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Alum is Director of Hocking Criminal Justice Program

Alum is Director of Hocking Criminal Justice Program

Lea Wandling ’98 played an instrumental role in the creation and implementation of the new Criminal Justice program at Hocking College and now serves as its Director as well as Chair of the Public Safety Services Department. She earned a B.A. in Sociology-Criminology with a minor in Psychology from the […]

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April 4, 2017 at 8:57 amAlumni

Sociology-Criminology Alum Enjoys Project Management in Marketing Role

Sociology-Criminology Alum Enjoys Project Management in Marketing Role

After graduating with her B.A. in Sociology-Criminology from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, Amanda Reichard ’13 wasn’t sure what she wanted to do. From Career Fair to Current Job She attended the career fair at Ohio University to gain experience talking with business professionals and met […]

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April 4, 2017 at 8:24 amAlumni

Ohio University Welcomes the White Ribbon Campaign, April 13

Ohio University Welcomes the White Ribbon Campaign, April 13

Help stop violence against women by coming to visit an information table outside of Baker on Thursday, April 13, from 1-4 p.m.  This table is open and encourages all students of any race, gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, or culture to attend and show support. The table will feature […]

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April 1, 2017 at 9:00 pmEvents

Students Explore Food, Hunger, and Inequality in Ireland

OHIO students in front of the Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship in Dublin, Ireland

By Matt McCullough ’17 Eighteen Ohio University students spent their spring break in the Republic of Ireland as part of the Ireland: Food, Hunger, and Inequality study abroad program, now in its second year. Ireland as an Educational Opportunity The Ireland program is offered through the Sociology & Anthropology Department. […]

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March 31, 2017 at 1:53 pmIn Class

66 Students Visit Southeast Ohio’s Coal-Mining Roots

66 Students Visit Southeast Ohio’s Coal-Mining Roots

Sixth-six Ohio University students visited notable historic sites critical to understanding Southeast Ohio’s coal-mining roots and history of activism on Saturday, March 25, with the Wealth and Poverty theme. They include students from CAS 2300x Themes in Action: Wealth and Poverty, HLTH 6760 Environmental Health Sciences in Public Health, POLS 3060 […]

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March 28, 2017 at 3:31 pmNews

Summer 2017 | Fill a Sociology Requirement Online This Summer

Dr. Christine Mattley

Sociology majors can learn how to design and carry out a research project this summer with on alone course: SOC 3500 Elementary Research Methods. “Our alums tell us that research methods gave them the skills they have found most useful after they graduated,” says  Dr. Christine Mattley, Chair of the […]

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March 27, 2017 at 8:34 amNews

Intern Finds Fulfillment Working with Mentally Ill

Meg Cummins

By Austin Rivers ’17 Meg Cummins, a senior Sociology-Criminology major, spent her final semester in college interning at the Gathering Place, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding the mentally ill. This organization is a is a community support program that promotes recovery for those coping with mental illness from […]

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March 27, 2017 at 4:06 amNews