tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86205067950770953152024-03-13T08:38:08.040-07:00Penn Undergraduate AnthroBlogAnnouncements, Activities, Colloquia and More!// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-16083484472068624192010-10-08T11:09:00.000-07:002010-10-08T11:10:11.156-07:00Research MixerDo you want to share your research with the Undergraduate Community?<br />Do you have an idea about how to get a research mixer underway?<br />Contribute your ideas here!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182857816659472913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-68797490056039234492010-10-03T13:19:00.000-07:002010-10-03T13:24:32.503-07:00Photo Exhibit for Undergrad FieldworkWe are searching for undergrad researchers interested in putting their photos on display?<br />If you are, post here for some suggestions about how to go about this. <div>We were envisioning a display in the 3rd floor lounge.<br />Tell us what you think! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182857816659472913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-40031766590576161042009-09-21T05:01:00.000-07:002009-09-21T05:08:01.029-07:00Thursday, September 24: Fiesta Utz<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; "><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 90pt; line-height: 138px; font-family: 'Juice ITC'; ">FIESTA UTZ</span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 15pt; line-height: 23px; ">A student-driven fundraiser to benefit the Hospitalito Atitlán in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala.</span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 15pt; line-height: 23px; "> </span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 15pt; line-height: 23px; ">With special guest, </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 31px; ">Dr. Juan Manuel <span style="background-repeat: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); ">Chuc</span></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 15pt; line-height: 23px; ">, from the hospitalito.</span></i></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 15pt; line-height: 23px; "> </span></i></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 19pt; line-height: 28px; ">Harnwell Rooftop Lounge</span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 19pt; line-height: 28px; ">Thursday, Septmber 24, 2009</span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 19pt; line-height: 28px; ">8 pm – 12 am</span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 19pt; line-height: 28px; ">$10</span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 19pt; line-height: 28px; "> </span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Latin Food, Performances by student groups, Salsa Lesson, Dancing with DJ Rico</span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "> </span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Come learn about how to get involved in the</span></i></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Guatemala Health Initiative (GHI) and volunteering abroad.</span></i></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "> </span></i></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Proceeds benefit the construction of the new</span></i></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Hospitalito Atitlán.</span></i></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><b><i>RSVP: germack@sas.upenn.edu or <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131894388217&ref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131894388217&ref=ts</a></span></i></b></span></span></p></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182857816659472913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-59936641850015797322009-08-04T15:51:00.000-07:002009-08-05T14:29:19.457-07:00Call for Submissions! In Situ: Penn's Official Undergraduate Anthropology JournalAnthropology Students:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">GET PUBLISHED!<br /></span><br />In Situ: Penn's Official Undergraduate Anthropology Research Journal is currently accepting submissions for our Fall 2009 issue. We are an undergraduate-run journal that publishes a variety of works from fellow students here at Penn. We will consider all anthropology-related work, and encourage <span style="font-weight:bold;">papers written for Anthropology courses from the previous school year</span>. This is an exciting opportunity for undergraduates to get published. Further, the editorial board will vote on the best submission, which will be honored within the anthropology department.<br /><br />Papers can be from any subfield of anthropology: reports of empirical research, ethnographic research, or a synthesis of previous literature in any anthropology-related field. There is no restriction on theme, format, or style.<br /><br />Please email a electronic copy of your paper to: PennUAS@gmail.com<br /><br />First round deadline: <span style="font-weight:bold;">September 20, 2009</span><br /><br />We look forward to reading your submissions!