ECSU Inducts 14 Students Into Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Program

Press release from Eastern Connecticut State University:

May 17, 2021

WILLIMANTIC, CT (05/13/2021)-- Eastern Connecticut State University's sociology program inducted 14 students into Alpha Kappa Delta (ADK) on May 7, the international honor society for the field of sociology.

Among the students was Jared Moore of Branford, a senior majoring in Criminology and Sociology.

To be inducted, students must have junior standing and an overall 3.3 grade point average, as well as a 3.3 GPA in the sociology major. Students inducted become lifelong members and have access to benefits such as mentorship programs, travel scholarships, student paper competitions, workshops and grants. The society was founded in 1920 at the University of Southern California and has more than 690 chapters.

Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving more than 4,000 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 162 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 33 other states and 20 countries. A residential campus offering 40 majors and 60 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in a variety of applied learning opportunities. Ranked as the #1 public regional university in New England by U.S. News and World Report in its 2021 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded "Green Campus" status by the Princeton Review 11 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.

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