UNAS 3348 Cross Currents Seminar: Thinking about Resilience

Thinking about Resilience is a seminar course designed to provide students an opportunity to learn about, and explore, the quality of resilience through an approach which creates a space for students to develop their own competencies in this area. The following building blocks of resilience will be incorporated into each class meeting: active coping, building on strengths, and cultivating connections. The seminar format will allow for students to learn about resilience, while engaging in activities and dialogue designed to move students from theory to practice.

Course overview

Department
University
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Annually

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.66 / 5 · Excellent
474 responses
Instructor rating
4.80 / 5 · Excellent
474 responses
Terms evaluated
7
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Caroline Davis4.84.84.84.84.44.84.94.8≤ 1 hr/week13 of 15
Spring 2026Jeannine Kremer4.85.04.84.84.24.64.94.7—16 of 18
Spring 2026Matthew Razek4.64.84.74.73.84.54.84.6≤ 1 hr/week28 of 33
Spring 2026Reshauna Cobb4.54.74.64.63.24.34.64.4≤ 1 hr/week15 of 18
Spring 2026Roatha Kong4.84.94.84.84.24.64.94.7—16 of 18
Fall 2025Jeannine Kremer4.95.04.94.94.04.84.84.8≤ 1 hr/week15 of 17
Fall 2025Roatha Kong4.94.94.94.94.04.84.84.8≤ 1 hr/week15 of 17
Spring 2025Jeannine Kremer4.94.84.84.94.04.74.84.6≤ 1 hr/week16 of 16
Spring 2025Matthew Razek4.64.74.94.94.14.84.94.6≤ 1 hr/week25 of 34
Spring 2025Reshauna Cobb4.64.94.95.04.24.95.04.7≤ 1 hr/week12 of 16
Spring 2025Roatha Kong4.94.94.84.94.04.74.84.6≤ 1 hr/week16 of 16
Fall 2024Jeannine Kremer5.05.05.05.04.85.05.05.01–3 hrs/week10 of 15
Fall 2024Matthew Razek4.84.64.84.83.94.84.94.7≤ 1 hr/week16 of 17
Fall 2024Reshauna Cobb4.84.94.84.83.94.84.94.7≤ 1 hr/week16 of 17
Fall 2024Roatha Kong5.05.05.05.04.85.05.05.01–3 hrs/week10 of 15
Spring 2024Elizabeth Schuster4.84.94.84.84.14.84.84.7≤ 1 hr/week15 of 18
Spring 2024George Arey4.34.74.54.63.04.74.64.4≤ 1 hr/week13 of 19
Spring 2024Matthew Razek4.64.84.94.83.64.64.84.4≤ 1 hr/week14 of 17
Spring 2024Melinda Stoops4.54.84.74.73.64.74.74.6≤ 1 hr/week28 of 37
Spring 2024Reshauna Cobb4.64.84.94.83.64.64.84.4≤ 1 hr/week14 of 17
Spring 2024Roatha Kong4.84.94.94.93.54.84.84.8≤ 1 hr/week15 of 17
Fall 2023Corey Kelly4.34.54.34.73.84.54.74.3≤ 1 hr/week6 of 8
Fall 2023Elizabeth Schuster4.74.84.84.83.94.64.84.6≤ 1 hr/week12 of 18
Fall 2023Matthew Razek4.64.64.94.94.14.94.94.6≤ 1 hr/week14 of 16
Fall 2023Melinda Stoops4.74.84.84.83.94.64.84.6≤ 1 hr/week12 of 18
Fall 2023Reshauna Cobb4.64.64.94.94.14.94.94.6≤ 1 hr/week14 of 16
Fall 2023Roatha Kong4.34.54.34.73.84.54.74.3≤ 1 hr/week6 of 8
Spring 2023Corey Kelly4.54.74.74.74.14.54.54.7≤ 1 hr/week15 of 18
Spring 2023Elizabeth Schuster4.74.84.84.84.34.84.84.7≤ 1 hr/week6 of 7
Spring 2023Matthew Razek4.54.74.54.63.94.74.84.5≤ 1 hr/week15 of 18
Spring 2023Melinda Stoops4.74.84.84.84.34.84.84.7≤ 1 hr/week6 of 7
Spring 2023Reshauna Cobb4.54.74.54.63.94.74.84.5≤ 1 hr/week15 of 18
Spring 2023Roatha Kong4.54.74.74.74.14.54.54.7≤ 1 hr/week15 of 18

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Caroline Davis
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.85/5
  • Corey Kelly
    Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.62/5
  • Elizabeth Schuster
    Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.85/5
  • George Arey
    Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.67/5
  • Jeannine Kremer
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.96/5
  • Matthew Razek
    Spring 2027, Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Melinda Stoops
    Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.83/5
  • Reshauna Cobb
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.78/5
  • Roatha Kong
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.85/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Jeannine Kremer, Matthew Razek · Stokes Hall 301N M 04:30PM-05:45PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Roatha Kong, Jeannine Kremer · Stokes Hall 211S M 04:30PM-05:45PM · Offered