FIELD NOTES

USC DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY NEWSLETTER

2003 (3) March 31, 2003

compiled by Gail E. Wagner, Undergraduate Director

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Featured USC Anthropologists

Congratulations to Lara Bratcher on winning a Truman Scholarship!

Congratulations to Dr. Ann Kingsolver on being awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to Sri Lanka.

Congratulations to our 23 seniors graduating in May! Of those graduating, 55% have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and only 9% have a GPA of less than 3.0. Four count Anthropology as their second major. We hope they all keep in touch and will submit future “A Day in the Life Of . . .” columns for this newsletter. The Anthropology Department will host a breakfast reception in their honor the morning of graduation.

Lindsay Trammell and Lara Bratcher will be inducted into Mortar Board, a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service.

Featured News

Undergraduates, here is your chance to win $250. The deadline is 5 pm on Friday, April 11 to submit an abstract for Discovery Day, the first-ever USC recognition of undergraduate research. Present a poster on Saturday, April 26 at the Russell House ballroom. Turn your best class research paper, your senior thesis, your internship, or your work into a poster with the help of a faculty mentor. For instructions and guidelines, see http://schc.sc.edu/discoveryday/

Get INVOLVED in anthropology! Can’t afford to attend the national or regional professional meetings? Wondering why you chose this major? Wondering what will you do after you graduate? Attend the first-ever South Carolina Anthropology Student Conference this coming Saturday, April 5, from 10 am – 4 pm at the SC Botanical Garden in Clemson, SC. Check the ASA bulletin board for carpool information, or contact an ASA (Anthropology Student Association) officer. Meet other anthropology students from across the state: get out there and begin networking!

Here is the link to the Frontline program on the history and development of our country's policy toward Iraq. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/iraq/

Course Information

It’s time to get advised/register for Maymester, Summer, and Fall courses:

Want to find out details about the courses – what books, how you will be graded? Each semester the department produces a booklet available in hard copy in the Anthropology Dept. office, or also on the departmental web page.

As always, check the list of majors outside the Anthropology Dept. office door – find out who your advisor is this semester. Go to their door and sign up for advisement when you will not miss class. DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. Stop by the office and pick up your advisement folder when you go to your advisement appointment.

The summer/fall registration appointments are now available to both graduate and undergraduate students at http://vip.sc.edu. You may check for your appointment under the Academics tab or the Personal tab on VIP. Students who are currently enrolled in spring 2003 courses have been assigned appointments: Graduate appointments begin on April 8; Undergraduate appointments begin on April 14. Open registration begins on April 22 for new students or for returning students who were not enrolled this semester. No appointment is needed beginning on April 22. An e-mail has gone out to all students who were assigned an appointment alerting them that their appointment is now available on VIP.

ANTH 322 Archaeological Summer Field School is offered for 3 credits during Maymester. Students may opt to take the course for 6 credits total by signing up also for 3 credits in SSI. Please note that SSI may NOT be taken without first taking the Maymester course.

ANTH 591C Ceramic Analysis in Fall semester is a one-credit course, NOT 3 credits as listed in many hard copies of the course descriptions.

There will be new language courses offered this summer. For the first time in memory, USC will offer ITAL 121 and 122 and RUSS 121 and 122 (one in each language in each session). As you know, students taking these courses could satisfy their language requirement in one summer.

There is a new Comparative Literature major. The Business minor has changed its requirements – if you are a Business minor, please check the new requirements. If you still need to take your two 4-credit laboratory courses to satisfy your General Education requirement, you may no longer take Biol 101 or 102 unless you are pre-Med or have other special future needs for these courses.

Anthropology Student Association (ASA) News

It’s not too late to put your name in the hat to be an officer next year. The ASA is what you, the members, make it. This past year the ASA has been active with a number of special field trips. Make a difference!

Visit McKissick Museum on campus: it is free! HOURS: Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 PM (open Thursday evenings till 7 PM) Sunday 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Opportunities

We are looking for a few good volunteers to help staff our upcoming Electronics Recycling Collection event on Saturday, April 26 in conjunction with Earth Day Irmo festivities at the Irmo Library Branch on St. Andrews Road. While we will be collecting computers and other outdated electronics products from 10 am - noon, we need folks to help us set up (8 am) and break down (1-1:30 pm) the event.

