Sustainable Environments and Engaged Democracy (SEED) Learning Community  

The SEED Learning Community in Cowden engages you with challenging ecological and social issues of today.

SEED enables you to learn and work with people of diverse backgrounds in order to foster creative and beneficial change in the world.

SEED is ideal for students who are considering majoring in:

• environmental studies
• politics
• anthropology
• sociology
• ethnic studies
• education
• women studies

Priority enrollment

Seats in certain high-demand classes will be reserved for freshman in this Learning Community. Your adviser will help you enroll in these courses. Visit Priority Enrollment to find out more about enrollment and advising.

Seats reserved in:

Fall semester:

• FS 121 Student Driven Campus Change: 

   

  Ever wanted to change something for the better? This course will empower and prepare students to work effectively in their communities, social groups and democracy to initiate and achieve social change. Students will learn and discuss topics such as, what makes a good citizen, activism, service and politics, and ways to become leaders in their community. This course will focus on how people organize to create and exercise power to make change. It will also focus on increasing our own toolbox of skills to lead and create movements. We will work to change the culture of engagement on campus and on projects of our choosing.