Student Achievements
Outstanding Students
2023 Outstanding Students
- Criminal Justice – Shaylia Jones and Christina White
- History – Garrett Gramig and Rachel Hoffmann
- International Studies – Ella Zoeller
- Neuroscience – Anthony Sego
- Political Science – Dannon Olsen
- Psychology – Ruth Munoz, Elizabeth Hutchison, and Sarah Fischer
- Sociology – ZoraAnn Woodsmall
Other Award and Scholarship Winners from the School of Social Sciences
Recent Awards & Scholarship Recipients
International Studies' Sigma Iota Rho Honor Society Inductees
- Logan Stafford
- Jonah Trejo
Political Science’s Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society Inductees
- Eli DeBurger
- Grace Lorimor
- Dannon Olsen
Sociology’s Marcia T. Segal Award
- ZoraAnn Woodsmall
Sociology’s Sam Sloss Award
- Jamie Clark
Alumni
Recent Alumni
- Grace Lorimor was accepted to law school at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, which is the law school of Faulkner University, located in Montgomery, Alabama.
- Rebekah Smith took part in the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program in Spain after receiving Master of Arts in Global Risk from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.
- Morgan Szabo received a Master of Business Administration from University of Louisville.
- Ella Zoeller earned a full-academic-year internship (9 months) with World Affairs Council.
Study Abroad
Recent or Currently Studying Abroad
- Semester in Japan: Jade Schenck, Hannah Corus, Kyra Crawford
- Summer 2022 Program in Germany and Italy: Ella Zoeller
IU Southeast Student Conference
School of Social Sciences Award Recipients
2023 Undergraduate Awards
| Title | Winner | Faculty Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Say Gay: Improving Student Success With Queer-inclusivity | Larissa Dalton | Brittany Sizemore |
| Title | Winner | Faculty Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Smokes: The Relationship Between Religion, Other Personal Beliefs, and Marijuana Use | Evie Sronce | Aimee Adam |
| Title | Winner | Faculty Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Negative Consequences from Procrastination | Kimberly Conilla-Escalante and Niaza Mcelroy | Todd Manson |
| Internet Freaks, their Emotions, and Mental Health | Kaitlyn Gordon and Kaelyn Ocasio | Aimee Adam |
| Stress, First Generation College Students and Academic Success | Austin Kelman | Valerie Scott |
| The Influence of Social Media on Self-Esteem | Zahra Odeh | Todd Manson |
| Protest, Revolution, and Insurrection in the Events of January 6th, 2020 | Dannon Olsen | Margot Morgan |
| The Effects of Social Media and Body Dysmorphia | Elliott Ramey | Valerie Scott |
| Monica Lewinsky’s Road to Redemption | Elizabeth Scianni-Dean | Elizabeth Gritter |
| Risky Business: Spatial Probability Learning in Homing Pigeons | Anthony Sego | Brittany Sizemore |
| What You Eat Is What You Feel | Abigayle Stark | Aimee Adam |
Co-Curricular
Co-Curricular Student Achievements
Model UN
An update on the 2022 Model UN will be provided in the future. In the meantime, here are the 2021 results:
The following students participated in the Indiana Consortium of International Programs’ Model United Nations Security Council Conference for University Students hosted by the University of Indianapolis in November 2021.
- Dannon Olsen, Political Science major, won Best Delegate (1st place) and Best Diplomat.
- Madeline Ulaszek, Political Science and International Studies double-major, won Best Delegate (3rd place).
- Zak Vitale
- Rose Stamper
- Manar Atallah
- Rebekah Smith
- Luke Walker
