executive Director | ||
West Virginia University | Melissa Calabrese | WVU Center for Community Engagement | Director, Energy Express & Coordinator, Academic Community Engagement | ||
West Virginia University | Whitney Glotfelty | Center for Community Engagement | Assistant Director |