Splash Biography

How do our lives become narratives? Stories? Movies? Paintings? How can you see the full scope of your life when this is the only one you know? This class will discuss writing as a way of forming narratives, but also provide the sociological perspectives on how society limits us from achieving our full potential as individuals. In fact, we can even envision & construct as a class what the ideal society for becoming your true self looks like.

Tired of putting band-aids on dire social problems? Ever wondered how to solve society's greatest problems? Homelessness, child literacy, poverty? Learning the collective impact model will be one step closer to better understanding how to leverage community organizations, non-profits, government systems, and the private sector to tackle these social problems. In this course you will learn about a model of change, that will guide your planning and organizing to find solutions to these problems. We will be diving into examples of social change using the collective impact model.