The Department of Sociology will be holding it's annual Research Week!
All of the events listed below are open to all Faculty, Staff, and Students.

We are proud to be hosting Dr. Margaret Kovach! Dr. Kovach is a Full Professor at the College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. She is the author of Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts.
Dr. Kovach's work focuses on indigenous research methodologies and Indigenous post-secondary education. Her publications and oracy scholarship have had a significant impact in her field and she is nationally and internationally recognized as a leading methodologist in the area of Indigenous methodologies. Dr. Kovach has been involved in Truth and Reconciliation efforts in Canada as it impacts post-secondary education, Indigenous research, and Indigenous scholarship. Recently, her scholarship focuses on upholding and supporting Indigenous Faculty in post-secondary environments. Dr. Kovach is a Member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada.

Wednesday, February 26th

Dr. Kovach will be hosting "Supporting Indigenous Graduate Students: Dialogue Session with Dr. Margaret Kovach" from 3:30pm - 4:30pm in Murray 130.
Sign up is required to attend:

Supporting Indigenous Graduate Students Dialogue RSVP form 

Thursday, February 27th

Dr. Kovach will be presenting "Foundations and Practice of Indigenous Research Methodologies" from 2:00pm - 3:30pm in MSCS 101 (Math, statistics and Computer Sciences Building).

Friday, February 28th

From 9:30am - 12:00pm and 1:15pm - 3:15pm our Graduate Students will be hosting a Student Symposium in the Murray Parlor (Murray 130).

The schedule is as follows:

9:30am - 10:00am Jessica Schachle
10:00am - 10:30am: Martha Sibley
10:30am - 11:00am: Belal Hossain
11:00am - 11:30am: Leah Cortez
11:30am - 12:00pm: Srijana Karki
Lunch Break
1:15pm - 1:45pm: Christine Thomas
1:45pm - 2:15pm: Jericho McElroy
2:15pm - 2:45pm: Jesse Lane
2:45pm - 3:15pm: Adam Straub

For more information on the topic the graduate student is speaking on, feel free to contact them directly.