Shannon Gamble has graduated with her BA Honours in sociology and women’s studies. Through the women’s studies program Gamble explored issues including gender socialization and inequity, as well as the history and politics of race, class and sexual preference. The program developed her ability to assess and debate these types of issues.

“I am fascinated by human interaction, human relationships, and the way that humans perceive and become involved in the society that surrounds them,” said Gamble. “Sociology allowed me to broaden my knowledge in these areas.”

She feels that each program complimented the other through both overlapping and diverging examination of these types of social issues.

This fall, Gamble will enter the teacher’s college program at Trent University to work on her Bachelor of Education, after which she would like to pursue her Masters in a program that combines studies in gender and sociology.

Meghan Casey completed her BA in both English and history. Casey credits the diverse courses available through the programs with allowing her to develop a broad liberal arts education while also acquiring specific job-related skills.

“The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Carleton is notable for fostering collegiality between professors, support staff and students, and for emphasizing the connections between various fields of study,” said Casey.

This fall, Casey is taking a B.Ed at Trent University’s Faculty of Education. She then plans to pursue her MA in English literature at Carleton. She intends to research the literary culture of fin-de-siecle Victorian England. The combination of degrees will help her to pursue a teaching career either at the secondary or post-secondary levels.

Other Senate Medalists Include:

Jennifer Lee Calder, BA, English and Film Studies
Kyle Eric den Bak, BA, English and Philosophy
Melissa Mary Horne, BA, History and Psychology