Rachel Lane, Caitlin Cifaldi, and Megan Darling went to Birmingham, Alabama to present their research at the Southern Regional Honors Conference. Rachel Lane’s topic was “A Rehabilitative Approach to Correctional Institutions Using Evidence-Based Practices.” Megan Darling presented on “Pleasing the Male Audience: Erasing Female Agency in Works Inspired by Richardson’s Pamela.” And Caitlin Cifaldi’s paper was “How can we Protect Patient Data Without Sacrificing AI Performance?’ They were accompanied by Drs. Alisha Menzies and Kacy Tillman, co-directors.
SPAULDING SPEAKER SERIES
UT Honors is proud to present the inaugural Spaulding Speaker Series featuring Dr. Robert Agnew, creator of the general strain theory of delinquency in the field of Criminology.
Date and time: Thu, April 7, 2022, 6pm to 7pm
Location: 9th Floor Vaughn in the Crescent Club
Tickets (free/open to public): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/symposium-spaulding-speaker-series-with-dr-robert-agnew-tickets-244493575867
The creator of this series is David B. Spaulding, the younger of the two sons of the University of Tampa’s founder and first president, Frederic H. Spaulding.
This series emerged from summer conversations held between David and his nephew Frederick C. and Frederick’s wife Victoria. David is deeply concerned with understanding human nature. He is interested in what causes people to act in socially destructive ways. It is his hope that by promoting a greater awareness of the factors that lead to those behaviors, that we may find better ways to manage them. The Spauldings will always have a special place in their hearts for the University of Tampa and hope that this lecture will enrich the instructional program in a small but significant way.
About Dr. Agnew: Robert Agnew is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Emory University. His research focuses on the causes of crime, particularly his general strain theory of delinquency. He has published over 150 articles/chapters and seven books, including Toward A Unified Criminology: Integrating Assumptions about Crime, People, and Society (NYU Press, 2011); Pressured into Crime: An Overview of General Strain Theory (Oxford, 2006); and Why Do Criminals Offend: A General Theory of Crime and Delinquency (Oxford, 2005). He served as President of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), is an ASC Fellow, received the ASC’s Edwin H. Sutherland Award, and was elected to the Southern Sociological Society Roll of Honor.
For more information on the event, contact honors@ut.edu
Hon 102 Kickball Game
Dr. Stephen Kromka’s Hon 102 class recently got together to play a kickball game. Hon 101/102 is a class that prepares students for Honors and academic research/media literacy, but it’s also all about team-building and building community with other Honors students. Getting outside to enjoy the Florida sunshine together is a great way to do both.