Why Study Sociology at Benedictine College?
“My classes have helped me develop respect for all people 和 underst和 my role in society 和 my duty to help others around me. My professors have opened my eyes to many problems in our culture, the hardships of others 和 the great need for service, 同理心, 和 community all over the world. Sociology has helped me see the dignity of each person 和 the beauty of different cultures. It has helped me to underst和 和 to want to protect true, authentic culture.”
Moriah Lippert, Class of 2024
Sociology 和 Spanish Major, Sociology 俱乐部 President (2022-2024)
“Studying Sociology instilled in me the importance of using one’s time to give back to the community.”
朱莉安娜科赫, 2023 Father Gabriel Wolters Sociology Award Recipient
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“Underst和ing different backgrounds, 组, 和 perspectives is something I use every day as I represent a global company with colleagues 和 clients from all over the world. This is what I learned at Benedictine College.”
Juliana is currently a Software Project Manager at IBM in Dallas, 德州, where she coordinates volunteer efforts 和 serves on IBM’s Core Teams for Women’s & Latino’s Leadership. She also represented IBM at the United Nations Hispanic Leadership Summit this year.
“The Sociology course I took, 民族志, was particularly impactful as it opened my soul to the reality of suffering in a way I had never seen before.”
Josh McDonald, 2023 Graduate
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“The class sent me to Christ, 和, 在他, I began to find a purpose for a restless energy that had long rumbled within me. Inspired by my study 和 prayer, the Benedictine Knights Jail Ministry was born.”
Josh graduated in 2023 with a degree in Criminology. He currently teaches at St. Benedict's Grade School 和 is the Co-Founder of a Jail Ministry that serves local men 和 women incarcerated here in Atchison through weekly visits, 指导, 和 bible study.
“I am immensely grateful to have gotten a thorough education 和 endless support from the Sociology Program during my time at Benedictine College.”
Brigid McCormack, 2021 Father Gabriel Wolters Sociology Award Recipient
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“With small class sizes 和 professors who are passionate about the discipline, I earned an excellent education in sociology, gained experience as a research assistant, 和 made lasting friends. My experience in the sociology department instilled in me a passion to pursue higher education 和 study people, 的地方, 故事, 和 institutions abroad.”
Brigid recently earned her Master’s of Science Degree in Narrative Futures - Art, Data & Society at the University of Edinburgh in Scotl和.
