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From: Kathleen Terry-Sharp [mailto:ksharp@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:49 AM
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Subject: SACC and the AAA Guide
Importance: High


Dear SACC Board Members-
The AAA Guide is now open for the 2010-11 year.  I NEED YOUR HELP getting the
work out to your colleagues.  As a reminder, community colleges do not pay for
their listing!  I tried to post this to the SACC listserv, but was unable to do
so this morning.  Would you please circulate the following message to
individuals teaching in community colleges.  Plese let me know if you have
questions or concerns.  I will be happy to assist you!
Thanks in advance.

Kathleen


We Need Your Help!

On behalf of the American Anthropological Association, I am pleased to  extend a
SPECIAL offer to community college anthropology programs to partner with other
anthropology-based programs from around the world and list in the AAA Guide and
E-Guide. We are pleased to invite community college anthropology programs to
list information in the 20010-11 AAA Guide at no cost.  Community colleges that
choose the "no cost" option will have their entire listing available on-line,
and all pertinent contact information for the institution will be available in
the print version 20010-11 AAA Guide.

As a member of the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC), I
request your assistance in  helping us get information out to your colleagues
about this special opportunity!

The AAA Guide is the most comprehensive and highly used reference source in
anthropology, providing information about your department or program to a wide
audience. This resource is used by agencies and researchers to identify
anthropologists with particular backgrounds and competence, by professionals
seeking to locate colleagues, and by students to select schools.

Benefits of Listing

Users have indicated that the AAA Guide is the single most useful source for
gathering information on the anthropological community. The Guide provides
important detailed information about departments, organizations and the
discipline, including:



*         Organization contact information including e-mail and web site
information
*         Individuals' degrees, ranks and fields of specialization
*         Degrees offered and degree requirements
*         Special collections, exhibits and programs
*         Resources, facilities and graduate support available
*         Recent doctoral dissertations in anthropology
*         Field school information






The cost of listing in the AAA Guide is usually determined by the amount of
information provided.  How-ever, community college programs may choose the "no
cost option."  Please note that the "no cost option" is available ONLY to
community college programs.  Anyone  who wishes for their entire listing to
appear in the print-version of the Guide, will need to pay the normal charges. 
The regular cost of listing in the AAA Guide is $0.132 per character, not
including spaces.  However, only community colleges had the opportunity of
listing for FREE!



You may contact us via email at
Guide@...<http://webaccess.aaanet.org/cgi-bin/GW5/GWWEB.EXE?MSG-ACTION=RE\
AD-ATTACH&ATTACH-ID=3&MSG-DRN=25276z1z10477&MORE=25&CONTEXT=frjuMortepIu&FOLDER-\
DRN=10477&FOLDER-EXT=Guide&ECHO=OPEN=INBOX&MSG-COUNT=26&LIST=986474801&FIRST-DRN\
=&ATTACH-COUNT=12&NAM%20> or call 571-483-1181 with any questions, and/or for a
username and password that will allow you to complete the forms on-line at
www.aaanet.org<http://www.aaanet.org/>



Keep in mind that there is a May 31st deadline.


Kathleen Terry-Sharp
Director, Academic Relations
Director, Practicing and Applied Programs
American Anthropological  Association
2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: (703) 528-1902 ext 1180, Fax: (703) 528-3546
web:  www.aaanet.org<http://www.aaanet.org/>

Hi Lloyd,
I too did not receive it. Thanks!
Linda Light




________________________________
From: Lloyd Miller <lloyd.miller@...>
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, March 29, 2010 11:15:36 PM
Subject: Re: [SACC-L] Electronic SACC Notes

Here 'tis!




On Mar 30, 2010, at 1:04 AM, Sydney Hart wrote:

> I don't remember receiving the SACC Notes.
>
> Sydney
>
> >>> Lloyd Miller <lloyd.miller@...> 03/29/10 7:22 AM >>>
> Dear SACC Colleagues,
>
> Recently the AAA emailed our first electronic edition of SACC Notes to members
and subscribers. Some who should have received them did not. If you are one of
these, please email me and I will send it to you.
>
> Lloyd
>



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OMG! (Is that what the kids say?)  Here 'tis.





