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This is the first newsletter in several weeks, so it is time to catch up on things.

1) upcoming events:
Lake Calumet angler study presentation at CAPA meeting in Chicago
Hopewell lectures in Ohio
Telling Stories workshop in Chicago

2) IUN Anthro items:
financial support for summer primates field trip expenses.
Field school awards given out.
Awards.

3) Interesting web sites:
Chimps for educators
Kankakee Valley site, call for archaeology volunteers
Library at Alexandria
The Golden Bough on line

4) jobs: osteologist/forensic anthropologist;
pay for study volunteers


1) How does anthropology contribute to the study of our region's cultural
diversity? Learn by attending this presentation in Chicago:
Mario Longoni M.A. (Field Museum Center for Cultural Understanding and Change)
will present and discuss his research and findings for the Calumet Angler Study
conducted on the SE Side of Chicago and in NW Indiana in the summer and fall of
2002 for the USDA Forest Service. Findings include significant differences by
ethnicity in levels of fish consumption and the perceptions of risk associated
with this consumption; differences rooted in historical patterns of consumption
and social relations that point to the need for a variety of methods and venues
for disseminating health advisories that advocate limiting consumption. Mario
will also reflect on issues of method, including: the effective use of
qualitative database software, keeping track of quantitative and “soft”
quantitative data in the context of a study that asks ethnographers to address
quantitative issues, data sharing between complimentary parallel studies, and
choosing presentation and dissemination tools and methods.
Mario's talk will open up some great questions for consideration such as:
• Quantitative and Qualitative research techniques and analysis
• How to best apply findings to reach the target audience
• The role of the anthropologist in applied anthropology

PLEASE NOTE that this presentation is part of the regular meeting of the Chicago
Association for the Practice of Anthropology, and so this talk will be given
after 20 to 60 minutes of regular meeting items:
Our final regular CAPA meeting of the year will be held on Sunday, June 6 from
3-5 in Levan room 201. Levan is located at 2322 N. Kenmore Ave, Chicago 60614
IL. A map can be found at http://www.depaul.edu/maps/lpc/  . This is the
building that we normally have our meeting in. We have a very exciting final
meeting, so I hope that you are all able to attend.
Nancy will discuss with us CAPA's policy initiative, regarding our official
response to Dr. Thu's talk a couple of meetings ago. Any CAPA members interested
in policy issues will want to listen to this and be part of the vanguard of
policy, CAPA, and the AAA's. This should be a hot topic in upcoming events at
various anthropological functions and meetings, and I urge people who are
interested to become involved now.
Additionally, remember that elections this year will NOT be held at the picnic,
but paid members will vote online for the various offices of Convener, Program
Coordinator, Secretary, and Treasurer. More information about voting and
elections will be talked about at this meeting. It is not too late to become a
member of CAPA - dues are only $10.
Finally, we are pleased to announce that Mario will be our presenter this meeting.
After the meeting, everyone is welcome to continue the discussion at the Red
Lion or some other location (I guess we'll see what people are in the mood for
the day of).
I hope to see everyone on June 6!
Michael Chapman
CAPA Convener
More info on CAPA, an informal, student-friendly group, at:
http://www.chicagoanthro.org/

Oh and the CAPA annual picnic will be 3 to 8 pm on Saturday June 19 in Chicago,
so you can join and come and eat more food than the $10 annual dues, lol


Hopewell sites lectures in Ohio in June:
http://data2.itc.nps.gov/digest/headline.cfm?type=ParkNewsEvents&id=12676&urlarea=eventscalendar
site is at: http://www.nps.gov/hocu/
courtesy of the Indiana State Archaeology Office
Amy L. Johnson, Research Archaeologist and Archaeology Outreach Coordinator
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology
402 W. Washington St. , Room W274
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739


