Our institutes train and help faculty to develop their social action course syllabus or workshop series to engage students in creating and leading policy change campaigns. There is no registration fee for these Institutes; In return, we ask attendees to commit to the following:
1) Complete Syllabus Review Survey
After completing the Institute, we will hold a Zoom call in the Summer and Winter where you will present your draft syllabus to Institute colleagues. On this call, you will have the chance to discuss your progress, as well as your challenges, and to hear from other Institute participants who are drafting their syllabi. As part of this process, please fill out the below Syllabus Review Survey.
2) Attend Final Course Prep & Email Final Syllabus
We invite you to attend a virtual Final Course Prep to explore any final questions you may have about teaching social action with other faculty who have completed an Institute, and are about to teach it. In addition, email your final syllabus to Scott Myers-Lipton at smlipton@sjsu.com. We would like to receive your final syllabus at least two weeks before the start of your social action course, and we will add it to our course database so interested faculty can see how others in the field are structuring their social action courses.
3) Students Submit “Student Campaign” Survey
Four weeks after your social action class begins, we ask that you pass this link on to the student Social Media Coordinator for each campaign. This form will tell us the campaign group name, demands, and target; in addition, this student will be responsible for uploading additional campaign materials (fliers, social media, organizational rap, press of campaign actions, etc.) throughout the semester. This information will let our community know what is happening on campuses in real time, and give us the opportunity to connect student teams whose campaigns are addressing similar issues.
4) Attend Summit on College Social Action
Near the end of the Fall and Spring semesters, we organize a virtual Summit on College Social Action. Please encourage your students to attend! Some professors provide extra credit to encourage participation. The Summit is a great opportunity for students to get a sense of how they are part of a larger movement, and provides faculty the opportunity to hear from students about their social action experiences.
5) Fill Out End-of-Semester Survey
Two weeks after the class is finished, fill out an end-of-semester survey on your social action class. This survey will ask for more information on your student campaigns, including what type of campaign actions took place and where the campaigns stood at the end of the semester. We will document this information in the Student Campaign database. This will provide inspiration to other students, as well as faculty and staff, who are seeking to make a positive change in the world.