Community Psychology
Community Psychology Instructor: Prof. Lynne Bond Psychology 295, Fall 2001 Office: 334 John Dewey Hall Tues & Thurs 11 12:15 Office hours: Tues. 1:30 2:30; Wed. 11 12 or by appointment Phone: 656 1341 || Email: lynne.bond@uvm.edu What is Community Psychology? Community psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with person environment interactions and the ways society affects individual and community functioning. Community psychology focuses on social issues, social institutions, and other settings that influence individuals, groups, and organizations. Community psychology as a science seeks to understand relationships between environmental conditions and the development of health and well being of…
UVM and the Local/Regional Economy (Community Development & Applied Economics 295)
Instructors: Richard Schramm CDAE Department, UVM 103A Morrill Hall 656-0292, rschramm@zoo.uvm.edu office hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs 2:00-3:00 pm or by appointment Nancy Brooks Economics Department, UVM 231 Old Mill Bldg 656-0946, nbrooks@zoo.uvm.edu office hours: Tues. 2:00-3:30, Wed. 1:30-3:00 pm Project-related websites 1. Burlington/UVM COPC- www.uvm.edu/~copc 2. HUD Office of University Partnerships- www.oup.org 3. COPC research from around the country- www.oup.org/research/copcresearch.html 4. City of Burlington www.ci.burlington.vt.us 5. University of Vermont www.uvm.edu Overview: This field study course asks what are the economic impacts of UVM on the regional/local economy and how might the university change its employment and purchasing to further benefit…
Environmental Problem-Solving and Consulting
I. CONTEXT In ENVS 204, you go beyond identifying environmental problems to actually focusing on solutions. This takes two forms: (1) Who: becoming familiar with, learning from, and celebrating individuals and groups who have themselves achieved success at solving environmental problems, and who are thus role models or examples for others to follow or emulate, and (2) How: as part of a 3-5 person interdisciplinary consulting group/team/task force, applying problem-solving skills to real-world environmental problems and thereby helping a real client in need. College seniors examining global environmental issues are often overwhelmed by the enormity of the problems and feel…
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