October 9, 2012
Cassandra Kottman
, BFA Studio Art ’12, and
Robbie Kociela
, BFA Studio Art ’13, spent their summer at Camp Kamaji for girls in Minnesota. Some of the great projects they got to work on with the girls were Ceramic gnomes, ceramic cupcakes, tin foil lanterns, action paintings, tape paintings, and animal plaster sculptures/monster sculptures.
Students enrolled in the SOC 231 Foundations of Criminal Justice course last spring had the opportunity to visit the Orange Police Department (OPD). The experiential trip was a highlight of Dr. Nancy Rios-Contreras’ (Sociology) course, which covered topics relevant to police, courts, and corrections. Students learned criminology theories and contemporary social issues impacting the criminal justice system.
Assistant Professor Hannah Ridge’s (Political Science) latest book Contours of Israeli Politics: Jewish Ethnicity, Religious Nationalism, and Democracy looks at the socio-political effects of ethnic prejudices within the Jewish community in Israel. The Voice of Wilkinson sat down with Dr. Ridge to discuss her book and what she hopes readers will learn from her work.