Dr. Kyler Sherman-Wilkins (he/him), Assistant Professor of Sociology, traveled with seven members of his Health Equity Research Collective (HERC) group to present their research at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society in Minneapolis, MN. The group which consists of both current students and recent alumni (Class of 2022) presented on topics ranging from … [Read more...] about Midwest Sociological Society Conference

  On April 11, Paws to the Polls made its third trip to Jefferson City to speak with legislators, the second one for this semester and legislative session. There are many ways to take action on supporting or opposing current legislation, but repeated feedback from legislators indicates that nothing beats a  personal visit to the capital.   On each trip to … [Read more...] about Paws to the Polls travel to Jefferson City

It was a busy and productive local election day for Paws to the Polls on April 4th. The group tabled from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Davis-Harrington Welcome Center, one of the central polling locations in Springfield. Group members answered voting-related questions and handed out nonpartisan voter guides and sample ballots to those who wanted to do some last-minute … [Read more...] about Paws to the Polls Election Day Tabling

Drs. Michelle Morgan and Julia Troche (Associate Profs., History) participated in the inaugural “Women’s Writing Circle,” one of the FCTL’s Faculty Learning Communities (Fall 2022). Through their consistent attendance and completion of writing goals, Michelle and Julia were eligible to apply for two small grants, which they subsequently were awarded.  They combined their awards … [Read more...] about Winter Writers’ Retreat

Five Alpha Phi Sigma – Sigma Mu Sigma attended the 81st Annual Alpha Phi Sigma conference in National Harbor, MD Wednesday, March 15– Friday, March 17, 2023, along with Chapter Advisor, Ivy Yarckow-Brown, and Assistant Advisor, Jordan Riddell.       Three of our students ran for and were elected to Executive Student President, Executive Student … [Read more...] about Alpha Phi Sigma Conference Update