University to award nearly 2,500 degrees at Dec. 17 commencement. Donald Louis Evans, the 34th U.S. Secretary of Commerce, will deliver the December commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during ceremonies at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Carolina Coliseum. The commencement will conclude with an indoor fireworks display in honor of the University's bicentennial. http://www.sc.edu/USC-Times/articles/commencement_1101.php

Four of our undergraduate majors – Rose Puntillo, Holly Norton, Kathy Mancuso, and Stephanie Walker – attended the American Anthropological Association meetings in Washington, D.C. last week. It was a busy and exciting week of hearing papers, working for the AAA, meeting students and established professionals, attending workshops, seeing a bit of D.C., etc.

The regional anthropology conference will be held in Asheville, NC from April 4-7, 2002. The Key Symposium is "Linguistic Diversity in the South: Changing Codes, Practices, and Ideology". Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to participate and present papers in competition for separate prizes of $200 and publication in the journal, Southern Anthropologist. Abstracts with registrations forms and fees are due December 15 (an abstract is 100 words or less). Papers in triplicate are due January 15. For more information, see the poster outside Hamilton 300.

The Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Dr. Leatherman, announces that undergraduate majors who present a paper at a professional conference may be able to receive some funding from the department. Please apply to Dr. Leatherman ahead of time.

Our first senior capstone course in anthropology is being offered in Spring 2002. ANTH499 In the Tradition of Anthropology is offered by Dr. Ferguson on MWF 10:10-11:00. The theme this year will be built around anthropological approaches to human identity.

The SCCC courses of Anthropology of Science (SCCC 332U) and Cultures of Smoking (SCCC 432H), taught by Dr. Toumey, are open for enrollment by non-honors college undergraduates. Please talk with Dr. Toumey or contact him at toumey@gwm.sc.edu

I realize the hour is late, but wanted to alert you of a late addition to the course schedule for Spring 2002. I will again be teaching GEOL 201 next semester, which serves as a required course for our Geology majors and minors. I've set up the registration with "permission of instructor" in order to allow students who require the course to have the first shot at it. Please have any interested students send me an e-mail with name, SSA, and major/minor field of study.
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James H. Knapp Tel: 803-777-6886
Director of Undergraduate Studies Fax: 803-777-6082
Dept. of Geological Sciences Lab: 803-777-3272
Tectonics & Geophysics Lab e-mail: knapp@geol.sc.edu
204 EWS Building, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 USA

ANTH 322, the archaeological field school, will be offered for 3 credits during Maymester (the last three weeks in May). It will be held in Camden, SC. For more information as it becomes available, check out the W.A.R.P. web page under Dr. Wagner’s name on the Dept. of Anthropology web page. In addition, field work during the week and weekends may take place in Camden during Spring semester. If you will not be enrolled in ANTH 320 but are interested in gaining some volunteer field experience, send an email message of interest to Dr. Wagner at gail.wagner@sc.edu

The colloquium yesterday, Thursday, Dec. 6, sponsored by the Dept. of Anthropology, the Muslim Student Association, and the Anthropology Student Association, was a big success. Attendees watched two films depicting women in Middle Eastern societies. Following discussion, middle eastern food was served. These groups plan to get together for another event during the spring semester.

Interesting Web Links, submitted by Vicki Hamby, Career Center

Anthro.net

Theory in Anthropology

(neat section on subdiciplines)

SC has a formal one- or two-semester exchange with the University of Erfurt in Germany. Students of all disciplines who have had a minimum of three semesters of German (GERM 122) are eligible. In order to do course work at Erfurt, they need not be fluent in German. The University of Erfurt offers a free four-week language program preceding the first semester, and a large number of courses are taught in English. Our students pay tuition, room and board here. In exchange, they receive 500 Euro a month--more than enough to cover such expenses in Erfurt.

Please recommend this wonderful opportunity to your students and send them to me for more information. Formal applications are due December 3.

Dr. Margit Resch, Professor of German

Chair, Germanic, Slavic, and East Asian Languages

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208

(803) 777-4882; Fax: 777-0132

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EMPLOYMENT NEWS FROM NACE

1. Top Employers of New College Graduates (Class of 2001)
2. Internships, Co-ops Help Students Reap Higher Salaries

1. TOP EMPLOYERS OF NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES
* Top 10 Employers: Consulting services employers were most active on campus in 2000-01, according to the Fall 2001 issue of Salary Survey, accounting for more reported starting salary
offers to 2001 bachelor's degree graduates than any other type of employer. Consulting services employers extended an average starting salary offer of $48,436. For a complete list of the top 10 employers of the Class of 2001, and their average starting salary offers, see http://www.naceweb.org/about/public/topten.htm.

* Top Employers of Liberal Arts Grads: The Fall 2001 Salary Survey also shows that liberal arts grads (bachelor's degree level) were most often sought by the following employers:
- Educational Services (Average starting salary offer: $28,571)
- Retail/Wholesale Trade (Average offer: $31,583)
- Government (State/Local) (Average offer: $28,608)
- Social Assistance (Average offer: $24,344)
- Government (Federal) (Average offer: $31,237)
- Consulting Services (Average offer: $42,227)
- Financial Services (Average offer: $35,522)
- Legal Services (Average offer: $32,080)
- Healthcare Services (Average offer: $27,088)
- Arts/Entertainment/Recreation (Average offer: $29,493)

* Fall 2001 Salary Survey Online / Print Version: You can access information from the Fall 2001 Salary Survey on NACEWeb at http://www.naceweb.org/pubs/salsur/ . The print edition of the
survey is in the Career Center Library

2. INTERNSHIP/CO-OP EXPERIENCE = HIGHER SALARY
Need to convince students that an internship or co-op assignment is worth their while? Almost two-thirds (64.2 percent) of the employers responding to NACE's 2001 Experiential
Education Survey say they pay new, permanent, full-time hires with internship or co-op experience an average of 8.9 percent more than their inexperienced counterparts. For complete
results, see the August 1 issue of Spotlight or read the results on NACEWeb at
http://www.naceweb.org/pubs/spotlight/080101fp.htm.

1. Overview: College Hiring Drops 19.7 Percent

2. Hiring Projections by Sector

3. Hiring Projections by Region

4. On-Campus Recruiting Plans

5. Methodology/Additional Results and Updates

6. Is This E-mail Newsletter Helpful? Let Us Know

* Employers say they'll hire 19.7 percent fewer new college graduates in 2001-02 than they did in 2000-01, according to the results of NACE's Job Outlook 2002 e-mail survey. Among

employers who hired a large number of new college graduates last year (250+), that number is an even steeper drop of 23.2 percent.

* Overall, 30.1 percent of employer respondents say they plan to hire more new college graduates this year than they did last year; 39.9 percent plan to maintain last year's hiring levels; and 30 percent plan to cut back on college hiring.

* On average, respondents expect their companies to hire 118 new college graduates this year, down from the average of 147 new college graduates they hired last year.

* Employers who plan to increase hiring cite company growth and a need to plan for the future --- an aging work force, for example --- as reasons.

* Those who expect to cut back on college hiring cite the economic slowdown as their primary reason. Others say they are not experiencing the same level of turnover and therefore do not

have the same number of "replacement" slots to fill. A few employers say they're seeing an easing in the labor market and expect to hire the experienced candidates they prefer over new

college graduates.

* Employers in the government/nonprofit sector show the most hiring strength, while manufacturers expect the steepest cuts in college hiring (see "Hiring Projections by Sector").

* By region, the South is showing, if not strength, at least the least weakness, and employers in the West expect the biggest drop in college hiring (see "Hiring Projections by Region").

* By type of employer, federal government agencies and merchandisers are most likely to be looking at increasing their hiring. However, most industries do not indicate a tendency

toward any one hiring expectation: Typically, some companies in a particular industry say they'll increase their hiring while similar numbers say they'll maintain or decrease college hiring.

* Service Employers - Among service employers, 27.8 percent expect to increase college hiring, 43.9 percent expect to maintain hiring, and 28.3 percent expect to decrease hiring over last year.

- Service employers project hiring 24.2 percent fewer new college graduates in 2001-02 than they hired in 2000-01. On average, they expect to hire 96 new college graduates this year,

down from an average of 126 last year.

* Manufacturers- Manufacturers were most likely to say they'll decrease their college hiring: 38.8 percent say they will cut back this year, while 26.9 percent plan to increase and 34.3 percent

plan to maintain hiring at last year's levels.

- Manufacturers expect to hire 30.1 percent fewer new college graduates this year. On average, manufacturers expect to hire 109 new college graduates in 2001-02; in 2000-01, they hired an average of 156 new grads.

* Government/Nonprofit Employers - Projections are positive for government/nonprofit

employers. More than half (55.8 percent) plan to increase college hiring this year, while 37.2 percent plan to maintain hiring at last year's levels. Only 7 percent expect to cut back on college hiring.

- Government/nonprofit employers expect to hire 20.5 percent more new college graduates this year than they hired last year. These employers plan to hire an average of 283 new college

graduates this year, up from an average of 235 last year.

* Northeast - Among employers in the Northeast, 30.9 percent expect to increase, 41.1 percent expect to maintain, and 28 percent expect to cut back on college hiring this year.

- On average, employers in the Northeast are looking at hiring 18.5 percent fewer new college graduates this year.

* South - Among the regions, the South shows the greatest hiring "strength" – employers here are least likely to think they'll cut college hiring, although they too plan to hire fewer new college graduates.

