{"id":52973,"date":"2018-01-08T14:44:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T22:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=52973"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T23:41:48","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sociology-and-anthropology\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sociology &amp; Anthropology Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4vyvekt-372b4845952c2e30cb8d650161628718\">\n.avia-section.av-4vyvekt-372b4845952c2e30cb8d650161628718{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ SOAN Stories Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-4vyvekt-372b4845952c2e30cb8d650161628718 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-52973'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw879jn6-b0a3ded60c0a1c892190aba13a18a48c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-jw879jn6-b0a3ded60c0a1c892190aba13a18a48c{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:36px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-jw879jn6-b0a3ded60c0a1c892190aba13a18a48c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-jw879jn6-b0a3ded60c0a1c892190aba13a18a48c .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:36px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-jw879jn6-b0a3ded60c0a1c892190aba13a18a48c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-jw879jn6-b0a3ded60c0a1c892190aba13a18a48c .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-jw879jn6-b0a3ded60c0a1c892190aba13a18a48c .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-jw879jn6-b0a3ded60c0a1c892190aba13a18a48c av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Sociology <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Anthropology Stories<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container av-evmood-e2ddbc6735f8ac641b2b8a3a6af09466 alternate_color  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  no-border goofy-foot av-sticky-submenu submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style='z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled av-submenu-pos-center'><ul id=\"menu-sociology-and-anthropology\" class=\"av-subnav-menu\" role=\"menu\"><li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-16126\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sociology-and-anthropology\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Sociology &#038; 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Anthropology Majors Attend the NYC Colleges and Communities Advocacy Institute\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/Â鶹´«Ã½-English-major-Student-Attends-the-NYC-Colleges-and-Communities-Advocacy-Institute-Learn-More-1024x423.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/Â鶹´«Ã½-English-major-Student-Attends-the-NYC-Colleges-and-Communities-Advocacy-Institute-Learn-More-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-97323 avia-img-lazy-loading-97323 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Â鶹´«Ã½ English major Student Attends the NYC Colleges and Communities Advocacy Institute Learn More\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Â鶹´«Ã½ English and Sociology &amp; Anthropology Majors Attend the NYC Colleges and Communities Advocacy Institute\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-major-student-attends-the-nyc-colleges-and-communities-advocacy-institute\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Â鶹´«Ã½ English and Sociology &amp; Anthropology Majors Attend the NYC Colleges and Communities Advocacy Institute\">Â鶹´«Ã½ English and Sociology &amp; Anthropology Majors Attend the NYC Colleges and Communities Advocacy Institute<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-02-26T10:00:56-08:00\" >February 26, 2025<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/english\/\" rel=\"tag\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-4 heavy-man\" style=\"font-size: 13px\">By Annalynn Mueller, English Major<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-0\">Â鶹´«Ã½ English major Connor Babbitt recently had the opportunity to attend the American Civil Liberties Union Conference with Sociology and Anthropology major Ally Grommes. Connor and Ally learned about how to engage in social-justice advocacy. They share their insight from the conference and give advice to people wanting to get involved in advocacy work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/sou-english-major-student-attends-the-nyc-colleges-and-communities-advocacy-institute\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about this story here.\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-major-student-attends-the-nyc-colleges-and-communities-advocacy-institute\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/Â鶹´«Ã½-English-major-Student-Attends-the-NYC-Colleges-and-Communities-Advocacy-Institute-Learn-More.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>432<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>wulfl<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>wulfl<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-02-26T10:00:56-08:00\" >2025-02-26 10:00:56<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-03-18 12:02:48<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Â鶹´«Ã½ English and Sociology &amp; Anthropology Majors Attend the NYC Colleges and Communities Advocacy Institute<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-91678 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-91678 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-sociology-anthropology post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/pamela-chapin-21-senior-admissions-counselor-at-sou\/\"  title=\"Pamela Chapin \u201821, Senior Admissions Counselor at Â鶹´«Ã½\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/08\/Pamela-Chapin-21-Senior-Admissions-Counselor-at-Â鶹´«Ã½-Cover-1024x423.