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THE BULLETIN |
| A Publication of the North Carolina Sociological
Association Volume 33, Number 3 October 2007 |
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Call for Papers The NCSA seeks papers that represent excellence in sociological analysis from both undergraduate and graduate students. This competition comes with a monetary award ($150 for the winning undergraduate papers, $250 for the top graduate paper), and a certificate of recognition from the association. Three awards are available: one for graduate students, and one each for undergraduates at four-year institutions, and two-year institutions. Award winners are recognized at the NCSA annual meeting and their papers are published on the official NCSA website. Faculty mentors are also recognized at the annual meeting, and department chairs and college deans are forwarded award information for contract and promotion purposes. Eligibility requirements are simple: Any current student enrolled in a community college, four-year college, or university in North Carolina may submit a paper for consideration. Also, students who graduated in the previous Spring or Summer Sessions are eligible to submit a paper for consideration of awards that will be conferred in the following academic year.
Judgment
criteria include: Please email a blind copy of the paper (as a Word, Word Perfect, or PDF file attachment) along with a separate cover letter (as an attachment) describing the student's year in school, institutional affiliation, & faculty mentor information to: Professor Vicki Lamb < vlamb@nccu.edu> The deadline for submission is February 1, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact Professor Lamb by email or by phone (919-530-7791).
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2008 Annual Meeting Will Explore Theme of "Well-Being, Welfare and Health" by
Kenneth C. Land Make a note on your calendar. We invite you to attend the annual meeting of the North Carolina Sociological Association which will be held at the Durham Hilton Hotel, Durham, North Carolina, February 28 and 29, 2008. The meeting will begin with a reception Thursday evening at a nearby restaurant followed by a full day, Friday, of stimulating sessions, the annual banquet luncheon and awards ceremony, exhibits, and more. We look forward to hosting the meetings. The Durham location is conveniently located near the center of the state, and the NCSA has met there two times in recent years. The accommodations and food are first rate. Parking is free and the hotel has easy access to I-85. The theme will be “Well-Being, Welfare and Health.” Social changes, new waves of immigration, and welfare reform continue to change the social landscape of American Society and North Carolina in particular. Sessions will explore these topics. An exciting program is in the making. To date, the following sessions are under construction. Linda Burton is organizing a session on the multi-city ethnographic study she and colleagues are doing on the impacts of the welfare reforms of a decade ago; Dana Greene and Vicki Lamb on Planning a Social Survey Project; Emilio Parrado on Latino Immigration into North Carolina and HIV/AIDS Transmission; Rebecca Bach on Teaching Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Sociology courses; and Ken Wilson on Graduate School and Job Opportunities for Sociology Majors. Come to Durham to enjoy the meetings, conversations, and good food with your fellow sociology colleagues from around the state. Let’s celebrate our explorations of the logics of social things! NCCU Crowns "Miss Sociology" and "Miss AKD"
Dana Greene (above left) poses with Denettia Shaw,NCCU's "Miss Sociology Club," at the inauguration of the Homecoming Court. Greene serves as faculty advisor to the Sociology Club at North Carolina Central University.
Members of the sociology faculty at NCCU surround "Miss AKD" and "Miss Sociology." From left to right they are Gloria Drew, Sandra Rogers, Caressa Adams ("Miss AKD"), Denettia Shaw ("Miss Sociology"), Vickie Newsome, and Dana Greene. Need to Contact Members of the NCSA Council?
