IUN Anthropology news & events
1) AT IUN
1A) One Dollar Used Book Sale
1B) Anthro Club discussion
1C) Prosthetic head art display
2) IN INDIANA
2A) INDY: “Treating AIDS and Poverty in Africa”
2B) INDY: Bodies, Commodities, and Biotechnologies
2C) INDY: Melting Mountains, Burning Fields: Global Warming, Science, and Religion
3) ON THE WEB
3A) for all students & teachers: A Vision of Students Today
4) OVERSEAS
4A) Field courses in Tropical Biology
5) JOBS
5A) Temporary Chicago job at Shedd Aquarium in Audience Research and Evaluation
5B) PhD bioanthro job at Notre Dame
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1) AT IUN
1A) One Dollar Used Book Sale
The book sale runs from Monday October 22, 2007 thru Friday Oct 26 in theIUN Moraine
Student Center. We have ten thousand books, mostly recent donations, andeach is
only one dollar. We have books of every kind, and especially good selections of
fiction, history, sociology, and anthropology. Hours are 9:30 am to 7:30pm every
day; we open at 9 am sharp on Monday, and close at 1 pm on Friday. We need help,
especially Friday after 1 pm for the strike, all day Monday, and Sunday Oct 21 for
the set up. Anyone who helps us restock, sort, and sell will get a free book for
every hour worked, two books on Sunday and Friday. The Anthro Club officers tell me
there will be bonus gifts too, like chances to win club T shirts, etc. The Sunday
setup is for club members, students, and alumni only; no book buyers willbe allowed,
and no books will be sold on Sunday. The setup starts at noon and shouldbe over by
5 pm.
1B) Anthro Club discussion. The Club has an activity gathering scheduled for
Thursday November 1 at 7 pm in Savannah 207. Bring your own discussion questions or
draw one from the Vessel of Intrigue. Pizza and soda is free, and anyonecan come
and discuss.
1C) Stelarc art exhibit “Prosthetic Head” Oct 22-25 at Gallery Northwest in Tamarack
hours 9 to 7. Learn more about this 3D computer animated head that responds to
questions at:
http://www.stelarc.va.com.au/prosthetichead/index.html
See the artist’s website at: http://www.stelarc.va.com.au/
The artist speaks and has other exhibits at other IU campuses this week; consult your
local campus calendar.
2) IN INDIANA
2A) INDY: “Treating AIDS and Poverty in Africa”.
Dr Joseph Martin, founder of the AMPATH program in Kenya and professor emeritus of
Medicine at IU, speaks at Butler University.
7 pm EDT Tuesday Oct 23, Atherton Union Reilly Room; free and open to thepublic.
http://www.butler.edu/woodslectures/
2B) INDY: Bodies, Commodities, and Biotechnologies
Wednesday, November 7th, 7:30 pm, Atherton Union Reilly Room presentationby Dr
Lesley Sharp
Dr. Sharp is Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and Senior Research
Scientist at Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. Well known medical
anthropologist and ethnographer of Madagascar, Professor Sharp has most recently
published two major volumes on the culture and ethics of organ transplants: Bodies,
Commodities, and Biotechnologies: Death, Mourning, and Scientific Desire in the Realm
of Human Organ Transfer and Strange Harvest: Organ Transplants, DenaturedBodies, and
the Transformed Self. She will speak about artificial forms of body replacement and
how physicians and patients think about them. Free and open to the public
2C) Melting Mountains, Burning Fields: Global Warming, Science, and Religion: a
presentation by John Hart
Monday, November 12th, 7:30 pm, Atherton Union Reilly Room
Professor of Christian Ethics at Boston University School of Theology andthe author
of four books, including Sacramental Commons: Christian Ecological Ethics, Professor
Hart has lectured widely on environmental ethics and on the relationship between
science and religion. He will speak on scientific and religious perspectives on
global warming. This lecture is cosponsored by Butler University's Centerfor Faith
and Vocation. Free and open to the public.
3) ON TH WEB
3A) for all students & teachers: A Vision of Students Today; a self survey by
students at Kansas State anthro dept; thanks to Cameron Griffith for distributing the
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
4) OVERSEAS
4A) Field courses in Tropical Biology
Danta: Association for Conservation of the Tropics and its academic affiliates (State
University of New York at Oneonta and East Stroudsburg University) are pleased to
announce their winter 2007/2008 and summer 2008 field courses in tropicalbiology.