<br />In Situ Editorial Board<br />[Undergraduate Anthropology Society]<br /><br /><br />Questions should be addressed to the In Situ editorial board at PennUAS@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FURTHER GUIDELINES<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Authorship</span><br />To submit a paper for consideration, the author must be an undergraduate student here at the University of Pennsylvania. Authors must also agree to have their papers reviewed by a faculty member who has overseen the original research or can vouch that the research published is without breach of scientific intergrity or honesty.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Professor Review</span> <br />As students must have a faculty member or instructor from their institution sponsor their submissions, the In Situ editorial board will assist in finding an appropriate sponser in cases where the author has not been directly overseen. Sponsers must be professors who can certify that they have overseen the research by the author, and/or that the research is in keeping with scientific integrity and honesty, and is of publishable quality. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Selection Process</span><br />The In Situ editorial board gladly considers all papers relating to any anthropology-related field. However, due to printing constraints - only the highest quality papers we will be selected. The board will determine this through an internal vote, as well as consultation with professors knowledgeable on the topics of the papers. All authors are encouraged to apply; however, even individuals whose papers are selected must be willing to work with the editorial board to polish the papers and potentially shorten it to a length acceptable for printing. For longer papers, the full version can be published in the online edition of In Situ.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Formatting Guidelines</span><br /><br />Your submitted article should include all of the following sections:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Title Page</span> This should include the title of the work being submitted, the author's name, and contact information (email and phone number)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Abstract</span> (up to 250 words)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Body</span> 7-10 pages max. Please note that if your paper is longer than 10 pages, still submit it, and the editors will work with you to cut it down.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">References</span> You must include a references list in APA style web form. For more information on APA style, please visit their website:apastyle.org.<br /><br /><br />The first round deadline for the Fall 2009 issue is <span style="font-weight:bold;">September 20, 2009</span> at 11:59 pm.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Additional Questions?</span><br />Please contact us at PennUAS@gmail.com with any questions on formatting, topic guidelines or any other concerns.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321936290368527119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-3594911803166775942009-04-28T09:36:00.000-07:002009-04-28T15:51:50.942-07:00AUAB Spotlight: Benny Laitman !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/Sfcw_Ti2lzI/AAAAAAAAACo/EX2fiBKrPgo/s1600-h/Laitman+Headshot.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 115px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/Sfcw_Ti2lzI/AAAAAAAAACo/EX2fiBKrPgo/s200/Laitman+Headshot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329782548152620850" /></a><br />Hailing from Great Neck, NY, Benny is a rising Senior in the College, double majoring in Anthropology (Human Biology Concentration) and Biological Basis of behavior. Benny is currently submatriculated into the M.S. program in Physical Anthropology, but later hopes to get an MD/PhD in Neuroscience (Benny likes school—weird). Besides being UAS President, Benny is President of the BBB Society, and concentrates heavily on his research in how Post-traumatic Stress Disorder affects sleep. Benny hates long walks on the beach (he has red hair and gets burned easily) but loves Indian food and Sushi. He is a Star Wars and Scrubs freak, and admits to have stolen (but returned all unharmed) some teeth from room 330.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321936290368527119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-41229298787508844302009-04-14T16:24:00.000-07:002009-04-28T09:35:46.317-07:00AUAB Spotlight: Katie McCarthy !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SeUcVMkXVwI/AAAAAAAAACA/b81PXNWMkTY/s1600-h/mail.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SeUcVMkXVwI/AAAAAAAAACA/b81PXNWMkTY/s200/mail.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324693284912060162" /></a><br />Katie McCarthy is from Delaware and a sophomore double majoring in Anthropology<br />(with a Human Biology concentration) and Political Science. Eventually<br />she hopes to work in international law and peace negotiations. Besides<br />being the UAS secretary, she also hands out keys to freshmen in the Quad<br />Information Center. She likes the elephant skull in Room 330, dogs, and<br />Jimmy Johns.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321936290368527119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-19080646868505109742009-04-10T15:07:00.000-07:002009-04-10T15:12:37.090-07:00Unite for Sight Conference<div align="right">April 10, 2009</div>Hey, ya'll!