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Student Advising


We in Sociology and Anthropology are committed to individual and personalized consultation with each of our majors and with those students considering entering one of our department's three degree programs. Every student is assigned a faculty member as an advisor when s/he enters the program. Although most students retain their initial advisors, some change advisors as their interests or degree programs change.

  • Students will be informed about their advisor when they enter the program. If your assignment needs to be clarified or changed, please check with the department chair.
  • You can make an appointment with your advisor by contacting him or her directly or by using the University's advising appointment system.
  • Degree requirements for anthropology, sociology, and criminology and criminal justice can be found on this site or in the University Catalog.
  • Various forms, including those for off-campus study and courses taken at other institutions, change of major, intent to graduate, etc. can be found on the College of Arts and Sciences site.

Many questions can be answered by any faculty member, before or after class, during office hours, or just passing the the hallways. However, we urge you to make time to see your advisor on a regular basis. The ongoing contact and your advisor's personal knowledge of you and your interests can make your time at the University more rewarding.

Sociology and Anthropology Advising Information

 

University College Advisors for Sociology 2011/2012
Professor Helen Mederer
hmederer@uri.edu
401-874-4144

Professor Barbara Costello
costello@uri.edu
401-874-2877

University College Advisor for Anthropology 2010/2011

Professor Kris Bovy

kbovy@uri.edu

401-874-4143

Department Chair
Professor C.B. Peters
cbp@uri.edu
401-874-4296

Justice, Law, and Society Minor
Professor Leo Carroll
lcarroll@uri.edu
401-874-4135

Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society
Professor Judy Van Wyk
vanwyk@uri.edu
401-874-4146

News & Announcements

 

Anthropology Honor Society


URI Anthropology students have been chartered as the Alpha Rhode Island Chapter of Lamda Alpha, the national anthropology honor society. This is a tribute to the hard work of several students and to the academic excellence of our majors and our faculty. Right now, the recruitment of charter members is underway. If you're interested in being one of the first Lamda Alphas, shoot off an email to Ashley Waggoner for all the details.

The URI Anthropology Society is also up and running. Check out their page too.

Department contacts

Department Chair
C. B. Peters, cbp@uri.edu

Justice, Law & Society Minor Coordinator
Professor Leo Carroll, lcarroll@uri.edu

Administrative Assistant
Theresa Nobile, nobile@uri.edu