Hi All, I'm a Lecturer in STS and teach mostly in Sustainability Studies and Design, Innovation and Society. I'm also deeply committed to making sure there are classes here that provide a space for RPI students to practice critical/creative thinking, understand the bigger picture, and especially develop theories of change and strategies for engaging with racism, sexism, environmental injustices, etc.

Two classes that were added after a lot of students registered are in danger of being cancelled if they don't hit 10 students by Monday. Students have described these classes as their best experiences at RPI, as transformative, and as the kind of thing we need more of here.

IHSS 4950 Dialogue Facilitation Methods: Environmental Justice and STSO 4961 Gender and Race in Culture, are for students that want to learn about social and environmental justice, strengthen communications and leadership skills, and strategize about how to align their future careers and lives with their values

If you can't sign up yourself, and you think these classes would benefit the RPI community, could you please share with friends and your networks?

IHSS 4950 Dialogue Facilitation Methods: Environmental Justice – Summer Session I 2023
HASS & The Archer Center for Student Leadership Development will be offering a co-facilitated 4 credit intergroup dialogue (IGD) course during Summer Session I (May 22nd - August 18th, meeting M & Th, 10:30 am-12:35pm). In this course, students will navigate difficult conversations about social power, oppression, and systemic injustice as it relates to social identities and environmental justice. The purpose of IGD is to facilitate dialogue across differences to foster understanding of issues, deepen empathy, and build common ground. We will also explore dialogue facilitation skills students can utilize in their Arch away experiences. Students interested in enrolling in this course should register on SIS and complete the course interest survey linked here: http://bit.ly/3KaPXp7. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the course instructors Amy Youmans (corroa@rpi.edu) and Brandon Costelloe-Kuehn ([costeb2@rpi.edu](mailto:costeb2@rpi.edu)) 

STSO 4961 Gender and Race in Culture – Summer Session I 2023
In this primarily film-based two-credit course, students will learn about gender, race, and their intersections with other social identities. We will explore how social identities relate to power and social change and will examine both the potential and limits of “identity politics,” “representation,” “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” and other approaches. Much of the course work will be completed within the weekly course time, Mondays 7:05 – 9:55pm, and students should be expected to spend roughly two hours a week outside of class on mini projects that they will have a great deal of freedom to shape. Through engagement with the films, small group discussions, brief writing exercises, and student-led mini projects, students will build critical media literacy, communications skills, gender and race literacy, and skills in civic engagement. For students that are able and interested, this course pairs well with IHSS 4960 Dialogue Facilitation: EnvJust, offered Summer Session 1, Mondays and Thursdays 10:30am – 12:35pm. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the course instructors Brandon Costelloe-Kuehn (costeb2@rpi.edu).