Alum Success Story
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Pursuing a degree in sociology allowed me to study a broad range of topics, obtain a more well-rounded education that better prepared me for graduate school and my career in nonprofit administration and identify opportunities to help people rise above their current social conditions. I wouldn't be where I am today without the influence of the many great educators I had the privilege of sharing a classroom with at the University of South Dakota.
Rocky Welker
B.A. Sociology '11
Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls