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Dan Woodman, vice president of the Australian Sociological Society and faculty at University of Melbourne, recently made his first visit to a private college—our own Drake University. Woodman delivered a lecture on Millennials and the sociology of generations to students in Kevin Lam, Natalie Adkins, and Darcie Vandegrift’s classes. He taught a session of Vandegrift’s class, Global Youth Studies, and was hosted at breakfast by Drake students Heather Richmond, Elle Dietz, and Ben Weinberg. Drake students impressed Woodman with their engagement, knowledge of sociology, and thoughtful questions. The visit was sponsored by the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship and the Sociology program.

—Submitted by Darcie Vandegrift, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department Chair