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Web Managers: NCSA Needs Web Master At its most recent meeting, the Executive Council of the NCSA received the resignation of Jammie Price from the post of Web Master. George Conklin, who currently serves editor of SOCIATION TODAY, agreed to accept the post temporarily. Members of the Council are seeking a permanent replacement for the position of web master. The NCSA needs a dedicated individual to serve as web master for its organizational website. The webmaster holds an unpaid, appointive office and serves at the behest of the NCSA Executive Council for an indeterminate term. Council members are seeking an individual who can commit to serving at least 3 to 5 years in this capacity. The web master is responsible for maintaining the organization’s website (www.ncsociology.org), posting and updating materials as needed by the organization, as well as checking and maintaining the various posted links and layers of the web site. Experience with web design and HTML and available technical and logistical support from the candidate’s home institution are strongly recommended. Interested candidates may contact any member of the Executive Council; email addresses are listed on the website. SOCIATION TODAY PUBLISHES TENTH ISSUE The Fall 2007 issue of Sociation Today will be our tenth issue. It will contain the Presidential Address, two articles on urban gentrification and a presentation of current Hispanic immigration patterns in North Carolina. Also included will be an article on the influence of community on the achievement of high school students. We have added a menu to each issue and will be working on an index of articles so, for example, all articles on teaching will be located quickly in one place. One of the items now in the menu is the Max Weber video which will be of interest to students taking principles of sociology or theory courses. Our collection of urban sociology articles can easily be assigned to an urban sociology class, as another example. One of the goals of Sociation Today is to provide free materials to sociology students in addition to providing scholarship to the field of sociology as a whole. Sociation Today also continues to be interested in articles on the use of the Web in teaching students. If you use Web-based materials in classes, please consider writing up your experiences and including your suggested links. The link for authors considering materials for submission to Sociation Today is: < http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/journal.htm> Please consider Sociation Today for your next research or teaching project. And, yes, remember to assign our articles to students when you do your course outlines!Check Out the Complete NCSA Website NCSA members and the general public can access the association’s web site at http://www.ncsociology.org/new/. Information to be included in THE BULLETIN should be sent to its editor at dodsonl@rockinghamcc.edu or mailed to him at RCC, P.O. Box 38, Wentworth, NC 27375. General information for the NCSA web site should be sent to its webmaster, George Conklin (gconklin@nccu.edu). Join Our Electronic Information Service To subscribe to the NCSA list, send a one-line message to listproc@listproc.appstate.edu containing the text: sub NCSA Firstname Lastname. To send a message to the list, send the message to ncsa@listproc.appstate.edu. To unsubscribe to the NCSA list, send a one-line message to listproc@appstate.edu containing the text: unsubscribe ncsa. You may also e-mail Beth Davison with your request (davisonb@appstate.edu). |
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and Social Sciences at Rockingham Community College, P.O. Box 38, Wentworth, NC 27375-0038 Student Poster Presentations Needed for 2008 Meeting At the 2008 Annual Meeting of the NCSA (Feb. 28-29 in Durham), we will have one of our three meeting rooms set aside for two things: coffee breaks and posters. The NCSA Executive Committee wants to fill the room with poster presentations by students for attendees to view between sessions while they have coffee and other refreshments. Therefore, we hereby solicit your submissions of poster topics for presentation. Indeed, it is possible for faculty instructors and advisors from various institutions to organize groups of student poster presentations. Please send submissions to President-Elect Ken Land: kland@soc.duke.edu As the time for the annual meeting approaches, we will organize the submissions into groups for presentations at designated times. ASU Has Job Opening for Assistant Professor The Department of Sociology and Social Work at Appalachian State University invites applications for a tenure-track nine-month faculty position in sociology at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2008. Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but the position requires completion of all doctoral requirements in sociology by September 15, 2008. The successful applicant must be able to teach sociological theory. Further preference will be give to applicants who also have specializations in sociology of the family and/or criminology Instructional duties may include student advisement, curriculum development, and on-line instruction and/or instruction at off-campus sites. Faculty members are expected to maintain an active program of scholarship, seek extramural funding, and participate in service activities. Appalachian State University is a member institution of the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina System. Located in Boone, North Carolina, Appalachian State University has approximately 15,000 students and has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top 15 southern regional universities since the rankings first appeared in 1986. Additional information about the Department of Sociology and Social Work, the University, and the surrounding area is located at: www.soc.appstate.edu. Interested applicants should send a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for at least three references to: W. Edward Folts, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Dept. of Sociology and Social Work, ASU Box 32115, Boone, NC 28608-2115. Initial application review will begin December 1, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. Appalachian State University is an equal opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Heiger Resigns as Recording Secretary Lori Heiger, Alamance Community College, announced her resignation from the position of recording secretary as of the February 2008 Annual Meeting. She has enjoyed serving the NCSA Executive Council, first as a council member and later as recording secretary. However, she is taking on the same position wth NCCCSPA and felt she could not serve both with the quality work they both deserve. Lori hopes to continue to support NCSA and its Executive Council with all future endeavors. Dana Greene, NCSA council member, has graciously agreed to serve as recording secretary. The NCSA thanks Lori for her dedication and service to the organization.
Let Us Know! Members of the NCSA are encouraged to contact any member of the NCSA Executive Council to suggest state sociological issues they would like the organization to address. Contact Stephen McNamee (mcnamee@uncw.edu ), NCSA president. JOIN NCSA NOW! Whether a new member or a renewing member, please send your dues now. We keep the cost of membership low to keep our membership high! Faculty, applied sociologists outside the academy, graduate students, undergraduate students, and anyone else interested in Sociology is welcome in NCSA! 2008 NCSA Membership Application/Renewal Form
NCSA 2008 Membership Form is
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