The courses are intended for undergraduates or early graduate level students who are
very interested in tropical biology, but have little or no experience of working in a
tropical environment. Participants may enroll on either a credit or non-credit basis.
All field courses are held at El Zota Biological Field Station in North-eastern
Costa Rica near the Barro Colorado Reserve. The field station includes approximately
1000 hectares (over 2470 acres) of lush, tropical lowland rain forest. The station is
among the largest of its kind in Costa Rica, and is home to a diverse array of
wildlife. The fauna includes white-faced capuchins, mantled howling monkeys,
black-handed spider monkeys, tapir, jaguar, collared peccary, keel-billedtoucans,
great green macaws, brown caimans just to name a few. The station is designed to
allow students to learn techniques that can be used in field research on ecological,
behavioral and conservation questions in the tropics, and in so doing, toconserve
the property of the research station.
Course Offerings:
Winter 2007/2008
Primate Behavior and Conservation (December 28, 2007 – January 17, 2008).
Instructors: Kim Dingess, State University of New York at Oneonta and Dr.Julie
Gros-Louis, Indiana University at Bloomington.
Summer 2008
Primate Behavior and Conservation (June 9 – July 6, 2008). Instructors:Kim Dingess,
State University of New York at Oneonta and Dr. Dawn Kitchen, Ohio State University
Tropical Biology and Conservation (July 15 – August 11, 2008) Instructors: Dr. Nigel
Mann, State University of New York at Oneonta and Dr. Thomas LaDuke, EastStroudsburg
University.
As much of our advertising is done by word-of-mouth, we encourage you to spread the
word by forwarding this email to students or friends who may be interested in our
programs.
For more information, please visit our website at
http://www.DANTA.info or email kdingess@danta.info
5) JOBS
5A) John G. Shedd Aquarium
Title: Evaluation Data Management Assistant
Department: Audience Research and Evaluation
Reports to: Kelly Lidinsky, Manager, Audience Research and Evaluation
General Description: Shedd Aquarium has had an audience research
department for 10 years and is in the process of organizing its reports and data
files. This person will:
# Clean up and spot-checking Excel databases
#Export data from Excel to SPSS, labeling values and producing tables andcross
tabulations (no special statistical background required)
# Produce simple reports based on existing templates
# Scan hard copy reports into .PDF files
# Other organizational duties as required
This person also has the optional opportunity to participate in data collection in
current qualitative and quantitative evaluation studies
Status & Schedule: Part-time temporary position November – December 2007
Two - four days per week. Days are flexible but must be weekdays
Pay: $12.50/hour
Position Specifications:
EDUCATION This is a great opportunity for an undergraduate orgraduate
student or an individual interested in the following disciplines: psychology,
sociology, anthropology, marketing, public relations, education or biology.
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
MS Excel and Word proficiency required; Some familiarity with SPSS also required
If interested, please email your CV or resume and availability to Kelly Lidinsky at
klidinsky@sheddaquarium.org by 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 2007.
Date of Job Description: October 2007
5B) The University of Notre Dame, Department of Anthropology, invites applications
for a full-time, tenure-track position in biological anthropology at the assistant
professor level. We seek a broadly trained anthropologist specializing inthe study
of the ecology, biology and/or behavior of living humans. Geographic areais open.
The successful candidate will join a
department committed to a four-field approach, with interests in the study of
society, health, development and the environment from a comparative perspective. We
seek someone with a record of scholarly success and teaching excellence. Appointment
will begin August 2008; Ph.D. in anthropology must be in hand at time of appointment.
Excellent teaching skills, a path toward an outstanding research record, and strong
scholarly promise are expected. The Department of Anthropology is dedicated to
dynamic four field undergraduate teaching that seeks creative collaboration across
disciplinary lines, engaged scholarship, congenial relations, and the ability to
incorporate undergraduates into active learning,
research, and fieldwork. The University of Notre Dame is an affirmativeaction
employer with a strong commitment to fostering a culturally diverse atmosphere for
faculty, staff, and students. Persons of color, women, members of under-represented
groups, and those attracted to a university with a Catholic identity are encouraged
to apply. Information about Notre Dame, including our mission statement, is available
at http://www.nd.edu.
Please send a full CV, a letter of application, evidence of teaching
excellence, and the names and contact information for three references to: Dr. Susan
Sheridan, Biological Anthropology Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, 611
Flanner Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Closing date
is November 2, 2007 and candidates will be selected for phone interviews after that date.
http://careercenter.aaanet.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2654320&keywords=&ref=1
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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"