How Everett Works

Our educational philosophy is rooted in a holistic approach that engages students in linking theory, practice and personal development. Students are supported in making these connections through hands-on work contributing to social justice and environmental sustainability with community partners.

Hands on Tech

We empower students to explore technology through peer-to-peer and self-guided learning. Through hands-on projects, students learn how to leverage tech for social change and begin to bridge the digital divide.

Hearts on Change

The Everett Program’s leadership component focuses on bringing students together for authentic community-building and self-reflection. We aid students in embracing a growth mindset, being self-reflective about power dynamics, and cultivating empathetic, collaborative leadership.

Heads on Justice

Students in our program learn about key features of the information revolution and network society, in both a local and global context. They develop the capacity to research understand complex systems. We emphasize the ability to analyze and evaluate the strengths and limitations of different social justice strategies, allowing students to put this knowledge into practice through their projects.

 

SOCY30A

Fall

 

 

Syllabus

Sociology 30A provides the introductory theory and methods training for students participating in the Everett Program and/or the Sociology Department’s intensive major and minor, Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES). This course has three central objectives:

1. To provide a broad and critical introduction to how globalization and new information and communications technologies are involved in all aspects of contemporary economic change, social interaction, and cultural development.

2. To explore how civil society actors–including social movement organizers, activists, social entrepreneurs, community developers and ordinary community residents—are responding to the challenges of these changes.

3. To introduce processes of community-engaged research and organizational assessment, particularly as it relates to the Everett Program

SOCY107A

Winter

 

 

Syllabus

In the second class in the GISES series, student cultivate their capability to take action and strengthen their skills of self-initiated leadership, critical reflection, strategic thinking as well as various practical skills needed for designing impactful social projects with community partners. In this course students:

1. Develop a critical understanding of the factors of successful projects and their relationship to social movements and social enterprise strategies for social change.

2. Understand the processes of developing a full project proposal, including planning, developing clear goals and objectives, project implementation plans, monitoring and evaluation systems, timelines, and budget.

3. Grow a relationship with a project partner and developed their own detailed proposal for an ICT-related project in collaboration with that partner.

4. Gain confidence and motivation in technology-related problem-solving and self-learning and learn to use technology effectively in social change work and civic participation.

SOCY107B

Spring

 

 

Syllabus

Sociology 107B is the third course in the GISES sequence and focuses on project management and implementation in solidarity with a nonprofit organization partner. This course is designed to integrate the knowledge students have acquired in 30A and 107A, and empower them to implement their project with their partner organization in a way that advances social justice and sustainable development.
Specific learning objects include:

 

1. Learn necessary skills for successful project implementation including project management skills, distance collaboration and communication skills, monitoring and evaluation skills, and so forth.

2. Engage in implementing impactful social change project in collaboration with a local or global community partner.

SOCY196G

Fall/Beyond

 

 

Syllabus

Sociology 196G is the last course in the Everett Program sequence. It is also the final requirement for the GISES minor or concentration. In this course, students who have completed their Everett project implementation are invited to reflect on their experiences, articulate their findings and lessons, and share their messages with others. Students are expected to write and submit their Project Practicum by the end of the course.

By the end of this course, students:

1. Understand deeper meanings of their project experience and its impact on personal growth, partner organization and broader social change.

2. Communicate their project experience effectively by developing skills to articulate, visualize and deliver their messages for different types of audience through different means of communications.

GISES

Learn about additional steps students must take in order to obtain a major concentration or minor in Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES).

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