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Our Goals (What we desire to be achieved):
- Develop a global urban mindset that is comfortable in an urban context and understands the dynamic forces which shape urban life in a global economy.
- Create a commitment to justice and compassion reflective of the Kingdom of God.
- Understand urban theory and models of urban transformation, which replace a fragmentary worldview with one of wholeness.
- Grasp and implement applied research methods that can inform social policies for effective community revitalization.
- Be prepared in both the theory and practice of community development initiatives to move the poor out of poverty through job creation.
- Empower the poor through education to achieve socioeconomic success.
- Understand a theology of the city and develop a theological construct for urban renewal.
- Comprehend all the factors (financial, management, legal, etc.) that figure into the effective operation of a community organization by means of a hands-on experience with organizations working on behalf of the poor.
- Synthesize the theory and methods of community organizing and development, and how to deal with the structures of power that create inequitable systems and practices of injustice.
- Develop a practice of leadership that demonstrates wisdom in addressing human needs wherever and at whatever level of existence the need may arise.
- Develop practical skills that can address the everyday needs of urban living .
- Empower students with the broadest base of a holistic context that will enable them to creatively produce specific solutions to an ever-complex world that has innumerable permutations to each decision. Such an approach shifts their focus from Content (social problems) to Context (social paradigms) that will enable them to see practical solutions they couldn't see before while focused just on content.
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Urban Studies Office
215.769.3121
urbanma@eastern.edu
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School for Social Change
Campolo College of Graduate and Professional Studies
Eastern University | Philadelphia
990 Spring Garden Street, Sixth Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19123
P: 215-769-3100
F: 215-769-6785
E: change@eastern.edu
AIM: studychange
