The Department of Sociology and Anthropology celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of our students at our Spring Awards Banquet in May 2023
SOA student recognition and awards 2023
Unit: Sociology and Anthropology
Sociology’s Dr. Aaron Pitluck elected to ISA’s executive committee
llinois State Professor of Sociology Dr. Aaron Pitluck was elected to the International Sociological Association’s (ISA) executive committee for a four-year term (2023-2027) at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology in Melbourne, Australia.
Video: ISU students unearth history of ancient Native American village during archaeological field school
During the annual field school at the Noble-Wieting archaeological site, a group of Illinois State students received hands-on training while uncovering the history of a 700-year-old Native American village.
Sunset on the Longest Day: An Act of Indigenous Restoration at ISU Horticulture Center
The free, outdoor community performance event is centered around listening to Native Americans as a reconciliatory act of land acknowledgement.
Workshop with focus on assisting Latino/a/x college students coming June 1
Everyone is welcome to attend the second annual Communities of Belonging and Success (COBAS) Taller (Workshop) on Thursday, June 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Williams Hall, Room 314. The workshop is made possible by an Illinois State University Provost Innovation and Enhancement Grant. There is no cost for attending, but participants must register in advance with Lourdes Concepción Cabán at ldconce@ilstu.edu
Anthropology students display annual Museum Studies cultural exhibit
Every spring, Dr. Kate Driscoll’s ANT 374 Museum Studies class examines the “history, organization, and administration of museums as well as the methods of acquisition, preservation and exhibition of artifacts.”
Bone Student Scholars named for 2023-2024
Illinois State University announced 14 students were selected as Robert G. Bone Scholars for the 2023-2024 school year.
Graduating Redbirds: With an eye toward social justice, sociology major earns degree while helping others find academic success
When Ki’Ambri Edwards graduates this spring, the people she loves the most will be looking on with pride.
University Research Symposium shines spotlight on student scholarship
Illinois State students shared their research on virtual spiders, false memories, wrongful convictions, nanoparticles, and scores of other topics at the Graduate School’s Research Symposium. The 32nd annual showcase of student scholarship and creative expression was held Friday, April 14, in the Brown Ballroom and Circus Room in the Bone Student Center.
2023 WGSS Student Research Symposium, April 27
Keynote scholar Kate Manne will present “He Said, She Listened: On Epistemic Entitlement, Mansplaining, and Gaslighting” at the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Student Research Symposium.
