Related Programs
The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice sponsors several programs and events to encourage social justice awareness and sociological skills among students and the community.
Farmers Market Manager Internship
Starting in the Spring 2012 semester, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice developed a Farmers Market Manager Internship. This internship is an exciting opportunity for a talented Sociology major to manage a real farmers market!
LEaD TalkSeries
The LEaD Series is designed to bring criminal justice leaders and other professionals
working in law enforcement, corrections, courts, private sector security and other
support activities to speak
about their careers and professional activities. Our speakers will provide you with
an inside glimpse into your future LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION and DEVELOPMENT (LEaD) that
are
required in the criminal justice field, you are thinking about entering.
Our speakers are graduates of Southeastern who will speak about their own SLU educational
experience and studies, how they selected criminal justice as a profession, and how
they
developed their particular interest and specialties.
Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society
Iota Nu is the Southeastern Louisiana University chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the national Criminal Justice honors society. Iota Nu offers many potential benefits for members, including:
- national recognition for academic excellence in criminal justice, an honor which can be noted on employment applications, vitae, and resumes;
- leadership development;
- networking with other students who have similar interests;
- service to the department and university
- recognition by the United States government as meeting one of the requirements for entrance at the GS-7 level in the Federal service;
- grant and scholarship opportunities;
- graduate school preparation;
- speakers (national and local); and
- career development.
Membership is available to undergraduate students who a) have declared a major or minor in criminal justice, b) have completed the equivalent of three full semesters, c) maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2 overall and in criminal justice courses, and 4) are in the top 35% of their class; and graduate students who a) have completed four courses (up to three undergraduate courses in Criminal Justice may be used to satisfy this requirement, as long as the undergraduate courses equate to a 3.4 GPA or higher), b) maintain a minimum graduate GPA of 3.4, and c) have earned an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher.
For more information, contact Dr. Peter Shrock, faculty advisor for Iota Nu.
Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society
Our department hosts a chapter of the Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) International Sociology Honor Society, a worldwide honors organization dedicated to promoting excellence in the study of sociology and social problems, and other activities that lead to improvements in the human condition. The Alpha Kappa Delta chapter at Southeastern is an active student organization that sponsors research projects, community service, and other efforts that promote the study of sociology at Southeastern.
Members must meet a number of academic eligibility requirements depending on their undergraduate or graduate status. Undergrad applicants must be juniors or seniors, have an overall GPA of at least 3.3, take at least four sociology classes at Southeastern, and earn a GPA of 3.0 or above in those sociology classes. Graduate applicants must have completed at least one semester of graduate-level sociology classes at Southeastern and have a GPA of 3.0 or better. For more information about the AKD Honor Society, please contact Dr. Robert Martin at romartin@southeastern.edu.