Instructor Name: Shevawn Armstrong
In this course we will examine and critique local food systems, engage systems thinking to explore the impacts and root causes of food insecurity at the community scale, survey current food movements, and learn about PSU programs and resources designed to promote student food security in our university community. In partnership with the Basic Needs Advisory Board, students will contribute to on-campus food security work through community-based learning projects with student centers and services...
Summer 2023
food; food insecurity; hunger; sustainability
Instructor Name: Shevawn Armstrong
CRN: 63526, 80915
This Capstone explores visions for a just food system that empowers all community members to have equitable access to healthful, nutritious and culturally appropriate foods, information and education about food systems, and land to grow without exploitation, and with a commitment to sustainability. Students will engage directly with growing food, alongside readings, group discussions, group activities, and Capstone team project work, to investigate the concepts of sustainability, systems-...
Spring 2024Summer 2023Summer 2024
food; food insecurity; hunger; sustainability; food justice; food equity
Instructor Name: Brianna Bragg, Nariyo Kono
CRN: 64542
Students are invited to respond to the critical need of developing a culturally responsive fundraising strategy for the Barbie’s Village tiny home project with a local nonprofit, The Future Generations Collaborative. Students will learn more about the county's ninth largest urban Native population, and the impact colonization has had on the community, specifically access to housing. Students will have opportunities to support the FGC throughout the quarter, and engage in reflective practices...
Fall 2023Spring 2024
Activism Being Healing-and-Trauma-Informed Community Health Child and Family Culturally Congruent Programming community engagement indigenous Hybrid or Fully online social work
Instructor Name: Keela Johnson
CRN: 63510
This Capstone partners with Portland Playhouse and is designed to assist the production company in accounting for oppressive narratives, tropes, and experiences of its artists and community members. Critical Race Theory and Goffman’s Dramaturgical Theory will assist PSU students in critiquing production scripts to develop reports/feedback and determine best practices for providing community healing and accountability for the following production season. We will elevate the voices that are...
Spring 2024
Instructor Name: Molly Robinson
CRN: 63504
We will explore how mathematics can be used to understand, explore, and investigate systemic racial and social injustices in the United States, as well as how mathematics can be used to take action against systemic racism. We will explore aspects of the statistical inquiry cycle and data visualization as they relate to systemic inequities. We will work on understanding the situation of Portland in depth and develop visualizations to create community maps/Infographics for specific...
Spring 2024