UHCL Alpha Kappa Delta

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On Wednesday, AKD hosted it's 3rd Annual Career Night! This year's panel consisted of three accomplished UHCL Sociology alums who have all moved on to incredibly interesting and diverse careers. From left to right we have Karina Acosta, Birdi Albritton, and Velma Laborde.

Karina formerly served as case worker at Catholic Charities; some of the cases she received involved child sexual abuse and human trafficking victims; Karina currently attends Thurgood Marshall School of Law where she is studying to become an immigration lawyer. She discussed how being a sociology major helped her easily transition into law school.

Birdi is enjoying her career as a high school teacher. She discussed how majoring in sociology allowed her to create a better connection with her 140 students. Birdi previously worked for Communities in School, an organization that is dedicated to help empower students to stay in school and achieve bright futures.

Velma currently teaches Social Structure: Class, Power, and Status as an adjunct professor at UHCL. Velma discussed how her experiences as a TA and her internship teaching in grad school had prepared her for her new career in the U.S. Department of State; she is excitingly awaiting to find out which country she will be relocated to!

AKD would love to thank everyone who came out!