Our Sociology courses value the opportunity to collaborate with our Harward Center for Community Partnerships, a terrific resource for developing Community Engaged Learning initiatives.

This year, the following Sociology students and faculty earned recognition for their engagements with the Harward Center and the Lewiston-Auburn community (names in bold):

Natalie Gersen ’28
Recipient of the Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellowship

Sivani Arvapalli ’26, Quinn Hughes ’26, Kate Rentzepis ’26, and Aleisha Martinez Sandoval ’26,
Recipients of the 2026 Award for Outstanding Community Volunteerism and Student Leadership

Molly Allison ’26, Paige Bilich ’26, Catalina Passino ’26, and Nathaniel Zuckerberg ’26
Recipients of the 2026 Award for Outstanding Academic Community Engagement

Hannah Stein ’29 and Elianna Umana Kimura ’29
Recipients of the 2026 Award for Outstanding Community Engagement by a First-Year Student (“Rookie of the Year” Award) (both students from a community-engaged sociology FYS)

Emily Kane, Professor of Sociology
Recipient of the 2026 Faculty Award for Outstanding Community-Engaged Work

Congratulations to everyone on their impressive efforts and contributions! For more information, see this blog post from the Harward Center.