Mission Statement

According to the articles of incorporation, the Eastern Community College Social Science Association (ECCSSA) has as its mission, the following:

To promote interest in the study and teaching of Social Science - which includes anthropology, criminal justice, economics, education, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology, and all modifications or combinations of subjects whose content as well as aim is predominantly social;

To promote the study of problems of teaching the social sciences to the best advantages of students in the classroom;

To encourage research, experimentation and investigation in the field of social sciences;

To hold public discussions and programs, sponsor the publication of desirable articles, reports, and surveys; and, to integrate the efforts and activities of its members and their cooperative activities with others interested in the advancement of education in the social sciences; and,

To cooperate with similar organizations in ventures which will achieve these purposes.