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SOAN Student Evan Chartier Describes Thesis Research on Nursing Assistants

By Chris Henke on November 25, 2013
Students in classroom desks presenting to peers

Evan Chartier ’14 discusses his research with fellow students at a Division of University Studies event. (Photo by Anna Heil ’16)

Check out this piece featured on the Colgate website where SOAN and Women’s Studies student Evan Chartier describes his research on nursing assistants. Evan spent the summer participating in a training program for nursing assistants, where he both earned his own certification and interviewed other students. Those interviews form the basis for his SOAN senior seminar project this semester.


Sociology Students Present on Equity in Higher Education

By Chris Henke on November 25, 2013
SOAN students X (l) Elizabeth Evans (r) and speak during a Women's Studies brown bag discussion about inequality in higher education, a topic in their Sociology of Education course, Fall 2013 with Prof Janel Benson.

SOAN students Julia O’Connor (L) and Elizabeth Evans (R) speak during a Women’s Studies brown bag discussion about equity in higher education.

Professor Benson’s Fall 2013 Sociology of Education class did an outstanding job leading a Women’s Studies Brown Bag on their semester-long research investigating equity in higher education.  If you missed their presentation, you can check out the video here. The class would like to extend a huge thank you to instructional technologists Ahmad Khazaee and Debbie Krahmer for providing visual design instruction and support.


Professor Meika Loe appears on WRVO’s Take Care program

By Chris Henke on November 25, 2013
Meika Loe

SOAN Professor Meika Loe recently spoke on local NPR station WRVO, discussing her research on Viagra. Click her picture to learn more about her appearance and her work.