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- Dr. DeeAnne Wymer and about a dozen Bloomsburg University students will be hitting the road in mid May to spend four weeks in southern Ohio to dig in the dirt at a Hopewell habitation site. They will be joining a group from SUNY Geneseo, led by Dr. Paul Pachecco. The excavation team, relying on new imaging technologies, hope to uncover another living site of the Mound Builders from circa 2000 years ago. Summer Field School 2005 Pictures
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The Anthropology Department encourages our students to acquire hands-on experience, and internships are an excellent vehicle to gain this experience. Each faculty member in the department can be approached to create and facilitate internships that are appropriate for students' interests and needs. Stay tuned for a section update soon.... Bloomsburg University offers a Latin American Studies Minor which is administered by the Department of English. The minor includes a set of courses in anthropology, English, history, and languages and cultures that gives students a background in Latin America. The Latin American Studies Minor could be used with a major in anthropology to increase a student's chances for employment or admission to graduate school. Contact the Advisor of the Latin American Studies Minor, Dr. Cristina Mathews, at cmathews@bloomu.edu or phone 570-389-5361. Latin American Studies Minor Course Requirements The Department of Anthropology sponsors an undergraduate anthropology club. Membership is open to any student interested in anthropology; there are no club dues. The club meets bi-weekly and sponsors programs of all kinds. In the past, the club has sponsored a tour of the Olmec exhibit at Princeton University, talks and slide shows by several faculty, the annual Fall Festival, participation in Native American Pow Wows, and student attendance at the American Anthropological Association's Annual Meeting and the SSHE Undergraduate Anthropology Conferences. The club also sponsors an annual t-shirt competition to determine the design for each year's club shirt. The co-presidents for the club for 2007-2008 are Adrienne Mael and Jessica Fiedor; vice president is Lauren Hagan; the secretary is Julie Funk; the treasurer is Mandy Leftwich; and the Librarian is Kevin Coyle. Dr. Wymer is their advisor. Their plans for fall of 2007 include: Anthropology Club Tentative Semester Schedule
Beginning in 1996, the Department of Anthropology became a member of Lambda Alpha, the national honorary society for anthropology students. Anthropology students become eligible for membership when they achieve junior status, have had a minimum of 12 credits in anthropology, and have maintained a minimum of a 3.2 in their anthropology classes. Students elected to the honors society, pay a one time due of $25 which entitles them to a membership wall certificate and a one-year subscription to the society's newsletter. Lambda Alpha sponsors a nationwide scholarship competition each year for students who would like to attend graduate school. The faculty advisor is Dr. Warner. SSHE Undergraduate Anthropology Conference Each year in the spring, the State System of Higher Education sponsors a conference for undergraduate anthropology students. At the conference, students present their research in a professional setting. BU's Department of Anthropology has been a participating member of this conference and has in fact sponsored the conference on campus several times since the conference's inception in 1989. Each year, several BU students present their research at the conference. Students present papers based on their participation in the summer field school in archaeology, internships, the Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology class (46.475), or other classes. Several other SSHE universities regularly participate, including Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, Shippensburg, Edinboro, Mansfield, and California University of Pennsylvania. Presentations at the conference are excellent preparation for graduate school. |
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