College of the Pacific

Our Students

The Social Aspects of Sociology

As a Sociology major, you will get to know your fellow major (and minor) students in a number of ways. The first two courses you will likely take are our Foundations and Research Methods classes. As these courses are for majors and minors only, you are thrown together with all other beginning sociology students.

Class activities and exercises deliberately connect students to each other, to faculty projects, and even to local alums who appear in class to discuss what they are doing with sociology. These alumni sometimes have internship positions in the community that you can apply for.

Making a Difference

Sociology majors are active both on and off campus, where their "people skills" are put to use in various ways. A few examples of activities our students have been involved in include:

• Helping disadvantaged youth in our community
• Writing training manuals dealing with ethnic sensitivity for our local court system
• Gathering and analyzing data in nationally funded community surveys
• Presenting papers concerning their own research at professional meetings like the Pacific Sociological Association
• Working to empower student groups on campus to reach out and connect in socially meaningful ways with the local community

In addition to multiple activities on campus and in Stockton, Sociology majors can also study abroad as part of their program.

Alpha Kappa Delta

Newly inducted AKD undergraduates Chanda Chhin and Shannon Krug with Drs. Marcia Hernandez and George Lewis.

Alpha Kappa Delta , the Sociology Honor Society, was founded in 1920. The name, Alpha Kappa Delta, represents the first three letters of three Greek words: anthropon (mankind), katamanthanein (to investigate thoroughly or to conduct research) and diakonesein (for the purpose of service). The name, freely interpreted, signifies social research for the purpose of service. There are more than 500 chapters of the Society. Membership is limited to undergraduate and graduate students with high academic achievement.

Pacific Sociological Society

This student group was formed in fall 2008. Many students in the group present at professional conferences, and the group hopes to bring guest speakers to campus as well.

Sociology students enjoying Halloween!