Learn and Serve in an Innovative 1-Hour PPS Course in Fall 2026
Julie Cervantes, Director of Strategic Development at Creative Waco, with students in her PPS 1100 course, Creative Economies in Waco.
Photo credit: Justin Hamel, The Waco Bridge / CatchLight Local / Report for America
For students interested in taking unique and innovative courses that introduce them to a range of different topics related to the common good and human flourishing and of local, national, and global importance, PPS 1100 is a perfect choice.
PPS 1100 is a one-credit course taught by local community leaders as well as Baylor faculty and staff and can be taken up to four times under different titles and topics. In Fall 2026, nearly twenty unique topics will be offered in PPS 1100 courses, including several that are new to the department:
- Creative Economies in Waco
- Christian Social Ministries
- Food and Sustainability
- Wellness in Waco
- Non-Profit Sports Ministry
- Theatre and the Promotion of Human Welfare
Alongside these new offerings are perennial PPS 1100 favorites, including:
- Accompanying the Migrant in Waco
- Advocacy for Children and Families
- Child Poverty Policy & Action: From Science to Solutions
- Community Gardening
- Community Data and Research
- Hunger and Punishment: Food Security & the American Carceral System
- Habitat for Humanity & Affordable Housing
- Law and Public Service
- Money, Power, and Impact: The Ethics of Social Welfare Policy
- Poverty in Waco
- Transforming Child Poverty: A Community Approach
- Trauma Advocacy
Philanthropy and Public Service (PPS) courses enable Baylor students to work alongside community experts in courses that incorporate volunteerism, community-based research, and grant-making. In the 2024-2025 academic year, PPS courses enrolled nearly 650 students across 50 sections taught by both community leaders and Baylor faculty and staff.
For more information, visit the Office of Engaged Learning website.