The Sociology Department is taking part in a toy drive sponsored by the Atzlan Recreation Center. Please drop off unopened toys or wrapping supplies at the Sociology Department to help local children have a merrier holiday season! We will be accepting donations until Monday, December 11 at noon. And we are located at Lawrence Street Center, Suite 420 (fourth floor, across from the elevators).

We all know that the Sociology Club is the coolest club on campus. But did you know that CU Denver hosts over 100 student organizations focusing on everything from academics to culture, faith, community service, and professional development? A full list of organizations is available here. Scroll through the site and take the next step to joining a new community on campus!

Restorative Jeff Co is seeking interns to support their education and restorative processes to address harm programming. Opportunities include research on restorative justice best practices, grant writing, website development, training, circle facilitation, social media, and nonprofit development. Restorative Jeff Co seeks to provide restorative options to the community that address harm and violence through non-punitive accountability, promotion of healing and repair, and prevention of future harm. Those interested can contact Jenna Gottlieb at restorativejeffco@gmail.com for more details.

Undergraduate Advisor Dr. Maren Scull is ready to meet with you in-person or on Zoom. You can reach her at maren.scull@ucdenver.edu.

What’s better than giving toys to underserved children? Watching them get those toys! The Atzlan Recreation Center’s Toys 4 Kidz event will be held on December 15 at 6PM. Drop by for food, arts & crafts, hot cocoa, and photos with Santa and the Grinch! The Atzlan Recreation Center is located at 4435 Navajo Street in Denver.

The Sociology Club is holding a Finals Study Session! There will be free food and peer support as we work on finishing the semester with a bang! The Study Session will be on Wednesday, December 6, from 5-8PM, in Student Commons 2504. See you there!

“Asian American mural” (Cory Feder, 2023) Auraria Campus (read more about Cory Feder’s new mural on campus here)

Makayla Ogdahl successfully defended their master’s project, titled “Becoming a Modern Mental Health Researcher: The Importance of Using Mixed-Methodology to Explore Social Stratification” on November 15. Excellent job Makayla! We wish you all the best with the next steps in your career!

We are reaching the finish line on another demanding semester. We can take pride in what we’ve accomplished. Even if what we’ve accomplished isn’t everything we planned. So, please give yourself a big shout out and share your accomplishments with friends, family, and colleagues!

And Durkheim wrote in Elementary Forms of the Religious Life, “A day will come when our societies will know again those hours of creative effervescence, in the course of which new ideas arise and new formulae are found which serve for a while as a guide to humanity.” I look forward to that day.

Denver, like many cities around the country, continues to face challenges in addressing the needs of unhoused individuals. The Denverite has coverage of the city’s latest efforts to close encampments in the city and provide its residents shelter.

Gender and race inequality is endemic to policing agencies in the US. Read the New York Times’ reporting of a lawsuit that four female officers launched against the New Jersey State Police for denying women promotions to top command posts.

The 28th Conferences of the Parties (COP) conference is taking place in the United Arab Emirates. The conference brings world leaders together as the world attempts to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2050. The Guardian has excellent coverage of the challenges and controversies surrounding the event.