Dr. Antonio Menendez and the Department of Sociology cordially invites you to attend our Spring Banquet, which will take place on Tuesday April 8, 2008 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Johnson Room of Robertson Hall.

The Banquet includes dinner, an initiation ceremony for new members of Alpha Kappa Delta, a special welcome to Sociology Majors, and recognition of departmental award recipients. In addition, the Sociology Department is proud to welcome back Dr. Richard Tewksbury ’86, from the University of Louisville, as the featured guest speaker. Dr. Tewksbury is a Professor of Justice Administration. You can visit him via the University of Louisville link: http://louisville.edu/justiceadministration/faculty-staff/faculty/richard-tewksbury.html

A participation fee for the banquet is $5.00 per person. Payment is due Thursday, March 20th along with your RSVP. You are welcome to invite family and significant others.

Please RSVP to selkin@butler.edu by Thursday, March 20, 2008. You can deliver payment to Stacy Elkin, Secretary, Department of Sociology in JH 371. Checks may be made payable to Butler University. We look forward to celebrating with you!

http://louisville.edu/justiceadministration/faculty-staff/faculty/richard-tewksbury.html

Sociology: The science or study of the origin, history, and constitution of human society; social science. Also, the study of social organization and institutions and of collective behavior and interaction, including the individual's relationship to the group (Oxford English Dictionary).

Since all human behavior is social, the subject matter of sociology ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob; from organized crime to religious cults; from divisions of race and gender to the shared beliefs of a common culture.

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