The Meanings of Democracy Lab directed by Ruth Braunstein, Associate Professor of Sociology, is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 Meanings of “America” Multimedia Contest. They received a large number of high-quality submissions, but these finalists distinguished themselves with their originality, creativity, and the overall quality of their work. Congratulations in particular to undergraduate Sociology […]
Undergraduate Highlights
UConn Students Selected for Millennium Fellowship Program
Check out UConn Today’s recent article titled “UConn Students Selected for Millennium Fellowship Program” where Caitlin Dadonna ’22 (Sociology) is recognized as one of the directors for the Millennium Fellowship Program. Only 6% of universities were selected by United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network. Congratulations Caitlin! ***Excerpt from article*** “The Millennium Fellowship leverages the energy […]
Sociology Majors Win 2022 SHARE Awards
Congratulations to Madeline Doyle, Samantha Gove, and Nicholas Xenophontos who were selected to receive the 2022 Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Award! Madeline Doyle ’24 (Political Science & Sociology) will be working with faculty mentor Dr. Matthew Singer (Political Science) on “Presidential Approval in a Pandemic – Evidence From U.S. States.” Samantha […]
Student Projects: Fall 2021
Theatre Without Borders Artists and Climate Change Resources compiled by Lily Morris-Love for SOCI 2709W: Society and Climate Change with Professor Phoebe Godfrey in Fall 2021. ――――――――――――――――――――― The Sweeping Dance Dance for the Earth and for Her Peoples Dancing Earth Creations Resources compiled by Marissa Naclerio for SOCI 2709W: Society and Climate Change with Professor […]
Bench Project
Our class, Society and Climate Change is a course designed to shift our thinking from the scientific way that the climate is discussed in our society to a much more emotional context that will truly energize is to make change. This bench project came as a result of our understanding that there is a […]
Candace Tang: Phi Beta Kappa Electee
Please join us in congratulating undergraduate Sociology major Candace Tang, who has been elected to join the UConn chapter of Phi Beta Kappa! Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most widely-known academic honor society in the United States. Only about 10 percent of the […]
Undergraduate Sociology Students Create Academic Journal
Read UConn Today’s article on the inaugural edition of The Mirror, the undergraduate Sociology journal. The first edition of The Mirror has six articles selected from approximately 30 submissions, and the plan is to publish a new version each semester. ***Mission Statement*** The mission of The Mirror is to provide undergraduate students a platform to showcase their work […]
Winners of the 2021 Sociology Department Awards
Please join us in congratulating the 2021 winners of the Sociology Department Awards!
Student Projects: Spring 2021
By: Sophia Stoll and Victoria Zucco SOCI 3998: Human Societies and Living Earth Professor Phoebe Godfrey By: Ben Albee, Ruairi Blevio, Marissa Naclerio, Meg Sanders, Shannon Collins, Mariela Ocasio SOCI 2701E: Sustainable Societies Professor Phoebe Godfrey
Congratulations 2021 Alpha Kappa Delta Inductees!
Congratulations to the 2021 Alpha Kappa Delta inductees! Archana Ajay Kayla Crucetts Lyndall Goudemond Jordan Kubik Samantha Stuyniski Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) is the International Sociology Honor Society. AKD was founded in 1920 at the University of Southern California by Dr. Emory S. Bogardus and became affiliated with the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) in 1967. […]