<br />Hayley here! I am an ANTHRO major, concentration in Medical Anthropology.<br />I am wondering if anyone in ANTHRO is going to the Unite for Sight Global Health Conference next weekend (April 18-19) at Yale.<br />This year's theme is "Achieving Global Goals through Innovation." Check out the site: <a href="http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference">http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference</a>.<br />I am interested in going, but I would need transportation. Maybe we could set up a car sharing deal if people are going?!<br />You can e mail me at <a href="mailto:hgermack@gmail.com">hgermack@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Thanks,<br />Hayley GermackAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182857816659472913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-4409229401881266692009-04-08T09:46:00.001-07:002009-04-08T09:55:11.329-07:00Spotlight: Catalina Villamil !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SdzWhnfN12I/AAAAAAAAAB4/FFEITNGLATc/s1600-h/2669_138450405564_633530564_6289937_6781899_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SdzWhnfN12I/AAAAAAAAAB4/FFEITNGLATc/s200/2669_138450405564_633530564_6289937_6781899_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322364732669024098" /></a><br />Catalina Villamil is the UAS's treasurer and a sophomore in the college, studying anthropology with a Human Biology concentration and (hopefully soon) will submatriculate in the MS program. She's not working right now (hopefully soon) and she don't know what she's doing for summer yet (hopefully soon). She like cats, dogs, and tea parties and British country homes. She's also from San Juan, Puerto Rico!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321936290368527119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-39389964443160018632009-03-27T13:57:00.000-07:002009-03-27T14:00:07.007-07:00ANTHROPOLOGY ADVANCED REGISTRATION COURSE FAIR !!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/Sc0-UwEpx2I/AAAAAAAAABo/7_2AtDL7-jY/s1600-h/toby0010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/Sc0-UwEpx2I/AAAAAAAAABo/7_2AtDL7-jY/s200/toby0010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317975261217146722" /></a><br />The Undergraduate Anthropology Society/Anthropology Undergraduate Advisory Board will be holding a course fair this Monday, March 30th @ 5:15 in Houston Hall (Bishop White Room -217). <br /><br />Advance registration ends next week, so come to get first-hand accounts of the Anthropology Department's Fall 2009 course offerings and get a list of the courses broken down by requirement. <br /><br />All students are welcome to attend and food will be served. This is a great opportunity for undergrads to mingle, learn specifics about upcoming courses, and chat with other Anthro majors about their experience with various courses. <br /><br />Please stop by, even if it is just for a short while!<br /><br />Details:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">TIME</span>: Monday, March 30, 5:15 pm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">LOCATION</span>: Houston Hall, Bishop White Room (217), second floor (next to OSL office)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321936290368527119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-29200143004234976402009-03-24T21:57:00.000-07:002009-03-24T22:09:00.478-07:00Spotlight: Rhea May ! ! !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/Scm8B9o-YDI/AAAAAAAAABg/ckOlzO8l2qM/s1600-h/n1591200026_30004412_3172.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/Scm8B9o-YDI/AAAAAAAAABg/ckOlzO8l2qM/s200/n1591200026_30004412_3172.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316987576999895090" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Rhea May</span> is a sophomore in the college majoring in Anthropology with a Human Biology concentration, and minoring in Health and Societies. She is from West Virginia, and transferred to Penn this year from West Virginia University. In addition to being academic chair of the Anthropology Undergraduate Advisory Board, she is also a member of Arts House Dance Company and Big Brothers Big Sisters. This summer, Rhea will be interning at the archival section of the Penn Museum. Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321936290368527119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-12890322381780626452009-03-05T17:36:00.000-08:002009-03-05T17:47:24.302-08:00Anthropology in the summertime!Yes you can get paid to study anthro! The National Science Foundation funds Research Experience for Undergraduate sites at universities around the country. These are 7-10 week research/training programs that pay undergraduates to come and study/do research. I found two NSF-REU sites in anthropology running this upcoming summer and wanted to make sure that Penn undergrads studying anthropology were informed about these great opportunities.