UHCL Alpha Kappa Delta

AKD is going to be hosting an online donation drive for the Bridge Over Troubled Waters through Friday, November 12th! We will be helping to stock their shelter with their most urgent needs. A link to the Wish List will be in the first comment. Thank you for your support!

*taps mic* It's been a while, but AKD is back with our 7th Annual (& 1st virtual) Career Night Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 7PM! If you or someone you know is curious about what can be done with a sociology degree, our panel of UHCL alumni will discuss how their sociology degree has helped them in their respective careers.

Zoom fatigue is real, but this year's wonderful panelists are worth it!

Please register below: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uhcl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpduGhqjIoEtP6c7uUqO_YcwNPbNH4-Swe__;!!BCR0FSePrR4x!XMVFrwBfB2VbwaRgKABvwzAog0Qkorkc5iCl_6FlLOiBAZzSvP0RYxw5X4rK_w%24

Last night, AKD hosted its 6th Annual Career Night! This year's panel consisted of five incredibly accomplished UHCL Sociology alumni who have all moved on to interesting and diverse careers in government, secondary education, higher education, and law. From left to right we have Abrin Brooks, Deena Branch, Mary Moellmer, Stephen Cherry, and Audrey Ewer.

Each alum thoroughly discussed how sociology prepared and benefited them in their respective careers; some alumni even highlighted how the sociological perspective is missing in their field and desperately needs to be incorporated.

AKD would love to thank everyone who came out!

Visitors from the Gulf state of Oman head to campus this month to collaborate with the Texas community on ways to improve global sustainability for the future. Find out how you can join the discussions on climate, disaster recovery, public policy and more during this free event: http://bit.ly/uhcl-sqcc-conference.

As promised, here are the selected spring 2019 undergraduate courses.

Courses featured: Dr. Lucas' Family Policy, Dr. Cherry's Social Change and Social Movements, Dr. McMullen's Research Methods, and Audrey Ewer, M.A.'s Women and the Law

AKD will begin a new series promoting upcoming selected undergraduate and graduate sociology electives. As the fall semester comes to an end, here are some graduate courses available next spring that may be of interest to you. Undergraduate courses will be released soon!

Today's featured courses: Dr. Lucas' Social Stratification, Dr. Cherry's Graduate Seminar in Social Problems, and Dr. McMullen's Social Conflict and Mediation.

Congratulations to our Fall 2018 Alpha Kappa Delta honor society inductees! We are very proud of our new members; from left to right we have: Annie, Gavriel, Lettisha, Tori, Mary, Kai, and Deepti. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate!

Reminder:

5 potential AKD t-shirts have been created, and the last day to vote on your favorite t-shirt design ends Wednesday, November 7th. The t-shirt with the most votes will be the design we will use to order t-shirts. Voting for a design no way obligates you to purchase a t-shirt. Once a t-shirt is settled on, we will be in touch regarding pricing and sizing for anyone interested. Please vote in this Doodle Poll for your favorite design.

Doodle: AKD T-Shirts Please vote for your favorite t-shirt!

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. According to the Bureau of Justice, 85% of domestic violence victims are women. AKD and the Women's Studies Student Association have partnered together to host a donation drive for the Women's Center of Brazoria County. The WCBC provides shelter to women and children fleeing domestic violence in the Houston area. Last year, Hurricane Harvey destroyed many of their donations, and insurance did not cover the replacement of those items. Donations can be dropped off in Suite 2121 in the Bayou Building from October 1st through 31st. If you are unable to drop off donations to campus, but would still like to contribute, we have created an Amazon Wishlist:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3R2FPYZAQEJJQ/ref=cm_sw_em_r_z_g__wb

On Wednesday, AKD hosted it's 3rd Annual Career Night! This year's panel consisted of three accomplished UHCL Sociology alums who have all moved on to incredibly interesting and diverse careers. From left to right we have Karina Acosta, Birdi Albritton, and Velma Laborde.

Karina formerly served as case worker at Catholic Charities; some of the cases she received involved child sexual abuse and human trafficking victims; Karina currently attends Thurgood Marshall School of Law where she is studying to become an immigration lawyer. She discussed how being a sociology major helped her easily transition into law school.

Birdi is enjoying her career as a high school teacher. She discussed how majoring in sociology allowed her to create a better connection with her 140 students. Birdi previously worked for Communities in School, an organization that is dedicated to help empower students to stay in school and achieve bright futures.

Velma currently teaches Social Structure: Class, Power, and Status as an adjunct professor at UHCL. Velma discussed how her experiences as a TA and her internship teaching in grad school had prepared her for her new career in the U.S. Department of State; she is excitingly awaiting to find out which country she will be relocated to!

AKD would love to thank everyone who came out!

Hello friends!

Please join us at Jason's Deli on Bay Area Blvd. October 8th at 5:00 - 10:00 pm for our first fundraiser of the semester. Jason's Deli will donate 15% of every patron's bill who states they are supporting AKD. We plan to use the money for our first annual paper competition in the Spring!

The fundraiser will be cancelled if we don't acquire 20 RSVPs by October 5th (you can RSVP by clicking the link below). You're totally not obligated to come if you sign up, but it would be lovely to see you there! Please share this with friends and family to come eat some great food for a good cause.

Alpha Kappa Delta's GroupRaise Meal at Jason's Deli

Hello everyone, hope all of you are having a wonderful summer! This event is not AKD related, but Dr. Lucas will be presenting on Gender Inequality in the US at the Humanists of Houston-Clear Lake's First Friday Freethinkers Forum on August 5th. If you would like to attend, the flyer below has further details. Have a great day!