Human Sciences at the University of Dallas

We are happy to announce senior thesis presentations will be held Friday, April 5, from 11am-2pm, in the following order: 11:00 Lucy Teller, Discovering Feminism: An Exploratory Study at the University of Dallas 11:30 Kathryn Shahan, Perceptions, Experiences, and Resources: A Study of and For Male Rape Survivors 12:00 Natalie Gartland, How College-Aged Individuals React to the Controversy of Gun Ownership and Regulation 12:30 Gemma Hamm, Understanding Alcohol Use Disorders and Finding Help for Young Adults 1:00 Elizabeth Millenheft, Fake…

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Four seniors presented their thesis projects at the Society for Applied Anthropology annual meeting held in Portland. The projects covered a variety of topics, and they all did a wonderful job! The titles of each project were the following: SHAHAN, Kathryn: Improving Resources for Male Sexual Assault Survivors HAMM, Gemma: Alcohol Use Disorders and Recovery: Young Adults Seeking Help and Support GARTLAND, Natalie: How College Aged Individuals React to Controversy Over Gun Ownership MILLENHEFT, Elizabeth: Fake News: A Study on…

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A reminder we will be gathering tomorrow (2/28) at 7:00 pm to bring together HUSC majors, concentrators, and anyone strongly interested in the program. We will be serving food (including pizza!) so come hungry. Thanks to HUSC seniors Liz Millenheft and Kathryn Shahan for helping with organizing and decorations! You can contact Drs. Sullivan, Sepper, or Pezzia for further details or questions.

Human and Social Sciences is going to celebrate reaching the one-third finished point of the semester by having a get together–or maybe a blow-out party–on Thursday evening, February 28, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Human Sciences majors and concentrators (and their professors) don’t often have the chance to socialize as a group, so this will provide a chance to meet your fellow students in a relaxed setting. I also hope this will be an opportunity for everyone to find out…

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Mary Moss, our current HUSC senior, will be presenting her senior thesis this Thursday, April 27, at 2pm in HSC 114. Here thesis is entitled: “Smokers, Drinkers, and Independent Thinkers: A Study of Alcohol at the University of Dallas.” She looks at the role of alcohol on college campuses, in general, then examines the intersections between college-age alcohol consumption, Catholic Tradition, and Western Tradition, using UD as an ethnographic case study.