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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY NEWSLETTER
2003
(2) February 21, 2003
compiled by
Gail E. Wagner, Undergraduate Director
Those of Us Who Made the News
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Featured News
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Department News
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ASA News
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Events
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Career Corner
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Lara
Bratcher,
anthro major, has been named a finalist for a Truman Scholarship. Wish her luck
at her interview this month!
Suzanne
Pickard,
anthro minor, has been named to the Third Team in USA
Today’s 2003 All-USA College Academic Team program. See the Feb. 13 issue
of USA Today. Only 20 students (out of
nearly 500 nominees from four-year institutions nationwide) were named for each
of the teams.
When:
Saturday, April 5, 2003
Where: Clemson University, Hayden Conference Center, SC Botanical Garden
Time: 10am - 4pm, including lunch (with speaker)
If you want to present your paper at the
SC Anthro Student Conference, you still have time to submit your papers.
The deadline for paper abstracts has been extended to the end
of February. Undergraduate and graduate students across the SC are invited
to submit abstracts for paper presentations based on course projects. Abstracts
should be 1/2 page, including the presenter's name, affiliation, and address.
Those not planning to present papers are welcome to register for, and attend,
the conference. Registration forms: www.cla.sc.edu/Anth/events/conregistration.htm
If you know eligible students
in Anthro programs around SC please forward this message!
You
need to send your abstract, registration form, and $5 to:
Prof Ann Kingsolver, Dept. of Anthropology, USC, Cola, SC 29208
You can also fax your registration form and abstract to: 803-777-0259
Conference
organized by Mike Coggeshall (raucus@clemson.edu) 864-656-3822 and Ann
Kingsolver (kingsolver@sc.edu) 803-777-5927, with members of the organizing
committee.
ASA will be organizing a car pool
to Clemson for those who register for the conference. If you are planning to
drive or need a ride, email Rose Puntillo at: rosepuntil@aol.com. RSVP for car pool by St. Patty's Day, Monday, March 17th.
DISCOVERY
DAY AT USC: Undergraduates & Faculty Engaging in the Excitement of Research.
Our first ever day celebrating undergraduate research at USC. Substantial cash
prizes for the best posters. Saturday, April
26, 1-4 pm, Russel House Ballroom C. Poster abstracts DUE April 11.
Guidelines are available at: http://schc.sc.edu/discoveryday
Peace Corps
Information Session
Thursday,
February 27, 2003 from 3:30 – 4:15 pm
Thinking of joining the Peace Corps? Get the
scoop from Keith West, USC alumnus and now
Peace Corp Recruiter (Atlanta)
Undergraduate advising for Maymester, summer sessions, and fall semester will be from Wednesday, March 26 through Monday, April 14. Honors advising will begin Monday, March 17.
Here’s
a preview of some of the unusual
anthropology courses that will be offered. Check out the departmental web page
or pick up a booklet for detailed course descriptions:
Maymester: ANTH 322 Field School in Archaeology (3), held in Camden, by
application only, Dr. Wagner; ANTH 352 Anthropology of Magic & Religion (3);
ANTH 363 Primate Studies (3), Dr. Cahue
Summer
Session I:
ANTH 322 Field School in Archaeology (3), held in Camden, Dr. Wagner:
continuation of Maymester – may not be taken separately from Maymester
course); ANTH 373 Introduction to Language Sciences (3) non-anthro faculty.
Summer Session II: ANTH 300 Comparing Cultures Through Film (3); ANTH 442 African-American English (3).
Fall
2003: ANTH
331 Mesoamerican Prehistory (3); ANTH 345 Historical Archaeology (3); ANTH 501
Medical Anthropology (4); ANTH 550 Artifact Analysis (4) will have two sections;
ANTH 557 Psychological Anthropology (3); ANTH 591C Ceramic Analysis I:
Prehistoric (1) requires you’ve already taken a 300-level archaeology course;
ANTH 591V Anthropology & Violence (3); SCCC 331V Human Impact on Ancient
Environments (3)
ASA
NEWS Contact the Anthropology Student Association at:
anthro@gwm.sc.edu
Dekalb
(Georgia) Market Trip,
Saturday, March 1, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm. This is a huge, international food
market and a favorite field trip for ASA. RSVP immediately if you want to join
the carpool: rosepuntil@aol.com Please
specify whether you can drive and how many you can take.
