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AnthropologyNewsletter|February5,2018
SummerSchoolinEthnographicMethodsinNewYorkCity
TheComitasInstituteforAnthropologicalStudy(CIFAS)ispleasedtoannouncethe11thCIFASFieldSchoolinEthnographicResearchMethods,inNewYorkCity.
ThegoaloftheFieldSchoolistooffertraininginthefoundationsandpracticeofethnographicmethods.Thefacultyworkscloselywithparticipantstoidentifytherequiredfieldmethodsneededtoaddresstheiracademicorprofessionalneeds.TheFieldSchoolissuitableforgraduateandundergraduatestudentsinsocialsciencesandotherfieldsofstudythatusequalitativeapproaches(suchaseducation,communication,culturalstudies,health,socialwork,humanecology,developmentstudies,consumerbehavior,amongothers),appliedsocialscientists,professionals,andresearcherswhohaveaninterestinlearningmoreaboutethnographicmethodsandtheirapplications.
July23:Foundationsofethnographicresearch
July24:Theoryandpractice:socialtheoriesinthefield
July25:Researchdesign
July26:Datacollectiontechniques
July27:Planningthelogisticsoffieldresearch
July28:Fieldtrip:Thunderbirds’40thAnnualGrandMid-SummerPowWow,QueensFarmMuseum
July29:Sunday–noclass.
July30:Ethnographyinspecificfieldsofactivity(appliedsocialsciences,health,socialservice,environmentalstudies,publicpolicydesign,business,andothers)
July31:Principlesoforganizationandindexationoffielddata
August1:Analyzingfielddata;qualitativeanalysissoftwarepackages:basicprinciples
August2:Wrapupsession
Classeswillrunfrom9AMto12PMThetotalworkloadofthecourseis30hours.Studentsinterestedinearningcreditsforthecoursemayhaveadditionalassignmentsinordertototalize45hoursofactivities(whatisequivalentto3credits).Coursevenue:classeswilltakeplaceattheInstituteforLatinAmericanStudiesatColumbiaUniversity.
Formoreinformation,visithttp://www.americananthro.org/.
ThisWeek'sAnthropology345GuestSpeakers
ThisTuesdayandThursday,cometoCramerHallroom287tohearpresentationsfromChelseaHunterandAmandaLubit(Tuesday)andthenKendraWendel,BrianLefler,andAnanRaymond(Thursday).
MelanieL.ChangQuotedintheNewYorkTimesandtheSmithsonian
OnJanuary23,PSU'sveryownanthropologistDr.MelanieL.ChangwasinterviewedbyreportersfromtheNewYorkTimesandtheSmithsonianwhombothwantedcommentsonapaperinScience,"EarlyModernHumansOutsideofAfrica."Dr.Changwasquotedinbotharticelsandyoucanviewthembothhere:
NewYorkTimes:InCaveinIsrael,ScientistsFindJawboneFossilFromOldestModernHumanOutofAfrica
Smithsonian:EarliestHumanRemainsOutsideAfricaWereJustDiscoveredinIsrael
AdvisingandCareerServices:FebruaryWorkshops&Events
FeaturedACSeventsthisnextmonthinclude:AAUWStartSmartSalaryNegotiationWorkshop(Friday,Feb.23):CreatedbytheAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen(AAUW),thisworkshopteachesstudentshowtoarticulatetheirworthandnegotiatetheirsalariesnowandinthefuture.
WinterAllMajorsCareer+InternshipFair(Tuesday,Feb.27)andSTEMCareer+InternshipFair(Wednesday,Feb.28):Bringing100+employerstocampustosharejobandinternshipopportunities.Thiswillbeagreattimetolookforsummerinternships!Seemoreinfo.
Here'salookatwhat'shappeningatACSinFebruary:
February1|QueerCareerWeek:Employer-LedResumeReviewsw/AXAAdvisors&SeQuential|11am-4pm|SMSU458|*registrationrequired*February5|WritingResumes&CoverLetters|2:30-4pmFebruary6|ChoosingaMajor|2-3pm|CH169February9|EmployeronCampus:ServiceMasterClean|10am-3pm|SMSUGroundFloorLobbyFebruary12|Career&MajorExploration,PartI|1:30-3:30pmFebruary13|GraduateSchoolFocusedEvent:LSATTestPrepFebruary14|ChoosingaMajor|10-11am|CH169February14|NetworkingforIntroverts|1:30-3pmFebruary16|VikingVisittoCentralCityConcern|2-3:30pm|Location:TBD|*registrationrequired*February19|Career&MajorExploration,PartII|1:30-3:30pmFebruary20|GraduateSchoolFocusedEvent:ShouldIGotoGraduateSchool?|10:30am-12pmFebruary20|GraduateSchoolFocusedEvent:PersonalStatementSession|1:30-3pmFebruary21|GraduateSchoolFocusedEvent:TestTakingStrategiesforGRE&GMAT|2-4pmFebruary22|GraduateSchoolFocusedEvent:Resumes/CVsforGraduateSchool|1-2:30pmFebruary22|GraduateSchoolFocusedEvent:NavigatingtheGraduateSchoolInterview|3-4:30pmFebruary22|ChoosingaMajor|11am-12pm|CH169February23|AAUWStartSmartSalaryNegotiationWorkshop|12-2:30pm|Women’sResourceCenter(MontgomeryHallBasement)February26|Career&MajorExploration,PartIII|1:30-3:30pmFebruary27|WinterAllMajorsCareer+InternshipFair|11am-3pm|SMSUBallroom(355)February28|WinterSTEMCareer+InternshipFair|11am-3pm|SMSUBallroom(355)
WorkshopsandeventswillbeheldintheACSoffices(UniversityServicesBuilding,Room402),unlessotherwisenoted.
