Last year was truly path-breaking for the GIIP community.  After several years of negotiation, the GIIP-inspired Sociology intensive major and minor in Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES) was approved by the Academic Senate in June.  We are grateful for the support of Andy Szasz, , the Chair of Sociology who navigated the proposal through the administration, and the tens of faculty in several academic divisions for having the confidence to support GIIP’s unique vision of using information technology to advance social justice and sustainable development.  

    GIIP has always been about connecting the theory and practice of infoactivism. Now, motivated students have the opportunity to delve deeper into that connection than ever before! Thanks to a whole year of hard work by our director Paul Lubeck, GIIP and the Sociology department have developed an entirely new minor and honors quality major in Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES).