IUN Anthropology Newsletter February 20, 2005
IUN and the Darwin Day (and Bob Mucci) are featured in the IU Home Pages this
month; it is a paper distributed statewide on IU campuses:
http://www.homepages.indiana.edu/021105/text/mucci.shtml
1) EVENTS AT IUN:
A) Krippendorf's Tribe
B) next anthro club meetings
C) Spring Anthropology Club Dollar Used Book Sale
D) Anthropology work-study job
E) Gallery show
F) Sista Souljah
G) African village
H) TALK: Study strategies and long term recall of medical students
I) Archaeology presentation at Lake County Library
2) In Chicago:
A) CAPA
B) Americans for Informed Democracy
C) Body Worlds: anatomy as art
D) New Assyrian gallery at the Oriental Institute
E) semicircular canals and bipedalism talk
F) Amazon art
G) 60 small unknown museums
3) farrago of events elsewhere:
A) Maya Glyphs meetings
B) Native Language Acquisition
C) Midwest Archaeological Conference
4) Field schools: many
5) interesting web sites: bonobos, Darwin comics
6) Ortiz pot for sale at IUN
7) SUMMER JOBS for students
8) summer and fall IUN class schedule
SCROLL DOWN TO FIND THE EVENTS:
1A) Friday February 25 at 5 pm in Library CC 105A:
a showing of the film Krippendorf's Tribe:
Instead of documenting a previously unknown tribe in New Guinea, Professor James
Krippendorf (Richard Dreyfuss) has blown the last two years ... and all his
grant money ... rearing his out-of-control kids! Desperate to bluff his way past
impatient colleagues, Krippendorf decides to focus his camera on the wildest
tribe he can find: his own outrageous offspring! With a top cast including Lily
Tomlin, you'll find the crowd-pleasing lengths taken to pull off this hoax
absolutely hilarious! Pizza and soda served during the movie; free and open to
the public.
Anthropology Club meets at 4 pm before the movie, in the same room.
1B) The next anthro club meetings are scheduled for:
Friday February 25 at 4 pm room Library CC 105A, followed by movie
Wednesday March 2 at 1 pm in Savannah 207
Wednesday March 9 at 1 pm in Savannah 207
Spring Break no meeting
Booksale week no meeting
Thursday March 31 at 1 pm in Savannah 207
Wednesday April 6 at 1 pm in Savannah 207
Thursday April 14 at 1 pm in Savannah 207
Friday April 22 at 4 pm followed by speaker at 5 pm; speaker and room TBA
1C) The Spring 2005 IUN Anthropology Club One Dollar Used Book Sale will be
held from Monday March 21 thru Friday March 25; over 10,000 books will be
available at only one dollar each; booksale website is at:
http://www.iun.edu/~anthronw/cal/2005/03-21-05.htm.
We will be asking for volunteers for the setup on Sunday March 20 as well as all
week long.
1D) The Anthropology Department has an opening for a work-study student; see
http://www.iun.edu/~socnw/ for info
1E) IUN Gallery show:
SKINTIMATE
Feb 21 to March 25
Reception for artist John Cichon
Friday February 25, 2005
Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Location: Gallery Northwest (Tamarack)
Contact: Ann Fritz afritz@iun.edu
1F) In celebration of African-American history month, the IUN Black Student
Union presents best-selling writer Sista Souljah at Indiana University Northwest
inside the Tamarack Hall Theatre in Gary, Indiana.
Sista Souljah, one of the first controversial and celebrated female artists of
rap music, is the author of “The Coldest Winter Ever” and “No Disrespect".
Indiana University Northwest - Tamarack Hall Theatre
Wednesday February 23, 2005 Time: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. This event is free to the public.
Sister Souljah (one of the first female rap artists) will discuss her path to
success and why education is the key. For information on this event please call
980-6704.
http://www.iun.edu/~newsnw/pg/2005/050207_soulja.shtml
1G) African village
Group/Office: Multicultural Affairs
Date: Tuesday February 22, 2005 and also Thursday February 24, 2005
Time: 09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Location: SCLobby
Contact: Henrietta Moore hmoore@iun.edu
Webpage: African Village
Brief Info: Exhibit includes hair braiding, quilting, story telling, music,
games and more.
More info at: http://www.iun.edu/~newsnw/pg/2005/050208_african.shtml
1H) SPRING 2005 SEMINAR SERIES NORTHWEST CENTER FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION:
February 25, 2005 "Teaching and Study Strategies to Increase the Long-term
Recall of Professional Level Students" Peter J. Ward, Doctoral Candidate,
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
All Seminars are scheduled for Noon Central Time in Room 2001 Professional
Building, Indiana University Northwest
1J) Thursday March 31st at 6:30 at the Lake County Public Library main branch
in Merrillville, IN (1919 W 81st Ave) the KVHS (Kankakee Valley Historical
Society) and Dr. Mark Schurr of Notre Dame University will be holding an
archaeological dig program on their Collier Lodge dig 2004. We will begin at
6:30 and run until 8:30. KVHS will be showing a dig video starting at 6:30, and
then Dr. Schurr will speak afterward. We will also be having dig pic on display
and have KVHS publications on hand. For information go to
http://www.kankakeevalleyhistoricalsociety.org/ .
and http://www.nd.edu/~mschurr/
2) In and near Chicago:
2A) Chicago Association for the Practice of Anthropology
Tuesday, February 22, 2005 from 7-9 PM. As usual, we will begin with our
business meeting.
WHERE: DePaul Fullerton Campus.
We will be at the 1150 W. Fullerton building, Room 204
WHAT: The topic of the presentation is Design
Perspectives on Culturally-Sensitive Innovation:
The Institute of Design and the Base of the Pyramid Project in India
Anjali Kelkar, research associate for the Institute of Design’s Design for the
BoP project will come to speak about the project and the use of research to
inform design innovation. The Design for the BoP Project (formerly known as the
Urban Opportunity Project) began with an exploratory phase (Phase I), conducted
in the summer of 2003 in Chicago and in three cities in India. Through initial
observation of the daily life of slum residents in India, the Chicago-based team
discovered patterns of social interaction, economic activity and living
conditions that inspired new solutions. For more information visit the project
website: http://www.id.iit.edu/profile/gallery/design_for_BoP/
We will follow up with socializing and continuation of discussion at Fiesta
Mexicana on Lincoln.
Regards, Nancy P. Greenman, President
http://www.chicagoanthro.org
2B) Americans for Informed Democracy
presents a DePaul town hall meeting entitled:
The Tsunami, The U.S. Response &
the Future of U.S. Development Policy
featuring:
Clement Adibe
Assoc. Professor of Political Science at DePaul
William Schweiker
Professor of Theological Ethics, University of Chicago
Author of Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics
Ali Riaz
Professor of Politics and Government at Illinois State
Associate Director, Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies
6:00 pm, Monday February 21
DePaul Center Room 11013
1 E. Jackson (Loop Campus)
Free Pizza will be served
Question to be addressed: Is current U.S. aid policy “stingy” toward developing
countries, as one U.N. official recently commented, or “generous” and
“kindhearted” as U.S. officials have insisted?
2C) Body Worlds: There is a fabulous show at the Museum of Science and
Industry including entire bodies as well as individual organs and transparent
body slices. Using the revolutionary process of plastination invented by Dr.
Gunther von Hagens, the body specimens are preserved with special plastics that
enable us to view the many layers and systems under our skin. BODY WORLDS offers
a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see and understand our own physiology and health
and to gain new appreciation and respect for what it means to be human; info and
some pictures at:
http://www.msichicago.org/bodyworlds/intro2.html
2D) New Assyrian gallery is open at the Oriental Institute:
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/GALLERY/EAST/New_East_Gallery.html
2E) EVOLUTIONARY MORPHOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES
Winter Quarter 2005
Henry Hinds Laboratory, University of Chicago
5734 S. Ellis Ave., Room 176
Thursdays at 7:30PM (refreshments before talk)
March 3 Dr. Fred C. Spoor
University College London
"The semicircular canal system and locomotive behavior: a comparative and
evolutionary perspective"
about the evolution of bipedalism in hominids; see
http://evolution.anat.ucl.ac.uk/people/spoor/spmain.htm
other talks at: http://pondside.uchicago.edu/ceb/seminar.html
2F) Tuesday, March 15
at 3:00 p.m. Waud Kracke
UIC Department of Anthropology
The Parintintin World (in the Brazilian Amazon) through the eyes of Parintintin
Artist Paulinho
Lower Level Stevenson Hall, 701 South Morgan
Chicago,IL 60607-7040
Phone : (312) 996-6352 Email : huminst@uic.edu
2G) Sixty little known museums just to the west of Chicago:
http://kdrma.org/
Dig around in the site and you will find gems like:
http://aello.aurora.edu/museum/announce1.htm
Aurora University’s Schingoethe Center
for Native American Cultures and pictures of its exhibits
3) farrago of events elsewhere:
3A) The 2005 Maya Meetings at Texas March 11-16, 2005
Glyphs on Pots http://www.utexas.edu/research/chaaac/
3B) Giving The Gift Of Language
A Workshop and Symposium on Native Language Acquisition April 18—22, 2005
Missoula, MT Hosted by
The Department of Anthropology
University of Montana
http://www.nsilc.org/
3C) Midwest Archaeological Conference 2005
Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers
October 20-23, 2005
Dayton Crowne Plaza Hotel
Dayton, Ohio
Organizers: Robert Riordan, Wright State University
Lynn Simonelli, Dayton Society of Natural History
William Kennedy, Dayton Society of Natural History
Abstracts of proposed papers and symposia can be submitted after March 1, 2005
and until July 29, 2005
Presenters must be 2005 members of the MAC; membership information is available
at http://www.midwestarchaeology.org/.
Registration fees will be $60 for MAC members before Sept. 28, 2005, $70
thereafter; student registration will be $35. Non-member rates are $70 and $45.
The Dayton Crowne Plaza is located in downtown Dayton. Rooms will be
$89+tax if booked under the MAC block before Sept. 28.
* On Thursday evening Oct. 20 there will be a special showing of portions of
three new films from the Ohio Archaeology series by Voyageur Media Group Inc.
* On Friday evening Oct. 21 there will be a reception and cash bar at SunWatch
Indian Village/Archaeological Park in Dayton (in the museum adjacent to the
partially-restored Fort Ancient village).
* On Saturday evening Oct. 22 there will be a banquet at the Crowne Plaza, with
speaker Dr. Lawrence Keeley, University of Illinois at Chicago.
An exhibit entitled “The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt” will
be showing at the Dayton Art Institute during the conference.
4) FIELD SCHOOLS
The 30th Annual Undergraduate Field School in Southwestern Archeology:
http://www.suu.edu/hss/archeology/
Field School in The Archaeology of Chesapeake Slavery and Landscape:
http://www.monticello.org/archaeology/fieldschool/index.html
17th annual summer field school in historical archaeology
http://www.poplarforest.org/ARCH/archfieldschool.html
Several archaeological and ethnographic field schools from SUNY Albany from
former IUN instructor Walter Little:
http://www.albany.edu/anthro/
and Walt’s new book:
http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/litmay.html
5) WEB SITES
Bonobo sites from Terry Hunt:
http://bonoboducongo.free.fr/
http://www.zoosociety.org/Conservation/Bonobo/WhatIs.php
I have ordered the set of Darwin Comics:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4495248
6) Ortiz pot
Pot for sale: By sought-after master potter Macario Ortiz. Appx 5.5" tall 15.5"
circ. Intricate design. Main colors paprika, black with three other colors.
