NEWS:  Two IU system anthropologists (and one sociologist)
will be given prestigious state-wide awards at the IU
Founders Day, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. in Assembly Hall on the
Bloomington campus.

1) IUN Anthro events:  club meeting and discussion
2)  Events in the area:
2A)  CAPA Special meeting and talk
2B)  Meave Leakey returns to Chicago
2C)  Cultural Connections program resumes at the Field
Museum with four events
2D)  other events at the Mitchell Museum of the American
Indian, Evanston IL (just  north of Chicago)
2E)  Phillip Gingerich at Northwestern University Medical
School
2F)  Women's History Month at UIC
2H)  Domestic Violence A Multicultural Exploration at UIC
2G)  Contract and Domination/A Talk by Charles Mills at UIC
3)  summer field school opportunities
4)  grants and funding
5)  JOBS:
Chicago area FT anthropology job
CA job
6)  other - on the air, on the web: Darwin's ship Beagle
found; Sioux and the river;  smallest known primate

NEWS:
Four faculty members from three campuses have been chosen to
receive the  President's Award, established in 1974 to
recognize outstanding teaching, research  or service on all
of IU's campuses. They are Juanita Keck, professor of
nursing and  chair of the Department of Adult Health at
IUPUI; Daniel P. Maki, professor of  mathematics and chair
of the Department of Mathematics at IU Bloomington;  Rebecca
L. Torstrick, associate professor of anthropology at IU
South Bend; and  Eric R. Wright, associate professor of
sociology at IUPUI.

Paul L. Jamison, professor of anthropology and director of
graduate studies in the  Department of Anthropology at IU
Bloomington, will receive the Wilbert Hites  Mentoring
Award. The award was established by Ronald A. Hites,
Distinguished  Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs
at IU Bloomington, in honor of his late  father. Hites Award
recipients must display outstanding mentoring qualities that
 provide students or colleagues with the academic support,
advice and  encouragement needed to establish their own
career and educational goals.
http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/1260.html


1)  Anthropology Club meeting Wednesday February  25, 4 pm
Savannah 207; there  will be an open discussion with the
topic: "Are we genetically programmed to be  hunters and
gatherers?"
Minutes of previous meetings, and lots of pictures from our
events, are posted at the  new club web site:
http://www.iun.edu/%7Eanthronc/
The club receive the current year's issue of the AAA guide
to departments of  anthropology; come to a meeting or
contact one of the officers or me to look at it.

2A)  CAPA Special Event: This is a wonderful opportunity for
everyone involved with  anthropology, social research,
public policy, and anyone else interested in some of  the
social problems we deal with today.
 Sunday February 29, 2004 at 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue,
DePaul University's Student  Center in room 270 from 3:00 pm
to 5:00 pm.  (Lincoln Park Area of Chicago, about  one mile
west of the zoo)
Our speaker will be Kendall M. Thu, Associate Professor of
Anthropology at Northern  Illinois University, and Chair of
the American Anthropological Society's Committee on  Public
Policy. Professor Thu will provide an overview of the
activities of this  committee and of the many issues it is
facing. More importantly, both CAPA and  Professor Thu are
looking forward to a stimulating conversation about the ways
in  which anthropologists may more constructively contribute
to the solution of social  problems through public policy.
The AAA Committee on Public Policy has a new webpage at :
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/ppc/brief.htm.
It is hoped that those attending will have a chance to
peruse this page and its links. It  will be of great benefit
to the discussion with Professor Thu if those attending are
 prepared to give feedback on the webpages or on the
substantive issues of public  policy addressed in those pages.
All those interested in the relationship between
anthropology and public policy are  urged to attend.  The
discussion should be of interest not only to anthropologists
but  also practitioners in policy areas such as public
health, education, the environment,  information technology,
and global development. As always, students are welcome.
Professor Thu is a cultural anthropologist with specific
interests in applied  anthropology, food systems, public and
environmental health, the anthropology of  sports, North
America, and Northern Europe. His research focuses on the
relationships between industrialized food systems, the
environment, public health,  rural social dynamics, and
state power and policy. He has been the President of the
Culture and Agriculture Section of the American
Anthropological Association, served  on the Executive Board
of the Central States Anthropological Society, and is a
Fellow  in the Society for Applied Anthropology. He teaches
courses in applied anthropology,  medical anthropology,
environmental anthropology, and introductory cultural
anthropology.  More on CAPA at: http://www.chicagoanthro.org/
Following the meeting we will continue the conversation at
Fiesta Mexicana, 2423  North Lincoln.

