Sociology and Anthropology – Page 10

Redbird Legacy: The Caffey brothers establish memorial scholarship

Greg Caffey ’99, left, Rodney Caffey ’92, middle, and Dr. Brandon Caffey ’96, ’00, M.S. ’02, Ed.D. ’19

There was never a doubt in the Caffey brothers’ minds. After high school, they would go to college.

Golf outing to benefit student assistance fund

The Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University has achieved designation as a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.

The College of Arts and Sciences will hold its second annual golf outing to benefit the Wilson Family Assistance Fund on Friday, June 10, at Weibring Golf Club. All students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the College are welcome to participate.

‘Thirsty Society’: Interdisciplinary course delves into the study of water

Photo of Dr. Eric Peterson standing on the left of Dr. Joan Brehm in a classroom.

The Center for a Sustainable Water Future was created in 2018 to fulfill three main goals: research and scholarship, civic engagement and outreach, and curriculum. Through the introduction of a new, co-taught class, the center is satisfying its curriculum goal and offering a holistic view of water’s roles across society.

Toro-Morn to deliver CAS Spring Lecture on April 25, 2022

Dr. Maura Toro-Morn, professor of sociology and director of Latin American and Latino/a Studies, will deliver the 2022 Spring College Lecture at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 25 in Section I of the Brown Ballroom in the Bone Student Center. Her lecture, “Gendered Migrations in the Age of Global Disruption,” is free and open to the public.

Scholarship memorializes anthropologist and ISU Faculty Emeritus Edward B. Jelks

Illinois State anthropology students Brian Keeling and Molly McManus dig through the thick soil at the Noble-Wieting site.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology lost one of its most talented and influential members in 2021 with Professor Edward B. Jelks’ passing on the evening of December 22. In his fifteen years as a Professor of Anthropology at Illinois State University, Jelks made enormous contributions to the University and to many of the graduates of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, which Jelks started in 1968.

Podcasts and primates: Professor of anthropology promotes learning through engagement

Two students stand in front of a glass primate exhibit at the zoo. A third student stands to the side of the exhibit, writing on a sheet of paper held against the glass wall.

As an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Dr. Shelly Putt is working to offer her students interesting and valuable ways to engage with the content.

Day in the Life: Redbird Victor Ventura gets involved and gives back

Victor Ventura stands smiling in front of Schroeder Hall.

Victor Ventura’s days start and end early. But between waking up and turning in for the night, this Redbird is constantly on the go, working to meet his goal of helping others, now and in the future.

Study Abroad student perspectives

On Wednesday February 23, 2022 from 12–1 p.m. Central Time, the Spring 2022 International Seminar Series, ISU International Engagement, will feature Alex Ratcliff-Hanger, associate director for Study Abroad, as well as three student panelists: Devon Fine, Joi Strickland, and Anna Tulley. This free zoom webinar is open to the public with advance registration.

SOA Research series to discuss slow food movement, February 25 at noon

Dr. Gina Hunter and Dr. Noha Shawki will discuss the slow food movement and what it is at the next SOA Research Series, February 25.

SOA student ambassadors are ready to help fellow students succeed

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology has recruited three sociology majors and three anthropology majors to represent the department in various modes for student assistance, recruitment, and consultation.