Skip to main content
West Virginia University WVU Advance

Change Agent Course

LEADING CHANGE

The ADVANCE Change Agent course prepares academics and professional staff to be leaders who can ignite change at the department/unit and institutional levels.

This course will help participants 

  • Identify, analyze and address patterns of inequity
  • Propose, implement and evaluate responsive interventions
  • Help ensure all members of the academic community experience an inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong.

The course is open to faculty, administrative leaders and program staff. Course dates and details are listed below. The deadline to apply is Sept. 30, 2024.

Apply for Fall 2024 Course

PARTICIPANT SELECTION

Participant selection is based on the applicant's:

  • description of the relevance of the course to their current role,
  • ability and commitment to complete all aspects of the course, (including attending and participating in all in-person/synchronous class meetings)
  • course space limitations.

EARNING THE ADVANCEING ACTION CHANGE AGENT BADGE

As a course participant, you are also eligible to earn a WVU Badge if you complete all coursework criteria.Requirements include:

  • Course participants must successfully complete all reading, writing, and discussion-related class assignments as outlined in the course syllabus and evaluated by course instructors.
  • Course participants must attend all in person/synchronous class meetings. If an emergency prevents exemplary attendance, course participants may work with course instructors to make up what was missed.
Change Agent- Social Justice BADGE
Learn more about WVU Badges

COURSE FORMAT

The course will be offered in person at a designated campus location or online via synchronous class meetings. There are five standard class meetings organized by the five components of our guiding course framework:

  • Problem Awareness
  • Problem-Analysis
  • Problem-Solving Action
  • Accountability
  • Sustainability

In between class meetings, course participants complete assigned readings, view pertinent media clips, and engage in interactive discussions within our course learning forum.

Upcoming Course Offerings

Fall 2024 - Online (All dates take place on Fridays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in person. There is a hybrid option.)

  • Oct. 4
  • Oct. 25
  • Nov. 15
  • Dec. 6
  • Dec. 13
Register for the Fall 2024 Course