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.unt.edu/anthropology/nsf.htm">The Anthropology at University of North Texas REU (</a>cultural anthropology) </div><div><a href="http://www.nd.edu/~nsfbones/nsfbones/Home.html"></a></div><div><a href="http://www.nd.edu/~nsfbones/nsfbones/Home.html"> Notre Dame University REU in biocultural anthropology</a> (physical anthropology).</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-81577913811327538742009-02-17T16:04:00.000-08:002009-02-17T16:05:26.600-08:00SUMMMMMER FUN!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SZtQuducM4I/AAAAAAAAABY/wY7yKfIcrCA/s1600-h/final+summer+opps+thing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SZtQuducM4I/AAAAAAAAABY/wY7yKfIcrCA/s400/final+summer+opps+thing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303921745342509954" /></a>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321936290368527119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-90918411016141235152009-02-17T15:52:00.001-08:002009-02-17T15:55:41.421-08:00Summer Research Opportunities in Anthropology<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SZtOdhHLcfI/AAAAAAAAABQ/eO6zEqTb5BM/s1600-h/BabyReto5.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SZtOdhHLcfI/AAAAAAAAABQ/eO6zEqTb5BM/s320/BabyReto5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303919255170544114" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Want a summer job? Interested in Anthropology? Want to conduct research with a member of Penn's amazing Anthropology faculty? Like Pizza?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This <span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday (2/20)</span> at <span style="font-weight: bold;">2:30</span> in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Room 328</span> at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">University Museum</span>, the Anthropology Undergraduate Advisory Board will be hosting this semester's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer Research Opportunities Session</span>. Come chat with professors about their summer research, meet with CURF representatives about funding possibilities for your own research and fellowships, and talk to other students about their own previous summer projects.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are at all interested in anthropology research, how to get involved, or a possible future thesis, this is a great event to attend.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Also, FREE PIZZZZZA!!!!</span>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321936290368527119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-32937859348233242852009-02-17T15:21:00.000-08:002009-02-17T15:37:08.329-08:00WORLD OF WARCRAFT LUNCH!!!! SUPERLULSORZ<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SZtJbwZoJJI/AAAAAAAAAAo/bat1X-kl7k4/s1600-h/world_of_warcraft_front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 265px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yFZGEnCg4NY/SZtJbwZoJJI/AAAAAAAAAAo/bat1X-kl7k4/s320/world_of_warcraft_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303913727356576914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">AUAB'S FIRST "<span style="font-weight: bold;">HAPPY HOUR WITH A GRAD STUDENT</span>" featuring Liz Erkenbrack, world of warcraft, MMORPGS, cookies, and plenty of nerdz!!!</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The Undergraduate Anthropology Advisory Board would like to invite you to a casual brown bag lunch this </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Thursday February 19th</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> at </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >1:30pm</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> in the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >anthropology department lounge</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> on the third floor of the Penn Museum. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">We'll be chatting with anthropology grad student Liz Erkenbrack about her research on Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs), particularly World of Warcraft. In her own words, Liz looks at the "socio-cultural and economic implications of playing the game" and analyzes "various forms of discourse used at different points in the game". This should be a great event and we hope to see you there!</span>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321936290368527119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-45172550302598024772009-02-06T07:54:00.001-08:002009-02-06T07:54:50.396-08:00THESIS WORKSHOP SCHEDULE - don't miss it!Hey Fellow Anthropology Majors!<br /><br />This email is to let you know about what we have planned for the Thesis Workshops. Last time we had a great turnout, so we're excited to get things moving!!! We've also got some meetings that you just can't miss, especially since Spring Break is 5 WEEKS AWAY! Here's the Schedule:<br /><br />This Friday (1/30): No Workshop<br /><br />Friday 2/6: THESIS BOOTCAMP - Find out what you need to do to get your thesis done! Come in whatever you have, and get advice from the experts about where you need to go, and how.<br /><br />Friday 2/20: Literary Framework and Review - Talk with professors and students about who you're using for your literary framework. What theories are you covering? Who else should you read? How can you apply it to what you've observed?