ASA
will be organizing a car pool to Clemson for those who register for the SC
Anthropology Conference. If you are planning to drive or need a ride, email Rose
Puntillo at: rosepuntil@aol.com. RSVP
for car pool by St. Patty's Day, Monday, March 17th.
OPPORTUNITIES
The
Walker Institute of International Studies
is undertaking an effort to make itself more representative of its college-wide
mission, and is opening up their assistantships to all departments in the
College of Liberal Arts. If you are pursuing an international or cross-cultural
topic, they strongly encourage you to apply for one of their Graduate
Assistantships (they anticipate having 2-4 slots). Please
pass the word that for Anthropology grad students the requirement that all
degree requirements except thesis DOES NOT apply, given our special program
format. If you are interested, please contact holt@sc.edu for a copy
of the application form. Application
deadline April 1, 2003.
The Richard L. Walker Institute of International Studies
welcomes nominations for the 2003-2004 Ceny
Walker Fellowships Awards competition. One undergraduate and one
graduate fellowship will be awarded for the 2003-2004 academic year. The
Undergraduate Award Competition: $2,500
Ceny Walker Scholarship* The "Ceny Walker Scholarship" is awarded
annually to:
(1) a rising senior in any department who is a full-time
student in a College of Liberal Arts department; (2) who has and maintains a 3.0
or above overall grade point average; and (3) whose major program of studies
and/or career plan demonstrates a commitment to international study or
activities.
* This scholarship provides $2,500 to cover the costs of
tuition and books for the academic year; a student who already possesses a
full-tuition scholarship is not eligible to receive this scholarship.
Applications must include: (1) transcripts of all
college-level course work, (2) a statement of purpose, and (3) three letters of
reference, including a formal letter of nomination by a professor in the
candidate's major field of study. Applications,
including all supporting materials, must be received on or before March 10,
2002. Submit application materials to: Ceny Walker Fellowship Awards,
Walker Institute of International Studies, USC, Columbia, SC 29208; fax:
777-9308. For additional information, contact: Sallie Buice at tel.: 777-8180 or
email: buice@gwm.sc.edu.
Volunteer
archaeological dig
at the Kolb site on the Pee Dee. Excavations begin Tuesday, March 5 and go
through Wednesday, March 13. Every day after school until 5:30 pm there will be
someone available to give tours and talk to students and visitors. Saturday,
March 8, is a public day for visitors. For information: Christopher Judge,
Heritage Trust Archaeologist, (803)734-3753, P.O. Box 167, Columbia, SC 29202;
ChrisJ@scdnr.state.sc.us
Alternative
Break Corps, Cumberland Trail opportunity. Combine service, travel, and vacation; help
preserve the environment; enjoy time with fellow students; and see the natural
beauty of Tennessee. Questions: altbreak@gwm.sc.edu or come by the Office of Community Service Programs in the
RHUU West Wing, Lower Level.
The Fall 2003/Academic Year 2003-2004 cycle of the Benjamin
A. Gilman International Scholarship (for pell grant recipients) is soon
approaching. The online application for this cycle will be available in
mid-February with an application
deadline of April 15, 2003. Please advise any interested student to
consult the Gilman website in mid-February for more information on this cycle.
(Please note: The Gilman International Scholarship does not have a summer award
cycle.) More information on the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship can
be found at the Gilman Program website: Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship www.iie.org/gilman
The IIE
scholarship ($500-$2000) deadline
is March 16.
Submitted
by Alison DeCamp, Peer Advisor,
International Programs for Students, 777-7461
www.sc.edu/ips
Seminar
on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 from
3:00-4:00 pm
in the Nursing Auditorium, Room 231
If
you plan to attend or need additional information, please contact Wanda Hutto
576-6042 or via
e-mail huttowk@gwm.sc.edu
This
is the next seminar in the Research Educational Series. This new regulation is
designed by the federal government to protect the use and disclosure of
individually identifiable health information (also defined as protected health
information or PHI), transmitted or maintained in any form. The
regulation will have a substantial impact on researchers access to protected
health information
through clinical facilities. The deadline for HIPAA implementation is April 14,
2003. This seminar is designed for faculty and staff involved in research using
health information (medical records). The key speaker will be Thomas Coggins,
Director of the Office of Research Compliance.
