After completing a multidisciplinary, experiential program that combines academic rigor with an emphasis on social responsibility, seven Georgia State University undergraduate students now hold a Certificate in Collective Social Action.
The students are Ashley Banks (B.S.W.), Eryka Warren (B.S. in Psychology), Jordan Madden (B.S. in Public Policy), Megan Shore (B.S.W.), Naomi Garcia-Hector (B.S. in Public Policy), Nick Palmiotto (B.I.S. in Social Entrepreneurship) and Rhea Wunsch (B.S. in Public Policy). They were among the first cohort of the university’s Social Action Alliance (SAA), an initiative supported and funded by the Volcker Alliance as part of its Next Generation Service Corps, a program designed to attract a diverse pool of talented young people into public service and government careers.
The certificate teaches students how to apply effective, human-centered tools and methods to address complex social problems. It aims to serve students of all majors and pathways well into the future.
“Our curriculum for the certificate is embedded with and supported by unique transformational experiences that help build emotional intelligence, social capital and overall empathy for communities and causes that need attention,” said Georgia State alumna and original SAA Senior Project Manager Tammie Green (M.P.A. ’20). “These skills are assets to self-development, collaboration and building strong community partnerships.”
Green worked with Cynthia Searcy, former associate dean for academic innovation and strategy, and lead instructional designer and project manager Mya Eveland, both from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYSPS), to develop the certificate and the first of its three course offerings. Jan Ivery, interim associate dean for academic affairs at AYSPS, and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute’s Jen Bailey, now the associate dean for undergraduate programs at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, worked with Eveland…
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