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/08\/Pamela-Chapin-21-Senior-Admissions-Counselor-at-Â鶹´«Ã½-Cover-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-91682 avia-img-lazy-loading-91682 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Pamela Chapin 21&#039; Senior Admissions Counselor at Â鶹´«Ã½ Read More\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Pamela Chapin \u201821, Senior Admissions Counselor at Â鶹´«Ã½\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/pamela-chapin-21-senior-admissions-counselor-at-sou\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Pamela Chapin \u201821, Senior Admissions Counselor at Â鶹´«Ã½\">Pamela Chapin \u201821, Senior Admissions Counselor at Â鶹´«Ã½<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-08-28T18:07:16-07:00\" >August 28, 2024<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-4 heavy-man\" style=\"font-size: 13px\">By Meghan Gilkey, Sociology and Anthropology alum, \u201824<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-0\">Pam Chapin, who graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Anthropology, works for Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s Office of Admissions. She shares her positive experiences as a student of Sociology and Anthropology at Â鶹´«Ã½ and how she now supports prospective students to pursue their own higher education goals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/pamela-chapin-21-senior-admissions-counselor-at-sou\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about this story here.\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/pamela-chapin-21-senior-admissions-counselor-at-sou\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/08\/Pamela-Chapin-21-Senior-Admissions-Counselor-at-Â鶹´«Ã½-Cover.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>432<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-08-28T18:07:16-07:00\" >2024-08-28 18:07:16<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-09-19 16:55:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Pamela Chapin \u201821, Senior Admissions Counselor at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-71958 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-71958 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sociology-anthropology post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/contemporary-student-movements-in-south-africa-activism-race-and-university-privatization\/\"  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width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/Socialogy-and-Anthropology-Stories-Fees-Must-Falls-Â鶹´«Ã½-Cover.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/Socialogy-and-Anthropology-Stories-Fees-Must-Falls-Â鶹´«Ã½-Cover-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/Socialogy-and-Anthropology-Stories-Fees-Must-Falls-Â鶹´«Ã½-Cover-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/Socialogy-and-Anthropology-Stories-Fees-Must-Falls-Â鶹´«Ã½-Cover-705x291.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-71966 avia-img-lazy-loading-71966 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Sociology and Anthropology Stories Fees Must Falls Â鶹´«Ã½ Cover\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Contemporary Student Movements in South Africa: Activism, Race, and University Privatization\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/contemporary-student-movements-in-south-africa-activism-race-and-university-privatization\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Contemporary Student Movements in South Africa: Activism, Race, and University Privatization\">Contemporary Student Movements in South Africa: Activism, Race, and University Privatization<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-02-10T15:24:31-08:00\" >February 10, 2020<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The current period seems to be another such key moment: university students around the world are taking the lead in challenging the corporatization of higher education, most strongly felt by oppressive structures of fees and debt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/contemporary-student-movements-in-south-africa-activism-race-and-university-privatization\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Contemporary Student Movements in South Africa: Activism, Race, and University Privatization\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/contemporary-student-movements-in-south-africa-activism-race-and-university-privatization\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/Socialogy-and-Anthropology-Stories-Fees-Must-Falls-Â鶹´«Ã½-Cover.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-02-10T15:24:31-08:00\" >2020-02-10 15:24:31<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-02-10 15:28:43<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Contemporary Student Movements in South Africa: Activism, Race, and University Privatization<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-66329 post-loop-4 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-66329 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sociology-anthropology post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/soan-lunch-conversations-childrens-rights-in-the-21st-century\/\"  title=\"SOAN Lunch Conversations: Children&#8217;s Rights in the 21st Century\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover-705x291.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover-450x186.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-66331 avia-img-lazy-loading-66331 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Children&#039;s Rights in the 21st Century cover\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: SOAN Lunch Conversations: Children&#8217;s Rights in the 21st Century\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/soan-lunch-conversations-childrens-rights-in-the-21st-century\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: SOAN Lunch Conversations: Children&#8217;s Rights in the 21st Century\">SOAN Lunch Conversations: Children&#8217;s Rights in the 21st Century<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-15T14:41:09-08:00\" >February 15, 2019<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Should children have unique rights that are separate from adults? Should the state be able to supersede the rights of parents over their children? Questions like these are at the heart of debates around the world on what constitutes the category of &#8220;child&#8221; and how this demographic should be treated in society.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/soan-lunch-conversations-childrens-rights-in-the-21st-century\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about SOAN Lunch Conversations: Children's Rights in the 21st Century\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/soan-lunch-conversations-childrens-rights-in-the-21st-century\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Childrens-Rights-in-the-21st-Century-cover.