Newsletter - Southwestern Sociological Association
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Newsletter - Southwestern Sociological Association
Newsletter Southw estern Sociological Association 93rd Annual SSA Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana The Southwestern Social Sciences and Sociological Associations held annual meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana March 27—30, 2013. The conference, entitled “"New Social Media, and Life, Politics, and Society in the Early 21st Century” was held at the at the New Orleans Marriott. The conference hosted over 70 sociology sessions—a higher number than in San Diego in 2012. Our next meeting is in San Antonio (2014) at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio on the Riverwalk from April 17– 19, followed by Denver (2015), and Las Vegas (2016). SSA’s immediate Past-President Dr. Charles Tolbert ([email protected]) is SSA’s representative on SSSA’s Site Policy Committee. Do you have suggestions about where the conference is held? Forward them to Dr. Tolbert, as he has indicated “I will gladly take forward any comments and concerns that I receive from SSA members.” Summer/ Early Fall 2013 Special points of interest: We moved our SSA website to centralize information for our members. For the SSA http:// www.swsociology.org/html/ home.html Preliminary Call for 2014 For the SSSA Session Organizers & Participants http://www.sssaonline.org/ in San Antonio, April 17 —19 If you or someone you know is interested in serving as a session organizer, participant, and/or moderator of sessions at the 2014 Southwestern Sociological AssoInside This ciation meeting in San Antonio we would like to Executive Committee know. Each year we are pleased to have the support of our colleagues. We will offer traditional paper sessions as well as panel and visual sociology sessions. If you have questions or interests, please contact Dr. David Embrick ([email protected]). Abstracts will be accepted until Friday, November 15, 2013. To submit an abstract/proposal, go to the program website at http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/sssa/sssa14/. For more information, contact SSA’s 2014 Program Chair Dr. David Embrick ([email protected]). Issue: 2 2013 Paper Awards 3 From the President 6 2014 Call for Session Organizers 7 SSA New Business 8 Page 2 Page 2 Executive Committee for 2013—2014: President Cynthia Cready, University of North Texas; [email protected] President-Elect David Embrick, Loyola University-Chicago, [email protected] Vice-President Carla Goar, Kent State University, [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer Ed Rossman, US Army Corps of Engineers; [email protected] Executive Council Carol Walther, Northern Illinois University (2012-2014); [email protected] Jin Young Choi, Sam Houston State University (2012-2014); [email protected] Cristina Morales, University of Texas-El Paso (2013-15); [email protected] Warren Waren, Texas A&M University (2013-15); [email protected] Student Representative: Amber Fox, Texas A&M University (2013-14); [email protected] Parliamentarian Ray Darville, Steven F. Austin State University; [email protected] Newsletter Editor Janet Armitage, St. Mary’s University; [email protected] Past Presidents Charles Tolbert ([email protected]) (2012—2013) Mark Fossett, Texas A&M University (2011-2012); [email protected] Karen Manges Douglas, Sam Houston State University (2010-2011); [email protected] Other Officers and Program Chairs: 2014 Program Chair David Embrick, Loyola University-Chicago, [email protected] 2014 Silent Auction Carla Goar, Kent State University; [email protected] Historian/Archivist Robert Beckley, West Texas A&M University; [email protected] Nominations Charles M. Tolbert, II, Baylor University; [email protected] Elections Beverly Stiles, Midwestern State University; [email protected] Audit and Finance Carson Mencken, Baylor University; [email protected] Membership Carla Goar, Kent State University; [email protected] Norma Williams Service Award Sherry McKibben, City of Huntsville; [email protected] Distinguished Paper Award Charles M. Tolbert, II, Baylor University; [email protected] Student Paper Awards Chiung-Fang Chang, Lamar University; [email protected] Carol Walther, Northern Illinois University; [email protected] Student Visual Sociology Awards Charlotte Dunham, Texas Tech University; [email protected] Webmaster Mark Fossett, Texas A&M University; [email protected] Association Homepage http://www.swsociology.org/html/home.html Page 3 Page 3 2013 CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT Student Paper Competition Awards At each annual meeting SSA sponsors three student paper awards: the Outstanding Doctoral, Master’s, and Bachelor’s Student Paper Awards. Each recipient was awarded a certificate as well as a cash prize at the Presidential Awards and Plenary Session during the 2013 SSA annual meeting. This year’s winners were: Doctoral student paper award Kasey Henricks, Bill Byrnes, and Victoria Brockett (Loyola University-Chicago and Valparaiso University) “‘Celebrating a Return to the Jim Crow Era?’ Persisting Segregation in ‘Post-Racial’ America and How to Measure It.” Master’s student paper award Katie Halbesleben (Baylor University) “Educational Attainment in Second Generation Immigrants: Creating Context for Predicting High School GPA and College Graduation.” Undergraduate student paper award Kirstie Smith (Lamar University) “‘Coming Out’: The Implications of Gay Males Disclosing Sexuality.” 2013 Master’s Student Paper Award Winner Katie Halbesleben Our thanks to Dr. Chiung-Fang Chang for chairing the Student Paper Awards Committee in 2013. For the 2014 meeting, she is co-chairing the committee with Dr. Carol Walther. To submit an abstract of your paper for next year’s meeting, please go to http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/sssa/sssa14/. The deadline for abstract submission is November 15, 2013. The deadline for submission of a full paper for consideration for next year’s awards is March 15, 2014. Guidelines and instructions for submission of full papers for the awards will be posted to SSA’s website (http://www.swsociology.org/html/home.html) in the near future. However, until then, please contact Drs. Chang ([email protected]) and Walther ([email protected]) for more information. “Marx in Soho” The 2013 SSA Presidential Awards and Plenary Session featured a one-act play “Marx in Soho” by Howard Zinn performed by actor Bob Weick. Bob Weick’s performance was both thought-provoking and humorous. His show has toured nationally on campuses and at professional meetings for over seven years. More about the show can be found at: http:/www.ironagetheatre.org/marx.html. Page 4 Newsletter Title Page 4 2013 CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT CONTINUED Visual Sociology Competition Awards The SSA Visual Sociology Photo Essay Competition awarded Our 2013 visual sociology photo essay first place winner was Ms. Katheryne Marie Ponce (University of Texas-El Paso) for “Gender Inequality.” Ms. Ponce was awarded a certificate as well as a cash prize at the Presidential Awards and Plenary Session during the 2013 SSA annual meeting by Dr. Charlotte Dunham, chair of the Student Visual Sociology Awards Committee. Dr. Charlotte Dunham is again chairing the committee for the 2014 meeting. To submit an abstract for next year’s visual sociology session, please go to http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/sssa/sssa14/. The deadline for submitting the abstract is November 15, 2013. Additional guidelines and instructions for the visual sociology photo essay student competition will soon be posted to SSA’s website (http://www.swsociology.org/html/home.html). For further information, contact Dr. Dunham ([email protected]). Katheryne Marie Ponce ((right) receiving her prize from SSA Student Poster Awards Committee Chair Dr. Charlotte Dunham Darville Recognized for Norma Williams Service Award The seventh annual SSA Norma Williams Distinguished Service Award recognized Dr. Ray L. Darville. Dr. Darville is Professor of Sociology at Stephen F. Austin State University and an associate instructor and researcher in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture where he works in the areas of natural resource interpretation and outdoor recreation. He has been employed at SFA for 25 years, having previously been a faculty member at East Texas Baptist University. He received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Texas in 1984 under the mentorship of Dr. Elizabeth Esterchild. The Norma Williams Distinguished Service Award is given to an SSA member, in good standing for 10 years, who has demonstrated ongoing service to the SSA through meeting participation and student mentoring. The 2013 Committee, appointed by SSA President Dr. Charles Tolbert and chaired by Dr. Sherry McKibben, recognized Dr. Darville for his many years of leadership and other service in SSA and its umbrella association SSSA. Previous award recipients were Drs. Hiram Friedsam (2007), Elizabeth Esterchild (2008), Robert Beckley (2009), Dudley Poston (2010), Janet Huber Lowry (2011), and Rogelio Saenz (2012). Darville receiving Service Award from Dr. Charles Tolbert Page 5 2013 CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT CONTINUED Silent Auction Once again, the SSA hosted a Silent Auction in New Orleans, under the direction of 2012-13 SSA VicePresident Dr. David Embrick, and with the assistance of Loyola University-Chicago students and others. All proceeds benefitted the American Sociological Association’s Minority Fellowship Program. Next year’s Silent Auction in San Antonio will be directed by Dr. Carla Goar, 2013-14 SSA Vice-President. Contact her at [email protected] regarding donations and to volunteer to help with organizing and staffing the tables. ASA’s Shin Attends SSA The American Sociological Association’s Jean H. Shin attended the SSA meeting for a seventh consecutive year. He organized several professional workshops for the meeting. He also expressed appreciation for SSA’s support of the ASA’s Minority Fellowship Program (MFP), noting that many SSA leaders are former MFP recipients. Our support of this program is increasingly important as federal funding for it has been eliminated since 2010. Interested in getting more involved in SSA? SSSA? ASA? For the SSA and SSSA: Volunteer after “logging in” to the 2014 meetings online submission platform http:// convention2.allacademic.com/one/sssa/sssa14/ by clicking on the “Volunteer to be a Reviewer, Chair, Discussant, and/or SSSA Committee Officer or Member” link. For the ASA: Go to http://www.asanet.org/contactus.cfm for more membership information or contact at their headquarters: Sociological Association 1430 K Street, NW - Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 383-9005 FAX: (202) 638-0882 TDD: (202) 638-0981 Page 6 From the Desk of Cynthia M. Cready Southwestern Sociological Association President, 2014 Greetings! . Cynthia M. Cready Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Sociology University of North Texas (940) 369-8791 (940) 369-7035 (FAX) I hope this message finds you well and looking forward to the new academic year. Thank you for electing me President of the Southwestern Sociological Association (SSA). I am honored and humbled to lead one of the oldest regional sociology organizations and follow in the footsteps of Past-Presidents Dr. Charles Tolbert (2012-2013) and Mark Fossett (2011-12). Many thanks to them for their great examples and continuing support of SSA. Their efforts have contributed to a thriving organization. We had over 70 sociology sessions at our annual meeting in New Orleans last year! Next Year’s Annual Meeting in San Antonio I am looking forward to seeing all of you at next year’s annual meeting in San Antonio, April 17-19, 2014. The theme of the meeting is “The Evolving and Everlasting Social Sciences.” We are using the same online abstract submission platform as last year, and now that most have navigated it, the process should go more smoothly this year. Despite some relatively minor glitches, going online sure made it easier for me and the other affiliate program chairs to organize our programs. To submit your abstract for the 2014 annual meeting, click on http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/sssa/sssa14/. The deadline is November 15, 2013. For more information, contact 2014 SSA Program Chair, Dr. David Embrick ([email protected]). The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio on the Riverwalk. As the conference overlaps the very popular FIESTA! in San Antonio and Easter weekend, I urge you to reserve your hotel room as soon as possible. Remember, per SSA’s umbrella association, the Southwestern Social Sciences Association (SSSA), conference participants are expected to stay at the conference facility. Details regarding this policy are provided on the SSSA website (http://sssaonline.org/). Faculty mentors please help us spread the word and explain the SSSA’s hotel policy to your students! In Closing … I hope to see all of you at the annual meeting in San Antonio! For updates on the meeting and the association, go to SSA’s website (http:// www.swsociology.org/html/home.html). All the best, Cynthia Page 7 Join us for the 94rd Annual SSA Meeting in San Antonio, Texas— “The Evolving and Everlasting Social Sciences” Call for Papers and Participants −−− Online Submission Deadline is Friday, November 15, 2013 −−− Come join the Southwestern Sociological Association (SSA) and other affiliates of the Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA) on the Riverwalk in San Antonio! The Southwestern Sociological Association (SSA) is now accepting abstract submissions for its 94th Annual Meeting (held in conjunction with SSSA) in San Antonio, Texas, April 17-19, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio. The theme for the meeting is "The Evolving and Everlasting Social Sciences.” We invite the submission of abstracts/proposals for paper, panel, and visual sociology presentations on this theme or other topics from a sociological perspective. Abstracts will be accepted until Friday, November 15, 2013. Abstract Submission Procedure: Go to the program website at http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ sssa/sssa14/. SSA Sneak Peek at Plenary Speaker for 2014 ASA’s Immediate Past-President Ridgeway to Speak Dr. Cecilia L. Ridgeway A highlight of next year’s annual meeting will be the SSA Presidential Awards and Plenary Session speaker, Dr. Cecilia Ridgeway—the Lucie Stern Professor of Social Sciences in the Sociology Department at Stanford University and the 2012-13 President of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Her research includes groundbreaking work in the areas of social hierarchies, statuses, and gender inequality. She is “particularly interested in the role that social hierarchies in everyday social relations play in the larger processes of stratification and inequality in a society.” Her recent book Framed By Gender: How Gender Inequality Persists in the Modern World (Oxford University Press, 2011) is just one example of her many contributions to the field. For