It's that time of year again -- course request time! You have from today, March 21, until Tuesday, April 4 to complete your course request. May the odds be ever in your favor! #Sociology #Hokies #CourseRequest

Participate in a three-week (21 days) course focused on community-based experiential learning in South Africa this summer! Applications are due by April 1!

SOC 4304: Qualitative Coding and Analysis is a new research methods topics class for Fall 2023! It will feature project-based, experiential learning in qualitative coding and analysis using Dedoose. Develop your skills with real interview data and contribute to publications!

Our department is SO lucky to have two fabulous academic advisors, Heather Whedbee and Jazzy Coles! They are both so excited to meet our incoming freshmen and transfer students throughout the summer at orientation!! Stay tuned to learn more about Heather and Jazzy! 🤩

Under the mentorship of Katalin Parti, team "Fifty Shades of Grey Hat" won the 2023 International White Hat Conference and Challenge competition for the 3rd year in a row. Congratulations, Dr. Parti!! 🎉 Katalin Parti

It's hard to believe that the Feminism is for EveryBody Conference was almost 2 months ago! It was an enormous success and a memorable day!

Dr. Jim Hawdon recently won the Excellence in Outreach and International Initiatives Award from CLAHS, as well as the Alumni Award for Excellence in International Research. This is a major university recognition awarded by the University Committee on International Affairs.

Meet Heather! Heather Whedbee is a professional academic advisor who works with our amazing Sociology Department students. She has been an advisor at VT for 8 years! Heather is so excited to meet all our incoming freshmen and transfer students at orientation this summer!

It's hard to believe that graduation was already over a month ago!! Our faculty loved celebrating with our outstanding graduate students at the department's hooding and graduation ceremony! We wish them the best and can't wait to see all the amazing things they do!

Meet Jazzy! Jazzy Coles is a professional academic advisor who works with our amazing Sociology Department students! She has been an advisor at VT for one year now and loves helping her students get to where they want to be. Her advice for incoming students? To try new things!

Happy Juneteenth!! #Sociology #Juneteenth

The first official day of summer is FINALLY here!! Be sure to soak up some sunshine today, Sociology Hokies! #Sociology #FirstDayOfSummer

Congratulations to Dr. Donna Sedgwick on her recent promotion to Associate Professor with tenure! Dr. Sedgwick has been with VT Sociology since 2005.

Wish you'd signed up for a summer class to get ahead, learn something new, and pass the time this summer? Well, you're in luck! Summer 2 classes don't start until next Wednesday, July 5, so there's still time! Next Friday, July 7 is the last day to enroll in a summer 2 class.

Happy International Pride Day!! #Sociology #Pride #PrideDay #PrideMonth

Trevor Jamerson and Kwame Harrison recently published the chapter “Sound and the Moving Tourist Bubble in Harlem Tourism” in Ambiance, Tourism and the City. Harrison and Jamerson are two of only four US contributors to this international edited volume!

Happy 4th of July! #Sociology #4thOfJuly #IndependenceDay

Tomorrow, Friday, July 7 is the LAST day to add a Summer 2 class to your schedule! What are you waiting for?! Check out the timetable and register now! #Sociology #SummerClass #Hokies

Katalin Parti and Faika Tahir, a Ph.D. student, published the article "If We Don’t Listen to Them, We Make Them Lose More than Money: Exploring Reasons for Underreporting and the Needs of Older Scam Victims" in the Journal of Social Sciences.tinyurl.com/3em7rwxp

If you're still looking for a class to add for Fall 2023, consider PSVP 2444: Conflict Resolution. This class can count toward the 12 credits of required Criminology electives for CRIM Majors. Add/drop will re-open on July 26.