McKissick
Museum brings back traditional craft workshops
USC's McKissick Museum will offer a workshop series this spring for adults
highlighting four southeastern traditional crafts: applied and pieced quilting,
Gullah grass dolls, traditional wood carving, and sweetgrass basketmaking.
Participants will learn basic techniques from masters of their trade while
creating a functional piece of art. The workshops will begin in April in
conjunction with the McKissick Museum exhibit, "Considerable Grace: Fifteen
Years of the Jean Laney
Harris Folk Heritage Awards."
http://www.sc.edu/USC-Times/articles/craft_workshops_0203.php
USC
Study in Mexico,
May 16 – June 15 at the Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey in Gudalajara.
Contact
Prof. T. Bruce Fryer, bfryer@sc.edu , 777-2973
http://www.cla.sc.edu/sip/Activities/studyabroad/Mexico/info2003.html
International
Summer Language School, runs in a picturesque wooded area outside of the city of Novosibirsk,
Siberia, Russia, with participation of volunteer teachers and international
students from around the globe. The 2003 theme is "LINKING THE PLANET" and will take place in four
two-week sessions during the SUMMER of 2003.
The program is aimed at creating opportunities in a diverse multicultural environment and a
supportive
atmosphere to improve foreign language knowledge, to draw attention to major
issues that have global importance and affect the world, to explore
commonalities and appreciate differences, to promote cultural awareness and
peace, and build common understanding and
trust.
ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, RUSSIAN, and other languages classes, as well as
computers, drama and arts, are scheduled within the educational program of the
Summer Language School. The cultural program integrates language education into
exciting daily activities which besides daily language classes, also include
arts and crafts projects, creative hands-on workshops, music and drama, games
and contests, art and drawing, inventive engaging performances and shows, sports
and interactive projects with the use of the Internet technologies.
We seek participation from
as wide a geographic distribution of cultures and nations as possible.
We are looking for VOLUNTEER TEACHERS and Camp
Counselors for the International Summer Language School (TEACHERS of English,
French, German and other languages and subjects levels elementary school through
University, SPECIALISTS in other fields such as computing, business, journalism,
music, arts, drama, etc., MEDIA and TECHNOLOGY
professionals, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS) who are energetic, enthusiastic, enjoy camp
experiences and working with teenagers, possess love for children and the desire
to share their culture.
We also seek people
worldwide (middle school through university STUDENTS, and ADULTS) to join the
International Summer Language School as INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, attend the
language classes (Russian, English, German, French) and participate fully in all
the activities within the cultural and social program, gain in-depth
understanding of cultural and international issues and bring a new depth of
appreciation and knowledge home to their friends and communities.
VOLUNTEER TEACHER and
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RESPONSIBILITES:Roundtrip airfare to Novosibirsk;
Obtaining the Russian visa and visa fees; Participation fee, which covers
accommodation, meals, local transportation, etc.
For further details on the
program please email us at: cosmopolitan@online.nsk.su
Natasha Bodrova, Director of International Language School 'Cosmopolitan',
Novosibirsk, Russia
Himalayan Health Exchange is
primarily a humanitarian organization based in Atlanta, GA and doing work in the
remote Himalayan regions of Northern India. We are introducing an Anthropology
Field Camp starting in the summer of 2003. The program we have developed is very
comprehensive and we hope that it will be a good learning experience for
students of Anthropology and other Social and Behavioral sciences.
