Community Leadership and Social Change Minor
The Community Leadership and Social Change (CLSC) minor is one that is grounded in understanding how social change works through building community power (including outside of official institutional channels of decision-making). Community engagement and service-learning promotes this work of self-actualization as students communicate and build relationships with communities different than theirs. This minor will allow students to refine skills to solidify and amplify community engagement work in the city, region, country and world.
After completing this minor, students will achieve a variety of essential learning outcomes through their sequenced courses – a foundational course that examines identity and values for students as well as develops self-reflective practice, three strong interest courses that “dive deep” into specific areas of interest, and then a final capstone project that culminates in students’ ability to articulate what they have investigated and its applicability to sense of self. The goal is for students to evaluate several aspects and perspectives of their areas of interest.
Additional Information
If you have any questions about the minor, then please contact coordinator:
Dr. Dan Tulino
Office: J 225
Tel: (609) 761-1259
Daniel.tulino@stockton.edu
Program Requirements
The following section outlines the curriculum for the Community Leadership and Social Change minor. Students will enroll in one foundational course that will be taken as the initial course in the minor. Then, students will select three electives to enroll in. For the elective courses, students will select one from each of the three themes: 1) Community Leadership; 2) Social Inequality; 3) Civic Engagement and Social Change. To conclude the minor, the student will select one of the capstone courses.
The students will select one course from the following list:
- GEN 1043: Tools for Social Change
- GIS 4687: Leaders Influencing People and Change
- GEN 2101: Leadership Strategy and Change
Course content focuses on:
- Knowledge and application of how to become an effective leader
- Communication and information literacy
- GIS 3307: Why Poetry Matters
- GEN 3158: Purpose-Driven Leadership
- GEN 2101: Leadership, Strategy, and Change
- GSS 2119: Law for Life
- SOCY 3625: Community Engagement
- GIS 4687: Leaders Influencing People and Change
- AFRI 3162 - African American Leadership and Community Development
Course content focuses on:
- Inequality
- Foundational understanding of globalized localism
- Critical theory
- GAH 2275: Introduction to American Studies
- GAH 2405: Dissent in America
- GSS 2480: The Sixties: History, Politics, Culture
- ANTH 2245: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
- GIS 3686: Disability Rights Around the World
- GIS 3669: Women in Protest
- GEN 2126: The Urban Teacher
- EDUC 2241: Inclusive Learning in Education
- GIS 3673: Understanding Global Learning
- GSS 3184: Community Schools - Urban Change Agents
- GSS 2213: Sexuality, Crime and Criminal Justice
Course content focuses on:
- Civic Engagement and Political Landscape
- Developing individuals passionate about social change, recognizing injustice, and are committed to change it.
- WASH 3300: LEAD Colloquium
- WASH 3620: Washington Seminar
- ENVL 3310 / ENVL 3316: Environmental Planning and Policy
- POLS 1100: Introduction to Politics
- POLS 2100: Introduction to American Politics
- POLS 2170: Introduction to International Politics
- PSYC 2285: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- GAH 2373: Bob Dylan
The students will select one course from the following list:
- POLS 3900: Local Internship
- PSYC 3904: Field Placement in Childhood Studies
- WASH 3940: Washington Internship
- SOCY 4800: Sociology Internship
- ANTH 4800: Anthropology Internship
- EDUC 4600: Intermediate Fieldwork in Education
- Public Health 4950: Internship or Optional Practicum
- Independent Study
- Receive C or better in all courses related to the Minor in Community Leadership and Social Change
Associated Faculty & Staff
Merydawilda Colon, Executive Director of Center for Community Engagement & Service Learning, Professor of Social Work
Lauren Marie Balasco, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Heather Swenson Brilla, Adjunct Professor of Sociology
Noel Criscione-Naylor, Associate Professor of Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management
Emari DiGiorgio, Professor of Writing and First-Year Studies
Anthony Dissen, Instructor of Health Science
Levi Fox, Adjunct Professor of General Studies
Karen Garcia, Adjunct Professor of Business Studies
Arleen Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
John Gray, Instructor of Organizational Leadership
Priti Haria, Associate Professor of Education
Paul Herron, Adjunct Professor of Education
Daniel Emilio Hernandez, Associate Professor of Biology
Erin O'Hanlon, Teaching Specialist Education & Human Development
John O'Hara, Associate Professor of Critical Thinking
Maritza Jauregui, Associate Professor of Sustainability
Joy Jones, Assistant Professor of Business Studies-Management
Nazia Kazi, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Rachel Kirzner, Associate Professor of Social Work
Tara Luke, Professor of Biology
Dan Moscovici, Professor of Environmental Studies & Sustainability
Stephen Nagiewicz, Adjunct Professor of Marine Science
Nicole Noel, Adjunct Professor of Business Studies
Thomas A Olah, Adjunct Professor of Hospitality & Tourism Management Studies
Michael Rodriguez, Professor of Political Science
Michael Scales, Professor of Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management Studies
Sequetta Sweet, Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership
Connie Tang, Professor of Psychology
Chelsea Tracy-Bronson, Associate Professor of Special Education
Daniel Tulino, Assistant Professor of Education
Jess Bonnan White, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Kaite Yang, Associate Professor of Psychology