On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:24 PM, Linda Light wrote:

> Hi Lloyd,
> I too did not receive it. Thanks!
> Linda Light



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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Dinah Winnick <dwinnick@...>
> Date: April 1, 2010 2:24:30 PM CDT
> To: Dinah Winnick <dwinnick@...>
> Subject: April AN Publication Update
>
> Dear Anthropology News Contributing Editors,
>
> Thanks for your great work on our April issue. AAA members and subscribers are
now receiving print copies and, as usual, In Focus commentaries from the issue
are available as featured articles (pdfs) on the AAA website
atwww.aaanet.org/publications/articles.cfm. They will be posted there through
the end of the month, so please remember to circulate this link among your
friends, students and colleagues. The complete April issue will be available
online soon through AnthroSource, including the photo essay in color. You can
also see (and comment on) images from the April photo essay on our Flickr page
at www.flickr.com/photos/anthropologynews/sets/72157623747131676/.
>
> I want to remind everyone that we welcome letters to the editor, so if you
receive feedback from readers, please let them know that they can send me their
reactions (up to 400 words) for possible publication in AN. Your comments are
welcome as well. We are particularly seeking feedback on recent thematic content
and new features, such as the color images posted on AnthroSource for March and
April, the “Inside the President’s Studio” digital series, etc.
>
> Thanks, again, for your hard work!
>
> Best,
> Dinah
>
>
> Dinah Winnick
> Managing Editor, Anthropology News
> American Anthropological Association
> dwinnick@...
>
> Visit the AAA blog: http://blog.aaanet.org



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I've obviously been hanging around Muckle too long when I come up with a Top Ten
list for SACC-L.

I've made one from a list I found via twitter, from a site called Urbi et Orbi:
Anthropology, Culture and Fun.

It is, drum roll please, a list of Anthropology Pick Up Lines. Feel free to add
your own, as I know some of you likely have a few stored away... Disclaimer: I
have never personally used any of these!

10. Are you still living at your mother's brother's?

9. Would you like to get ritually intoxicated at my place?

8. Can I study your customs?

7. Are you an artefact? Because I dig you...

6. You know, you really match my culturally-constructed beauty standard!

5. Hey baby, nice phenotype!

4. I'd like to look into your modes of production.

3. Would you like to see my totem?

2. You are so reproductively fit, I'd like to naturally select you.

1. I've got a huge grant!

Have you ever thought about leaving your body to science.

(might not work for cultural types or linguists)


Christopher P. Koch, Ph.D., R.P.A. 

709 McDonald Street, SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
404-759-5816

ckoch@...
http://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskoch



On Apr 1, 2010, at 11:35 PM, lauratgonzalez wrote:

> I've obviously been hanging around Muckle too long when I come up with a Top
Ten list for SACC-L.
>
> I've made one from a list I found via twitter, from a site called Urbi et
Orbi: Anthropology, Culture and Fun.
>
> It is, drum roll please, a list of Anthropology Pick Up Lines. Feel free to
add your own, as I know some of you likely have a few stored away... Disclaimer:
I have never personally used any of these!
>
> 10. Are you still living at your mother's brother's?
>
> 9. Would you like to get ritually intoxicated at my place?
>
> 8. Can I study your customs?
>
> 7. Are you an artefact? Because I dig you...
>
> 6. You know, you really match my culturally-constructed beauty standard!
>
> 5. Hey baby, nice phenotype!
>
> 4. I'd like to look into your modes of production.
>
> 3. Would you like to see my totem?
>
> 2. You are so reproductively fit, I'd like to naturally select you.
>
> 1. I've got a huge grant!
>
>



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http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox

Okay, so this is only vaguely anthropological... people's fascination with
nature? Anyway, it is really cool! Check out Molly the owl and her just hatched
chicks. At night, owl-spouse McGee hunts voles and throws them in for the
kiddies.