Additionally,youcanviewtheinteractivelistofFeaturedJobs+InternshipsonHandshake.
OpportunityforAnthropologyStudentswithMontanaStateParks!
MontanaStateParksishometosevenNationalHistoricLandMarks,andourAmeriCorpsprogramislookingtoplacenationalservicemembersatfourofthose,andallofthesesiteshaveshapedtheAmericanWest.IndividualsservingwiththeMontanaStateParkprogramwillcomplete900hours(5months)andwillreceivebiweeklylivingallowanceandaSegalEducationAwardofto$2907.50uponsuccessfulcompletionofatermofservice.TheSegalEducationAwardcanbeusedtowardscollegetuition,payingoffstudentloans,orforMemberswhoare55yearsoroldercantransfertheEducationAwardtoachild,grandchildorfosterchild.AllMontanaStateParksAmeriCorpsmemberswillreceiveamodestlivingallowanceandarealsoeligibletoplacetheirstudentloansindefermentduringthetermofservice.MemberswillalsoreceivevaluabletrainingssuchasaCertifiedInterpretiveGuidecertification;andallmembersareeligibletobetrainedinHeart-saverFirstAid/CPR/AED;VolunteerManagementinMontanaStateParks;Traditional(Native)GamesTraining.
HalfTimePositions(April9toSeptember14,2018)1.GiantSpringsStatePark2.MissouriHeadwatersStatePark&MadisonBuffaloJumpStatePark3.PictographCaveStatePark4.TongueRiver&RosebudBattlefieldStateParks5.Traveler'sRestStatePark
Toqualify,membersmustbealegalU.S.citizen,national,orpermanentresidentwhoisatleast18yearsoldandhasahighschooldiplomaorGED,thoughsomecollegeexperienceispreferred.Thesepositionsarefilledonarollingbasis,soearlyapplicationisencouraged.
ApplicationsareacceptedthroughMarch16th,2018.
Formoreinformation,visitthewebsiteathttp://stateparks.mt.gov/americorps/.
Callforthe2018SummerSchoolonDegrowthandEnvironmentalJustice
Thesummerschoolisdesignatedforacademicsaswellasforactivist-researchersfrommultipledisciplinesanddiversegeographicalbackgrounds.WewelcomeapplicationsfromMastersstudents,doctoralandpost-doctoralresearchersandcommunitydefendersandlocalactivistsfromacrosstheworld.
DeadlineforapplicationsisMarch1,2018.
PleasesendasinglepdfdocumentwithyourCVandamotivationletterofmaximumonepageexplaining(a)yourpersonalorprofessionalengagementindegrowthand/orenvironmentaljusticeand(b)yourfutureplansafterattendingthesummerschooltodegrowthsummerschool@gmail.com.
TheselectionofparticipantswillbeannouncedbytheMarch15,2018.
Forquestsregardingthelogisticspleasecontactdegrowthsummerschool[@]gmail.com,andforquestionsaboutcontents,pleaseemailtoBeatrizRodríguezLabajos(beatriz.rodriguez{at}uab.cat)orBrototiRoy(brototi.econ{at}gmail.com).
Weaimathaving35-40participantsfromadiversityofgeographicalregionsandacademicdisciplines.Onceselectedyouareexpectedtopresentyourresearchand/orprojectthroughapostertouratthebeginningofthecourse,andtopresentanassignmentwithinasmallgroupattheendoftheschool.Moreinformationonpresentations,readingmaterialandassignmentswillcomeafteryouracceptance.
Forallthisinformationandmoreandtoapply,visitthewebsiteathttps://summerschool.degrowth.org/2018/01/22/application-2018/.
ChoosingaMajorWorkshops(alsoformajorchangers!)
Therewillbethreeworkshopsofferedthisterm,studentsonlyneedtogotooneandtheyareFREE.Thetopicsoftheworkshopare-mythsaboutchoosingmajors(andcareers),anintroductoryactivityonhowtheirinterests,valuesandabilitiesleadtoPSUmajorsandhandsontimewithwebresourcestoresearchandexploremajorsandcareers.
Tuesday,Feb6th2-3PMWednesday,Feb14th10-11AMThursday,Feb22nd11AM-12PM
AllworkshopswillbeheldinCramerHallroom169.
DANTATropicalBiologyandConservationFieldCoursesinCostaRica2018
Doyouhaveaninterestinwildlife,tropicalecologyand/orconservation?Areyoulookingtogainvaluablefieldexperience?Wouldyouliketolearnaboutothercultures?Wouldyouliketolearnmoreaboutyourself?Dantaispleasedtoannouncethe2018fieldcoursesintropicalbiology.Coursesareintendedforundergraduatesorearlygraduatelevelstudentswhohaveakeeninterestintropicalecosystemsandconservation,buthavelittleornoexperienceofworkinginatropicalenvironment.Participantsmayenrolloneitheracreditornon-creditbasis.DANTAoperatesonacooperativeandcollaborativeteachingmodelwithmultipleinternationalinstructorsoneachcourse.Co-instructionallowsformoreindividualizedinstruction,andthesharingandappreciationofdifferentideas.Visitingscholarsareoftenincorporatedintothecurriculumtobroadenstudentexperience.
Fulldetailsaboutthecoursesandapplicationprocedurescanbefoundonthewebsiteatwww.DANTA.INFOoremailconservation@danta.info.
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