“We care about your spiritual life. We care about your psychological well-being. We care about your personal life. We care about your academic learning and that is in keeping with our Dominican Tradition, which is our heritage.”

Meet Jim Sam

Associate Professor of Social and Behavorial Science; Community Service (CSV) Program Coordinator; Co-Program Coordinator, Religious Studies Minor
Metro Detroit Campus

• Ph.D., Capella University
• M.A., Oakland University
• M.A., University of Detroit Mercy
• M.S.W., University of Michigan

Recent Awards and Achievements

• Jack Bologna award for innovative teaching in 2004.
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Therapist for over 35 years.

Teaching Philosophy

“I believe that lifelong learning is the model for the 21st century. There is a plethora of modalities by which we not only gather information but by which we experience life. All of these experiences and knowledge continually shape our opinions, attitudes, and competencies. As a teacher I see my role to challenge my students and myself to continually scan our environment for new ways of thinking and acting. In this sense we are ‘co-learners’ in the cycle of life.”