PORT ANGELES — Cheryl Crane, dean of Arts & Sciences and Transitional Studies at Peninsula College, will speak on “We Weren’t Meant to Do This Alone: What Mothers Can Teach Us About Support” at the Studium Generale presentation on Thursday.
She will speak at 12:35 p.m. in the Little Theater on the Peninsula College campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. in Port Angeles. The free lecture also can be viewed on Zoom at https://pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/830 24542567.
The meeting ID is 830 2454 567. She will speak about her work as a professor, researcher and sociologist. Crane attended the University of Washington where she earned bachelor (1996) and master of arts (1998) degrees in Human Geography. She completed a doctorate degree in Applied Sociology from the University of Louisville in 2016.
“Crane’s professional roles demonstrate a consistent commitment to advocacy, community and education,” organizers said.
Before joining Peninsula College, she served as an assistant professor of Sociology and Nonprofit Leadership at Franklin College located in Franklin, Ind. Her research interest includes diversity, equity and inclusion with a focus on the intersectionality of race, gender and class. In addition, she has studied the relationship between inequality, poverty and social mobility. She also has a strong interest in program evaluation and outcomes assessment.
“Fundamentally, Dr. Crane is grounded by a commitment to students … doing what is best for students guides her in advocating for faculty and fulfilling her responsibilities as a dean for the college,” said Stephen Thomas, vice president of Instruction.
Crane lives in Port Angeles with her husband, Matt, her teenage daughter, Katie, and their two pugs, Luna and Pippa.
