Implementing the Vincentian Social Justice General Education Minor

FAIN: AKB-291009-23

Niagara University (Niagara University, NY 14109-9809)
Paula Kot (Project Director: August 2022 to present)
James McCutcheon (Co Project Director: December 2022 to present)
Donna F. Thompson (Co Project Director: December 2022 to present)
Lisa V. Williams (Co Project Director: December 2022 to present)

A three-year project to launch a minor in Vincentian social justice

Niagara University in Lewiston, NY, a liberal arts university in the Vincentian and Catholic traditions, requests a three-year implementation grant to launch a new Vincentian Social Justice General Education Minor (VSJ minor) that will provide Niagara’s undergraduates with choice and flexibility to integrate humanities-focused social justice courses, content, and experiential learning into their major area of study. By the end of the grant period, Niagara’s goal is to have 25 new or revised courses for the VSJ minor that serves 500 students annually (regardless of enrollment in minor), and then 10 students enrolled in the minor by the third year. Furthermore, implementation of the minor will include 30 faculty across 19 disciplines, including eight in the humanities.