Laura

Way cool!  Thanks Laura.  Mary Kay
________________________________________
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com [SACC-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
lauratgonzalez [ltgonzalez@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:07 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SACC-L] Owl Box streaming live

http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox

Okay, so this is only vaguely anthropological... people's fascination with
nature? Anyway, it is really cool! Check out Molly the owl and her just hatched
chicks. At night, owl-spouse McGee hunts voles and throws them in for the
kiddies.

Laura

That *is* cool.

Deb
________________________________________
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com [SACC-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
lauratgonzalez [ltgonzalez@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:07 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SACC-L] Owl Box streaming live

http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox

Okay, so this is only vaguely anthropological... people's fascination with
nature? Anyway, it is really cool! Check out Molly the owl and her just hatched
chicks. At night, owl-spouse McGee hunts voles and throws them in for the
kiddies.

Laura

Hello,

I am thinking about starting a club for anthropology students at my CC.
There seem to be a lot of people interested in anthropology lately (Is
anyone else noticing that by the way? Maybe it's because of all the shows on
TV showing forensic anthropology and glamorous archaeology?)

Anyway, I know many 4 year colleges have anthropology clubs, but it seems
not too common for CCs. I wondered if anyone has experience running an
anthropology club? I don't think we would sit around and discuss research
like the clubs at the 4 years seem to do, but maybe some field trips, etc.

I appreciate any information or tips,

Nina

Nina,

We had some success with a student anthropology club at my college, starting
about three years ago.

We teach about eight or nine sections of Anthropology per term. (Almost all the
students intend on transferring to one of the big local universities). From that
group, a core group of about 10 attended all meetings and there was usually
about 15 in attendance at the weekly meetings.

I was kind of like a faculty adivisor and attended all the meetings the first
term but only occasionally after that (we wanted it to be a student-centered
club).

The first term, to start things off the three regular faculty gave some
presentations on topics of their own interest, and also on some topics the
students asked for, such as how exactly does the transition from college to
university work, especially in regards to anthropology.

After that, the students took it and really made it their own. During the
regularly scheduled lunchtime meetings they would often show
anthropology-related films or just have open discussions. They also organized
their own field trips, local (ie. to the local big university museum) and
international (to Seattle to visit the Lucy exhibit). They also organized
parties.

My observation was that for two years this was an extremely successful endeavor.
My colleagues and I had been talking about initiating it for a few years and
when we saw that we had a great core group in our classes that seemed really
keen, we thought the timing was right. Mostly, we wanted to allow the students
the opportunity to experience more than classroom teaching, and we wanted them
to broaden there friendships within the community of student anthropologists.

All this worked....except that as the core group of student leadership left, so
did the dynamic aspect of the club. It still exists, but without any students
willing to take on leadership....it has rather fizzled, and meetings are
irregular.

When I see another great core group appearing in our classes, I will
re-invigorate it. Personally, I think the idea of an anthropology club at a 2 yr
insititution is a great idea, but if faculty are going to take on the leadership
of it, it will take considerable time and effort. If you can find some students
who want to take on leadership of it, it can really be a benefit to all.

Also, at my institution, it was important that the anthropology club be formally
recognized as an official student club. Once they became official, they were
able to access money from the student union, which they used for their field
trips.

Bob


>>> "Nina Brown" <nina@...> 04/02/10 7:09 AM >>>
Hello,

I am thinking about starting a club for anthropology students at my CC.
There seem to be a lot of people interested in anthropology lately (Is
anyone else noticing that by the way? Maybe it's because of all the shows on
TV showing forensic anthropology and glamorous archaeology?)

Anyway, I know many 4 year colleges have anthropology clubs, but it seems
not too common for CCs. I wondered if anyone has experience running an
anthropology club? I don't think we would sit around and discuss research
like the clubs at the 4 years seem to do, but maybe some field trips, etc.

I appreciate any information or tips,

Nina

Well, if you want something more anthropological ... try the Callicam:
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/callicam/calliframes.html

Be patient; it may take a while to open.

This is a family formation study at the Primate Center in Madison.

