IUN EVENTS:

rabbi talks Tuesday

creationism video and discussion Friday

honors tea

more events

dedication for Clarke

CHICAGO EVENTS:

CAPA Wed April 16

ethnographic facilitators wanted by field museum

SOUTH BEND EVENTS

Anne Savage - Biologist for Disney's Animal Kingdom

to lecture at Univ. of ND Mon Apr 14

free anthro books available online

IUN Anthro student advising notes

Anthro Club notes

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EVENTS AT IUN:

Tuesday April 8, 4 pm Women's Center, Savannah 207

"Rapping with the Rabbi:"

"Through Different Eyes: A Jewish View of the World"

with Rabbi Stanley Halpern of Temple Israel (Miller Temple) in Gary

If one believes the common myth, Judaism and Christianity are basically the

same religion, plus or minus Jesus. One celebrates Chanukkah, one Christmas

. . . one Easter, one Passover. . . but they are basically the same. However,

this myth hides the fact that Judaism and Christianity start from two very

different places. And while they share a common moral and ethical concern,

they get there on very different paths. We will examine this difference in

order to gain a better understanding of what these two great religions share,

and don't share. Q & A discussion is a major part of event.

Ordained in Israel in 1976, Rabbi Halpern is a committed Jewish educator who

has been a vocal proponent of strong cooperative efforts between Israel and

the Diaspora, and a tireless worker in the cause of Social Justice.

Open to the public, free, refreshments served.

Sponsored by IUN Depts of History, Women's Studies, Sociology & Anthropology,

and Social Work.

Call 219-972-2250 for more info.

Friday April 11, 4 pm to 6 pm. The IUN Anthro Club presents a video by

magician/comics Penn and Teller on Creationism from their uncensored series

"Bullshit", with discussion. Event is in Hawthorn 103 due to video needs;

some people wanted the video at 4 so they could leave campus after, others

wanted it after 5 so they could get here for it, so I figure we will show

it twice, once at 4 pm and again at about 5:30, with discussion in between

and after. I have seen only a few minutes of it, and it is hilarious.

Can someone bring popcorn? If the outer door to Hawthorn is locked,

use a yellow phone to call the IUN police; they will tell you which door

is unlocked, or unlock one (I asked to keep the building doors open til 6 pm)

Wednesday April 16 is the A & S Honors Tea; if you received an invitation,

please come as IUN is going to honor you; honors include Anthro Club

scholarship, A & S Honor roll awards, Outstanding Anthro Students graduating

with AA in Anthro or with minors; sociology and other departments will also

be honoring anthro students who are continuing in those programs. I suggest

we cancel the Anthro club meeting scheduled for that day as it is at the same

time and so many club members will receive honors.

Friday April 25, 5 pm Kathy Rizzo of UIC will present a talk on her research

with Howler Monkeys (followed with pizza and pop). Club meets at 4 pm that day

Thursday May 1, at 2:30 we will have a dedication of the plaque honoring the

late Clarke Johnson by the cedar trees we planted in the campus quadrangle.

Films about Indians series, Weds at 1 pm HH 331:

April 9 - Keetowah Cherokee - The History of one Band of the Cherokee

April 16 - Black Indians: An American Story (2000) -

April 23 - More Than Bows and Arrows, (2000) - Narrated by Pulitzer Prize

Winning Author N. Scott Momaday

April 30 - Harold of Orange - screenplay by Gerald Vizenor - Indian humor

EVENTS IN CHICAGO:

Wednesday, April 16, 7 to 9 pm, at DePaul University.

"Applied Practice in Universities: Limits and Opportunities"

a student oriented CAPA event (CAPA is The Chicago Association

for the Practice of Anthropology)

For most of us, applied training consisted of a single course.

The course looked at the history and perhaps some case studies in applied

anthropology. Methods were rarely touched on, as they so rarely are in

graduate education. Our real learning took place in the field. That was

where we learned to communicate with clients, adapt our methods to

unforeseen conditions, and prepare reports. The goal we set for ourselves

in DePaul's Anthropology Program was to design an undergraduate curriculum

that would give students the opportunity to engage in increasingly

sophisticated applied research with the oversight and support of

experienced faculty. We present the design of this curriculum, the

approaches of key faculty, and experiences of students. In doing so,

we hope receive constructive feedback from the professional community.

Bob Rotenberg will introduce and moderate the discussion.

Howard Rosing, assistant director of DePaul's Steans Center for

Community-based Service Learning, and Ginger Hofman, assistant

professor of anthropology, both of whom have taught courses in the

applied component of the curriculum, will briefly discuss their

approaches to applied research in the undergraduate setting.

Three students will give short reports on their field experiences.

Michelle Romanoff, a DePaul sophomore, interviewed clients of

Association House's food pantry in Humboldt Park to provide the

institution with feedback about its services. Anna Corio, a DePaul

junior, worked in the Austin neighborhood with Arab and South Asian

shopkeepers. Her goal was to discover channels of communication that

could be used by neighborhood organizers to bridge the gap between

the shopkeepers and the community. Stev Weidlich, a recent graduate,

worked with the Division Street Business District Association in

umboldt Park. He developed materials using interviews with residents

or former residents of Humboldt Park to help create a marketing plan

that will support an image of Division Street as a Puerto Rico town.

The meeting is at 990 W. Fullerton, Room 2404,

in the building that houses the Anthropology Department.

It is at the intersection of Sheffield and Fullerton, on the northeast

corner, and so next to / or across the street from the El stop.

To get there by El, take the Red or Brown line to Fullerton.

If you are driving, garage parking is next to Dominick's on Sheffield.

You can get your parking ticket validated at the help desk of the

Student Center or at the Library so that parking is much cheaper than

the posted rates.

We will go out afterwards to Red Lion for socializing.

