UNILWYL 1413 - [Restorative Leadership in Community]

Fall. Not offered: 2023-2024. Next offered: 2024-2025. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: residents of the West Campus House System. This is a Learning Where You Live course.

R. Avery, J. Godowski.

This course is offered to students living on West Campus who are interested in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary for becoming restorative leaders within their groups, organizations, and communities on campus. The course addresses the fundamental principles, behavioral theories, models, and skills of Restorative Practices, an emerging social science grounded in indigenous practices from around the world. The residentially based nature of the course allows students to explore the dynamics of human interaction within a diverse living and learning environment. The course focuses on building and improving awareness and skills about social relationships with the belief that students will use their skills and awareness to create social change, to build relationships proactively, to repair harm and resolve conflict, and to form a more equitable society through their participation in community.