We put this project together on a very small grant, using an old Apple computer
and about $350 of hardware (and one really motivated HS student). Now, of
course, it is a big thing, but the goal here is to help people learn to observe,
record, and analyze monkey behavior by following actual animals. So, you can log
in and get control of the camera for 3 minutes at a time.

Some interesting things: Females have feeding dominance (and probably dominance
WRT to resting places, etc). Males do at least some of the child-care activities
(especially carrying, but these are often off-loaded to older litters who care
for their younger sibs). Some great stuff here on family dynamics.

Anj


------------
Andrew J Petto, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
PO Box 413
Milwaukee WI 53201-0413
CapTel Line: 1-877-243-2823
Telephone: 414-229-6784
FAX: 414-229-3926
https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/ajpetto/www/index.htm

*************
Now Available!!! Scientists Confront Intelligent Design and Creationism.
https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/ajpetto/www/scc2.htm
*************

"There is no word in the language that I revere more than teacher. None. My
heart sings when a kid refers to me as his teacher and it always has."

-- Pat Conroy
The Prince of Tides

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah Shepherd" <deborah.shepherd@...>
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 2, 2010 8:33:50 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: RE: [SACC-L] Owl Box streaming live

That *is* cool.

Deb
________________________________________
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com [SACC-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
lauratgonzalez [ltgonzalez@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:07 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SACC-L] Owl Box streaming live

http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox

Okay, so this is only vaguely anthropological... people's fascination with
nature? Anyway, it is really cool! Check out Molly the owl and her just hatched
chicks. At night, owl-spouse McGee hunts voles and throws them in for the
kiddies.

Laura





------------------------------------

Find out more at our web page :http://webs.anokaramsey.edu/sacc/Yahoo! Groups
Links

Cabrillo has had such clubs off and on over the years. Core students here are
usually from the archaeology field classes. I guess they needs some bonding.
There are at least two kinds of clubs. Those that tie into the student
government (formal) or more haphazardous (casual). Both can be fun if you have
the time to nurture, otherwise they desolve. Infrequently do they last more than
one year without a recruitment effort in intro classes every semester. One
advantage of a formal club is that student goverentment usually has some money.
At Cabrillo they funded students going to conference several times and
occasional scholarships for events including cost of Field classes. Formal clubs
also good for vivibilty on campus for other students and especially for
administration. They can assist in bringing speakers as well. It is worth the
trouble. Cheers
On Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:09:17 -0400
  "Nina Brown" <nina@...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am thinking about starting a club for anthropology students at my CC.
> There seem to be a lot of people interested in anthropology lately (Is
> anyone else noticing that by the way? Maybe it's because of all the shows on
> TV showing forensic anthropology and glamorous archaeology?)
>
> Anyway, I know many 4 year colleges have anthropology clubs, but it seems
> not too common for CCs. I wondered if anyone has experience running an
> anthropology club? I don't think we would sit around and discuss research
> like the clubs at the 4 years seem to do, but maybe some field trips, etc.
>
> I appreciate any information or tips,
>
> Nina
>

We've had an anthropology club off and on for many years. When you have a few
students who provide strong leadership it can be a very strong club. But turn
over of students can be rapid in the community college, so the level of activity
varies from year to year. But it's nice to provide the opportunity for the
students and it's great having representation in student government. We've now
have been receiving about $1000 a year for many years for speakers from student
government and have found that graduate students from the local universities not
only give great talks, but they're trilled to do it for for a very small fee.
 
Phil

--- On Fri, 4/2/10, Nina Brown <nina@...> wrote:


From: Nina Brown <nina@...>
Subject: [SACC-L] Student Anthropology Club?
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, April 2, 2010, 7:09 AM


 



Hello,

I am thinking about starting a club for anthropology students at my CC.
There seem to be a lot of people interested in anthropology lately (Is
anyone else noticing that by the way? Maybe it's because of all the shows on
TV showing forensic anthropology and glamorous archaeology? )

Anyway, I know many 4 year colleges have anthropology clubs, but it seems
not too common for CCs. I wondered if anyone has experience running an
anthropology club? I don't think we would sit around and discuss research
like the clubs at the 4 years seem to do, but maybe some field trips, etc.