Tibetan
Borderlands Anthropology Field Expedition June-July 2003
Trip Dates:
June 18- July 9 2003 (Application Deadline: March 31, 2003)
Program fee: US $ 1,780 plus
international airfare
Subject Areas: Cultural, social and physical anthropology; Medical Anthropology; Religion
Himalayan Health Exchange will organize a 3-week anthropology field expedition
to the remote Himalayan region of SPITI, located in North India and Tibetan
Borderlands in 2003. The trip will
also include a visit to Dharamsala (home to his holiness the 14th
Dalai Lama and Tibetans in Exile). The expedition offers fieldwork and research
opportunities for students, faculty and anybody else interested in the
anthropology of the region. It offers knowledge and understanding of the
evolution of ancient Tibetan and Himalayan culture, social, and religious
practices and beliefs from ancient BonPon era to present - day Buddhism
Location:
Spiti
- once a part of Guge (pronounced Googay) Empire of Tibet, lies in the Indian
Himalayan region and at the edge of Western Tibetan Plateau. Our anthropology
expedition takes us on a journey through this ancient Buddhist land where travel
was restricted until 1992 and only a few adventurers had set foot. Field trip
includes visit to Pin Valley-home to the snow leopard, Kibber - the highest
permanent human settlement in the world and Dharamsala - home to His Holiness
the 14th Dalai Lama and Tibetans in Exile. Note: This is a high altitude
expedition in rugged Trans Himalayan regions. Field camp elevations range
between 8,000feet -15,000 feet with higher pass crossings. As a participant, you
must be in good health and willing to work in improvised field campsites.
Program Coordinators: Dr. Geoffrey
Burkhart, Associate Professor of Anthropology, American University, Washington,
D.C.; Anindita Rao, Anthropologist; Dr. Laxman S. Thakur, Professor of
Anthropology, History and Social Sciences, University of Himachal Pradesh, India
For More Details Contact: Himalayan
Health Exchange 404-929-9399 or e-mail: info@himalayanhealth.com
; Anindita Rao e-mail: t_anindita@yahoo.com
Middle and Late Archaic (6,000-3,000 BP) Monumental Architecture: Examples and Implications 3:00-4:00 pm, Gambrell Auditorium (room 153). Talk by Dr. Rebecca Saunders (LSU).
Excavations
at the Fig Island Ring [SC] Complex, ASSC banquet talk, Saturday, Feb. 22, Capstone. Talk by Dr. Rebecca
Saunders (LSU).
Archaeological
Society of South Carolina (ASSC) annual conference: February 22,
Capstone. Admission $5 for students. Registration 8:30 am, papers 9:00 am –
12:00 pm, 1:00-5:00 pm. 5:00 pm reception at Top of Carolina. Banquet in evening
followed by talk (you can attend the talk without buying dinner). Questions:
Nena Rice at nrice@sc.edu or
777-8170.
An
Archaeological Search for Amelia Earhart:
February 24, 3:00-4:00, Wardlaw 126. Talk by
2003
Women's Studies 16th Annual Conference “WOMEN’S DIVERSE VOICES AND
MEANINGS: FEMINISM IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY” Daniel Management Center, BA 8th
floor. Papers begin Thursday, Feb. 27 with registration from 12-1 pm. The
keynote lecture on Thursday, February 27, 5:30 p.m., Belk Auditorium, Moore
School of Business, features Catharine R. Stimpson, Professor and Dean of the
Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University. She will be introduced by USC President Andrew Sorensen.
The title of her lecture is "In Praise of Women and Sports: Notes of
a Feminist Fan." A reception will follow the lecture in the Campus Room,
Capstone. Papers continue on Friday from 9 am – 4 pm.
www.cla.sc.edu/WOST
The
Last Lecture Series: March 5
7 pm, Gressette Room, Harper College. Robert Angel, GINT
The
Kennewick Man Controversy: Who Owns the Past?: Friday, March 14,
3-5 pm, BA 005. Talk by James Chatters.
"On
the inevitable end of Agriculture as we know it," April 3,
BA auditorium (USC) at 7 PM. Dr. Wes Jackson of the
Land Institute, Salina, Kansas (http://www.landinstitute.org).
Jackson is author of the book "Becoming Native to this Place".
. He has been a Pew Conservation Scholar, a MacArthur Fellow, and in 2000
received the Right Livelihood Award (one of the "alternative" Nobel
prizes). He has broad appeal to all interested in the environment. Plan on
attending - you will be educated and entertained.
