CAREER OUTLOOK

       Demand is expected to grow for sociologist and anthropologists, particularly from nonprofit groups, government and consulting firms. The opportunities are for those with a solid background in research and survey techniques.

       Because sociology and anthropology students study organized behavior of social groups, they are particularly good in a wide range of careers that interact with groups of people, from running foster care programs to urban planning.

   What do Sociology-Anthropology majors do after graduation?

       Many graduates of the Sociology-Anthropology Department devote their lives to work in the human services area. Steve Howe (’78), who managed he Treatment Foster Care Program for the state of Maryland for the past seven years, has taken on another project with a juvenile program called Kidspeace and is overseeing the expansion of the program into several new states.

       Christine Noone (’97) is Director of Social Services at Manor Care Health Services while Kimberly Zagar (’95) is Home Manager of the Northeast Treatment center in Philadelphia . Several students have graduated from Lycoming and remained active citizens in the Williamsport community. Among them are Robin Bixler (’01), who is a case worker for AIDS Resource Alliance, and Ruth Love-Schooley (’99), the Family Literacy Coordinator for the Lycoming County Literacy Project.

    What are my career options outside of human services?

       Many graduates have found their degrees in Sociology-Anthropology to be excellent springboards for rewarding careers in a variety of fields. Michelle Parks (’00) and Kelly Sprow (’99) have both worked in college admissions programs, while Melissa Giello (’99) works for SynerMed Communications as a visiting faculty coordinator linking physicians with pharmaceutical education programs. After working with the Jesuit Peace Corps, Mary Bonner (’95) is now a manager at Gap Corporation Headquaters in New York City . Amanda Kohler (’00) used her dual-majors in sociology-anthropology and economics to obtain a job with the U.S. Census Bureau where she was employed before beginning a Ph.D. program at Penn State University.

    Will Sociology-Anthropology help prepare me for post-graduate
    training?

       Sociology-Anthropology is excellent preparation for a host of graduate school possibilities. Several Lycoming alumni have continued their education at Ph.D. programs. Julie Vaughn (’99), a recent graduate, received full scholarship offers to pursue her doctorate in sociology from the State University of New York/Albany and Ohio State University, and Katrina Bloch (’02) received a full scholarship to North Carolina State University’s sociology Ph.D. program. Many students have also continued their education at the master’s level, including programs for MBA’s to masters in library science.

       Sociology is also good preparation for a career in law. Graduates of Lycoming College ’s Department of Sociology-Anthropology have attended numerous law schools including the University of Pittsburgh , Catholic University , Penn State ’s Dickinson School of Law, and the University of Maryland Law School.