Similar pieces sell for $450-525. This beautiful piece in excellent condition is
offered for sale at very reasonable $350.00. E-mail for more info or pic:
Greendarnr@aol.com "Macario enjoys building egg shaped ollas and "signs" them
with his beautiful rabbits." http://www.mataortiz.com/mata/potters.htm Read more
about Macario Ortiz in the Ensenada Gazette at:
http://www.ensenadagazette.com/macario04.html
E-mail: cherylcash@aol.com
Contact: Cheryl 219-764-7838
Price: $350.00
7) SUMMER JOBS for students:
Geophysical Methods and the Archaeology of Late Prehistoric Central Indiana
June 27 - August 19, 2005
An Undergraduate Research Experience funded by the National Science Foundation
The Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Archaeological Survey
(IPFW-AS) will run a three-year REU site that will give talented undergraduate
students the opportunity to enhance their professional skills in the context the
ongoing Strawtown archaeological research project in central Indiana. Students
will acquire practical experience in the planning, implementation, and
completion of original research in a real-world setting, as well as a valuable
set of technical skills that is growing in usage and applicability. Through
mentoring and direct participation in sophisticated geophysical archaeological
research, students will be encouraged to focus and continue their careers in the
sciences. Students will receive a $300/week stipend. Application forms and
information can be found here. http://www.ipfw.edu/archsurv/reu.html
The Center for American Archeology, Kampsville, Illinois has several employment
opportunities available for Summer 2005. Interested candidates should send a
current resume/CV and 2 letters of recommendation to the CAA Main Office (see
below). Postmark Deadline: April 8, 2005. Notification will be within two
weeks of deadline.
1) Teaching & Field Assistant:
The CAA seeks a full-time Teaching & Field Assistant for our summer excavation
season. The appointment is for 10 weeks, June 1-August 13. Primary duties will
include assisting with site excavation, management, and our youth and adult
field school programs. Some chaperone duties with our youth program
participants required. Qualifications: Applicants must have 1) previous
archeological experience (field & lab), 2) advanced undergrad or grad student
status, 3) excellent communication & organizational skills, and 4) the ability
to work with students 8-70+ in a positive, collegial learning environment.
Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid driver's license, and
agree to a background check. Compensation: $528.40 per week plus room; optional
board plan available for $75/week.
2) Laboratory Director:
Same time frame, qualifications, and compensation as for Teaching & Field
Assistant position. Primary duties will include laboratory set-up, management,
and teaching our youth & adult field school participants.
3) Women in Archeology Internship Program
Applicants must be women currently enrolled in graduate program in archeology or
a related field or planning to enroll in grad school during the next academic
year. Advanced undergrads will also be considered. For a full program
description and application requirements, please go to
http://www.caa-archeology.org (click on Opportunities index bar or on 2005
Calendar icon) or email our office at caa@caa-archeology.org.
Submit Application Materials to:
CAA
P.O. Box 366
Kampsville, IL 62053
Questions?
caa@caa-archeology.org
8) IUN: The printed class schedule will be available in a couple of weeks. In
the meantime the quickest access to the classes that will be offered this Summer
& Fall is:
http://onestart.iu.edu
Click on the 'Public Services' tab (you do not need to login)
In the 'Self-Service' box under 'Course Information' click on 'Schedule of Classes
You now have 2 choices:
Class Schedule: Active which will take you to the Student Record system version
of the schedule
OR
IU Northwest which will take you to the web-based version on IUN's website
The IU Northwest version will allow you to view evening classes only, Portage
Commons classes only, first & second eight weeks classes only for Fall & Spring,
and Summer I & Summer II classes only. Course descriptions are also available as
part of the IU Northwest version. (The site crashed over the weekend but should
be working on Monday)
9) Financial Aid has problems all over and always had:
I just received a letter from the University of Illinois, dated January 2005,
stating that they had received the final payment on the Student Loan that I took
out in 1975; they included the receipt for that final payment. It was correctly
dated June 1987, which was when I paid it off. They are only 17 years behind;
blame it on their new computer system?
--
Bob Mucci
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Anthropology
Indiana University Northwest
3400 Broadway, Gary IN 46408
219-980-6607
RMucci@iun.edu
http://www.iun.edu/~anthronw
"Education not slogans is our motto"