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NCSA STUDENT COMMITTEE
The NCSA Student Committee
exists as a resource to: facilitate student involvement in the NCSA,
connect graduate and undergraduate students, provide an informal and
welcoming environment for network building, and support one another
in our sociological journeys. The committee representatives include
the graduate student representative, Shelly McGrath (mcgrath@siu.edu), an undergraduate representative,
Jessica Hoover (hooverj@hanover.edu),
and several
other appointed Student Committee members from around the North
Central region.
NCSA Student Committee
endeavors:
Student listserv
–Keep up to date on NCSA
announcements as well as take advantage of the opportunity to
connect with other students via email.
Student Committee
Meetings –Student-only
session for students to share stories, research and free food. Meet
students from throughout the region.
Appointed
Representatives –Learn
about how to become an appointed representative of the Student
Committee.
Undergraduate-to-graduate student mentor program
–Undergraduates interested in
graduate school may contact NCSA graduate students.
Inform
Students of
additional NCSA opportunities
The committee
encourages undergraduate students to take advantage
opportunities to present at the NCSA conference and submit research
papers to the Student Paper Competition.
Promote additional
programs offered to graduate students including the
Preparing Future Faculty Certification.
To begin taking part in the NCSA
Student Committee,
http://groups.google.com/group/NCSA_Students and join our
listserv.
Student Paper Competition
Submit your paper to the competition and you
may have the chance to publish your work in Sociological Focus.
Student Paper Competitions Awards:
1st Place
$150 Award
Consideration for Sociological Focus
Honored as recipient of the John Seidler Award
2nd Place
$125 Award
3rd Place
$100
Please submit inquiries regarding NCSA student
paper competitions to:
Fayyaz Hussain, Chair
Student Paper Awards Committee
Center for
Integrative Studies in Social Sciences
5-H Berkey Hall
Michigan
State University East Lansing, MI 48824
email:
hussain3@msu.edu
Previous Winners
2007
2006
2005
2004
Revised 8/28/08
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