The
NEW Senior Connection:
The Carolina Alumni Association is excited to begin a new program to welcome the
Class of 2003 into the Carolina alumni family. Beginning with Senior Day, a
campus-wide recognition of seniors on February 11th, the program has started off
with support from offices and departments all over campus. The essence of the
program is to walk seniors through their last semester by recognizing them on
campus, and providing them with valuable
information from how to purchase commencement announcements and the Official USC
Ring to finding a job after graduation. The heart of the program can be found on
the Senior Connection website. There, seniors will find links to
"everything graduation" including the half price member-ship discount
the Alumni Association offers to graduating seniors.
http://www.carolinaalumni.org/seniors
The
following was submitted by Vicki
M. Hamby, Career Center - Program Manager
H. William Close (BA) Bldg. - 6th Floor
Phone (803)
777-3966; Fax (803) 777-7556; e-mail: vmhamby@gwm.sc.edu
web site: http://www.sc.edu/career/lacdp
#1
JOB SEARCH SUCCESS FOR LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS
Wednesday, February
26, 2003; Gambrell 152: 5:00 - 6:30pm
Don't miss this videoconference co-sponsored
by the USC Career Center and the College of Liberal Arts. During this 90 minute
broadcast you will:
* develop an understanding of the job market
* identify career paths for liberal arts
graduates
* learn how to define a job objective and
find your mission
* identify skills that liberal arts majors
have to offer employers
* learn effective job search tactics
* determine how to score points in the job
interview
From 5:00-6:30 this nationally broadcast
videoconference will feature renowned authors, speakers and career experts,
Donald Asher and Howard Figler. Students nationwide will also be able to call in
and ask for advice. For more
information contact Vicki Hamby at vmhamby@sc.edu.
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JOBFEST
Open to ALL students seeking full-time,
part-time or internship opportunities. For
a complete listing of employers attending and the positions they are seeking to
fill, see www.sc.edu/career and click on the JobFest icon.
#3
WALT DISNEY WORLD COLLEGE PROGRAM VISIT
Representatives from the Walt Disney World
College Program will be on campus and available to talk with students at the
following General Information Session: February
27; 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
Gambrell Hall - room 153
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PEACE CORP VISIT
A representative from the Peace Corp will be
on campus and available to talk with students at the following times/places:
Information Table: February 25 & 27, 11 a.m. - 2
p.m.; Russell House (out front on Greene St.)
USC Job Fest: February 26, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Carolina Coliseum
General Information Session: February 27, 5:30
p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Career Center (H. William Close Bldg., Rm. 634)
#5
AMA COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE 2003 (Atlanta, GA)
February
21, 2003 - In the America's Mart in Downtown Atlanta
The American Marketing Association of Atlanta
hosts an annual Collegiate Conference each year in the spring.
At the conference, students can:
* learn about options and opportunities
within the marketing industry
* acquire job search tips and strategies
* network with Atlanta marketing
professionals
* attend a career fair
Any student (undergraduate or graduate)
interested in pursuing a Marketing-related career should attend.
The student registration fee will be approx. $35.00.
For more information contact Marisa McMahon at AMACollegiateConference2003@hotmail.com
#6
NEW RESOURCES
Below are listed some of our newest resources
for liberal arts students. Stop by
the Career Center Library anytime between 8:30am-5pm, M-F and take a peek!
SC Department of Education's Annual Salary Study, 2001-02 Ed.
Locate salary information for selected
schools, districts and county personnel in South Carolina.
Entertainment Employment Journal
Use this newsletter to access overviews of
career options and job listings in the entertainment industry.
International Employment Gazette
Use this newsletter to access hundred of jobs
oversees in a variety of areas such as business, communication, education,
liberal arts, social sciences, public and social services and healthcare.
International Companies in South Carolina
Identify international companies in South
Carolina by country of origin or by SC county.
Summer Jobs in the USA 2003
This directory contains "Over 50,000
great jobs for high school and college students."
To access archived Career Corners, see
http://www.sc.edu/career/lacdp/corner.html