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Online Undergraduate Anthropology Publication – get published!

National Association of Student Anthropologists (NASA) Announcements

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A second section of ANTH 320 Principles of Anthropology has been added. Two courses, ANTH 499 In The Tradition of Anthropology (our new senior seminar course) and ANTH 541 Field Problems in Anthropology do not have enough students to be held. Seniors (students with 70 or more hours), get with it next year!!!

The Academic Skills Programs (ASP) offer a wide variety of programs and services. Contact them if you want help in improving your study, test-taking, or note-taking skills. They also help you to prepare for various tests such as the GRE. They are located in 106 LeConte and can be reached at 777-6573. To learn more about them or about Counseling and other student services, check out the web page:

http://www.sa.sc.edu/sduah.htm

Online Undergraduate Anthropology Publication – get published!
The deadline for submissions to Focus, an online publication of undergraduate work in anthropology, has just passed, but check out their web page for the next deadline. Focus is looking for both papers and photographs from any subdiscipline of anthropology. You may submit strong research papers from class, independent studies, study abroad projects, theses, etc. Most recently, all submissions were to be emailed or postmarked by December 31st.

All information, including rubrics and application forms, are available on the Focus website at www.FocusAnthro.org in the "Application Materials" section. Once you have submitted work, further information about the review and publication process will be sent to you. You are strongly encouraged to submit your best work to Focus and to get involved in the publication by
becoming a reviewer. Please contact Kate Adams at adamsk@kenyon.edu if you have any further questions.

NASA is seeking suggestions for invited sessions to be presented at AAA's (American Anthropological Association) centennial meeting in New Orleans. Suggestions may be centered on the theme, "The Next 100 Years of Student Anthropology" or something similar to AAA's theme for the 2002 meeting. Not only would we like to have high-caliber panels but we would also like to have a strong invited poster session. Even experienced presenters can prepare a poster or poster session since it can be an opportunity to dialogue with others instead of a lecture format or get feedback regarding ongoing research. AAA is especially interested in sessions that will be of interest across sections.

We are very interested in knowing what our membership would like to see. If you would like to organize a session or if you have any suggestions please contact the program editor, Lori Johns, and her committee at nasaprogram@yahoogroups.com. Anyone can organize a session, even if they have never presented before. Our Program Editor will be happy to answer any questions you have about the process. Even if you just have a single paper to present that is of exceptional quality please do not hesitate to contact us. If we get enough single papers we may be able to put a panel together with these.

In addition, feel free to use this list to help you find other students to help you organize a session; send your ideas with contact info to nasalistmanager@mail.com and I will distribute them to everyone (use AAA proposal as the subject line, please).

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Kathy Mancuso, University of South Carolina

Opportunities Editor nasalistmanager@mail.com
Undergraduate Representative-At-Large nasaundergradatlarge2@mail.com

National Association of Student Anthropologists http://www.aaanet.org/NASA

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Kathy Mancuso, a USC anthropology undergraduate major who is editing the National Association of Student Anthropologists Opportunities e-newsletter, is looking for recommendations of listservs that are good for job, fellowship, scholarship, grant, postdoc, fieldschool, etc. postings that would be of interest to students of anthropology across the US. The previous editor was an archaeologist, so I need other subfields more. Please tell me how to subscribe to the listserv and whether it is high traffic. Ideas can be sent to kmancuso@sc.edu. In addition, when opportunities suitable for this cross your transom, I'd appreciate if you took the time to forward them to me. Thanks for helping anthropology students across the nation! Information on joining NASA and
subscribing to the newsletter can be found at www.aaanet.org/NASA.

Temporary position (January through May/June) available at the SAFMC to work on project identifying fishing communities in the South Atlantic (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida). Seeking outgoing, independent individual with anthropological/sociological fieldwork experience. Familiarity with GIS mapping software and/or database management/analysis desirable. Willingness to travel, interact with fishing industry representatives, fishery managers, and fishery biologists is required.

Duties will include: Data entry and management, ethnographic interviews, application of rapid assessment procedures, qualitative data analysis, GIS data management and mapping, and word processing.

This is an ideal position for upper level undergraduate or masters level student; possibility of arranging college credits in addition to salary. An excellent opportunity to gain experience in an applied, fishery management setting.

Please send or e-mail a brief letter of interest and resume detailing experience to Dr. Kathi R. Kitner, Cultural Anthropologist, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407, E-mail Kathi.Kitner@safmc.noaa.gov, Fax 843/769-4520. If you have questions please call 843/571-4366.

