Students and Alumni

The Sociology Department has a long and illustrious history at the college and in the discipline. Our students routinely go on to graduate study and professional careers. Faculty and alumni from the department have served as past presidents of the American Sociological Association as well as other distinguished offices and positions. If you have news of student or alumni news, e-mail Professor Jeremy Porter.

The Sociology Club is an active and interesting place for students to learn about the profession. Current sociology students interested in the Sociology Club should contact Assistant Professor Yung-Yi Diana Pan.

Student Honors and Awards

Students in the Department of Sociology have opportunities to be recognized as members of the Alpha Kappa Delta national honors society, participate in professional meetings to present their research, and be considered for our two outstanding undergraduate awards.

Alpha Kappa Delta, National Honor Society Membership

In addition to honors available to all students at Brooklyn College, the Department of Sociology has its own chapter of the Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) national honors society that students may be selected for if they have at least a 3.50 GPA in sociology and pay a membership fee.

Student Participation at Sociology Conferences

Students and faculty in the department participate annually in local, national, and international conferences to present their research.

Recent student conference participation includes:

* Eastern Sociological Society (ESS); American Sociological Society (ASA)

Annual Outstanding Undergraduate Student Awards

• The Charles Lawrence Memorial Award is given each year to the undergraduate student who has submitted the best research paper is sociology.
• The Sidney Aronson Memorial Award is given to a student who has done outstanding work in the field of sociology that has been accepted for presentation at a professional association meeting.

Recent Winners

Sociology Club

The Sociology Club is a student-run club that assists Brooklyn College undergraduate sociology students in exploring their interests in socially relevant issues in academic and practical ways. The club consists of various activities, which change from year to year, depending on the interests of those involved. The current faculty adviser of the Sociology Club is Assistant Professor Ying-Yi Diana Pan.

Among the subjects discussed were: finding a topic of study to focus on, preparing for GREs, applying to grad school, taking time off from school to work on applied research, the importance of working on writing skills before entering graduate school, and career opportunities for M.A. degree holders versus Ph.D.s.