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Register Now: Florida Institute on Teaching Social Action – February 2025

Faculty and staff are invited to apply for the Florida '25 Institute on Teaching Social Action, taking place February 8-9, 2025 at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.

This no-cost institute empowers students to lead campaigns for policy change on campus or in the community and trains educators to develop social action syllabi that engage students in leading policy change campaigns.

The institute will be led by:

  • Dr. Scott Myers-Lipton, Director of Teaching Social Action
  • Dr. Jason Surian from Rollins College Education Department
  • Bobby Hackett, President of the Bonner Foundation

Can't make the Florida dates? Additional 2025 institutes are scheduled:

  • Virtual: January 6-8 and June 9-11

And in person in:

  • Tennessee: March 8-9
  • UK: April 25-26
  • Oregon: May 17-18

Hear from Dr. Cassandra Simon of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa:

“The Institute was one of the most effective uses of my time in my 30+ years in higher education. It provided a structure and the tools to implement social action in an organized and meaningful way as part of the educational experience.”

Applications for the Florida institute are due January 10, 2025. Learn more and apply at: teachingsocialaction.org/events