- Among employers in the South, 33.6 percent plan to increase, 42.3 percent say they will maintain, and 24.1 percent expect to cut back on college hiring this year.

- On average, Southern employers expect to hire 7.3 percent fewer new college graduates this year.

* Midwest - Among employers in the Midwest, 26.4 percent plan to increase, 40.9 percent plan to maintain, and 32.7 percent expect to decrease college hiring from last year's levels.

- On average, employers in the Midwest anticipate hiring 17.6 percent fewer new college graduates this year.

* West - Among employers in the West, 27.9 percent expect to increase, 30.9 percent expect to maintain, and 41.2 percent expect to decrease their college hiring this year.

- On average, employers in the West project a 44.8 percent drop in college hiring this year.

* Overall, 44.5 percent of employers say they are cutting back on the number of campuses they recruit at, 25.9 percent expect to visit more campuses this year, and 29.6 percent say they'll visit

the same number of schools this year as they did last year.

* Employers expect to visit 12.6 percent fewer college campuses this year. They plan to visit an average of 22 campuses in 2001-02, compared to an average of 25 in 2000-01.

* Many employers who are cutting back say they need to focus on the schools that have been most productive for them in the past.

* Some respondents stressed the value of their campus relationships, and indicated that, although they have reduced recruiting needs, they will try to maintain their presence by increasing participation in other campus activities.

* Service employers expect to visit 15.2 percent fewer campuses this year. They plan to recruit at an average of 22 campuses, down from the 25 schools they averaged last year.

* Manufacturers are also cutting their campus visits: They plan to recruit at 16.1 percent fewer schools this year. On average, manufacturers expect to visit 20 campuses this year, compared

with an average of 23 schools they recruited at last year.

* Government/nonprofit employers expect to increase the number of schools they visit by 12.6 percent this year. On average, these employers expect to visit 31 college campuses in 2001-02, up from last year's average of 28 schools.

* Methodology: NACE conducts the Job Outlook survey annually. This year, to provide NACE employer and college members with the most up-to-date information in a timely fashion, NACE

conducted one portion of the survey in late July/early August via e-mail to gauge employers' hiring intentions for the coming recruitment cycle. The survey was sent to 1,619 NACE

employer members; 439, or 27 percent, responded. Data were collected from July 23 through August 15. By type of employer, 53.4 percent of respondents were service employers, 36.8

percent were manufacturers, and 9.8 percent were government/nonprofit employers.

* Additional results: The second portion of the Job Outlook 2002 survey, which looks at broader hiring issues including preferred recruiting methods, characteristics of successful job candidates,

and preferred activities for maintaining a presence on campus, was recently distributed to employer members in traditional paper format. Its complete results will be reported in November. but preliminary results will be reported on an ongoing basis via

e-mail newsletter and NACEWeb.

* Follow up scheduled for fall: NACE will conduct a follow up in the fall to re-look at hiring projections for the year. Results will be reported in late fall via e-mail newsletter and through

Spotlight and NACEWeb.

* If you have questions or comments about the Job Outlook 2002 survey, please contact Camille Luckenbaugh, 800/544-5272, ext. 111, luckenbaugh@naceweb.org.

Copyright 2001 National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Submitted by Vicki M. Hamby

Career Center - Program Manager

Liaison to the College of Liberal Arts & the Honors College

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208

H. William Close (BA) Bldg. - 6th Floor

Phone (803) 777-3966; Fax (803) 777-7556; vmhamby@gwm.sc.edu

There will be a position opening beginning in December 2001 and going through Spring 2002. We are looking for a student to work with archaeologist Stanley South analyzing the data from a 19th century house. The project entails entering data about each item into a spreadsheet using Dr. South's functional categories as defined in his book "Research Methods in Historical Archaeology." The data from the Smith home will them be compared with archaeological data from comparable sites to determine the correlation between archaeological remains and the actual goods they represent.

Qualifications for the project:

- Ability to work 10-20 hours per week minimum

- Familiarity with EXCEL spreadsheets in PC systems.

- Basic knowledge of 19th century material culture and its context

- Willingness to learn and use a new system of classification

This is a paid position, salary based upon experience. Students may elect to utilize this project as an internship, assistantship, or thesis project. Students with work study funds are welcome to apply.

This will be an excellent opportunity for students interested in the organization of artifactual data to experience the challenges in classifying and comparing data sets in both archaeological and material cultural contexts. It will also be an interesting project for students interested in the organizational problems in special libraries/museums, or in studies of 19th century material culture.

For more info on the project you are welcome to stop by the SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (1321 Pendleton Street, Columbia) to talk to us about the project and look at the catalog. If you still need more information, please feel free to contact Lisa Hudgins or Dr. Stanley South at 777-8170.

Lisa Hudgins, ATTIC Project Assistant

SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1321 Pendleton St, Columbia, SC 29208