We will accept household electronics - computers and monitors, copiers, fax machines, televisions, printers, VCRs, etc. at no charge to the consumer. We will also have collection boxes set up for cell phones and printer cartridges (ink jet and laser).

We will have a brief survey for participants to gauge their interest in an electronics recycling program in SC and provide them with a fact sheet on the potential impacts of this growing solid waste stream.

The sponsors of this event are Earth Protection Services, Inc. (the actual vendor providing the recycling collection and processing), the Carolina Recycling Association's Midlands Networking Council, the Recycling Market Development Advisory Council, DHEC's Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling, and Keep the Midlands Beautiful.

If you can spare a few hours to help us educate the public about electronics recycling and work this event, please let me know! We'd love to have you.
Karen Owens, Project Manager, Recycling Market Development, SC Department of Commerce
PO Box 927, Columbia, SC 29202-0927; Phone: (803) 737-0239; Fax: (803) 806-3455
Email:kowens@teamsc.com; www.callsouthcarolina.com

NOMINATE your student, staff, or faculty for the Environmental Stewardship Award.

The School of the Environment is currently seeking nominations for a student, student organization, faculty or staff member who has demonstrated a high standard of stewardship of the USC environment. Such efforts can be demonstrated by programs such as: beautification programs, educational programs, creating a safer or less toxic environment for the campus, and innovative recycling programs. Awards will be presented at the Earth Day Festival on April 22, 2003 at 12:00 noon at the Russell House.

Submit nominations via email or phone by April 3, 2003 to: Meredith Hewitt, School of the Environment, 777-1325, hewitt@sc.edu

Give name of the nominee, their address, phone, email, and reason for nomination or accomplishments related to nomination. Give your name and phone or email.

Study Abroad Scholarship Awards ($1,000) – SWU, Seoul, Korea

The Richard L. Walker Institute of International Studies (WIIS) is offering two Study Abroad Scholarship Awards ($1,000 each) to undergraduate students who desire to study for a semester or a year at the Sookmyung Women’s University (SWU) in the Republic of Korea. Do not let the name fool you; SWU is open to men as well as women. The intent of these scholarships is to promote the awareness of the exchange program between USC and SWU and to encourage students to pursue an excellent Study Abroad Program.

SWU, located in the heart of Seoul, is one of Korea’s most distinguished institutions of higher learning. Currently, it has colleges of liberal arts, science, home economics, political science and law, economics and commerce, music, pharmacy, and fine arts. There are graduate schools of education, management, public policy, design, clinical pharmacy, international relations, music therapy, information and communication, and traditional culture and arts. The university will offer courses in English designed for the specific needs of the exchange student. Although, Sookmyung is defined as a women’s university, it accepts male and female exchange students. The President of SWU, Dr. Kyungsook Lee, is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.

According to the agreements between USC and SWU, exchange students will be given full credit to the courses they take at SWU and there is no need to pay for any additional tuition to study at SWU. Upon arriving exchange students will be provided with very pleasant and comfortable accommodations in International Guest Houses in a pleasant residential area within walking distance of campus. Currently, international students and faculties are residing in these buildings. There will be a plenty of opportunities to interact with Korean and international students and faculties, to experience Korean culture, and to travel to other countries in Asia at minimum costs.

Undergraduate Students from all disciplines are eligible to apply for the exchange program and financial assistance. Interested students should contact with Dr. Roger Coate, Director of WIIS, Gambrell 440, at 777-8180. Further information on Sookmyung is available at http://www.sookmyung.ac.kr

Events

April 1: The Walker Institute is hosting a special impromptu discussion session for faculty associates and their students on "Security and Other Issues After the War on Iraq." The session will be held in Gambrell 429 from 6:00-7:30 PM on Tuesday, April 1. This session, moderated by Don Puchala, will focus on critical issues we will face after the war. It is not intended to be a debate over the war.

On April 3, Wes Jackson, MacArthur Fellow and proponent of agriculture reform, will speak at 7:30 in the BA auditorium on "The Inevitable End of Agriculture as We Know It." He is supposed to be a fantastic speaker, so don’t miss this talk.

