Mission Statement

Department Chair: Grover Wray
Faculty: Steve Hay, Martin McDonell, Paul Roberts, Stephen Smith, Stephen Stokes, Mike Tatum, Richard Whiting, Nathan Meeker
Secretary: Karri Tingey (208) 496-1363

The Department of Sociology and Social Work Mission Statement:

• Prepare majors to incorporate Christian service into their careers and personal lives.
• Help General Education students gain an appreciation for the social and cultural influences affecting them, their families and society.
• Prepare majors for advanced study and careers in the fields of sociology, social work, criminology, and anthropology.
• Develop knowledge and skills related to successful human interaction and function pertaining to society, culture, the social environment, and social justice.
• To help students of diverse interests and abilities to use and integrate social work knowledge, values and skills in preparation for professional social work employment and for their roles as citizens and parents.
• To help students become competent and effective communicators and professional social workers for generalist social work practice with individuals, groups, families, communities and society.

The Department of Sociology and Social Work is concerned with the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Subject matter ranges from the immediate family to the hostile mob, from crime to religion, from the divisions of race and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture.

The Department also offers a limited number of courses in Anthropology, the study of human kind everywhere and throughout time. These courses are designed to expand the students understanding of themselves especially in relationship to other cultures and ideas.