Student Research Projects

Shelter - Behind the Scenes: Unveiling the Stereotypes on a College Campus

Student Name(s)	Ashley Buck, Mallori King
Faculty Mentor(s)	Dr. Kathy Stolley
Department	Sociology
Course	SOC 480: Sociology 480: Social Research Project

Abstract

Based on three years of quantitative and qualitative data from the Winter Homeless Shelter held on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College, this applied sociology project develops a guide manual to enable other colleges and universities to host their own homeless shelters. Operational experience, pre and post volunteer survey results, and guest feedback are used to explain what a shelter looks like on a college campus, how to host a shelter on a college campus, and why to host a shelter on a college campus.