Berea College Sociology Department

The Sociology Department has extended the deadline for the Thomas A. Boyd Graduate Scholarship to May 1st, 2021. The scholarship is available to graduating seniors and alumni of the Department of Sociology who have been accepted to or are enrolled in a graduate program for further professional development. Scholarships support graduate work in any sociology-related field, from public policy to social work to law to library science as long as the degrees prepare graduates for work that serves the public good in some way. The number and amount of awards will vary depending on the number of applicants and stated needs.
Follow the link below for more information about the scholarship and application:
https://www.berea.edu/academic-services/thomas-a-boyd-graduate-scholarship-in-sociology/

Attention all prospective Soc Majors! As you may know, it is time for fourth-semester students to begin the process of declaring their majors. In light of that, the Sociology Club would like to invite anyone interested in Sociology as a major or minor to attend a virtual Q&A session! This session will feature senior student Al Killen, who is a Sociology major graduating this May, as well as other students of the Soc major. Attendees are invited to chat with Al and other students and inquire about Soc curriculum, graduation requirements, potential internships, and possible career fields of interest. This session will take place via Zoom this Thursday @ 6 PM! If you have any questions, please email Patience Martin ([email protected]). Posted below in the comments will be the link for the scheduled Zoom meeting. We hope to see several faces there- old and new!

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The Sociology Department wants to make all students aware of an upcoming virtual event that will serve as a great opportunity to connect with Sociology alum Dylan Hunziker. Hunziker graduated in 2014, spent a year traveling the world as a Watson Fellow, and then joined the U.S. Foreign Service, where he’s been stationed in places including the U.S. Embassy in China. We highly recommend the Q&A with him from noon to 12:30 on February 23! Please check out the link below for more information!
https://calendar.berea.edu/event/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-berea-alum-dylan-hunziker/

A Day in the Life of a Berea Alum: Dylan Hunziker - Berea College Calendar Ever wonder about where you could go with a Berea College degree? Come hear from and ask questions of Dylan Hunziker, Berea Class of 2014. Dylan is currently a Foreign Service Officer for the US Department of State. Join on us Instagram Live!

Berea College Sociology Department updated their business hours.

The Sociology Department is thrilled to announce the new Thomas A. Boyd Graduate Scholarship in Sociology! The scholarship is available to graduating seniors and alumni of the program who have been accepted to or are enrolled in a graduate program for further professional development. The number of awards will vary depending on the number of applicants and stated needs each year. The awards may cover up to 90 percent of tuition costs. When available, funds may also be awarded to cover other costs associated with the graduate program, such as books. Applications for scholarships to be applied to the 2020-21 academic year are being accepted through December 1, 2020. Applications for scholarships to be applied to the 2021-22 academic year will be accepted on a rolling basis. More information about the scholarship and the application can be found at the following link: https://www.berea.edu/academic-services/thomas-a-boyd-graduate-scholarship-in-sociology/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=APPLY%20NOW&utm_campaign=New%20York%20%26%20New%20England%20Chapter%20Virtual%20Alumni%20Gathering%20Oct.%202020%20Zoom%20link

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Calling all Berea College Sociology Majors! The Sociology Department is looking for Sociology major volunteers, who are comfortable with being recorded and having that recording shared later, to help us with the making of a short video clip. You would only need to spare a few minutes of your time, as you would only have to answer one question regarding Berea residential life amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Just a reminder that the event is this weekend!

Event: Homecoming 2019 in Berea At Homecoming 2019, we’re celebrating the special reunion classes of 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019 – but all classes are welcome (and encouraged) to attend! **Berea College Alumni Staff and Faculty** - when registering for Homecoming in Berea Connect for the...

Hey everyone! The Office of Sustainability has a great event coming up later this month. If your wardrobe is outdated or you need to get rid of some stuff you loved when you bought but no longer wear, please participate in our Clothing Swap on November 20th! This event is completely FREE. Donation bins will be put in CPO, Alumni, and Hutchins Library this week. 💚 See details below. 👚👕👔👗👠🧢

Dear Sociology Department Alumni,

The Sociology Department would like to invite you to join us again this year for a gathering during Alumni weekend. We’ll be hosting a light brunch on Saturday, November 16 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Frost 103 to give everyone a chance to mingle and to allow our current students the opportunity to hear about what our majors have been doing since their graduation from Berea. We hope you’ll consider joining us for part or all of the event!

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Andrea Woodward at [email protected] by Wednesday, November 13, and please include the number of people you plan to bring with you so we can be sure to have enough food available (partners and children are most welcome!). No advanced preparation will be necessary on the part of our alumni—the conversation will be informal, but we will especially love to hear about what alumni are doing, what skills they learned at Berea or courses they took that were most helpful in their career path, what they were especially glad they did or wish they would’ve done differently to prepare themselves for life after graduation, etc.

Thanks in advance for considering fitting the Sociology Department into your Homecoming plans—we hope to see you on November 16 at 10:30 a.m.!

To register for Homecoming 2018 and see the full schedule of events, visit www.berea.edu/alumni/hc19.

Event: Homecoming 2019 in Berea At Homecoming 2019, we’re celebrating the special reunion classes of 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019 – but all classes are welcome (and encouraged) to attend! **Berea College Alumni Staff and Faculty** - when registering for Homecoming in Berea Connect for the...

The Sociology Club will be getting signatures for a petition for a recall on the Madison County Fiscal Court Ordinance 19-14 AD and Valorem Rate, wherein said ordinance shall increase AD Valorem Tax Rates from 8.2 cents/$100.00 to 19.6 cents/$100.00. The problems lies in that this increase in taxes would hurt the elderly and low-income residents of Madison County. The Sociology Club will be at dining this Monday from 7am to 10:30am to get people who have already registered to vote to sign this petition.

For more information, click on the following links:

https://www.weku.fm/post/tax-hike-approved-45-million-madison-county-jail

https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Madison-County-jail-sets-inmate-limit-at-450-facility-only-holds-184-beds-557941881.html

https://www.richmondregister.com/news/madison_county/the-cost-of-overcrowding/article_31d4e703-9a92-5af9-849d-e33e0a9dc440.html

Come to the first Sociology Club meeting of the semester! Sandra Sanchez and Erycah Edwards are so excited to be able to build a community within the Sociology Department and for students who are interested in sociology. The first meeting will be next Tuesday on October 15th from 6pm to 7pm. SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED. CHILDREN ARE WELCOME! Even if you are not a Sociology major, you are still welcome to come and learn more about the Sociology Club. Let Erycah Edwards or Sandra Sanchez know if you have questions! They hope to see you next Tuesday 😃

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