Recent Accomplishments

Renato Talhadas (2012 class), Accepted to Teach for America, San Francisco, CA. http://www.teachforamerica.org/

Kelly Small (2012 class) and Lindsay Leban (2013 class), attended the Auburn University Women's Leadership Institute: Leadership in Action, Residential Intensive Training, May 14-17, 2012. http://www.cla.auburn.edu/wli/

Lindsay Leban (2013 class) accepted to the University of Alabama's National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), summer 2012.

Alumni: Where are they now?

Casey Plastek: Once I graduated in Spring 2011 with my undergraduate degree in Sociology and minors in Gender Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies and Community Planning and Development, I pursued a leadership development position with my sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. As a Traveling Leadership Consultant I visit ZTA chapters across the nation and aid in educational programming, communication and leadership development, financial budgeting and spearheading philanthropic initiatives.

Conference Presentations

Sara Afflerback, “When Politics become Personal: Coping in Post Amendment 2 Florida.” Southern Sociological Society Annual Conference, session: Sexuality Issues of College Students. Atlanta, GA, April 2010.

Poster Presentations

 Ketevan Tyson, “Bitten by the Theater Bug: Social Exchange Process in a Community Theater Group.” FGCU Research Day, April 2010.

  Kathryn Foreman, “Is the Pawnshop Necessary?” Winner of College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for superior poster, with cash prize. FGCU Research Day, April 2010.

Academic Service

Sara Afflerback, Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), National Liaison for SWS-South, 2010-2011.

Recent student e-portfolios

Beginning spring 2011, graduating seniors developed e-portfolios as a reflection and summary of their work as graduates of the Sociology program.  Here are select portfolios which we are very proud of:

Renato Talhadas: https://sites.google.com/site/renatomtalhadasportfolio/home

Nina Zambelli: https://sites.google.com/site/ninavzambelliportfolio/home

Courtney Wasko: https://sites.google.com/site/courtneywasko2/home

Christopher Hernandez: https://sites.google.com/site/chrishernandezportfolio/

Ketevan Tyson:https://sites.google.com/site/ketytysonportfolio/

Dustin Weeks: https://sites.google.com/site/dustinweeksportfolio/home

The Sociology program encourages its majors to submit well-written research papers to journals such as the Journal of Integrated Social Sciences (for which Dr. De Welde sits on the Editorial Board for).  Sociology professors are happy to work with students who are interested.  Just ask!