Honor Societies

Anthropology - Lambda Alpha
Lambda Alpha是人类学学生的国际荣誉社团. The name, Lambda Alpha, 来源于希腊语logos anthropic的首字母, meaning the 'study of man.' As an honor society, Lambda Alpha serves to provide incentive for exceptional performance by granting certificates of accomplishment. Jennifer Mathews serves as the sponsor for Epsilon of Texas, the Lambda Alpha chapter at Trinity. 有资格参加这个荣誉社团的学生将被系里邀请加入.

Sociology - Alpha Kappa Delta
Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD), 国际社会学荣誉学会, 于1921年由埃默里. 南加州大学的Borgardus说. The name Alpha Kappa Delta was chosen because the letters represent the first letters of three classical Greek words that embody the function of society: anthrôpos, meaning mankind; katamanthanô, meaning to examine closely or acquire knowledge; and diakoneô, meaning to do service. As an honor society, Alpha Kappa Delta serves to recognize students with outstanding academic achievements in the field of sociology. Amy Stone serves as the sponsor of the Alpha Beta of Texas Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta at Trinity. "以服务为目的调查人类." 有资格参加这个荣誉社团的学生将被系里邀请加入.

Student Organizations

Anthropology Society
由对考古学科感兴趣的个人组成, biological/physical, linguistics, and cultural anthropology. The organization provides: a forum for discussion and debate on current anthropological issues; education for students about the opportunities in the field of anthropology; and facilitate the visit of notable anthropologists to campus when possible.

Scholarships

作为社会学和人类学学生经历的一部分, 学生有资格通过麦克奈尔学者计划获得奖学金. Students may also participate in honor societies and often earn awards for their achievements in the department and in our greater world.

The Dr. Michael C. Kearl Award for Aspiring Sociologists
Dr. Michael Kearl was a Trinity professor from 1977-2015, influencing generations of Trinity students. He was a gifted teacher, spirited colleague, 也是全国公认的死亡社会学专家, time, the family, and social gerontology. His family started a scholarship fund that continues his legacy of supporting aspiring sociologists. Full-time undergraduate students, enrolled at Trinity, 曾修读社会学课程的学生，可申请$3,500美元来抵消澳门金沙线上赌博官网的费用. To apply, students must write a statement detailing their intention to pursue sociology beyond Trinity, and obtain a letter of recommendation.

John Donahue Student Award
支持学生参加实习, community-based research activity, 或者是促进社会公正的社区服务项目.

This award commemorates Trinity anthropology professor the late John Donahue's lifelong commitment to social justice. During the academic year, it allows students to earn money by dedicating their time to social justice work rather than taking on part-time paid work on campus or in private businesses. During the summer, it enables students to earn needed income and defray living expenses as they undertake community projects in lieu of finding summer jobs. 

This work can take place locally in San Antonio or elsewhere in the United States or abroad. 该奖项全年颁发三次，为学生提供1美元,在秋季或春季学期，500至150小时的工作, or $4,在暑假期间全职工作. 优先考虑以前未获得此奖学金的学生. 该奖学金的可用性取决于资金. 请联系系主任詹妮弗·马修斯，电话是 jmathews@psozxd.com, about the next application deadlines.

McNair Scholars Program
The McNair Scholars Program, named after the late physicist and Challenger astronaut Ronald E. McNair, prepares students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities.

The program, funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant, offers academic counseling, mentoring, research opportunities, seminars, paid summer internships, and graduate admissions guidance. Visit the sociology and anthropology department office for more information on the program and how to apply.​​​​​

MAS Alvarez Internship Grants
The MAS Alvarez internship grants engage Trinity students in the development of greater appreciation and understanding of the cultural expression, historical experience, societal practices, institutional life, 以及墨西哥人民的自然环境, the Americas, and Spain.

Margaret Mead Award
Margaret Mead, 多年来一直是世界上最知名的女性之一, was also the best known anthropologist, with a particular talent for bringing anthropology fully into the light of public attention. The Margaret Mead Award, 由应用人类学学会于1979年发起, 自1983年起与美国人类学学会联合颁发, continues to celebrate the tradition of bringing anthropology to bear on wider social and cultural issues. The recipient of the Margaret Mead Award at Trinity is an anthropology major in their junior or senior year who has shown outstanding achievements in anthropology. The awardee is chosen annually by the faculty of the sociology and anthropology department.

C. Wright Mills Award
近二十年来，社会与人类学系一直授予学生C. Wright Mills Award, the highest honor it confers, to a junior or senior sociology major whose work best exemplifies the theories and methods of the field. 收件人将最好地展示“社会学想象力”," Mills' (1916-1962) notion of understanding the intersections of biography with history, how what individuals sense to be personal problems are often derived from broad historical change and institutional contradictions.