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SOCIOLOGY STUDENT, FACULTY AND PROGRAM
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

SOCIOLOGY FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

Our 2009 Sociology and Social Work Newsletter features the following stories:

• Dr Yvonne Luna named "SBS Teacher of the Year"
• Dr Jim Reed promoted to Senior Lecturer
• Dr. Janine Schipper publishes book,  Disappearing Desert: The Growth of Phoenix and the Culture of Sprawl
• Dr. Katheleen Ferraro publishes book, Women's Lives

SOCIOLOGY PROGRAM NEWS:

SOCIOLOGY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM NEWS
by Yvonne Luna, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Internship Coordinator for the undergraduate programs in Sociology

Dave McKell ran a very successful internship program for many years.  I took over as Internship Coordinator for the undergraduate programs in Sociology in the fall of 2006.  Our students are getting high quality on-the-job experience while earning credit toward their Sociology degrees.  This academic year, students interned with the following agencies: Coconino County Juvenile Detention, Victim Witness Services of Coconino County,  Cross-Cultural Solutions (Costa Rica), Planned Parenthood, Coconino County Community Services, Catholic Charities, Ponderosa High School, and Literacy Volunteers of Coconino County. 

In addition to the agencies listed above, previous internships placements since my tenure include: Goodwill Industries, the Democratic Headquarters, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Washington DC), Coconino County Adult Probation, Pima County Faith Based Programs (Tucson), Northern Arizona University Office of Student Financial Aid and Student Employment, Orphanage Outreach (Dominican Republic), Northland Family Help Center, ABRiO, Native Americans for Collective Action (NACA), Four Corners Association (Winslow), and the Arizona Public Interest Research Group.

In final evaluations by field supervisors, a majority of interns were rated as excellent. Field supervisors also stated that students were assets to their programs and clients. The internship program not only benefits students, but supports and assists our community as well.

If your agency is interested in Sociology interns, please contact me at 928-523-6135 or yvonne.luna@nau.edu.

 

SOCIOLOGY STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sociology Students Honored at Awards Ceremony

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences' "Celebrating Student Achievement" award ceremony took place on April 24, 2009 at the Peaks Ballroom in the High Country Conference Center. The following sociology students received recognition this year:

Outstanding Sociology Student	Revae Hitt
Outstanding Sociology Senior	Kirsten Mora Maria Timpani
Vicki K. Brown Carpenter Memorial Scholarship	Revae Hitt Kendahl Falen
Sociology Department Scholarship	Kaileen Martin
Kanan Family Endowment	Kirsten Mora
Edward E. Walker Sociology Scholarship	Tina Johnson