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-15T14:41:09-08:00\" >2019-02-15 14:41:09<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-05-21 09:42:20<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>SOAN Lunch Conversations: Children&#8217;s Rights in the 21st Century<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-65690 post-loop-5 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-65690 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sociology-anthropology post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/soan-lunch-conversations-12519\/\"  title=\"SOAN Lunch Conversations: Engaging Communities and the Accessibility of Heritage\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured-705x291.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured-450x186.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-65693 avia-img-lazy-loading-65693 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOAN Anthropology Blog Stories Â鶹´«Ã½ Featured\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: SOAN Lunch Conversations: Engaging Communities and the Accessibility of Heritage\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/soan-lunch-conversations-12519\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: SOAN Lunch Conversations: Engaging Communities and the Accessibility of Heritage\">SOAN Lunch Conversations: Engaging Communities and the Accessibility of Heritage<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-01-22T12:27:58-08:00\" >January 22, 2019<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Come join a lunchtime conversation about this topic with University of Oregon PhD candidate Anna Sloan and Â鶹´«Ã½ professor Mark Tveskov.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/soan-lunch-conversations-12519\" aria-label=\"Read More about SOAN Lunch Conversations: Engaging Communities and the Accessibility of Heritage\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/soan-lunch-conversations-12519\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/SOAN-Anthropology-Blog-Stories-Â鶹´«Ã½-Featured.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-01-22T12:27:58-08:00\" >2019-01-22 12:27:58<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-01-02 13:14:43<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>SOAN Lunch Conversations: Engaging Communities and the Accessibility of Heritage<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-54336 post-loop-6 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-54336 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sociology-anthropology post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/jennifer-lind-featured-alumnus\/\"  title=\"Jennifer Lind &#8211; Featured Alumnus\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW-705x291.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW-450x186.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-54361 avia-img-lazy-loading-54361 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOAN Featured Alumni Jennifer Lind Featured Image\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Jennifer Lind &#8211; Featured Alumnus\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/jennifer-lind-featured-alumnus\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Jennifer Lind &#8211; Featured Alumnus\">Jennifer Lind &#8211; Featured Alumnus<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-12T17:00:58-08:00\" >February 12, 2018<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Jennifer is the CEO of Jackson Care Connect, a regional healthcare company created in 2012, working towards creating better health for people in the community. As an undergraduate, Jennifer always had an interest in the intersection of health and human experience and how equity can be achieved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/jennifer-lind-featured-alumnus\/\" aria-label=\"Sociology and Anthropology Alumnus - Jennifer Lind\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/jennifer-lind-featured-alumnus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Jennifer-Lind-Featured-Image-BW.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-12T17:00:58-08:00\" >2018-02-12 17:00:58<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-05-22 10:42:32<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer Lind &#8211; Featured Alumnus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-54334 post-loop-7 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-54334 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sociology-anthropology post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/zach-rodriguez-featured-alumnus\/\"  title=\"Zach Rodriguez &#8211; Featured Alumnus\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW-705x291.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW-450x186.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-54376 avia-img-lazy-loading-54376 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOAN Featured Alumni Zach Rodriquez Featured Image\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Zach Rodriguez &#8211; Featured Alumnus\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/zach-rodriguez-featured-alumnus\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Zach Rodriguez &#8211; Featured Alumnus\">Zach Rodriguez &#8211; Featured Alumnus<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-12T17:00:15-08:00\" >February 12, 2018<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>As an archeologist for the Forest Service, it is Zach\u2019s job to manage projects including archeological sites for local tribes. Through his ability to work with people from many different backgrounds, Zach understands how cultural values shape identity. Being sensitive to histories allows him to have successful interactions with the people he works with.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/zach-rodriguez-featured-alumnus\/\"  aria-label=\"Sociology and Anthropology Alumnus - Zach Rodriguez\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/zach-rodriguez-featured-alumnus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Zach-Rodriquez-Featured-Image-BW.