2B)  An evening with Meave Leakey, Friday March 19, 7 pm;
info at:
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/CalendarSystem/program_item.asp?ID=668
cost is $15 for students and educators; darn, that is during
our spring break field trip.


2C) The following four events are all part of the Cultural
Connections Program of the  Field museum, but actually take
place at other museums in Chicago.  You can  register at
their web page
http://www.fmnh.org/CalendarSystem/Search_Exhibit.asp?Exhibit=10

and the brochures and forms are also on the IUN anthro
bulletin board in  Lindenwood.  Cost per event is $10 for
students and teachers, and you get a taste of   appropriate
food also!  And the Field also is looking for a few advanced
anthro  students and graduates to be paid to help out at
these events as facilitators.

The Cultural Connections program is resuming with its Spring
2004 season and our  first event is right around the corner
- Saturday, February 28!. We will continue with  the theme:
"Traditions of Transition: Understanding Rites of Passages."

From Sky to Earth - Star Quilts and Origami Cranes
Saturday, February 28, 2004 - 11:30am-2:00pm and 3:00pm-6:00pm
Chicago Japanese American Historical Society and
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
At the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
2600 Central Park Ave., Evanston
Sometimes a particular object can play an
important role in multiple ceremonies that mark
life changes.  Star quilts in Native American
cultures and origami cranes in Japanese American
culture are two such objects.  Explore the
meaning and history of these objects and the
roles they play in such diverse rites as birth,
marriage, military service, naming, 50th wedding
anniversaries, transitions to old age, other
honoring ceremonies and death.  Discover how the
symbolism of the quilted Morning Star and the
folded paper crane has changed over time and
through exposure to other cultures.  View samples
of both arts and learn how to make your own. Also
taste traditional Native American fry bread and
Japanese sushi and other delicacies.

Welcome tot he World! Birth and Naming Ceremonies of Arab
and Asian Indian Cultures
Saturday, March 27 - 11:30am-2:00pm and 3:30pm-6:00pm
Arab American Action Network and Indo-American Center
At the Indo-American Center
6328 N. California Ave
Who am I? What's in a name? Our introduction to
the world is most often shaped by our families
and the ceremonies they organize to celebrate our
arrival. Many of these ceremonies include naming
as well as an acknowledgment of our gender and
role in society. In many ways, these rites serve
to influence the formation of our identity as
individuals throughout our lives. El Sebou, the
Egyptian birth ceremony, one of many
birth-related traditions among Arabs and Arab
Americans, marks the announcement of a newborn's
gender and entrance into society. Within the
broad diversity of cultures and religions
represented in India, the Muslims, Sikhs and
Christians, to name a few, also all celebrate
according to their own birth-related traditions.
For this event, however, the Indo-American Center
will focus on the Namakaranam, the Hindu naming
ceremony. Join us to learn more about the
symbolism and meaning involved in these two
diverse ceremonies. A sampling of Indian and
Arabian delicacies appropriate for celebrations
of these ceremonies will be provided.

Celebrating Adulthood: Coming of Age in Jewish and
Puerto Rican Communities
Tuesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 29 - 6:00-8:30pm
Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture and the Spertus
Museum
at the Spertus Museum
618 S. Michigan Ave
Cultures throughout the world mark a child's
entry into adulthood with an array of public or
private ceremonies and rituals. Puerto Rican and
Jewish communities mark this coming of age
transition with the Quinceañero and the Bar/Bat
Mitzvah celebrations. The Quinceañero is a rite
of passage in the Puerto Rican community that
acknowledges a girl's passage from childhood to
womanhood at the age of fifteen, which occurs
regardless of socioeconomic levels. The Bar/Bat
Mitzvah is the Jewish commemoration of a child
reaching religious and legal maturity at the age
of thirteen. In their respective communities,
both are considered milestones that celebrate
family, community ties and responsibility as well
as the importance of preserving culture,
religious traditions and pride. Join us to
explore these two fascinating celebrations of
life transitions into adulthood and discover how
these cultural traditions intersect. Participants
will also enjoy a taste of traditional Puerto
Rican and Jewish foods.

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed,
Something Blue or Red?: Cultural Perspectives on Unity and
Ceremony
Sunday, May 16  - 11:30am-2:00pm and 3:30pm-6:00pm
Korean American Resource and Cultural Center and
Swedish American Museum Center
At the Swedish American Museum Center
5211 N. Clark St.
In concluding the Cultural Connections 2003-2004
program year's theme of understanding rites of
passage, we end on the notion of unity - between
two people. Please join us to explore some of the
origins of Korean and Swedish wedding traditions
from the distant past as well as how these
diverse traditions take place today. Take this
opportunity also to delve deeper into exploring
the meaning and attitudes towards marriage from
these different cultural perspectives and
understand why certain elements of these
ceremonies from the past have survived or
changed. Presentations will include first voice
accounts, artifact displays and video clips.
Traditional Korean and Swedish foods will
complement the conversation!