Telling Stories An Introduction to Fiction and Memoir Writing, tow Saturdays,
July 31 & Aug 7.  Telling Stories is the newest seminar to be added to the
University of Illinois at Chicago Writers Series. This seminar is a quick
introduction to writing fiction and memoirs. It covers the following topics:
- finding stories;
- targeting audiences;
- choosing strategies;
- developing characters, scenes, and dialogue;
- revising; and
- publishing.
Students will do exercises in class as well as complete a homework project. In
just two half-days, they will learn the basics of story telling and selling.
Telling Stories begins Saturday, July 31. To learn more about this exciting new
seminar, visit http://www.uic.edu/depts/oee/writers or contact Katie Kaminski at
externaledu@uic.edu or 312-355-1771.
http://uic.edu/depts/oee/writers/index.htm
http://uic.edu/depts/oee/writers/telling.htm



2) IUN Anthro Club
The officers of the club have decided to lend financial support to students
going on the two sets of field trips being offered this summer in conjunction
with the Primates courses.   These awards will be given to all students
registering for A210 and/or B206 summer II field trips, and also for any IUN
anthro students who come along on the field trips but do not register for
academic credit.  A210 field trippers will each receive $20, which will cover
the cost of transportation on the IUN mini bus, and the cost of admissions to
the zoos.  B206 participants will each receive $100, which will help defray the
cost of transportation, lodging, and admissions; since B206 involves two
overnight trips and four zoos, students should still expect to pay an additional
$50 to $100 in expenses.

Field schools: awards ranging from $50 to $850 were given by the anthro club to
four IUN students to help cover field school expenses.  The four are Elizabeth
Baker and Mara Deckter, who are going on a forensic field school in Peru;
Jennifer St. Germain, who is going on a paleontology field school in North
Dakota; and Bud Geary who is volunteering on an archaeological dig along the
Kankakee River in Indiana (see below for more info on this opportunity).  This
exhausts the club funding for field school stipends, so no more applications
will be considered until 2005.  Also, congratulation to Jennifer who was
accepted in the graduate program in anthropology at Northern Illinois University.

IUN Anthro Club president Torie Lacny was honored at the IUN Student Awards
Banquet as an Outstanding Student Club Member for all her work for the
Anthropology Club; she was also a nominee for the Outstanding Student Service
Award.  The other highlight of the event was the failure of the caterer to show
up with the food for the banquet, lol.

Two faculty members of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology were
announced as being among the ten IUN faculty receiving a Trustees Teaching
Award: Marty Zusman and Bob Mucci.


3) Interesting web sites:
Chimps for students and teachers:
http://www.wildchimpanzees.org/educators/educators.php
(Thanks to Dave Holland)

Kankakee Valley Historical Society; interesting site, and a call for archaeology
volunteers. http://www.kankakeevalleyhistoricalsociety.org/
(Thanks to Torie Lacny)

Library of Alexandria discovered:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3707641.stm
(Thanks to Kathy Forgey)

The Golden Bough
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/frazer/
(Thanks to Mara Deckter)


4) jobs:
Statistical Research, Inc., a leader among cultural resources management firms
in California and the southwest, is currently seeking several qualified
individuals for the position of Osteologist. This will be a full-time,
job-specific position on the Playa Vista Archaeological Project near Marina del
Rey, California. Work will consist of a variety of activities including human
burial excavation, in-field analysis, and other documentation. This is an
on-going project that is expected to continue through August 2004. Operations
will be based out of our West Los Angeles office.
Prerequisites include a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Anthropology with
specialization in human osteology, forensics, or closely related discipline and
some field experience. The candidate needs to have a positive attitude, strong
work ethic, and a willingness to learn and execute new tasks. Entry level salary
begins at $12.00 an hour. The work schedule is Monday through Friday. Lodging is
provided Monday through Thursday nights with a $35.00 per day food allowance for
each day worked.
Interested candidates should email a current resume with references to:
Kenneth M. Becker
Assistant Director, California Office
Statistical Research, Inc.
21 West Stuart Avenue
P.O. Box 390
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 335-1896
FAX: (909) 335-0808
Email: redlandsjobs@sricrm.com
(From the Shovelbums list)

Paid Research Opportunity
Researchers at University of Illinois at Chicago are recruiting individuals to
participate in a study on coping with everyday challenges. This study will
involve a mail-in or telephone survey and two additional meetings with a
researcher. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. If you are
interested, please contact the Everyday Problem Solving Lab at 312-996-5646. IRB
# 2003-0556