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Alyssa Wastradowski

Alyssa Wastradowski

Why did you choose sociology as your major? I chose sociology as my major because I wanted to be able to actively make change within my community and I knew that I would never be satisfied with just teaching sociology, per my original plan. I wanted to have the...
Jordan Derber

Jordan Derber

Why did you choose sociology as your major? I became a sociology major because it was one subject that I kept returning to. I went into college declared in biology because science was something that was always easy for me and I excelled at, but I found myself taking...
Kenyetta Walker, ’16

Kenyetta Walker, ’16

Why did you choose sociology as your major? I switched my major to Sociology my sophomore year after taking Soc 101 and it really peaked my interest. I’ve always been interested in the functions of society and why things are the way the way that they are. After...
Kathy Brasier, Ph. D., ’95

Kathy Brasier, Ph. D., ’95

How did you become interested in rural sociology? To tell this story, I need to go back to my senior year of high school in Winneconne, Wisconsin. Although my school was relatively small, I took a sociology class in which my project was to conduct a survey of...
Pat Hager, ’11

Pat Hager, ’11

Why did you choose sociology as your major?I came to UW Oshkosh as a declared sociology major because it offered me a critical lens to view the world with. Most of my schooling up to my first sociology class in high school was based around right versus wrong, or...
Jennifer Stephany, ’94

Jennifer Stephany, ’94

I chose to pursue a degree in Sociology as it aligned most acutely with my interests in community work as it relates to ethnicity, social class and gender. While my focus has shifted to community development efforts, I find my work largely intersects with...