Social Action Day

Social Action Day originated three years ago when the Management and Social Responsibility course was first offered to business students. Students were learning about the issues--human rights, environment, labor, ethics, community, diversity and policy compliance--and started to feel as if they couldn't make a difference or able to change what was happening. The issues that really shook students up were sweatshop labor, poverty, and the damage multinational corporations and people in general were doing to the environment.

We all began to brainstorm ways to "get the word out" and educate students and our community on these issues. Students decided to design a Social Action Day where they could present information in an interactive way so students could LEARN, EXPERIENCE AND TAKE ACTION. The original idea came from the students and we have continued this tradition since 2002.

Students demonstrate their "Love My Body" project at Social Action Day on November 10, 2005.