Please join us to discuss how the development of your syllabus is progressing. This meeting is for faculty and staff who have gone through an Institute, and are developing a syllabus for an upcoming social action class (or workshop).
Agenda and the Registration Form are below.
Agenda
3-3:20 pm — Intros, Mural Board, & Park Questions
- Introductions: State name, Institution, Department, and Name of Class
- Discussion of Mural Board template: to help monitor student campaign development in real time.
- Questions: Let’s put down any questions you may have about your syllabus question, and park them, and if not addressed in the session, we will address at the end
3:15-3:25 pm General Structure of Class
Issue Development occurs early in semester, Building Power is at the final third, Campaign Launch happens in Week 9 for 15-week classes or Week 7 for 10-week class. Discuss image & Explore
- Issue Development: If you are having students work in the community, and thus will build a student-wing of a community campaign, create a list of orgs and begin contacting them ASAP
- Gather form
- Gather Press Contacts (assignment desks and reporters); if in isolated area with little press, possibly work with your college newspaper and/or TV/radio station or may need to have students do their own social media
3:25-3:55 pm Small Group
Break into discipline-based groups (asynchronous course, environmental studies, change leadership, sociology, social work, others). Discuss:
- What can you learn from each other about how to create a syllabus?
- Are there unique aspects of your discipline/field of study that will impact the creation of your syllabus?
- What readings from your field connect with social action?
- How you've structured the "reflective parts" of social action around the “active parts” (i.e., Issue Development, Building Power, and Campaign Launch).
- Which social action books, readings, and assignments you plan to use.
- Which discipline-specific readings will you incorporate.
3:55-4:10: Five Things to Consider (from Institute)
- Will campaigns focus on remain open for student choice or specific topics (like climate justice or poverty)?
- What is the minimum campaign group size (3 students minimum)?
- Will student campaigns operate on campus, off campus, or both?
- How much time during each class will be allocated for campaign group meetings?
- What proportion of readings will focus on social action—up to 50%, 25%, or none?
4:10-4:15 pm: Closing
- Come to Disciplines Meeting: June 30th, register:
- Final Course Prep: Thursday, August 14th, 3 pm-4:15 pm, https://teachingsocialaction.org/social-action-events/final-course-prep-for-fall-25
Please Register Here
Attendees (registered to date)
Breakout Groups | Name | Title | Department | School | Course Title | Semester teaching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change Leadership | Andreas Richter | Research Assistant/ PhD Scholar | German Institute for Community Organizing (DICO) | Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin (KHSB) | Social Action: Student solutions for challenges in district or on campus | Winter semester 25/26 (Oct 25 - Feb 26) |
Change Leadership | Cameron Conner | Professor of the Practice | Tisch College of Civic Life | Tufts University | Rather than a course, I have given a series of seminars, but would like to see how others have structured their approach for future use. | N/A |
Change Leadership | Melia Tichenor | Coordinator, Student Community Engagement Center | Student Activities & Leadership Programs | Portland State University | Student Leaders for Service | Fall 2025 - Spring 2025 |
Change Leadership | SarahFederman | Prof | Peace | University of SanDiego | conflict in action | tbd |
Education | Chevy Alford | Counselor/Associate Professor | Percy Ellis Sutton | John Jay College | Education for Social Change | Fall2025 |
Education | Kendall Deas | Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Law, and Politics | Department of African American Studies, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Carolina | Quality Public Education Through Social Change | Spring or Fall 2026 |
Education | Leanne Serbulo | Associate Professor | University Studies (interdisciplinary general education program) | Portland State University | First Year Inquiry: Portland | Winter and Spring, 2026 |
Education | Rubi Mahmood | Lecturer in International Education | Institute of Education | University of Derby | Civic Responsibility | Fall, 2025 |
Education | Tracie Meyers | Counseling Faculty | SEEK Department | John Jay College of Social Justice | Education and Justice | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Angela Vincent | Adjunct Professor | Earth Science | Santa Monica | Climate, Community, and Social Action | Fall |
Environment & Sustainability | Ariane Jong-Levinger | Postdoctoral Fellow | Schmid College of Science and Technology | Chapman University | Introduction to Environmental Advocacy | Spring 2026 |
Environment & Sustainability | Ellen Reese | Professor | Society, Environment & Health Equity | UC-Riverside | Movements and Advocacy for Environmental Justice and Health Equity | Spring 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Emanuel Preciado | Assistant Teaching Professor | Geography, Planning, and Recreation | Northern Arizona University | Sustainable Communities 220, "Environmental Inequalities" | Spring 2026 |
Environment & Sustainability | Gillian Grebler | Teacher | Anthropology and Sustainability | Santa Monica College | Sustainability Outreach | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Gretchen Sneegas | Assistant Teaching Professor | Geography | University of Washington | Climate Justice and Social Action | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Julia Cantzler | Professor | Sociology | University of San Diego | Sustainability and Social Action | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Leah Mundell | Associate Teaching Professor | Anthropology and Sustainable Communities | Northern Arizona University | Community Engagement Fieldwork | supervising a grad student teaching the course fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Maria Perez | Associate Prof | Geology and Geography | West Virginia University | SUST 302 Research for Sustainable Development and maybe SUST 102 Global Sustainability | SUST 302 in Spring 2026, SUST 102 in Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Mariam Konate Main | Professor | Institute of Intercultural and Anthropological Studies | Western Michigan University | AAAS 3700-100: Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective | Spring 2026 |
Environment & Sustainability | Michael Downs | Director of Justice and Kinship | Social Justice / Sustainability | Bishop O'Dowd High School | Solidarity in Action | full year: August 2025 to May 2026 |
Environment & Sustainability | Mozhgon Rajaee | Associate Professor of Public Health | Public & Environmental Wellness | Oakland University | Social Action for Health & Sustainability | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Paula Saravia | assistant teaching professor | Anthropology | uw Seattle | eco-emotions and radical care | unknown /waiting for approval |
Environment & Sustainability | Sydney Rittershaus | Community Engagement Graduate Facilitator | Sustainable Communities | Northern Arizona University | Community Engagement Fieldwork Experience | Spring 2025, Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Teri Balser | Professor | University of Calgary | tbd | tbd | |
Environment & Sustainability | Victoria Charles | Professor | Earth Science | Santa Monica College | Climate, Community and Social Action | Fall 2025 |
Environment & Sustainability | Victoria Machado | Assistant Prof | Environmental Studies | Rollins College | Climate Action | Spring 2026 |
Humanities | Laura Barrio-Vilar | Associate Professor of English | English | U of Arkansas at Little Rock | Intro to Race and Ethnicity | Fall 2026 |
Humanities | Roland Hwang | Lecturer | American Culture | University of Michigan | Community Service & Learning | Fall 2025 |
Humanities | Sherry Breshears | Lecturer | English and Cultural Studies | University of British Columbia | CORH 304: Persuasive rhetoric, public speaking and advocacy | January 2026 |
Public Health | Frecia Gonzalez | Faculty Fellow | Public Health | Belmont University | Current Issues in Public Health | Fall 2025 |
Social Science | A.T Harrison | Asst. Prof. | Urban Studies | Rhodes College | Collective Urban Policy Change | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Amber Kelly | Instructor | Sociology | Schoolcraft College | Sociology of Gender | Fall 2025 |
Social Science | Angelo Brown | Assistant Professor | Criminology | Arkansas State | Social Justice | 2025-2026 academic year |
Social Science | Dr. Gyasmine Williams | Professor of Race, Sport & Social Justice | Kinesiology | Cal poly pomona | Inequalities in Health & Human Movement | Fall 2025 |
Social Science | Hollis France | Associate Professor | Political Science | College of Charleston | Civic Engagement: Democracy in Action | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Kaj | Faculty | Anthropology & Justice Studies | University of New Orleans | Applied Anthropology as Social Action | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Kris De Welde | Professor | WGS | College of Charleston | PENDING! | Spring 2025 |
Social Science | Lori Waite | Lecturer | Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies | The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Social Movements | Spring 2026 |
Social Science | Prisca Gayles | Assistant Professor | Sociology and Gender, Race, and Identity | University of Nevada, Reno | Social Movements and Collective Behavior | Fall 2025 |
Social Work | Addie Campbell-Mungen | Assistant Professor | Social Work | Albany State University | Foundational Values and Ethics | Fall 2025 |
Social Work | Barrett Bonella | Professor, BSW Program Director | Social Work and Gerontology | Weber State University | Social Work Macro Practice | Fall 2025 |
Social Work | Carolyn Slotten | Professor | Family science and social work | Miami university | Introduction to social work. And interpersonal violence | Fall and spring 25/26 |
Social Work | Helen Machin | Dr | Social Work | Keele University | Social Justice, Ethics and Values | Sem 1-3 |
Social Work | Ivan L. Page | Associate Professor | Social Work | Albany State University | Theory and Practice with Communities and Organizations | Spring 2025 |
Social Work | Janice Brown Wharwood | Assistant Professor of Social Work | School of Education and Social Sciences | Florida Memorial University | Social Work Policy | Fall 2025 |
Social Work | Laurel Sariscsany | Assistant Professor | Social Work | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Planning for Social Action | Fall 2025 |
Social Work | Sacha Klein | Associate Professor | Social Work | Michigan State University | SW 822 Advanced Topics in Policy & Advocacy (MSW level) and SW 441 Social Work Practice with Groups, Organizations and Communities (BASW level) | Both in Spring 2026 |
Social Work | Travis Cronin | Associate Professor | Social Work | Fresno State University | SWRK 180 Macro Seminar | Fall 2025 |
Ali Schaeffing | Director of Service Learning & Assistant Professor of Geography | Interdisciplinary Studies | Russell Sage College | Gen Ed capstone: Innovating to Impact | Fall 2026 | |
Andreas Richter | Research Assistant | DICO | KHSB Berlin | Social Action: Student Solutions for Challenges in the District or University | Summer 2026 (April to July) |