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Career Corner - January 2002 (5 items)

#1 MAJOR DECISIONS - February 18-28, 2002
February 18-28, 2002; Career Center - Room 602B
One hour workshops designed to give liberal arts students insight into what careers they can pursue with their major. Most will include alumni panelists who graduated with that major speaking about the career choices they have made. For details, see
www.sc.edu/career/futureevents.html

History: Mon., Feb. 18: 4pm
Psychology: Tues., Feb. 19: 3pm
English: Tues., Feb. 19: 5pm
Geography: Wed., Feb. 20: 4pm
Philosophy: Thurs., Feb. 21: 3:30pm
Foreign Language: Mon., Feb. 25: 4pm
Art: Tues., Feb. 26: 3pm
Theatre, Speech & Dance: Tues., Feb. 26: 5pm
Religious Studies: Wed,, Feb. 27: 4pm
Anthropology & Sociology: Wed,, Feb. 27: 4pm
Government & International Studies: Thurs., Feb. 28: 4pm

#2 JOB FEST February 28, 2002; 11am-3pm Carolina Coliseum

Open to all students. Speak to employers about full time jobs, part
time jobs and internships. For details, see
www.sc.edu/career/futureevents.html

#3 EDUCATION RECRUITMENT DAY
March 20, 2002; 10am-5pm Carolina Colliseum
For details, see www.sc.edu/career/futureevents.html

#4 CAREERCONNECTIONS (FULL TIME JOBS!)
Job Seeking students who wish to interview with on-campus recruiters this spring or have their resumes referred out through the Career Center's resume referral program, need to register in CareerConnections as soon as possible! Approximately 250 employers interview on campus
each year, while about 270 each month request resumes through the resume referral program. In order to register, students must first attend a CareerConnections Orientation.

* For more information on CareerConnections, see
http://www.sc.edu/career/lacdp/connections.html

* For details on orientations, see
http://www.sc.edu/career/futureevents.html

* For a listing of organizations that typically recruit liberal arts
students at USC, see http://www.sc.edu/career/lacdp/recruiting.html

#5 WEB JOB LISTINGS (PART-TIME & SUMMER JOBS!)
For students seeking part-time and summer work (as well as full time work), see www.sc.edu/career and click on "Web Job Listings". This database is updated daily and jobs go quickly, so check it on a regular basis.

Submitted by: Vicki M. Hamby; Career Center - Program Manager
Liaison to the College of Liberal Arts & the Honors College
H. William Close (BA) Bldg. - 6th Floor
Phone (803) 777-3966; Fax (803) 777-7556; vmhamby@gwm.sc.edu

Society of Ethnobiology: the Call for Papers for The 25th Annual Conference of the Society of Ethnobiology deadline has been extended to January 31, 2002.You can submit your abstract
on the web too. If you have not already registered for the conference, please do so.
You can register for the conference on the web too.

You can get to all the conference materials by visiting the web link
http://ethnobiology.org/ethnobiology2002

Or you can go directly via the web link
http://www.anth.uconn.edu/gradstudents/lfernandes

The International Society of Ethnobiology 8th International Congress
Venue: ECA, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Date: 16-20 September 2002
Call for Papers
The International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE, htt://quallart.dac.uga.edu/ISE/SocBoa.html) will hold its 8th Congress in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. The theme of the congress is People and Biodiversity emphasizing the role of ethnobiology in food security through sustainable use of biodiversity.
ISE will hold its congress in Africa for the second time after Kenya in 1996. Therefore more representation is expected from African countries as well as from other continents.
The Organizing Committee of the 8th ICE Congress calls for papers in the following topics:
 Ethnobiology and food security: Chairperson: Dr. Fassil Kebebew
 Sustainable development of Biodiversity: Chairperson: Prof. Maurice Iwu
 Access and benefit sharing: Chairperson: Dr. Brent Berlin
 Participatory biodiversity conservation: Chairperson: Prof. Pei Shengji
 Ethnomedicine and drug development: Chairperson: Thomas Carlson

 Ethnobiology and the "Re-construction of Afghanistan": Chairperson: Evelyne Cudel

 Ethnobiology and regional development: Chairperson: Dr Elois Ann Berlin

 Intellectual property rights and ethnobiological research: Chairperson: Dr. Tony Cunningham
 Long-term research and training on biocultural diversity: Chairperson: Dr. Gary Martin
 Traditional knowledge protecting the values of indigenous and traditional peoples and local communities: Responsible person: Maui Solomon, Dr. Tewolde Berhan G/Egziabhair
 Medicinal plant ethnoecology: Chairperson: John R. Stepp

The official language of the Congress will be English with possible simultaneous interpretation to French.
Please send your Abstracts (no more than 250 words) before 1 March 2002 by e-mail to bioresearch@telecom.net.et or fassilkeb@hotmail.com attention Dr. Fassil Kebebew. Authors will be notified for the acceptance of manuscripts before May 1, 2002. If your paper is accepted, please submit the final manuscript during the Congress.

Suggested Pre- and Post-Congress Workshops:
Pre-Congress Workshops:
- Access to genetic resources: Responsible person:
- Processing and commercialisation of indigenous plants for medicine and cosmetics: Responsible person: Maurice Iwu

Post-Congress Workshops:
- Ethnobiological approaches to understanding biocultural diversity (3 days): Responsible person: Dr. Gary Martin
- Call for Dialogue: Responsible person: Dr Robert Lettington, Dr Evelyne Cudel
- Culture and biodiversity: Responsible person: Dr. Jan Salick

If you are interested to participate in the workshops, please contact: Dr. Fassil Kebebew (bioresearch@telecom.net.et or fassilkeb@hotmail.com