I appreciate any information or tips,

Nina








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Long Beach City College in Southern California, where I've taught for over
thirteen years, has had an anthro club with a professor advisor that meets
on a weekly basis for as long as I can remember, and for the last few years
we've also had a paganism club, advised by the same anthro professor, as
well as an archaeology club, advised by the prof who teaches most of the
archaeology classes, but I've never personally advised or otherwise been a
part of any of the clubs, so am not familiar with their goals and events or
the degree of student participation, although I always advertise the clubs
and encourage my students to check them out...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nina Brown" <nina@...>
To: <SACC-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 7:09 AM
Subject: [SACC-L] Student Anthropology Club?


> Hello,
>
> I am thinking about starting a club for anthropology students at my CC.
> There seem to be a lot of people interested in anthropology lately (Is
> anyone else noticing that by the way? Maybe it's because of all the shows
> on
> TV showing forensic anthropology and glamorous archaeology?)
>
> Anyway, I know many 4 year colleges have anthropology clubs, but it seems
> not too common for CCs. I wondered if anyone has experience running an
> anthropology club? I don't think we would sit around and discuss research
> like the clubs at the 4 years seem to do, but maybe some field trips, etc.
>
> I appreciate any information or tips,
>
> Nina
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Find out more at our web page :http://webs.anokaramsey.edu/sacc/Yahoo!
> Groups Links
>
>
>
>
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Pretty cool!

Monica Bellas

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA




To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
From: ajpetto@...
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:10:52 -0500
Subject: Re: [SACC-L] NOT ... Owl Box streaming live






Well, if you want something more anthropological ... try the Callicam:
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/callicam/calliframes.html

Be patient; it may take a while to open.

This is a family formation study at the Primate Center in Madison.

We put this project together on a very small grant, using an old Apple computer
and about $350 of hardware (and one really motivated HS student). Now, of
course, it is a big thing, but the goal here is to help people learn to observe,
record, and analyze monkey behavior by following actual animals. So, you can log
in and get control of the camera for 3 minutes at a time.

Some interesting things: Females have feeding dominance (and probably dominance
WRT to resting places, etc). Males do at least some of the child-care activities
(especially carrying, but these are often off-loaded to older litters who care
for their younger sibs). Some great stuff here on family dynamics.

Anj

------------
Andrew J Petto, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
PO Box 413
Milwaukee WI 53201-0413
CapTel Line: 1-877-243-2823
Telephone: 414-229-6784
FAX: 414-229-3926
https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/ajpetto/www/index.htm

*************
Now Available!!! Scientists Confront Intelligent Design and Creationism.
https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/ajpetto/www/scc2.htm
*************

"There is no word in the language that I revere more than teacher. None. My
heart sings when a kid refers to me as his teacher and it always has."

-- Pat Conroy
The Prince of Tides

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah Shepherd" <deborah.shepherd@...>
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 2, 2010 8:33:50 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: RE: [SACC-L] Owl Box streaming live

That *is* cool.

Deb
________________________________________
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com [SACC-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
lauratgonzalez [ltgonzalez@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:07 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SACC-L] Owl Box streaming live

http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox

Okay, so this is only vaguely anthropological... people's fascination with
nature? Anyway, it is really cool! Check out Molly the owl and her just hatched
chicks. At night, owl-spouse McGee hunts voles and throws them in for the
kiddies.

Laura

------------------------------------

Find out more at our web page :http://webs.anokaramsey.edu/sacc/Yahoo! Groups
Links






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Hi all,

Sorry to spam the whole list, but I paid for SACCfest on-site, and I managed to
lose my receipt, what with all the interesting papers and conversations and
such.  This of course makes my University quite unhappy as they are apparently
worried (always) that I'm secretly using University funds for shenanigans that
are not University sanctioned.

Could someone tell me who to contact to get another copy of my receipt?  Is it
the AAAs ("them")?  Or could someone at SACC be convinced to shoot me another
copy of it.

Thanks a bunch in advance,
Laura

Laura:  Autumn provided receipts for us.

