Dear Sociology Majors and Minors, 

Capstone Announcement

If you didn’t get information on the Capstone (Soc 4966W) for Fall 2023 and believe you should have please let us know – you were not on our clearance list so you won’t be able to register for the course Fall 2023.  Simply write to us letting us know that you’d like to take the course in Fall 2023. Remember, the pre-reqs are enforced for this course.

Fall Registration Reminder

Fall registration has begun please check for your registration date on your MyU. If you have questions about course selection email us or schedule an appointment (Advising Appointment Calendar).

Upcoming Events & Programs

MNT Showcase 

The Minnesota Transform (MNT) Showcase features a kaleidoscope of events demonstrating how community partnerships help build a future where racial justice is sustained and embedded in the University.

MNT is a higher education initiative engaging anti-colonial and racial justice work through the public humanities at the University of Minnesota, in the Twin Cities, and across the state of Minnesota. MNT is part of, and helps to support, universities’ reckoning with racism, dispossession and exclusion, in ways that reimagine the university and elaborate its possibilities.– Use our registration form to RSVP —

Join us! Each day from April 17th through April 21st for a series of events celebrating the phenomenal projects of our community and campus partners. Events include:

  • Teaching Carcerality: New Possibilities in the Archive
  • Minneapolis Panorama: Visualizing Change in the Built Environment Over Time
  • GRUDGE (Groundbreaking Research on Under-resourced, Disabled, Graduate Experiences) Report: Preliminary Findings
  • Indigenous Initiatives and the Department of American Indian Studies
  • Whose Campus History: Space and Place Through the Mississippi
  • A Climate Act for the People? Breaking Down the $369 Billion Federal Bill
  • Oral Histories for Racial and Indigenous Justice
  • What to Do When They Tell You It Can’t Be Done: Innovative Approaches to Navigating Administrative Injustice
  • MNT Internship Showcase & Community Celebration

To get more information about each event, visit: https://z.umn.edu/MNTShowcase_Schedule

Immigration Attorney Session – Post-OPT Visa Options for UMN Students

  • April 25th 12pm CT via zoom

Join us for a live presentation discussing the H-1B cap and H-1B cap exemptions, among other options. The presentation will be done by Robert “Bob” Webber, a Twin Cities-based immigration attorney with 20+ years of experience in employment-based immigration law.

This event will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, April 25th at 12:00pm CT, and it will include a live Question and Answer opportunity with Bob. This event will also be recorded and shared on the ISSS website.

Please register via Zoom to attend the live workshop, or to request a recording, and to share your questions with us. Email Jane, UMN International Career Consultant, at sitt0036@umn.edu with any questions.

 Summer Workshop in Qualitative Methods – UC Berkeley

  • Session 1: May 22 – June 29, 2023 (In-person May 22 – June 22 in Berkeley, CA; Virtual the last week June 26-29)
  • Session 2: July 3 – August 11, 2023; Virtual

The Center for Ethnographic Research (CER) Workshop provides mentorship, hands-on research experience, and advanced training in designing and executing a project using qualitative methods for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students.  The CER Workshop will provide students with six weeks of intensive accelerated methodological training in the design and practice of qualitative methods. The topics in the seminars include the following:

  • The Logic and Practice of Qualitative Research Design
  • Participant Observation
  • In-Depth Interviewing
  • Qualitative Data Analysis 

In addition to these group meetings, each participant will meet individually with the instructor and receive feedback on research project development and design. During the CER workshop, students develop an empirical research project proposal. In this process, students develop hands-on research and logistical experience and receive structure and guidance in the development of an independent and original project. Students will walk away with a refined 6-page research proposal for an honors thesis, masters thesis, graduate school, or fellowship application. They will also gain first-hand experience in qualitative research data collection and analysis methods through a collective research project conducted during the six weeks of the workshop. There will be six hours/week of meetings. In addition, participants are expected to meet weekly with the graduate mentor on their individual projects. Participants should expect to spend about 20 hours per week in seminars, meetings, and completing assignments.

Cost and Scholarships

The six-week training course costs $1,400 per student. There are two scholarship spots for students from any college or university focusing on contemporary Native American issues. 

 For details on the schedule and application forms, please visit our website.  Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but space is limited. 

Employment, Internship, Research, & Leadership Opportunities

Epidemiology Clinical Research Center Student Worker Position

Job ID – 354988

The Epidemiology Clinical Research Center (ECRC), in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health seeks 2-3 Student Administrative Support Specialists (2222) beginning May 2023 to provide customer service and administrative duties for 10-30 hours per week. This position reports to Maddie Morehead, Clinic Manager. All work is to be conducted in person at the ECRC. Remote work is not available for this position. Some evening and Saturday availability may be necessary. The ECRC is located at 1100 Washington Ave. S, STE 201, Minneapolis, MN 55415.Pay rate: $15.00/hour

Bell Museum – Public Program Assistant

  • UMN Job ID: 354957
  • Handshake Job ID: 7750169
  • Application Deadline: April 17

The Bell Museum is hiring a Public Program Assistant. The Bell Museum’s Public Engagement and Science Learning (PESL) team is responsible for developing and delivering a robust suite of public programs, in-person and online, that engage diverse audiences in current science, natural history and astronomy, arts and humanities. These programs build on key themes in the Bell’s exhibition galleries and planetarium shows and serve as the backbone of our interpretive efforts. Our public programs largely serve an intergenerational family audience and include monthly Spotlight Science events featuring researchers, University of Minnesota units, and community organizations; night-sky observing events (Star Parties); annual festivals (Collectors Day, Space Fest); special lectures, performances, and more. Pay: $21.49 – $23.72

CAPE Peer Coach Position

(Job Opening ID: 355043 )

Our Peer Coaches staff the CAPE drop-in hours and assist students with getting started on the major exploration process and getting connected to other resources. Peer Coaches also serve as TA’s for sections of OUE 2001: Academic Planning & Exploration, and assist with grading and facilitating in-person class meetings

This position would be an excellent fit for students with a personal and/or professional interest in counseling, teaching, advising, mentoring, and coaching.

Full position description is attached, and students can apply via the U of M employment website using the Job Code ID listed above. Priority application deadline is May 1st, 2023. Resume and Cover Letter are required.

Resources for careers in Social Work

Thank you for reading,

Clare