 Like the fall season, we will be able to offer a small
stipend of $50 per event session  to three facilitators on a
first come basis.  The events are two and a half hours long,
 however, we ask facilitators to arrive half an hour early
to prepare accordingly.   Apply  to be a facilitator by
contacting
Rosa Cabrera
Public Involvement Manager
Center for Cultural Understanding and Change
The Field Museum
312/665-7470
rcabrera@fmnh.org

2D)  Mitchell Museum
http://www.mitchellmuseum.org/programs.htm#upcoming
Sunday, March 7, 1:00 p.m. Talk: The Fort Dearborn Massacre,
1812. Fred  Christensen (Parkland College)
Saturday, March 13, 1:00 p.m. Movie: Wasaa Inabidaa (We Look
in All Directions)  Part 5: The Good Life; Talk: Film-maker
Jim Fortier (Metis-Ojibwe)
Sunday, March 21, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Chicagoland
American Indian  Marketplace
Sunday, March 21 1:00 p.m. Demonstration: Ice Fishing
Decoys. Phillip La Barge  (Lac du Flambeau Chippewa)
Sunday, April 4, 1:00 p.m. Contemporary Native Music.
Michael Jacobs (Cherokee)
Saturday, April 10, 1:00 p.m. Native American Rock Art. Alan
Barbick
Sunday, April 18, 1:00 P.M. Mary Lou Lindahl (Anchorage
Museum Shop Native Arts  Buyer). Native Alaskan Arts: Talk
and Sale
Sunday, April 25, 1:00 P.M Fred Christensen (Parkland
College). After Tippecanoe:  the War of 1812 in the Midwest
Sunday, May 5, 1:00 P.M. Frances L. Hagemann (Chippewa). A
History of American  Indians of the Chicago Metropolitan
Region and the Western Great Lakes. Talk and  Book-signing.
Saturday, June 5, 2:00 P.M. Sharon Skolnick (Apache-Lakota).
Doll-making  Workshop (Yarn Ponies).
Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00
P.M. Fourth Annual  American Indian Jewelry Trading Days

2E) "Origin and Early Evolution of Whales"
Dr. Phillip Gingerich (anthropologist, biologist, geologist,
and director of the museum  of paleontology) of the
University of Michigan will be speaking at Northwestern
University Medical School on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 4:00 p.m.
Turnbull Auditorium  1-074  Montgomery Ward Building - 1
303 E. Chicago Avenue Chicago Campus  60611
mailto:m-ravosa@northwestern.edu

2F) Women's History Month events at UIC:
http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/adn/masscomm/announce/announcement.44155.html

2G)  Contract and Domination/A Talk by Charles Mills at UIC
Charles W.Mills, Professor of Philosophy and 2003-2004
Institute for the Humanities  Fellow, will deliver a lecture
titled "Contract and Domination" on Wednesday,  February 25
at 2.00pm. The lecture will take place in the Institute for
the Humanities,  lower level, Stevenson Hall. For more
information call 996 6352 or visit
http://www.uic.edu/depts/humanist/lectures.html.

2H)  Domestic Violence A Multicultural Exploration at UIC
Join us for the UIC School of Public Health February Dean's
Forum, Domestic  Violence: A Multicultural Exploration.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm
SPH Auditorium, 1603 W. Taylor
Guest Speakers: Bharati Dev, Program Director, Apna Ghar;
Fran Abramson,  Domestic Violence Counselor, Shalva
Co-sponsored by the UIC School of Public Health and the
Maimonides Institute for  Jewish Ethics of the Levine Hillel
Center at UIC with support from the Jacobs Burns  Ethics
Grant and the Chicago Jewish Womens Foundation
To download the flyer for this event visit,
http://www.uic.edu/sph/news_deansforum022504.htm

3)  These U Virginia field schools' brochures are all
posted on the IUN Anthro board  in Lindenwood:
"Archaeology of Chesapeake Slavery and Landscape"
Monticello and U of Virginia:
http://www.monticello.org/archaeology/fieldschool/
Same university, another field school: "Thomas Jefferson's
Poplar Forest  Archaeology"
http://www.poplarforest.org/archfldschool.htm

a Neurobiology field school?
http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/masscomm/announce/announcement.44017.html

Beijing China Summer Study Abroad Program
http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/adn/masscomm/announce/announcement.44204.html

London Summer Program for Political Science
http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/masscomm/announce/announcement.44198.html

Paris Summer French Language Study Abroad Program
http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/masscomm/announce/announcement.44203.html

Berlin German Summer Language Study Abroad Program
http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/masscomm/announce/announcement.44197.html

Also check out 80 summer and all year opportunities
available thru IU at:
http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/programs/index.shtml

4) Global Fund for Women grants are available at:
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/

5)  Elgin Community College (40 miles west of Chicago) is
advertising for a tenure  track teaching position, MA or PhD
in Cultural Anthropology.
http://www.elgin.edu/JobPostingViewer/ElginEdu/JobViewDetail.aspx?site=Elgin&P

T=E&jid=410

California job: UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Performance and
Globalization
The Department of World Arts and Cultures invites
applications for a tenure track open-rank position focused
on theories of globalization,
transnationalism, and diaspora studies in relation
to performance and/or expressive culture.
Responsibilities of the position include active program of
research, publication, and/or creative work; graduate and
undergraduate teaching and advising; service and
participation in the interdisciplinary, comparative, and
theoretical dialogues in the Department of
World Arts and Cultures.
The position is open to both scholars and artist-scholars.
A Ph.D. or other terminal degree is preferred.  Theoretical
and geographical interests are open.
Level of appointment and salary will be determined by the
candidate's qualifications and professional experience.
A letter of application addressing the applicant's research
and teaching interests,  CV, sample publication and/or
creative work, and names and contact information of  three
references should be sent to:
        Chair, Global Studies Search Committee
        UCLA - Department of World Arts and Cultures
        P.O. Box 951608
        Los Angeles, CA 90095-1608
Application deadline: April 5, 2004, or until filled.
The University of California, Los Angeles is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
U.S. citizenship or eligibility for U.S. employment required
Marta E. Savigliano, Ph.D.
Professor, World Arts and Cultures, UCLA
martasa@arts.ucla.edu


Healthy well rested males and females needed for research
study in Chicago:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/masscomm/announce/announcement.44195.html
http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/masscomm/announce/announcement.44193.html

6)  OTHER
Darwin's Beagle may lie under Essex mud
Mon 16 February, 2004 12:49 By Jeremy Lovell
LONDON (Reuters) - A group of marine archaeologists may have
solved one of the world's most enduring maritime mysteries
-- the final resting place of HMS Beagle in which Charles
Darwin developed his landmark theory of evolution. "This
vessel is one of the most significant in the history of
scientific research," Robert Prescott of the Beagle Ship
Research Group told Reuters by telephone.
So far all that has been seen is a radar image of the
outline of a hull under some four metres (12 feet) of mud in
the marshes of Essex, east of London, with further research
needed to verify that it is indeed the Beagle. For such a
famous ship, the Beagle has been frustratingly hard to find,
having disappeared from sight more than a century ago. But
Prescott, who is based at St Andrews University in
Scotland, is confident they have found their quarry. "We
have followed a carefully researched trail that has led us
to this berth,"  he said.
It was in the Beagle that Darwin travelled the globe for
five years from 1831 carrying out survey work and gradually
piecing together his observations of species that would some
20 years later result in his epochal book, the Origin of
Species. The book, which postulated the theory that species
evolved to suit their environments, caused an outcry in
religious circles that reverberates to this day.
After the voyage, the Beagle -- one of a type of ship that
was the workhorse of the Royal Navy -- was attached to
Customs and Excise and was used to catch smugglers along the
Essex coast. Prescott's detective work found that for many
years the Beagle was moored mid-stream on the River Roach
and was home to successive families of coastguards. Then in
1870, at the age of 50, the ship was sold to a local firm of
scrap merchants and the record ceases. But it is known
that the firm had a small dock on the river, and it is at
this long-lost dock that the scientists have found the
outline of a ship they believe is the Beagle.
The decision now is what to do with what they have found.
"At this stage we are not considering raising the ship and
conserving it. In fact once we have verified that it is the
Beagle we could just walk away," Prescott said. "But it
would be fascinating to find out what is left in there. Who
knows -- there may be coins from Darwin's pocket or even the
evidence of insects from his voyage."

The Missouri River: " Lifeline of the Sioux Nation" a
half-hour documentary which  examines problems Indian tribes
encountered when federal dams diverted the waters  of the
Missouri River, will be aired on public television Sunday,
March 7, at 1:00 p.m.  Central Time.

site to explore:
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/anthro/index.html
and smallest known primate
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/research/eosimias/index.html