Our faculty has been extraordinarily productive. Our graduate program attracts more and better-qualified students. Other members of the department will report about some of these activities in detail. The growth in student interest in sociology in recent years has been supported to some extent by the introduction of new courses and a joint Baccalaureate Degree with Engineering. One such course is the Social Psychology of Disability, others are Society and Technology, and Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations.
Sociology continues on the cutting edge of extending service to the community.
Our courses on The Sociology of Health, Social Gerontology, and the Sociology of Minority Groups continue in this spirit to bring sociological insight to future professionals in the helping services. The department also continued its collaboration with sociologists staffing the departments of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Social Work through offering cross-listed courses. See Chair's Message on pg. The Department of Sociology has been developing a dynamic presence on the World Wide Web. We were one of the first in College of Arts and Sciences to publish a web page, and our work has been used as model for many others.