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Department of Criminal Justice Studies & Sociology

Alpha Kappa Delta


 

About AKD


The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies has a chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD), the International Sociology Honorary Society. The organization exists to "promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement in the human condition," (AKD Handbook, 2001-02).

Being a member of AKD potentially offers such benefits as travel assistance to sociology conferences, competitions and awards for sociological research, a free one-year subscription to Sociological Inquiry, and funds for on-campus symposia and workshops. AKD Members who are Civil Service employees meet one of the requirements for entrance at the GS-7 level (an increase in pay-grade) if they list AKD membership on their applications (providing they enter at the GS-5 level).

To be eligible for membership, a student must:

  1. Be enrolled in a major or minor in a sociology program or a program sociological in nature;
  2. Be at least a junior (third year) by standards of the host institution;
  3. Rank in the top 35% of your graduating class in general scholarship, or have an overall GPA of at least 3.3. on a 4-point scale;
  4. Have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 in Sociology courses taken at the host institution prior to initiation
  5. Have completed at least 12 semester hours (usually three courses) in sociology prior to initiation.

Dr. Kristin Park is currently the Chapter Representative. Feel free to talk with her about your ideas for the chapter.

Kristin Park

Professor
Kristin Park

 

AKD Initiates of 2021


2021 AKD Initiates

Haley Domitrovich, Tiffany Eaton, Jace Ebbitt, Emily Gellatly, Alexis Jones, Christine Lowers, Shannon Sullivan

AKD Initiates of 2020


Emily Cornman
Samantha Dubetz
MacKenzie Marino
Jordin McGehee
Alyssa Peters
Jessica Reabe
Brianna Richey
Kaitlin Travis
Hannah Westwood

 

AKD Initiates of 2018


2018 AKD Initiates

L to R: Dr. Kristin Park, Chapter Advisor, Max Ungerman, Caitlyn Kreider, Delaney Saxton, Julie Halmo, Dr. Jamie Chapman

 

AKD Initiates of 2017


2017 AKD Initiates

L to R: Gabriella Fabish, Coty Gander, Caitlyn Kreider, Max Ungerman

2017 Colloquium Speakers


"Reflections from the Borderlands"

Colloquium speakers

Jeff Simmons

Colloquium speakers

Wilma Oman

 

AKD Initiates of 2015


2015 AKD Initiates

Dr. Jamie Chapman, Chapter Advisor. L to R: Charissa Mikoski, Jacqueline Decker, Panayiotis Constantine, Maija Belmar

 

AKD Initiates of 2014


2014 AKD Initiates

Chelsey Isler, Maria McTighe, Dana Winkler, Emily Niles, Katie Lesnick

2014 Presentation Speaker


Dr. Kathryn Brasier

Dr. Kathryn Brasier gave the AKD presentation at noon in Witherspoon Rooms Lakeview entitled "Community Impacts of Marcellus Shale Development"

 

AKD Initiates of 2013


2014 AKD Initiates

Jennifer Ann Duvall, Gabrielle Marie Elisco, Colleen Elizabeth Costello, Tricia M. Johston, Lydia Katherine Hartzell, Rachel Leandra Sherman, Dr. Rena C. Zito, Dr. Kristenne M. Robison

 

AKD Initiates of 2012


2012 AKD Initiates

Jennifer Cantella, Annalisa Ryding, Allison Ward, Joseph Ritchie, Jenna Aldom

2012 Presentation Speaker


Stephanie Crist

Following the banquet, Stephanie Crist presetned her research in a presentation entitled "Hungry for Funding in the U.S. Emergency Food Network."

 

AKD Initiates of 2011


2011 AKD Initiates

L to R: Katelyn Moga, Alex Scull, Alexandra Elliot

Tyler Craig, Alexandra Elliot, Matthew Facciani, Katelyn Moga, Alex Scull, Amanda Trudeau

AKD Initiates of 2010


Emileigh Drylie
Alan Baldwin
Brett Glavey

 

AKD Initiates of 2009


Lindsey Guthrie
Stephanie Lyons
William McCallion
Nicole Zappa

AKD Initiates of 2008


Brian Leonhard
Heather MacKenzie
Devon Patton
Katie Teagraden