Sociology undergraduates present research at regional conference

Dr. Lee Garth Vigilant and Sociology majors Amanda Heitkamp and Ashley Heitkamp attended the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Chicago from April 17-20. Ashley and Amanda gave a presentation entitled “‘First Off, Take a Breath and Relax. I’m About 99% Positive You Don’t Have HIV’: The Contours of Emotional Support and Peer-Diagnosis in an N-Adic Online Sexual Health […]

Gietzen awarded Minnesota Gerontological Society scholarship

Luke Gietzen, a senior majoring in both Gerontology and Psychology, has been awarded a highly competitive Gerald Bloedow Scholarship from the Minnesota Gerontological Society. In 1994, MGS established the Bloedow Scholarship fund to honor the lifelong contributions of Gerald Bloedow to the field of aging and to provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students to further their education in […]

Dr. Hendrix-Sloan, Criminal Justice students tour N.D. prisons

On April 2, Dr. Geraldine Hendrix-Sloan, professor of Criminal Justice, and Criminal Justice Association student officers Erin Slack, Deanna Moen, Brooke Bergeron and 20 students toured two prisons in North Dakota: the Dakota Women’s Correctional Rehabilitation Center and the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck. Students were able to talk with inmates and staff about prison conditions in North Dakota […]