Career Corner

This PDF article is one of the better ones I've seen on the job market for PhDs in a while. It shows the results of several studies (including salary data) by specific field of study, including English, foreign languages, economics, history, political science (government & international studies) and psychology. It's definitely worth sharing with graduate faculty and students:

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2002/winter/art03.htm

To help the class of 2003 transition from being students to active Carolina alumni, we have designed the Senior Connection program. Through the interactive website and scheduled campus events, seniors will find all the information they need to get through their last semester at Carolina. Please make seniors in your area aware of this valuable resource by sending them to www.CarolinaAlumni.org/seniors and encouraging them to attend the Class of 2003 events. Questions, ideas and suggestions may be sent to Cami Best, '99 cdbest@gwm.sc.edu or 777-8607.

Where are job offers coming from for new college grads? What majors are employers seeking? What types of employers offer the highest salaries? Here are the top five in each category, according to NACE's Winter 2003 Salary Survey report, published earlier this month. (Keep in mind that these are national statistics and that salaries do vary by region.)

The top five employers extending offers to this year's graduates are:

* Accounting services (average starting salary offer: $42,179)

* Educational services ($29,720)

* Engineering services ($45,206)

* Government/federal ($37,378)

* Building, developing, general contracting ($43,212)

The top five majors (by number of offers extended) are:

* Accounting (average starting salary offer: $42,005)

* Mechanical engineering ($48,115)

* Economics/finance --- including banking ($40,413)

* Business administration/management ($36,634)

* Marketing/marketing management --- including marketing research ($35,698)

The top five highest-paying employer types (by salaries offered) are:

* Petroleum & coal products (average starting salary offer: $52,588)

* Engineering services ($45,206)

* Building, developing, general contracting ($43,212)

* Accounting services ($42,179)

* Government/federal ($37,378)

The Career Center has recently added many new resources to the Career Center Library. Stop by any time between 8:30am-5pm, M-F to take a peek at these and other new additions!

1. An insider's guide to political jobs in Washington

The initial chapters offer advice on finding that entry job and on how to keep it once you do. Subsequent chapters each contain information about a different setting in which someone interested in a career in politics might find employment.

2. The Global Citizen: a Guide to Creating an International Life and Career

Everything you ever wanted to know about traveling, studying, and/or working abroad is in this book. Practical advice on preparing to go abroad, how to finance your journey, finding appropriate study, volunteer or employment opportunities, maximizing your experience, and on the transition process of returning home afterwards.

3. Careers for Shutterbugs & Other Candid Types

Tells how to turn a love of photography into a well-paying career. It profiles a variety of photographic careers from medical photography to wedding pictures and offers advice on how to get started.

4. Careers in Real Estate

Contains descriptions of a variety of careers in real estate such as urban planner, land broker, residential agent, property manager and more. Includes education requirements, working conditions, and prospects for advancement.

5. The Internship Bible, 2003 edition

An up-to-date directory of some of the best internship programs for students.

6. 2500 Keywords to Get You Hired

Provides sample resumes for a wide variety of career fields. Included with each resume is a list of keywords that would be appropriate to use for that field. Another nice feature are the lists found in chapter 3: 25 tips for using the internet in your job search, 25 networking tips, 25 "What do I do now that I have my resume?" tips, 25 interviewing tips, 25 salary negotiating tips, and 25 unconventional techniques for uncovering and securing new opportunities. These lists give some ideas for proceeding on your job search that you might not have thought about.

7. Best Graduate Schools

US News & World Report ranks more than 1,000 graduate programs in selected fields in this publication. Also included are articles on such topics as determining if graduate school is the right choice for you, finding the right program, looking for loans, and going to school part-time.

8. Graduate Study in Psychology

This directory was compiled by the American Psychological Association. It contains information about more that 500 graduate departments, programs, and schools of psychology in the US and Canada obtained from questionnaires sent out and provided voluntarily. Listings include address, contact information, admission requirements, tuition, and employment statistics for graduates.

9. Getting Money for Graduate School

This directory contains detailed and up-to-date profiles of more than 1000 scholarships, grants, prizes, fellowships, and forgivable loans as well as information on scholarship scams and how to avoid them.

To access archived Career Corners, see http://www.sc.edu/career/lacdp/corner.html

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

e-mail: vmhamby@gwm.sc.edu