Graduate school can be a challenging time in students’ lives, yet these experiences can be much more easily navigated with the help of a caring and supportive Grad Director. In the Department of Sociology, Professor Jean Wallace is just that person. The Graduate Students' Association has recently recognized Jean's efforts with the 'Graduate Administrative Support Award'.
If theories could have birthday parties, the serious leisure perspective (SLP) would have celebrated its fortieth year in 2013, having been born in 1973 in the study of amateurs in classical music.
The punishing psychological toll endured by military personnel in war zones has been extensively documented for years by researchers, perhaps more than ever in the wake of recent military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Call for Abstracts for the 10th Annual Student-Run Graduate Research Symposium
The Department of Sociology's Graduate Student Caucus is holding the 10th Annual Graduate Research Symposium titled "The Ivory Tower and Beyond" to be held March 6-7, 2014.
Students are encouraged to apply for the Department of Sociology Spring research program in Colima, Mexico, about one hour in-land of the popular coastal town of Manzanillo.
Emmanuel Jal, a Sudanese-born who was forced to become a child soldier during Sudan’s civil war, was awarded a peace prize at the University of Calgary's Consortium for Peace Studies’ 2013 Peace Prize Dinner.
