2010-2011 Academic Catalog

Apr 28, 2024

2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ID 011 - Making a Difference

Type of Course: First-Year Seminar

This course will offer a scholarly perspective on “making a difference,” with two emphases: youth involvement in social change, and the university partnership approach to community development. Themes of personal growth, leadership, collaboration, and activism will be explored. Students will learn how to “make a difference” at various levels: in their lives, on the Clark campus, and in the city of Worcester. This is a multi-disciplinary course in which readings will be derived from the fields of sociology, psychology, community development, urban studies, education, social policy, and political science. In addition to reflection papers and discussions, students will complete interviews with community leaders, take leadership roles in on-campus activities, and have a community placement in the Main South or Piedmont neighborhood. The concluding assignment will be a proposal for a summer Making a Difference project, or another community-based social change activity. Fulfills the Values Perspective requirement.

Cross Listed: MGMT 011, UDSC 011

Instructor: Ms. Ross, Ms. Boyle.

When Offered: Offered fall semester

Faculty: Mary-Ellen Boyle, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Management, Laurie Ross, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of IDCE