Spring ‘25 Summit on College Social Action

This 90-minute event will feature presentations on campaigns being led by students from across the country and UK, as well as faculty sharing their reflections.

AGENDA

WELCOME

STUDENT SECTION: Hear from all of the Spring student campaigns. In 1-2 minutes, each student rep reports:

the name of group and their demands & target
the group’s most successful campaign activity and action
1-2 of the biggest lessons learned

FACULTY SECTION:

Here from the faculty teaching about what they learned.

Q & A — Further reflections on how students and faculty changed and grew.

Registered To Date

Name	School	Role	Title	Department	Course Title	Campaign Title
Ariana Robbins	Appalachian State University	Student			Advanced Environmental Politics	CREW
Edward Pacheco	Appalachian State University	Student			Advanced environmental politics	Boone is bussin
Edward Pacheco	Appalachian State University	Student			Advance environment politics	Boone is bussin
Hannah Brown	Appalachian State University	Student		Government and Justice Studies	Advanced Environmental Policy	CREW (Collective Recycling Eco-Warriors)
Luke Barber	Appalachian State University	Student		Government and Justice Studies	Environmental Policy	Clean Waterways of the High Country
Rose Benton	Appalachian State University	Student		Government and Justice Studies	Advanced Environmental Politics	Boone is Bussin
Sarah Widderich	Appalachian State University	Student			Advanced Environmental Politics	Boone is Bussin'
Smith Warren	Appalachian State University	Student	Tatyana Ruseva	Government and Justice Studies	Advanced Environmental Politics and Policies	Clean Waterways of the High Country
Tatyana Ruseva	Appalachian State University	Faculty		Government and Justice Studies	Environmental Politics
Emily O'Brien	Augustana College	Student			WGSS 330 - Feminist Theories	SSWGSS - Students Support Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Janey Locander	Augustana College	Student			Feminist Theories 330	A4RJ (Augustana for Reproductive Justice)
Katie Frese	Augustana College	Student			Feminist Theory	Augustana 4 Reproductive Justice (A4RJ)
Maya Pagel	Augustana College	Student			Feminist Theories	A4RJ
Shani Collins Woods	Austin Peay State University	Faculty	Associate Professor of Social Work & BSW Director	Social Work	Multicultural Social Work
Corey	Bishop O'Dowd High School	Faculty			Eco Leaders
Ken Galdston	Brown Community Organizing Initiative and Tufts University	Faculty	Lecturer	Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life	Community Organizing
Leslie Rivera	California State University, Fresno	Student			Social Work
Lily House-Peters	California State University, Long Beach	Faculty	Associate Professor (Geography) & Director (Environmental Science & Policy)	Geography/Environmental Science & Policy	Sustainability & Social Justice (to be taught Fall 2025)
Lissa Schwander	Central Michigan University	Faculty	Associate Professor - Social Work	School of Politics, Society, Justice and Public Service	Social Welfare Policy and Services II
Kris De Welde	College of Charleston	Faculty	Professor	Women's and Gender Studies	Pending.
Angel Chornsbay	Concord University	Student			Social Movements	A.C.C.E.S.S Together
Katie Nutter-Pridgen	Concord University	Faculty	Associate Professor, Sociology Program Coordinator	Social Work and Sociology	Social Movements
Lilly Palmer	Concord University	Student			SOC321- Social Movements	VSSI- The Veteran & Student Success Initiative
Logan Howerton	Concord University	Student			Social Movements	Concord Safety Team
Casandra Sweeney	Cuyahoga Community College	Faculty	Associate Professor	Liberal Arts	College Comp II
Casandra Sweeney	Cuyahoga Community College	Faculty	Associate Professor	English and Humanities	Comp. II
Teresa M. Camarines	DLSU Manila-The Academy	Faculty	Academic Coordinator for Christian Living and Values Education	Humanities and Social Sciences Department	Service-Learning	Service-Learning
Matthew	Eastern Washington University	Student			Sowk 586-042
Allison Ryckman	Eastern Washington University	Student			Pro seminars in social welfare
Jeremiah Jones	Eastern Washington University	Student			Proseminar Social Welfare Policy/Programming
Rachel Grubb	Eastern Washington University	Student			Proseminar Social Welfare Policy/Programming
Tsacha Mewhinney	Eastern Washington University	Student			Proseminars on Social Welfare Policy and Programming
Vernon Loke	Eastern Washington University	Faculty			Proseminar on Social Welfare Policies and Programs
Jan Freihardt	ETH Zurich	Faculty			European '25 Institute on Teaching Social Action
Leslie Robison	Flagler College	Faculty	Dean, School of Creative Arts & Letters	Visual Arts	Socially Engaged Art
Caroline Nickerson	Florida Community Innovation	Community Organization Staff			N/A
Janice Wharwood	Florida Memorial University	Faculty	Assistant Professor of Social Work	Social Sciences	SOW511
Bridgid Shannon	Florida State University	Campus Staff			*
Bridgid Shannon	Florida State University	Campus Staff	Ast Dir Community Engagement	Center for Leadership & Service	CRSL
Eric Usner	Franklin & Marshall College	Faculty			none yet!
Alya Hassan	Fresno State University	Student		Social Work	N/A
Travis Cronin	Fresno State University	Faculty		Social Work	NA
Schevaletta Alford	John Jay College of Criminal Justice	Faculty	Associate Professor	Percy Ellis Sutton--Search fo Education Elevation and Knowledge Department	Education for Social Change
Tracie Meyers	John Jay College of Criminal Justice	Faculty	Doctoral Lecturer	SEEK Department Social Justice Courses	Education and Justice
Sarah Federman	Kroc School of Peace Studies- University of San Diego	Faculty			Social Action- Patagonia
Anjali Rodrigues	Leadership for Democracy and Social Justice (CUNY)	Faculty	Deputy Director		Leadership, Organizing and Action
Devin Fitzpatrick	Lewis & Clark College	Faculty	Visiting Assistant Professor	General Education / Data Science	Data for Good
Aleezay	Loyola University - Maryland	Faculty		sociology	Social power and social change
Katie Hogan	Michigan State	Student			SW 891 Advanced Advocacy Skills for Changing Systems & Promoting Social Justice
Jocelyn Coria	Michigan State University	Student			SS25-SW-891-732 - Special Topics in Graduate Social Work	Students Against Unfair Fees