<br /><br />Friday 2/27: Analysis and Discussion - How do you analyze your notes/interviews/observations? Learn how to synthesize what you've found and turn it into an argument.<br /><br />Spring Break<br /><br />Friday 3/20: Crisis Resolution/How to Write - Come in and get the kinks worked out. Is there something you're stuck on? Are you getting writers block? We'll take care of it!<br /><br />Friday 2/27: TBA. So email us about what you want think you'll want help with!<br /><br />As of right now, the location is the Anthropology Lounge. Possible alternatives are the Philomathean Society room in College Hall. We'll keep you posted. (Remember that Workshops are from 1-3 pm.)<br /><br />So get to work!!! Let's all try and get done before Senior Week, so that we can PLAY!!!<br /><br />Have a great week! See you on the 6th!<br />Katie// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-24776434405061532132009-01-29T08:25:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:31:14.630-08:00Department Research Fellowship Meeting - Feb 2!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SYHZyTPZmAI/AAAAAAAAALU/tbIvQT77oYg/s1600-h/research.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 65px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SYHZyTPZmAI/AAAAAAAAALU/tbIvQT77oYg/s320/research.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296754094945966082" /></a><br />Dear Students,<br /><br />Interested in pursuing research? Interesting in funding? Here is an exciting, new opportunity for you!<br /><br />The Anthropology Department will have a one-hour long faculty/undergrad meeting on Monday, Feb 2 at 12:00 in room 345 in the Museum.<br />Anthropology Faculty will be speaking about possibilities for short-term individual anthropological undergraduate research. Faculty (in consultation with interested undergrads) will have the opportunity to apply for the Departmental<br />Research Fellowship. This competition-based fellowship will help to cover the costs of undergraduate research.<br /><br />Furthermore, research fellows will have the opportunity to present their research findings atan annual undergraduate research workshop.<br /><br />For more information, please attend the meeting on Monday. It is an important first step to applying for the funding. We look forward to seeing you!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />the AUAB// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-37336101551910630152008-12-22T10:11:00.000-08:002008-12-22T10:37:28.188-08:00Free for Penn Students: Colin Renfrew LectureColin Renfrew to be awarded the 2009 SAFE Beacon Award<br />and<br />Lecture: Combating the Illicit Antiquities Trade: the 1970 Rule as a Turning Point (or How the Metropolitan Museum lags behind the Getty)<br /><br />Date: January 10, 2009; Saturday<br /><br />Time: Lecture and Reception: 6:30 – 9:00 pm<br /><br />Location: Marriott Downtown Hotel<br /><br /> 1201 Market Street; Philadelphia, PA<br /><br /> Grand Ballroom, Salon G <br /><br />Cost: Free for Penn Students (contact rml@sas.upenn.edu for details)<br /><br /><br /><br />Join SAFE for an evening of celebration honoring Professor Colin Renfrew, recipient of the 2009 SAFE Beacon Award, for his life-long service to archaeology and efforts to raise public awareness about the looting of the world's ancient heritage and the trade in illicit antiquities. The evening will commence with the Beacon Award Lecture, followed by the Beacon Award ceremony and a reception.<br /><br />In his lecture, Professor Renfrew will contrast the responses of the Getty Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the success of the Italian and Greek governments in securing from them the return of looted antiquities. He will commend the Getty's new policy and ask why the Metropolitan Museum has not followed suit. He will underline the significance of the recent decision of the Association of Art Museum Directors to follow the 1970 Rule and ask how long the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum can maintain the policies that led them to acquire the notorious "Euphronios Vase." He will also describe the ethical, intellectual and strategic framework for countering the traffic in illicit antiquities.<br /><br />The 2009 SAFE Beacon Awards Lecture and Reception is co-sponsored by the Penn Cultural Heritage Center.// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-84237679720546550742008-12-20T20:34:00.000-08:002008-12-20T20:40:30.333-08:00Congratulations New * AUAB * Board<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SU3IdpJOM-I/AAAAAAAAALM/DQ3TbTfPTwg/s1600-h/images.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 108px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SU3IdpJOM-I/AAAAAAAAALM/DQ3TbTfPTwg/s320/images.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282098349561754594" /></a><br />The Anthropology Undergraduate Advisory Board (AUAB) would like to congratulate the newly-elected board for Spring 2009! Elections were held during our Reading Days Brunch on December 9th, and we thank those of you who came out to chat, relax and munch on bagels and coffee cake with us!