Hello!
I’m Andrew Butz — Sociology, Community Ed instructor, & Outreach specialist. Part of this great job is sharing my story: While I’ve worked, lived & traveled globally in dozens of countries, Oregon has remained my home since the days when Nikes were actually made by local Beaverton workers. My passion to teach & for higher education aims to balance: 1) Being a ‘dispassionate’ scholar, while 2) working for a better world by sparking learners’ sociological imaginations. Here’s a VIDEO (1:45).
I have taught at various colleges & universities (U.S. and abroad) from the dawn of the social media age, and PCC has long helped empower my ‘scholar/change-agent’ work. My BS is in Tech. Journalism / Business Relations from Oregon State Univ. And my research focus (Sociology MS & PhD from Portland State University w/ Univ. of British Columbia doctoral candidacy) analyzes media framing of social change movements, i.e. “Selling Protest in the News”. I’m published nationally (e.g. in The Social Science Journal, about the Portland phenomenon); I consult for local green & social justice (‘ESG’) organizations; and my particular passion is in exploring music and our one planetary home with family, friends & neighbors. Credit courses I’ve taught include:
- SOC 204 – Intro to Sociology; SOC 205 – Social Change; SOC 206 – Social Problems;
SOC 280A – Cooperative Education; SOC 320 – Globalization (PSU).
My latest Community Educ/CED non-credit course was…
- Beyond ‘Real vs. Fake’: How to Decipher News Media (ButzCED-Syllabus-Spring’24; & AnalysisForm-Butz).
- The next edition, “How to Survive the News: Beyond ‘Real VS. Fake'”, I hope to launch in 2025!