Please join us on Thursday, January 8, from 3-4:30 pm EST, to discuss the progress of your syllabus development and to prepare for teaching your upcoming social action course or workshop.
Zoom Link
Link — https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3029907447?pwd=trAqU4XtcyLLjcJa4Jth4pgO83QSIj.1&omn=81909015577
Meeting ID — 302 990 7447
Password — action
Agenda
1) Introductions — Introductions and put questions in the chat that you have.
2) All Group Discussion — Discuss how at the 6th Annual College Summit, none of the 15 student presentations included a Campaign Action (i.e., a public display of their power near the decision-maker/target), which is a main goal of a social action course. Scott ML’s 7 Weeks & GO document and Bobby’s TSA Course Plan will be discussed as a response; we will also discuss other possible responses.
3) Discipline-Based Breakout Groups — Then, we will break into discipline-based groups to share your draft syllabus with colleagues and discuss:
- Where have you placed the “active parts” of the social action model (i.e., Issue Development, Building Power, and Campaign Launch) versus the "reflective parts" (Setting the Tone & Group Dynamics, Theory, and Research)?
- What social action books, readings, and assignments do you plan to use?
- What discipline-specific readings have you incorporated?
- Other questions?
4) All Group Discussion — We will then gather as a whole group to discuss general questions about teaching social action, such as:
- How will you track the progress of student campaigns in real time in order to get to a Campaign Action?
- Will student campaigns focus on a specific issue or be open-ended for students to choose?
- What will be the minimum size for your student campaigns?
- Will campaigns occur on campus, off campus, or both?
- How often will students get the chance to meet in their groups to discuss their campaigns in class?
- Other questions?
5) Updated & Reminders —
- In the coming days/weeks, please send your completed syllabus to Scott, so we can post it on your course link.
- Come to Zoom Meetups: Feb 20th and March 27th, 3-4:30 pm EST.
- SML can Zoom into your class—best time, after students develop their targets and demands.
- Have your students fill out Student Campaign Form (possibly put into your syllabus and give extra credit for it). We will send you recommendations; it is up to you whether you share them with your students.
- Invite your students to attend the Spring ‘26 Summit on College Student Social Action on May 7th, 3-4:30 pm EST. Possibly include this invitation in your syllabus (extra credit?)
- How to write a good press release…SML glad to discuss.
- Student Group Contract, Grading Rubric, & Quizzes
- Social Workers—Attend TSA by Your Discipline—Tuesday, February 10th at 1 pm EST
- Env and Sustainability Faculty-TBD
Register Here
Registered
Name | Department | Created time | School | Title | Semester teaching | Course Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andreas Richter | DICO | Jan 7, 2026 3:42 PM | KHSB Berlin | Research Assistant | Summer 2026 (April to July) | Social Action: Student Solutions for Challenges in the District or University |
Ben Little | Politics | Jan 7, 2026 1:22 PM | UEA | Associate Prof Media and Cultural Politics | Spring 2026 | Social Action in Practice |
Carmen Reese Foster | Social Work | Jan 7, 2026 4:02 AM | Belmont University | MSW Program Director & Assistant Professor | Spring 2026 | Social Work Policy Analysis & Advocacy |
Cheyenne Luzynski | Leadership Studies | Jan 6, 2026 7:05 PM | West Virginia University | Teaching Associate Professsor | Spring 2026 | Leadership in Action |
Cassandra Simon | School of Social Work | Jan 6, 2026 6:26 AM | The University of Alabama | Associate Professor | Spring 2026 | Social Justice and Anti-Oppression |
Ellen Reese | Society, Environment & Health Equity | Jan 6, 2026 2:32 AM | UC-Riverside | Professor | Winter 2026 (10 week quarter) | Movements & Advocacy in Environmental Justice & Health Equity |
Leanne Serbulo | University Studies (Interdisciplinary General Education) | Jan 5, 2026 10:30 PM | Portland State University | Associate Professor | Winter and Spring 2026 (we are on the quarter system) | Portland: First Year Inquiry |