this book, Dr. Ridgeway was recognized with the 2012 Outstanding Recent Contribution Award from ASA’s Social Psychology Section. Born in Edinburg, Texas, Dr. Ridgeway is looking forward to attending SSA in San Antonio next year and getting back in touch with her Southwest Texas roots. A great article on Dr. Ridgeway can be found in the September/October 2012 issue of the American Sociological Association’s publication ASA footnotes. To read it, click on the link http://www.asanet.org/ footnotes/septoct12/ridgeway_0912.html. Page 8 2013 SSA New Business Call for Nominations This time around the SSA Elections will be held in December rather than March. This timing aligns better with the availability of the correct membership list. Accordingly, the Nominations Committee of the SSA is soliciting a slate of two nominees for each of the offices to be filled for the association for 2014. These offices include: Vice President (this individual will progress through the ranks, Vice President in the first year, President -Elect and Program Chair the second year, and President the third year); Executive Council (2 positions to be filled); and Student Representative. Qualifications for these offices are: With the exception of the Student Representative, to be eligible for nomination to office in SSA, a member shall have been a member of SSA for the two preceding years, and be a member of the Southwestern Social Science Association. The Student Representative shall be participating in a graduate academic program, have been a member of SSA for one preceding year, and be a member of the Southwestern Social Science Association. Nominations should include the candidate’s full name, office for which the nomination applies, along with the candidate’s e-mail address, physical address, phone number, and affiliation. The nomination should be accompanied by a short biographical sketch of no more than 250 words. Please send your nominations to the SSA Nominations Committee Chair Dr. Charles M. Tolbert, II ([email protected]) - by October 15, 2014. Contact any SSA Officer if you have any questions. Post 2013 Conference Survey Results For the second year in a row, the Southwestern Sociological Association (SSA) conducted an online postconference survey, which was initiated in part to obtain opinions about the transition to an online abstract submission platform and electronic program schedule. Among survey respondents this year, 73% attended the New Orleans meeting, and the remaining respondents did not attend due to travel cost, travel time, lodging costs, and/or work conflicts. The majority in attendance responded favorably to the conference experience, with greater satisfaction in program academic quality, communication, and the functionality of electronic submission of abstracts. Respondents indicated less satisfaction with conference costs and the new electronic format of the program schedule. Some commented that they missed having a free printed and indexed program with maps of the conference facility, especially since the conference hotel did not provide free internet access. Others felt that the onsite/offsite hotel policy of the Southwestern Social Science Association, SSA’s umbrella organization, is not friendly to students and should be revisited. An overwhelming majority of respondents were very satisfied with New Orleans as the conference host city. Regarding future SSA conferences, respondents expressed a need for consideration of the academic quality of our programs, costs for travel and lodging, and selected dates for meetings. A majority of the respondents were full members with ten or more years vested in SSA. Our thanks to SSA Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Ed Rossman who created and administered the post-conference survey. Southwestern Sociological Association Did you know? Did you know that the Southwestern Sociological Association (SSA) is one of nine associations affiliated with the Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA)? There are many opportunities to serve SSSA, including serving on the umbrella association’s standing committees as SSA’s representative. Currently, SSSA’s standing committees and SSA representatives are: Budget and Financial Policies Committee (David Embrick-2014); Editorial Policies Committee (Cynthia Cready-2016); Membership Committee (Edwin J. Rossman-2014); Nominations Committee (Mark Fossett-2015); Resolutions Committee (Warren Waren-2014); and Site Policy Committee (Charles M. Tolbert, II-2015). We are on the web! http://www.swsociology.org/html/home.html SSA Newsletter Ideas and Information? The SSA is interested in your sociological experiences, endeavors, projects, and more. If your department has disciplinary information to share with colleagues, please contact us. The newsletter editor can be reached at: Janet S. Armitage, Ph.D. St. Mary’s University Department of Sociology One Camino Santa Maria Charles Francis Hall 205 San Antonio, Texas 78228-8579 210-436-301 EXT. 1279 [email protected] Have an idea? New information to share? Place your announcement HERE!