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-12T17:00:15-08:00\" >2018-02-12 17:00:15<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-05-22 10:42:38<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Zach Rodriguez &#8211; Featured Alumnus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-54332 post-loop-8 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-54332 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sociology-anthropology post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/eirik-thorsgard-featured-alumnus\/\"  title=\"Eirik Thorsgard &#8211; Featured Alumnus\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW-705x291.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW-450x186.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-54357 avia-img-lazy-loading-54357 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOAN Featured Alumni Eirik Thorsgard Featured Image BW\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Eirik Thorsgard &#8211; Featured Alumnus\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/eirik-thorsgard-featured-alumnus\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Eirik Thorsgard &#8211; Featured Alumnus\">Eirik Thorsgard &#8211; Featured Alumnus<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-12T16:55:05-08:00\" >February 12, 2018<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>With experience working in archeology and education, Eirik is now working for the National Parks Service as a cultural anthropologist and American Indian tribal liaison at Yosemite National Park in California. Providing a voice inside of lands that are managed by federal agencies is work Eirik is passionate about.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/eirik-thorsgard-featured-alumnus\" aria-label=\"Sociology and Anthropology Alumnus - Eirik Thorsgard\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/eirik-thorsgard-featured-alumnus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Eirik-Thorsgard-Featured-Image-BW.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-12T16:55:05-08:00\" >2018-02-12 16:55:05<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-05-22 10:42:51<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Eirik Thorsgard &#8211; Featured Alumnus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-54281 post-loop-9 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-54281 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sociology-anthropology post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/heather-lowe-featured-alumnus\/\"  title=\"Heather Lowe &#8211; Featured Alumnus\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW-705x291.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW-450x186.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-54359 avia-img-lazy-loading-54359 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOAN Featured Alumni Heather Lowe Featured Image\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Heather Lowe &#8211; Featured Alumnus\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/heather-lowe-featured-alumnus\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Heather Lowe &#8211; Featured Alumnus\">Heather Lowe &#8211; Featured Alumnus<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-07T16:29:17-08:00\" >February 7, 2018<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Prior to her current position as grant coordinator for the Phoenix\/Talent School District, Heather Lowe worked for eight years as an elementary school teacher at Talent Elementary. Heather\u2019s experience in writing grants for Talent Elementary coupled with her reading and ELL endorsements have helped her transition smoothly from teacher to grant coordinator.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/heather-lowe-featured-alumnus\/\" aria-label=\"Sociology and Anthropology Alumnus - Heather Lowe\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/heather-lowe-featured-alumnus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Heather-Lowe-Featured-Image-BW.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-07T16:29:17-08:00\" >2018-02-07 16:29:17<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-05-22 10:43:15<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Heather Lowe &#8211; 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Featured Alumnus\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/laura-beaton-featured-alumnus\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Laura Beaton &#8211; Featured Alumnus\">Laura Beaton &#8211; Featured Alumnus<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-07T16:28:29-08:00\" >February 7, 2018<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/sociology-anthropology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Laura Beaton enrolled at Â鶹´«Ã½ with the goal of becoming an environmental lawyer and chose Sociology to improve her writing and research skills. While pursuing her degree, Beaton was highly involved with extracurricular activities such as ASÂ鶹´«Ã½, as the director of administration and finance, and the Sociology club.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/laura-beaton-featured-alumnus\/\" aria-label=\"Read More about Laura Beaton - Featured Alumnus\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/laura-beaton-featured-alumnus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/SOAN-Featured-Alumni-Laura-Beaton-Featured-Image-BW.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-02-07T16:28:29-08:00\" >2018-02-07 16:28:29<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-05-22 10:43:22<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Laura Beaton &#8211; Featured Alumnus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><div class='single-big'><nav class='pagination'><span class='pagination-meta'>Page 1 of 2<\/span><span class='current'>1<\/span><a href="https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52973\/page\/2\/" class='inactive next_page' >2<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pp2bgt-808a53b699a3965f93f3276facb7c09c\">\n.flex_column.av-pp2bgt-808a53b699a3965f93f3276facb7c09c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-pp2bgt-808a53b699a3965f93f3276facb7c09c av_one_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-d32d3ad9db95af3b7e9f6332b601adbe\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-d32d3ad9db95af3b7e9f6332b601adbe{\nbackground-color:#666666;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Business Home Page - 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