The descriptions below highlight the academic civic engagement component of each class. Please check the Academic Catalog for complete course descriptions and prerequisites.
American Conversation
AMCON 202 American Conversation- Pursuit of Happiness: 1920- Present
Instructors: Eric Fure-Slocum and Megan Feeney
Students will look locally to explore the shape and impact of global change on citizenship. As part of a project, groups of students will develop radio segments as a means of disseminating their analysis and commentary to broader audiences.
Project Titles and Descriptions (Includes links to radio segments)
Art
MGMT 229 Arts Management
Instructor: Sian Muir
Groups of students will be writing grants for various local arts organizations.
Asian Studies
ARMS 250 Asian American Experiences
Instructor: Rika Ito
Students will conduct oral histories with Asian-Americans living in the Northfield area to learn about their stories and experiences of living in the area. Students will share what they learn through poster presentations on campus.
Project Titles and Descriptions
Economics
ECON 371 Economics of the Public Sector
Instructor: Economics of the Public Sector
A long-standing assignment in Econ 371 has been for students to engage in research examining the efficacy of a particular government program (e.g. public health care, food stamps, police protection, etc.). This year, students from Econ 371 will work with the Northfield Community Action Center (CAC) as it evaluates the relative merits of its many programs. Specifically, the Northfield CAC has proposed to undertake a “cost-benefit” analysis of its programs, and students from Econ 371 will have the option to work with the CAC in this as a form of public scholarship. The end-product of this activity will be a research document that provides an economic assessment of CAC programmatic components.
Environmental Studies
ES 137 Introduction to Environmental Studies
Instructor: Nikki Strong
Project Titles and Descriptions
ES 399 Environmental Studies Senior Seminar
Instructor: John Schade
Students will utilize environmental skills and knowledge to complete civic engagement projects that will benefit a variety of local community partners.
Project Titles and Descriptions
Management
MGMT 250 Marketing
Instructor: Sian Muir
See Fall 2009 description
Psychology
PSYCH 125 Principles of Psychology
Instructor: Gary Muir
See Fall 2009 description
Social Work
SW 381 Community Engagement in Social Work
Instructor: Mary Carlsen
Students will understand community-based research project as a social work practice of planned change. Students will complete community-based research projects for agencies/organizations/departments for a need or benefit that they request.
Project Titles and Descriptions
SW 274 Evaluation of Social Work Practice and Programs
Instructor: Devyani Chandran
Students will initiate a community assessment project relating to drug abuse prevention in partnership with the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative.
Project Titles and Descriptions
Sociology and Anthropology
SOAN 373 Ethnographic Research Methods
Instructor: Chris Chiappari
Students will utilize ethnography skills and knowledge to complete community-based research projects in partnership with the Northfield Public Library, the Riverwalk Arts Quarter and Growing Up Healthy. Students will learn research, political, civic engagement skills; community-based research experience; and knowledge of Northfield and Rice Co.
Project Titles and Descriptions