Mansfield University Home Page2009 M.U. STATE SURVEY. Dr. Timothy Madigan and Dr. Janice Purk co-directed the survey. To view the highlights, please access the following link. (2009 M.U. State Survey)
2008 - M.U. STATE SURVEY. Formerly The Public Mind. Dr. Timothy Madigan and Dr. Janice Purk co-directed the survey. To view the highlights, please access the following link. 2008 M.U. State Survey Results
2009 - Dr. Janice Purk was the keynote speaker at the fourth annual Empty Bowls luncheon on October 20, 2009, at the Elmira College Campus Center in Elmira, NY. The luncheon was a fund raising event for the Samaritan Center of Elmira, a program of Catholic Charities of Chemung and Schuyler counties. It addressed hunger in the region.
2009 - Dr. Ying Yang and Dr. Robert Clark conducted five days of field research in Juneau, Alaska, during the summer of 2009. The project focused on cultural identity and the socioeconomic situation among Native Americans in Alaska.
2008 - The M.U. Kappa chapter of Pi Gamma Mu received the Joseph B. James Incentive Award for 2008 at the national organization's triennial conference in Atlanta, GA, in October, 2008. The award is given to a new or newly reactivated chapter. The Mansfield chapter was reactivated in 2005 after an absence of more than 20 years. Pi Gamma Mu is the international honor society in social sciences. Along with a plaque, the award also included $100 to encourage the continuation of civic activity. Dr. Janice Purk, associate professor of Sociology, is the chapter's advisor.