Dr. Joe Kotarba has been awarded the SENIOR EC/SOC FELLOWSHIP by the University of Lodz in Poland. During spring, 2025, Dr. Kotarba will mentor a group of students and faculty in applying his sociological model of music experience to Central European societies and cultures. The key reading for the project will be his recent book, Music in the Course of Life (Routledge, 2023). Dr. Kotarba will manage the project via Zoom, with short visits to Poland at the beginning and the end of the term. He will also lecture to the university faculty on his research. At the conclusion of the term, Dr. Kotarba will visit the faculty at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, to lecture on his research and to begin work on a similar comparative study.
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Claude Bonazzo Honored
The starting line : Latina/o children, Texas schools, and national debates on early education has been included in the list of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for the year. From the choice website "Every year in the December issue, in print and online, Choice publishes a list of Outstanding Academic Titles that were reviewed during the previous calendar year. This prestigious list reflects the best in scholarly titles reviewed by Choice and brings with it the extraordinary recognition of the academic library community."
Dr. Martinez named Best of Hays
Gloria Martinez has been selected as the Best Professor of Hays County for the year 2022 by the San Marcos Daily Record. The Best of Hays Awards are given out each year in a multitude of categories and are voted on by members of the community.
Sociology Joins Bobcat Build
The Sociology Department participated in the University's Bobcat Build event. Sixteen students, staff and faculty members (one not pictured) came together to benefit the Hays County Community by clearing out brush, moving branches, washing windows and even (attempting to) remove a tree stump! Thank you to all who participated!