Mary Kay


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I had a major assignment (worth 30% of the course grade) due in one of my
classes on March 26. The penalty for late submissions is really clear, on the
printed guidelines to the assignment. The class normally meets onTuesdays and 
Fridays, but not today since the college is closed for Good Friday. So, I get an
email from a student explaining that she brought the assignment to class only to
find out when she got there the college was locked up tight. And she tells me
that in the email that she will bring it to me Monday instead. Penalty-wise, it
makes no difference if she gave it to me today or any day next week.

Now....the question is.....shall I tell her the college is closed on Monday as
well (which it is)? Or let her make another trip to the college only to find it
closed again.

This is not a good student. Rarely comes to class. Obviously does not read the
syllabus, detailed class schedule, or guidelines for the assignment.

What to do? Would it be mean to let her make another trip to the college to find
it closed? Or shall I tell her?  If I tell her, aren't I just kind of being an
enabler of somebody who really shouldn't be at a college?

Bob

>I had a major assignment (worth 30% of the course grade) due in >one of my
classes on March 26. The penalty for late submissions >is really clear, on
the printed guidelines to the assignment. The >class normally meets on
Tuesdays and Fridays, but not today >since the college is closed for Good
Friday. So, I get an email from >a student explaining that she brought the
assignment to class only >to find out when she got there the college was
locked up tight. And >she tells me that in the email that she will bring it
to me Monday >instead. Penalty-wise, it makes no difference if she gave it
to me >today or any day next week.

I don't think it's mean at all to expect students to pay attention to things
like due dates. I hate sounding like an old crank but too many young people
today seem to think that rules don't apply to them.
Presumably the young lady had a phone she could use to call and find out if
the school is open?

frank


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don't spoil them--we need to make them tough and responsible and ready to
handle the world after all of us croak...
----- Original Message -----
From: "frank lagana" <frank11217@...>
To: <SACC-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 4:08 PM
Subject: [SACC-L] is it mean?


> >I had a major assignment (worth 30% of the course grade) due in >one of
> >my
> classes on March 26. The penalty for late submissions >is really clear, on
> the printed guidelines to the assignment. The >class normally meets on
> Tuesdays and Fridays, but not today >since the college is closed for Good
> Friday. So, I get an email from >a student explaining that she brought the
> assignment to class only >to find out when she got there the college was
> locked up tight. And >she tells me that in the email that she will bring
> it
> to me Monday >instead. Penalty-wise, it makes no difference if she gave it
> to me >today or any day next week.
>
> I don't think it's mean at all to expect students to pay attention to
> things
> like due dates. I hate sounding like an old crank but too many young
> people
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I think you should tell her the college will be closed on Monday - just as a
courtesy from one person to another.  I'm a total pushover when it comes to late
assignments so I won't offer any advice on that.

Just my 2 cents...





  Nicole Ives
Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD




________________________________
From: Bob Muckle <bmuckle@...>
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, April 2, 2010 6:44:09 PM
Subject: [SACC-L] is it mean?


I had a major assignment (worth 30% of the course grade) due in one of my
classes on March 26. The penalty for late submissions is really clear, on the
printed guidelines to the assignment. The class normally meets onTuesdays and 
Fridays, but not today since the college is closed for Good Friday. So, I get an
email from a student explaining that she brought the assignment to class only to
find out when she got there the college was locked up tight. And she tells me
that in the email that she will bring it to me Monday instead. Penalty-wise, it
makes no difference if she gave it to me today or any day next week.

Now....the question is.....shall I tell her the college is closed on Monday as
well (which it is)? Or let her make another trip to the college only to find it
closed again.

This is not a good student. Rarely comes to class. Obviously does not read the
syllabus, detailed class schedule, or guidelines for the assignment.

What to do? Would it be mean to let her make another trip to the college to find
it closed? Or shall I tell her?  If I tell her, aren't I just kind of being an
enabler of somebody who really shouldn't be at a college?

