荣誉的社会

人类学- αλ
αλ is the international honor society for students of anthropology. 这个名字, αλ, comes from the initial letters of the Greek words logos anthropic, 意思是“对人的研究”.“作为一个荣誉社团, αλ serves to provide incentive for exceptional performance by granting certificates of accomplishment. Jennifer Mathews serves as the sponsor for Epsilon of Texas, the αλ chapter at 澳门金沙线上赌博官网. Students who qualify for this honor society will be invited by the department to join.

社会学- Alpha Kappa Delta
Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD), the international sociology honor society, was founded in 1921 by professor Emory S. Borgardus of the University of Southern California. 这个名字 Alpha Kappa Delta was chosen because the letters represent the first letters of three classical Greek words that embody the function of society: anthrôpos, meaning mankind; katamanthanô, meaning to examine closely or acquire knowledge; and diakoneô, 意思是做服务. 作为一个荣誉协会, Alpha Kappa Delta serves to recognize students with outstanding academic achievements in the field of sociology. Amy Stone serves as the sponsor of the Alpha Beta of Texas Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta at 澳门金沙线上赌博官网. "To investigate humanity for the purpose of service." Students who qualify for this honor society will be invited by the department to join.

学生组织

社会人类学
Comprised of individuals interested in the disciplines of archaeology, 生物/物理, 语言学, 以及文化人类学. 的 organization provides: a forum for discussion and debate on current anthropological issues; education for students about the opportunities in the field of anthropology; and facilitate the visit of notable anthropologists to campus when possible.

奖学金

As part of the sociology and anthropology student experience, students are eligible for fellowships through the 麦克奈尔学者计划. Students may also participate in honor societies and often earn awards for their achievements in the department and in our greater world.

的博士. 迈克尔·C. 有抱负的社会学家科尔奖
Dr. Michael Kearl was a 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 professor from 1977-2015, influencing generations of 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 students. 他是个有天赋的老师, 的同事, and a nationally recognized expert on the sociology of death and dying, time, 这个家庭, 以及社会老年学. His family started a scholarship fund that continues his legacy of supporting aspiring sociologists. 全日制本科生, 就读于澳门金沙线上赌博官网, who have enrolled in a sociology course may apply for the award amount of $3,500 to offset the cost of expenses incurred at 澳门金沙线上赌博官网. 应用, students must write a statement detailing their intention to pursue sociology beyond 澳门金沙线上赌博官网, 并获得一封推荐信.

约翰·多纳休学生奖
Supports students taking on an internship, 以社区为基础的研究活动, or a community service project that advances social justice.

This award commemorates 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 anthropology professor the late John Donahue's lifelong commitment to social justice. 在学年期间, it allows students to earn money by dedicating their time to social justice work rather than taking on part-time paid work on campus or in private businesses. 在夏天, it enables students to earn needed income and defray living expenses as they undertake community projects in lieu of finding summer jobs. 

This work can take place locally in 圣安东尼奥 or elsewhere in the United States or abroad. Awards are made three times throughout the year to provide students $1,500 to work 150 hours during the fall or spring semester, or $4,000 to work full-time during the summer. Priority is given to students who have not previously been awarded this scholarship. 的 availability of this scholarship is dependent upon funding. Please contact the department chair, Jennifer Mathews at jmathews@kaiyanglighting.net，关于下一个申请截止日期.

麦克奈尔学者计划
的 麦克奈尔学者计划, named after the late physicist and Challenger astronaut Ronald E. 麦克奈尔, prepares students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities.

该项目由美国的一个研究小组资助.S. 教育署补助金, 提供学术咨询, 指导, 研究的机会, 研讨会, 带薪暑期实习, 研究生入学指导. 访问 the sociology and anthropology department office for more information on the program and how to apply.​​​​​

MAS Alvarez实习补助金
的 MAS Alvarez internship grants engage 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 students in the development of greater appreciation and understanding of the cultural expression, 历史经验, 社会实践, 机构的生活, and the physical environment of the peoples of Mexico, 美洲, 和西班牙.

玛格丽特·米德奖
玛格丽特·米德, for years among the best known women in the world, 也是最著名的人类学家吗, with a particular talent for bringing anthropology fully into the light of public attention. 玛格丽特·米德奖, initiated by the Society for Applied Anthropology in 1979, and awarded jointly with the American Anthropological Society since 1983, continues to celebrate the tradition of bringing anthropology to bear on wider social and cultural issues. 的 recipient of the 玛格丽特·米德奖 at 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 is an anthropology major in their junior or senior year who has shown outstanding achievements in anthropology. 的 awardee is chosen annually by the faculty of the sociology and anthropology department.

C. 赖特·米尔斯奖
For nearly two decades, the department of sociology and anthropology has awarded its C. 赖特·米尔斯奖, 这是它赋予的最高荣誉, to a junior or senior sociology major whose work best exemplifies the theories and methods of the field. 的 recipient will have best demonstrated the "sociological imagination," Mills' (1916-1962) notion of understanding the intersections of biography with history, how what individuals sense to be personal problems are often derived from broad historical change and institutional contradictions.