Projects

The college has developed an ambitious strategic plan for the DCSSJ that will be implemented in stages over a period of several years.The following is a listing of proposed projects.

Distinguished Lecture

ADCSSJ will bring a distinguished speaker to campus each academic year to deliver the Alan Dawley Memorial Lecture. Invited speakers will be preeminent scholars and/or community leaders whose work on social justice reflects the mission of the DCSSJ.

USA Studies Minor

The USA Studies Program examines the inner workings of American society as well as the transnational processes and international patterns that explain America in its relations with the outside world.DCSSJ will collaborate with and support the USA Studies programming needs.

International Symposium on Social Justice

A major conference on social justice in America planned for 2010

The Alan Dawley Prize

The ADCSSJ will award a prize each academic year for the best scholarly or creative project by a TCNJ undergraduate in the past year.

Grassroots Initiatives Project

This project invites rassroots activists and community organizations to join the TCNJ campus community in common ventures, forums, and other initiatives. In addition, we encourage TCNJ faculty and student involvement in grassroots activism.

Student Scholars Program

DCSSJ will sponsor two student scholars each academic year who want to pursue a scholarly project on a topic concerning social justice and/or the interplay between the US and the world.

Learning Communities and Visiting Scholars Program

ADCSSJ will offer an advanced seminar for students and faculty to partner advanced students with faculty member in an intensive study of a social justice topic.

Student Foreign Travel Program

ADCSSJ will offer competitive grant support to students pursuing social justice work abroad.

Summer Institute for High School Students

Twelve high school juniors from within New Jersey will be brought to TCNJ’s campus for a five week, intensive study of different approaches to questions of social justice.