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Project Addresses Free-Roaming Horses
What do the academic disciplines of sociology, animal studies, agriculture, wildlife management and aviation have in common?Faculty and students from those respective departments at Eastern Kentucky...
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Climbing Magazine Features Maples' Study
An economic impact study of the Red River Gorge by EKU faculty member Dr. James Maples was the subject of a lengthy article in Climbing Magazine.As the article points out, Maples' study of spending in...
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Project Spotlights History of Mountain Horses
Story update: To watch Dr. McSpirit's documentary, visit here! When most people think of Kentucky and horses, the images that typically come to mind are of regal thoroughbreds, the scenic farms that...
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First Annual Social Science Undergrad Symposium
EKU Sociology will be hosting its first annual Social Science Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 18. The event is located in the EKU library and runs from 830 to noon. The event is free to the...
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EKU Soc involved in establishing KY state saddle
Faculty from several departments at Eastern Kentucky University were instrumental to the passage of a Kentucky Law naming the official horse saddle of the stread more
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Tamera Crutcher receives Bourbon County Boys & Girls Fund Scholarship
Congratulations to star SOC student Tamera Crutcher who just received the Bourbon County Boys & Girls Fund Scholarship for the third year in a row! The Bourbon County Boys & Girls Fund...
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Two sociology majors win Kennamer Award
Team Sociology is proud to announce that junior Zoie Webb and sophomore Mora Rehm are this years’s recipients of the Laura D. Kennamer Scholarship!read more
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Team Sociology announces Social Science Undergraduate Research Symposium...
Although our second annual Social Science Undergraduate Research Symposium was cancelled due to EKU's campus adjustments to the Covid-19 virus, we will instead host a proceedings publication from the...
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Nick Davis Wins First Place at Valentine Classic Tournament
Congrats to Team Sociology member and EKU graduate Nick Davis, who placed first in hand forms at the recent Valentine Classic Elite Martial Arts Tournament in Winchester. read more
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Summer Scholar Spotlight: Tamera Crutcher
If there is anything that can keep Summer Scholar Tamera Crutcher from finishing her degree, she has yet to find it. During her freshman year, the junior sociology major was in a car accident that left...
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Sociology major Kaleigh Hawthorne to receive Army officer commission
The Sociology Program would like to congratulate May 2020 graduate Kaleigh Hawthorne. Kaleigh will receive an officer commission at the end of the semester in the U.S. Army. The sociology faculty...
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Sociology majors pass Student Representation Act
Two sociology majors are part of important changes underway at the university with this year's Student Senate and the passing of SEN Act 001: An Act Requiring Student Representation.read more
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Team Sociology faculty Dr. Lisa Day featured in EKU ecast Series
Dr. Lisa Day was recently featured in EKU Online's ecast series on Youtube. Dr. Day is chair of Women and Gender Studies and Appalachian Studies. She is also a core part of Team Sociology's new...
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EKU Sociology Holds First Student Conversations Event on Race and Policing
On Tuesday, October 13, EKU Sociology held its first student conversations event focused on race and policing. This new event series places student questions and reactions at the heart of a robust...
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Social Science Undergraduate Research Symposium 2021
Environment, Health, and Justice in Appalachia: Annual Eastern Kentucky University Undergraduate Research Symposiumread more
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Boujaoude wins CLASS Dean's Award of Merit
EKU Sociology is proud to announce that our student, Mary Boujaoude, is the winner of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Science's prestigious Dean's Award of Merit for 2021. read more
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Social Science Undergraduate Research Symposium 2021 Program is Live
EKU Sociology's Social Science Undergraduate Research Symposium program for Thursday April 20 is now live and available here. This includes all Zoom links to the sessions. read more
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Maples and Bradley release 2020 Red River Gorge climbing study
Dr. James Maples (EKU Sociology) and Dr. Michael Bradley (Arkansas Tech Univ.) have released their 2020 economic impact study of rock climbing in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. Results include:read more
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Dr. James Maples releases his book on the Red River Gorge climbing community
Dr. Maples' new book on the history of the Red River Gorge climbing community is now available. Rock Climbing in Kentucky's Red River Gorge: An Oral History of Community, Resources, and Tourism...
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