The Sociology Department is hosting a student mixer on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 and all students interested in Sociology, Anthropology , Women’s Studies – that of which includes an emphasis in Inequality/Social Justice, Culture/Globalization, Sociological Practice and Community, and Social Psychology, are invited to come and learn what courses to take and if you are
Assistant Professor in Sociology in Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Georgiana Bosteanjust, recently taught a Geographic Information System course (GIS), working with the City of Orange. Wilkinson students in her course were fortunate enough to take a field trip to the city’s GIS office to meet City GIS officials and see how their
On July 19 – 21, 2013, sociology alumna Toshiko Joy Ito (’47), flew to to Cody, Wyoming with her son, Judge Lance Ito and his wife Peggy; to attend the Heart Mountain Concentration Camp’s Pilgrimage 2013 where former inmates, (including T. Ito ), and their family and friends held a reunion at the Heart Mountain Camp’s Interpretive Learning
Victoria Carty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology Wilkinson Review 2013 In 2004 the President of the American Sociological Association, Michael Burawoy, challenged sociologists to break out of the ivory tower and return to the roots of sociology, one that takes a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to societal concerns. On March 16, 2012 the first public
Author: Christopher Bader, Professor of Sociology Wilkinson Review Spring 2013 In March of 2012 I was invited to attend a unique gathering of journalists held at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. Sponsored by the International Center for Journalists, the purpose of this meeting was to launch a global
Leatherby Libraries and the Women’s Studies Minor Program of Wilkinson College continue the Bluestockings: Women’s studies Book Club series on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Leatherby Libraries room 305. The discussion will be, Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen In this ebullient and inventive novel, Gish Jen
Leatherby Libraries and the Women’s Studies Minor Program of Wilkinson College are launching Bluestockings: Women’s studies Book Club on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Leatherby Libraries room 420. The discussion will be Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, a book that is minimalist and melancholy, poignant and pure. The author has crafted
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Sociology Department and the Honors Program present, Mindfulness: Being Kind to Yourself with Rupa Ward on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 7 p.m. in Beckman Hall 203. Rupa Ward, a Chapman alumnus, is a Mindfulness Instructor and Marriage and Family Therapist whose practice combines different therapeutic techniques
Sociology major Clay Thomas has won the 2012 Student Forum Paper Award given by the American Sociological Association (ASA) for his paper, “Disc Golfing: Disunity in the Struggle for Sport Legitimization.” The honor comes with a cash prize and travel funds to the ASA annual meeting to be held in Denver, Colorado, August 17-20.
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences was excited at the opportunity to showcase all Wilkinson departments and programs, and the faculty within those departments and programs, at the Staff Summit Resource Fair on Thursday, June 14 in Beckman Hall. Wilkinson displayed faculty published books, student and faculty research projects, ancient artifacts, Wilkinson Review (past