<br /><br /> <br />So here is your NEW AUAB Board:<br /><br />Benjamin Laitman, Chair<br />Lauren Kapsalakis, Vice Chair<br />Amber Weekes, Co Chair of Events/Publicist<br />Rachel Higgins, Co Chair of Events/Publicist<br />Katharine Seeger, Thesis Committee Chair<br />Brandi Waters, In Situ Journal Committee Chair<br /><br />(Leadership Bios Coming Soon!)<br /><br />Ok, not listed above? Well, you can still be a leader of the AUAB! We always invite students to get involved in planning workshops and events, participating in putting together the first edition of our undergraduate journal, In Situ, and guiding the future of the AUAB. Involvement in the AUAB is a great way to get to know the wonderful students, professors and staff of the Anthropology Department, and to prepare to run for elections next semester.<br /><br />AUAB committee proposals are now being accepted. Interested in holding an Anthro - themed film series? Leading a fieldtrip to New York? Contact Benjamin Laitman (laitman at sas dot upenn dot edu) with your ideas.<br /><br />Also, the AUAB is still looking for 2 underclassmen Members at Large to serve as liaisons between the AUAB and the underclassmen plebeians (just kidding! but seriously - be a liaison!). If you are interested in this position, please contact the new Chair (see above).<br /><br />Finally, thank you to last year's AUAB for your involvement. We wish all you seniors the very best next semester and beyond!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />The AUAB// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-79488858329506370842008-12-06T12:56:00.000-08:002008-12-06T13:02:05.232-08:00Fall Reading Days Brunch and AUAB Leadership Elections!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/STroQ12mHUI/AAAAAAAAALE/E3Tga92t1s8/s1600-h/iceshelf.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/STroQ12mHUI/AAAAAAAAALE/E3Tga92t1s8/s320/iceshelf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276785289449577794" /></a><br /><br />Calling All Anthro Majors and Minors, <br /><br />The AUAB is announcing a STUDY BREAK happening Tuesday, December 9th at 11 am in Rodin College House Mezzanine. Please feel free to join us for a bagel brunch and good anthropological company! Bring yourself, a friend, some notes to review, your laptop...and kick back with us for a while.<br /><br />Also, the AUAB is holding ELECTIONS for the Spring 2009 Leadership. Even if you are brand new to the major or minor, energetic anthro-loving students should definitely email Serena (serena1230 at gmail dot com) with:<br />a) your name<br />b) your year<br />c) your preferred position (Chair, Vice-chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Co-chair of Events, Thesis Workshop, Summer Opportunities, Film) AND a brief (100 words or less) statement of interest<br />d) your other extracurricular involvement in Spring 2009<br /><br />THE DEADLINE for notifying Serena is 12 PM Monday December 8th<br /><br />We hope that you will come by to hang out! Best of luck on finals to all!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />the AUAB// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-36564968683438915022008-11-10T19:59:00.000-08:002008-11-10T20:15:49.310-08:00Colloquia: The Genealogical Imagination<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SRkG7EyzmNI/AAAAAAAAAK4/TWp6Dj1hzzo/s1600-h/genetics.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SRkG7EyzmNI/AAAAAAAAAK4/TWp6Dj1hzzo/s400/genetics.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267248851155392722" /></a><br />The Genealogical Imagination: Junk-DNA in the Study of (Jewish) Origins.<br />Monday, November 17, 2008<br />4:30<br />Museum 345<br /><br />Nadia Abu El-Haj<br />Department of Anthropology<br />Barnard College/Colombia University<br /><br />Prof. Abu El-Haj has held fellowships at Harvard University's Academy for International and Area Studies, the University of Pennsylvania Mellon Program, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. She is, in addition, a former Fulbright Fellow and a recipient of awards from the SSRC-McArthur Grant in International Peace and Security, the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, and the National Endowment for the Humanities among others. Prior to her arrival at Barnard College and Columbia University she served on the faculty of the Anthropology Department at the University of Chicago. <br /><br />In 2001 she published Facts on the Ground: Archaeological Practice and Territorial Self-Fashioning in Israeli Society (Chicago University Press), now in its second printing. In 2002 this book won the Middle East Studies Association's Albert Hourani Annual Book Award for the best book published on the Middle East that year (an honor it shared with Gershon Shafir and Yoav Peled's Being Israeli: the Dynamics of Multiple Citizenship).// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-85770415903951891172008-10-06T10:04:00.000-07:002008-12-06T13:04:09.889-08:00Attention Senior Thesis Writers!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SOpFsTVJ34I/AAAAAAAAAJg/bXo1yBH-xm8/s1600-h/thesis-paper.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SOpFsTVJ34I/AAAAAAAAAJg/bXo1yBH-xm8/s400/thesis-paper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254088542686666626" /></a><br /><br />Dear Thesis Writers,<br /><br /><em><strong>So, you are the oh-so-fortunate ones!