Bruce A. Nelson Director, Service Learning Certificate Program Practicum Director, Undergraduate, SESP Practicum Seminar Instructor, Undergraduate, SESP Annenberg Hall Room 122 2120 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-0001 Phone: (847) 491-5383

Year		Degree		Institution
2001		M.A.- Human Development and Social Policy		Northwestern University
1988		M.S.W.-Policy and Planning		University of Michigan
1975		A.B.- Social Welfare		University of California-Berkeley

SESP 299		Certificate in Civic Engagement - Research Project Independent study courses leading to the completion of a capstone project for the Service Learning Certificate Program.
SESP 201		Childhood & Adolescence Personal, social, and cognitive development, birth through adolescence.  Interplay of biological and experiential factors on linguistic and conceptual development, ego, and personality.
SESP 295		Certificate in Civic Engagement - Capstone Project
SESP 195		Certificate in Civic Engagement
SESP 383/385		Practicum: LOC (383) Intensive, supervised participant observation of interpersonal relationships, especially those of professional and client, and the effects of institutional structure and policy on both professionals and clients.  (385) Analysis seminar uses small-group meetings to analyze SESP 383 practicum experiences, organize student perceptions of their internships, and share them with other class members.  Taken concurrently.  Prerequisite: 372 and consent of program director.
SESP 351		Community Leadership The purpose of this course is to help the students complete an outstanding capstone project for the Certificate in Service Learning. In order to achieve this purpose two course objectives need to be fulfilled. First students need to experience and reflect on community capacity building. Second, students need to practice and reflect on community consulting processes.