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Academic Resources

Your spot for academic resources, course descriptions, curricular information, sample syllabi, student handbooks, global opportunities, and more.

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Student Life

From living and working in one of America’s cradles of liberty to our landmark mentorship program for incoming students, learn all about life at SP2.

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Student Organizations

Student organizations at SP2 enhance and expand students’ educational opportunities through advocacy, service, and practice.

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Centering joy in AI development and implementation

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and collaborators introduce a joy-informed framework designed to initiate conversations among engineers, designers, and researchers.

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SP2 faculty, students, and alumni recognized at ARNOVA 2025 Annual Conference

SP2 celebrates the achievements of its faculty, students, and alumni recognized at the 2025 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference, held November 20 – 23 in Indianapolis, IN.

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SP2’s Dr. Desmond Patton named to AASWSW Class of 2026

Dr. Desmond Upton Patton has been selected to join the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare’s Class of 2026 Fellows.