</strong></em><br /><br />The AUAB is kicking off a series of meetings for seniors writing theses - academic workshops and a few social events - to take place throughout the remainder of the semester and continuing next semester. This is an opportunity for us to bring the challenges and delights of thesis research and writing into dialogue and to invite professors to hang out with us and share some advice and commiseration. <br /><br />***<br /><br />On <strong>Thursday, Oct 16 </strong>we will meet for the first time, <strong>Museum location TBA, at 4 PM.</strong> <br /><br />If you have not done so already, please email Serena (serena1230 at gmail dot com) with your <strong>name</strong> and <strong>contact info</strong>. If you have a time conflict, please email Serena, as well. <br /><br />For our first meeting, we will start out by introducing ourselves and our projects . We are all probably at slightly different spots in our projects. Depending on their availability, Dr. Petryna and Dr. Barg will be present to offer guidance and to begin talking about data management for notes and bibs, and research reading strategies. We will then figure out when we want to meet during the rest of the semester, what topics we would like addressed, and perhaps if we would like to break off into smaller groups for several sessions based on the relatedness of our topics or methodologies.// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-1201235669865907212008-10-06T09:54:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:56:31.131-07:00Interested in Teaching?A great opportunity for undergrads interested in teaching!<br /><br />The essentials:<br /><br />Application deadline: OCTOBER 31, 2008<br /><br />Who may apply: ONLY PENN Seniors and Juniors interested in teaching<br />mathematics, the sciences, social studies, or English in Philadelphia<br />secondary schools.<br /><br />What is offered: $30,000 toward the Masters Degree in Education at Penn<br />GSE. Exceptional mentoring by SAS and GSE staff during the undergraduate<br />year(s), the masters year, and the first three years of teaching.<br />Assistance in placement in a West Philadelphia school for student<br />teaching and hiring, ideally in the same school.<br /><br />This is an extraordinary opportunity for students who are interested in<br />teaching to compete for a prestigious fellowship in a relatively small,<br />if excellent, pool.<br /><br />Details:<br />Penn is one of four institutions selected to offer the Leonore Annenberg<br />Teaching Fellowship launched by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation with<br />funding from the Annenberg Foundation and Carnegie Corporation. The<br />program is a partnership among the School of Arts and Sciences, the<br />Graduate School of Education, and the Barbara and Edward Netter Center<br />for Community Partnerships. It will prepare 25 Penn Arts and Sciences<br />undergraduates for leadership careers in urban classroom teaching at the<br />secondary level (grades 7-12). Eight current seniors, eight juniors, and<br />nine sophomores will receive these prestigious fellowships. Each fellow<br />will receive a $30,000 fellowship award for the MSEd degree and teacher<br />certification program (5th year of studies at Penn). All fellows will<br />be mentored by SAS and GSE faculty as they work in the local schools<br />during their undergraduate years, their MSEd year and during their first<br />three years as School District of Philadelphia classroom teachers. We<br />anticipate that four West Philadelphia school partners will host all 25<br />Fellows.<br /><br />The goal is to elevate the caliber of the candidate pool and the<br />prestige in which teaching is held by the University community and<br />undergraduate student population. President Gutmann has added her<br />endorsement to provide added prestige to the program on campus, which is<br />being marketed nationally by WWNF as “a Rhodes Scholarship for teaching.”<br /><br />Other goals are to improve teaching through disciplinary and pedagogical<br />partnerships among SAS, GSE and the partner schools, and long-term<br />improvement in the partner schools arising from an aggregation of<br />Fellows and other program supports. Please see the attached brochure<br />that describes the program. The website is:<br />http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/players/LATF/Timeline_.html<br /><br />Undergraduates apply for Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowships during<br />the fall of their junior or senior year. Students will be selected to<br />participate on a competitive basis based upon their academic records,<br />interest in teaching secondary school content areas of mathematics, the<br />sciences, social studies and English, records of service and<br />extracurricular accomplishment, and commitment to urban teaching.<br /><br />Fellows will make at least a three-year commitment to teaching in<br />Philadelphia schools. Participants will be formally involved in the<br />program for at least six years including approximately two years as<br />undergraduates, the MSEd/student-teaching year, and the first three<br />years of teaching after they are hired by the School District of<br />Philadelphia. Ideally, the Fellows will work at the same school<br />throughout the program, pending open teaching positions in the target<br />school upon completion of the MSEd/student-teaching year.// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-82045822169911516532008-09-12T06:01:00.000-07:002008-09-12T06:06:17.799-07:00Fulfilling a Prophecy: Penn Museum Opening, Sept 13<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SMpoY6SU1VI/AAAAAAAAAJY/1Nrl67MwDJU/s1600-h/feather.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SMpoY6SU1VI/AAAAAAAAAJY/1Nrl67MwDJU/s400/feather.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245119493198632274" /></a><br />http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/FAP/index.shtml<br /><br />Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania<br />September 13, 2008 <br /><br />Conventional histories of Pennsylvania declare that all but a few elderly Lenape people left the state by the opening of the 19th century. Many Lenape were indeed driven westward, and ultimately created communities in Oklahoma, Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and in other parts of the United States and Canada. Yet, some Lenape people remained here in secret. Children of the little known Lenape-European marriages of the 1700s stayed on the Lenape homelands (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, northern Delaware and southern New York) and continued to practice their traditions covertly. Hiding their heritage, they avoided discovery by both the government and their neighbors for more than two hundred years. Now, the descendants of these people have come forward to tell their story.<br /><br />Fulfilling a Prophecy, organized by Penn Museum and the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, features never before displayed objects from the private collections of Lenape people in Pennsylvania, in addition to historic and contemporary photographs, and archaeological objects from the collections of Penn Museum. Ancient masks, dolls, jewelry, and other traditional arts are featured, as well as a number of once-secret family heirlooms, rich with hidden Lenape symbolism, dating from the early 1800s.<br /><br />Hats off to Abby Seldin, an undergraduate student at Penn and curator of the exhibit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Opening Day Event Schedule:</span><br /><br />1:00pm-1:15pm Opening Ceremony/Blessing outside the new exhibition<br /><br />1:30pm-2:15pm Dance and Drum performers Mosaic Courtyard or Rainey Auditorium<br /><br />2:00pm-2:30pm Storytelling: Dan Youngeagle Reese tells stories, and performs on the flute Nevil Classroom<br /><br />2:15pm-3:00pm Curators’ lecture: “Flying with the Fourth Crow: A Reflection on Curating Fulfilling a Prophecy” Rainey Auditorium<br /><br />3:30pm-4:00pm Red Hawk Singers performance Mosaic Courtyard or Rainey Auditorium// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-2428284665411394472008-09-08T11:15:00.001-07:002008-09-08T11:19:51.359-07:00Welcome Back Event!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SMVsj9PtH_I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/6HFxIAUg_Hc/s1600-h/Curious-George-Plays-on-a-Ball-Print-C10041199.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SMVsj9PtH_I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/6HFxIAUg_Hc/s400/Curious-George-Plays-on-a-Ball-Print-C10041199.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243716706134466546" /></a><br />*Curious* about Anthropology at Penn?<br />About opportunities for research?<br />About the best courses for majors and minors?<br /><br />Come chat with current majors and Anthropology faculty!<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Majors, Minors and Prospective Majors and Minors Welcome! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Where: Anthropology Museum Room 345<br />When: Friday September 12 at 3 pm<br />Why: good people, fantastic snackage</span><br /><br />See you there!// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620506795077095315.post-86531771748435612232008-07-29T15:47:00.000-07:002008-07-29T18:36:14.900-07:00AUAB asks, "How's your summer?"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SI-ilhX2q_I/AAAAAAAAAHE/x8vEghoFimI/s1600-h/CIMG9731.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_KGuQ2zBksTk/SI-ilhX2q_I/AAAAAAAAAHE/x8vEghoFimI/s400/CIMG9731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228576457897716722" /></a><br />Dearest Reader,<br /><br />We like you. We salute you. You are reading our blog. During the summer. Even more time on your hands? Why don't you write for us, too?<br /><br />It's time to tell us about your summers, wonderful anthropo's. Head on over to our Research Blog, <span style="font-style:italic;"></span> In Situ, and tell us what you've been up to! http://penn-undergrad-anthro-research.blogspot.com, or find the link on the sidebar entitled Also on the Web.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />the AUAB, Guatemala Chapter (or Serena. In Guatemala. Obsessed with Lago Atitlán (see above).)// serena //http://www.blogger.com/profile/05106698909359936071noreply@blogger.com0