Jozie Nummi | Department of Behavioral Sciences | Jan 5, 2026 5:59 PM | Purdue University Northwest | Assistant Professor of Sociology | Spring 2026 | Communities and Social movements |
Sarah Federman | kroc | Jan 5, 2026 5:45 PM | USD | Prof of Conflict Res | Spring 26 | Social Action: |
Tracy Humphrey | Social Work | Jan 5, 2026 5:11 PM | University of Memphis | Clinical Assistant Professor | Spring 2026 | Social Welfare Policy and Programming |
Jessie Piper | Family and Human Services | Dec 29, 2025 3:23 PM | Washburn University | Assistant Professor | Every semester, Online in Fall, In-person in Spring | Prevention & Social Chance |
EJ Neel | Sociology | Dec 26, 2025 4:58 PM | Worcester State University | Adjunct Professor | AY 26/27 | Contemporary Social Problems |
Christa Jennings | Communication | Dec 25, 2025 4:49 PM | Purdue University, Fort Wayne | Director, Basic Course Program | Summer 2026 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
Jeremy Smith | Community Engagement | Dec 23, 2025 7:06 AM | University of Rochester | Civic Learning and Civic Engagement in Context of Child Development | Summer 2026 | Civic Learning and Civic Engagement in Context of Community Development |
Steven Carr | Communication | Dec 18, 2025 7:22 PM | Purdue University Fort Wayne | Professor | Spring 2026 | Fundamentals of Communication |
Omotoyosi Odukomaiya | English | Dec 11, 2025 5:42 PM | Hope College | Dr. | Spring 2026 | Women's Voices in Literature |
Tess Clancy | Architecture | Dec 7, 2025 8:32 PM | UMich | Design Fellow | Spring 2026 | EC Workshop Series: Social Action in Architecture and Historic Preservation |
Rosina Hassoun | Sociologist | Dec 3, 2025 10:05 PM | Saginaw Valley State University | Professor | Winter (January-May) 2026 | Sociology of Medicine |
Emanuel Preciado` | Geography, Planning, and Recreation | Dec 3, 2025 9:51 PM | Northern Arizona University | Assistant Teaching Professor | Spring 2026 | Environmental Inequalities |
Tajma Cameron | Department of the Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy | Dec 3, 2025 8:39 PM | Morgan State University | Assistant Professor in Science Education | Spring 2026 | Empowering Science Learners: Co-Constructing a Culturally Sustaining Curriculum |
Qiang Chen | Social Work | Dec 3, 2025 7:48 PM | Siena University | Associate Professor | Spring 2026 | social welfare policy |
Sarah Ramirez | Office of Connected Learning | Dec 3, 2025 7:43 PM | University of Washington - Bothell | Community Engaged Learning Program Manager | Winter 2025 - Spring 2026 | Latino Leadership Initiative |
Natalie Novak | Core Curriculum, Department of Visual Arts | Nov 17, 2025 10:52 PM | Flagler College | Adjunct Instructor | Spring 2026 | COR 151 Crafting Democracy |
Sacha Klein | Social Work | Nov 5, 2025 2:54 AM | Michigan State University | Associate Professor | Spring 2026 | SW 441: Social Work Practice with Task Groups, Organizations and Communities |
Kristen Driskill | Department of Inclusive Education | Nov 3, 2025 6:08 PM | St. John Fisher University | Associate Professor of Inclusive Education | Spring 2026 | Education for Social Justice |
Kris De Welde | Women's and Gender Studies | Nov 3, 2025 4:04 PM | College of Charleston | Professor | Spring 2025 | Interdisciplinary Campaigns for Social Action |
Lee Smithey | Department of Peace and Conflict Studies | Nov 3, 2025 3:31 PM | Swarthmore | Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Sociology | Spring 2026 | Campaigning for Social Change |
Charlie Domahidi | Criminal Justice | Nov 3, 2025 2:10 AM | SUNY Oswego | Assistant Professor | Spring 2026 | CRJ 412: Mass Shootings in Society |
Caroline Sharkey | School of Social Welfare | Oct 22, 2025 2:26 AM | University at Albany, SUNY | Assistant Professor | TBD - Ideally Spring 2027 | Social Justice Through Social Action |
Kendall Deas | Department of African American Studies-McCausland College of Arts and Sciences | Oct 19, 2025 5:41 AM | University of South Carolina | Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Law, and Politics | Fall 2026 | Quality Education Through Social Change |
Kristin Conley | Interdisciplinary Studies | Sep 28, 2025 5:56 PM | Ferris State University | Department Chair, Professor | 2026 | Leadership Capstone |
Phone Pyae Soe | School of Public Policy | Sep 20, 2025 2:50 AM | Chiang Mai University, Thailand | Dr. | 2026 (tentative) | Myanmar Education Reform |