UWSP Department of Sociology & Social Work

05/26/2026

A for Katie Kipp!

05/18/2026

The newest crossed the staged on Saturday. Enjoy some highlights from our Spring Commencement photo gallery 👇
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05/08/2026

04/29/2026

25 presenters from Sociology and Social Work! So excited for a robust Symposium this Friday. Come support our students!

We are excited for a robust Symposium this Friday. We will have 106 research projects from across the College!

Join us for the opening presentation at the Haeni Chemistry Biology Building Friday at 2 p.m., followed by student presentations on three floors!

Symposium Check-in will take place in the Dean’s Office (HCBB 200) from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. bit.ly/3JHsKK9

SCHEDULE
2 p.m. Opening Remarks, Room 105
Welcome

2:30 -3:30 p.m.
🎤Oral Presentations

2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
📝 Poster Sessions

04/28/2026

We honored student researchers, Phi Alpha Honor Society officers, members of Alpha Kappa Delta, the Chancellor's Leadership Award winners, Distinguished Achievement Student awardees, winners of our department scholarships and awards, and much more.

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04/28/2026

Big congrats to Megan on her new position!

: Megan Gallagher '26
Major: Social Work and Sociology
Organization: Aging & Disability Resource Center of Central Wisconsin - Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
Position: Resource Specialist

Have you been hired before graduation? Email [email protected] and tell us all about it!

UWSP Department of Sociology & Social Work

04/24/2026

Can't make today's Sociology and Social Work Spring Banquet and Awards? Watch the livestream! Program is live at 3:30 p.m.

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04/05/2026

Student abstracts are due April 20. Talk to your faculty mentor about presenting in the Undergraduate Research Symposium May 1!

Are you getting excited to present in the College's Undergraduate Research Symposium? 📥 Abstracts are due April 20.

The event will be hosted in the Haeni Chemistry Biology Building with research from across the College. All are welcome!

03/10/2026

An exercise in empathy. Wearing headphones to listen to recordings of voices and other sounds as they tried to complete a written task, students in Social Work 385 experienced an auditory hallucination simulation in this week's course.

Thanks to NAMI Wisconsin for sharing their workshop and deepening our understanding. (NAMI Wisconsin)

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03/06/2026

Next week, Rebecca S. will present her study at the Universities of Wisconsin Research in the Rotunda. Learn about her work with Prof. Chunyu, sociology!

She started her work for “Controversy in the Streets” more than a year ago as part of her Urban Sociology course with UWSP Department of Sociology & Social Work associate professor David Chunyu. Next week, Rebecca Smith will present her study at the Universities of Wisconsin Research in the Rotunda.

With support from Chunyu, Smith decided to dig deeper into the evolution of the Highway 51 reconstruction planning, dating back to 2010, and the factors that have generated controversy.

Between historical research, reviewing past road designs and common council meeting videos, Smith has been immersed in the economic impacts, environmental concerns, and personal disputes surrounding the project. The study has been invaluable experience for improving her interview skills, such as coming prepared with questions and verifying facts from sources

“Everyone has validity in their views,” she said.

Smith has been interested in why people do things for as long as she can remember. She transferred as a non-traditional student and enrolled in the sociology program as a junior.

“The major has so many different doors,” Smith said. “It can provide a way of looking at the world differently. You see so many sides of things; it never stops evolving.”

Best of luck to her in the statewide research presentation on March 11 in Madison!

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