COM 2209 - Communication for Community Building

Credits: 4
This course is dedicated to designing and practicing community. While there is much said about the issues within communities (loneliness, polarization, bullying, disconnection etc.) less energy has been given to actually doing something about it. You cannot build a healthier community until you have participated in, and contributed to, a healthy community.

This course will introduce different types of social tools that have been shown to create more resilient and harmonious communities by doing with practices in class. We will experiment with physical space, interpersonal relationship building, and self-exploration to see how different behaviors impact our community experiences and explore how we can bring successful practices to other communities that we are a part of.
McDaniel Plan: Experiential