It is on Lincoln Avenue, just NW of the intersection with

Fullerton, almost across from the Biograph Theater. Anyone

who can't make the meeting is welcome to join us there!

http://www.chicagoanthro.org/

Volunteer facilitators needed (well a free dinner is involved)

The next Cultural Connections program is approaching and needs

at least 3 facilitators for each session to sit with the participants

during the meal and facilitate discussion based on presentation and

guiding questions that we provide. The audience is made up of mostly

CPS teachers and the general public including community members.

Here is the information, you can e-mail rcabrera@fieldmuseum.org

or call Michaela at 312-665-7475.

From Hand to Heart:

Wedding Crafts and Sentiments -A Joint Event

Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center and

Ukrainian National Museum

What is it that makes a wedding a wedding? How might your

grandmother's wedding have been different from your own? Join us for

an informal gathering to discuss various wedding traditions from

different cultural foundations and also different generational

perspectives. Each partner will bring in two

community members from different generations to compare and contrast

their matrimonial rituals and handmade must-haves, including

traditional garb and handmade textiles, foods and baked goods, like

the Ukrainian korovai, or wedding bread. We will also discuss the

differences between such traditional objects as the Greek wedding

crown, stefana, and the Ukrainian wedding wreath, vinok, and take a

look at how things have or have not changed over generations.

Greek and Ukrainian foods will

complement the discussion.

Saturday, April 12, 2003

12noon-2pm and 4pm-6pm (select one)

at the Ukrainian National Museum

720 N. Oakley Boulevard, Chicago

Thanks to all of you who continue to facilitate these conversations!

sent by Rosa Cabrera

EVENTS IN SOUTH BEND:

Department of Anthropology and

the Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend, IN

present

Anne Savage, Ph.D.

Conservation Biologist for Disney's Animal Kingdom

Director of Proyecto Titi

"Teens, Tamarins and Teamwork: Developing a Conservation

Program for the Cotton-top Tamarin in Colombia"

Monday, April 14th

6:30 p.m.

141 DeBartolo Hall

Anne Savage, Ph.D. will present a history of Proyecto Titi,

the multi-disciplinary conservation program in Colombia.

For nearly two decades, Proyecto Titi has provided important

information on the biology and ecology of the endangered

cotton-top Tamarin and has developed some innovative methods

to work with local communities to develop effective

education and economic alternative programs.

Additional information on the program can be found at:

http://www.csew.com/proyectotiti/

IN ILLINOIS:

April 19th: College of Lake County Powwow will be held from

12 noon to 7 pm. at the CLC Physical Ed building.

All dancers are welcome, the first 50 will be paid.

Head staff will be choosen by the arena director the day of the

powwow. Directions: I-94 to RT120 (the exit before Great America,

if coming from the city)take this to RT45 (Right turn) for about 1 mile

At Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Evanston Ill

Sunday April 27, 1 pm, Fred Christensen (Parkland College):

"LaSalle and the Illini at Starved Rock"

Thursday May 1, 7 pm, flute concert by Al Jewer

Sunday May 4, 1 pm, Sally Wagoner of American Indian Health:

"Medicinal Plants and their Uses"

Sunday May 18, 1 pm, Charlotte Adelman:

James Woodworth Prarie Preserve; an Illustrated Lecture

phone museum 847-475-1030, or http://www.mitchellmuseum.org

The University of California Press has put dozens of good anthro and

other books online for your free reading pleasure. These are good books,

I have read some previously, and even used a few for courses:

http://escholarship.cdlib.org/ucpress/subjects_public.html

I regret to report that Shovelbums, the clearinghouse website for

archaeological fieldwork jobs, will be shutting down soon.

(No they are not really closing, it was their April Fool's joke,

see their revised site at: http://64.177.22.204/shovelbums/index.html)

Meetings:

1. SAA Milwaukee April 9-12

2. CSAS Louisville April 17-19

3. AAPA Tempe April 23-26

IUN ANTHRO

Summer I: John Low's E323 Indians of Indiana course has been approved

for Group IIIC and for IV-2 Culture studies credit; the concurrent COAS

E104 course number has not been so approved; the difference is that E323

requires a library report.

For fall registration, please not the following courses:

ANTH E200 fulfill the requirement for AA and minors to take at least one

"200 core course". But students may want to take the same course as A360

to also fulfill the minor requirement for an upper level class.

Those in the new Sociology/Anthropology BA curriculum may want to take it

as Sociology S441 so it counts as that program's theory requirement.

Also for Soc/Anthro BA students, Fall offerings include the required

sociology classes S210, S230, and S250, the last of which is prerequisite

for S254 and also next semester's statistics class. S254 is offered in

the fall only this year, so you can take S250 and S254 at the same time

and fulfill both methods requirements. I am available for advising on

Tues and Thurs afternoons, and other times by appointment. 219-980-6607,

or reply to this email newsletter.

ANTH B250 and B400 Walking with the Great Apes are both Group IIIA

natural science credits.

We have been awarded a super duper computer for the Resource Center

to be used for lab classes, etc.

CLUB NOTES:

Indians Film Festival was a huge success, room was not large enough.

Thank you John Low for arranging it, and to all who helped.

Book Sale was a huge success, netting over two thousand $.

We are ordering 25 tape recorders to donate to the university

for students to use for interviews and other class projects.

We are awaiting the OK to hang the maps we purchased in all

IUN classrooms.

We are planning a summer cookout or picnic, possibly at my

house in Chicago in late July.

Summer field trip to Milwaukee Zoo.

The club will use booksale funds to award stipends to students

attending field schools etc in the future, details TBA.

Bob Mucci

Associate Professor and Coordinator of Anthropology

Indiana University Northwest

3400 Broadway, Gary IN 46408