For Current Students
Student Resources
Student Organizations
Sociology Club
An organization for all students interested in Sociology. Activities
include guest speakers; Career Day, where professionals speak on career
paths; and informal social events. Contacts: [[axvafa,Amin Vafa]], [[mrmcqu,Megan McQuiddy]], and [[aamur2,Anais Murphy]].
Alpha Kappa Delta
This international honor society was
established in 1920 by University of Southern California sociologist
Emory S. Bogardus. Its purposes are stimulating scholarship and
promoting the scientific study of society.
Student Awards
The Jeanne A. Ito Award
This award is given annually at commencement to recognize a graduating
sociology major who demonstrates the love of sociology, scholarship,
and service that characterized our student and colleague for whom the
award is named. The award includes recognition on a plaque that hangs
in the Department office, a personalized plaque presented to the
recipient from the department, and a modest cash disbursement.
The R. Wayne Kernodle Award (formerly the Spencer and Ruth Timm Fund)
This award is intended to support student work that enhances
undergraduate education and an appreciation of the value of
sociological understandings. Students who are considering interhnships,
research expereinces, or academically relevant travel--especially
during the summer motnhs--should discuss their ideas with a faculty
member or the department chair. Students may apply for consideration by
sending the department chair a letter that outlines the project or
travel and the associated costs, including the loss of summer income.
Other Resources
- American Sociological Association
- Southern Sociological Society
- Eastern Sociological Society
- Sociology Departments -- USA
- Graduate Programs in Sociology
- Sociologists for Women in Society
- American Criminological Society
- SocioSite
- Latin American Development Archive (LADARK)
- Journal of World-Systems Research
- ASA Employment Bulletin
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