2010-2011 Academic Catalog

Nov 23, 2024

2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MGMT 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 multidisciplinary 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. First Year Seminar. Fulfills the Values Perspective.

When Offered: Offered periodically.

Faculty: TBA