Bob






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Just filled out the US Census. Then I saw at least two news items about it,
especially focusing on how people can now put down their "real race"  (and to
top it off, this can include "Turkish, Arabic, Mexican"...etc.)The setup of the
form lends itself to people being fairly free-form about self-identification of
their "race."  Did they consult a social science researcher or two (not to
mention an anthropologist and/or a biologist) before setting up this mess, or
did they just wing it this time around?

Has anyone seen or used the crowdsourcing software Ushahidi?  Organizations can
run it on their own servers, to set up maps, to which people can post
information (like instances of disaster locations, sites of damaged
infrastructure etc.)  The use of the software seems to have much potential
including but also beyond disaster relief efforts.  http://www.ushahidi.com/

Brian

This reminds me of my own gut feeling when a student, who hasn't been to class
for a week or more, comes to me very sincerely and matter of factly and says
"Sorry I wasn't here... I had to ________(fill in the blank).  Can you tell me
what I missed?" (or "Did I miss anything?")  Deep inside I am tempted to say
"No, since you weren't here we didn't do anything in your absence."  It is
frustrating, and sometimes very discouraging, to realize that a student might so
off-handedly expect a five minute catch-up on something that I might have
prepared for hours, and which took maybe three hours (or more) to explore in
class.

But I don't eventually give the sarcastic come-back.  I realize, after all, that
my grasp of the situation is of a different order than the student's-- who might
learn nothing from a sarcastic retort from me except maybe that I can be
sarcastic. I'll usually be direct with them, and if my grading/assessment system
is worth anything, their pattern of responsibility (or irresponsibility) will
eventually be clear to them in the results of their semester grades.

For the student who missed the March 26 deadline, I would probably just send a
note saying-- "please note that the college is closed on Monday also..."  
Chances are she might not read the email anyway; if she does, she'll find out
soon enough that her having missed the original deadline had its own
consequences.

Brian



-----Original Message-----
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Nikki Ives
Sent: Fri 4/2/2010 7:28 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [SACC-L] is it mean?

I think you should tell her the college will be closed on Monday - just as a
courtesy from one person to another.  I'm a total pushover when it comes to late
assignments so I won't offer any advice on that.

Just my 2 cents...





  Nicole Ives
Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD




________________________________
From: Bob Muckle <bmuckle@...>
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, April 2, 2010 6:44:09 PM
Subject: [SACC-L] is it mean?


I had a major assignment (worth 30% of the course grade) due in one of my
classes on March 26. The penalty for late submissions is really clear, on the
printed guidelines to the assignment. The class normally meets onTuesdays and 
Fridays, but not today since the college is closed for Good Friday. So, I get an
email from a student explaining that she brought the assignment to class only to
find out when she got there the college was locked up tight. And she tells me
that in the email that she will bring it to me Monday instead. Penalty-wise, it
makes no difference if she gave it to me today or any day next week.

Now....the question is.....shall I tell her the college is closed on Monday as
well (which it is)? Or let her make another trip to the college only to find it
closed again.

This is not a good student. Rarely comes to class. Obviously does not read the
syllabus, detailed class schedule, or guidelines for the assignment.

What to do? Would it be mean to let her make another trip to the college to find
it closed? Or shall I tell her?  If I tell her, aren't I just kind of being an
enabler of somebody who really shouldn't be at a college?

Bob






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Here is an example from NPR.  Part of the report focuses on "Arab Americans" who
might choose to mark "other" on the census form, then write in "Arab."

There is a PBS series "Race, the Power of an Illusion"... should be retitled
something like "Race, the Confusion of an Illusion."

Brian


-----Original Message-----
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Lynch, Brian M
Sent: Fri 4/2/2010 7:46 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SACC-L] This May be "Old Hat"...

Just filled out the US Census. Then I saw at least two news items about it,
especially focusing on how people can now put down their "real race"  (and to
top it off, this can include "Turkish, Arabic, Mexican"...etc.)The setup of the
form lends itself to people being fairly free-form about self-identification of
their "race."  Did they consult a social science researcher or two (not to
mention an anthropologist and/or a biologist) before setting up this mess, or
did they just wing it this time around?




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Sorry.  The NPR link is: 
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125317502


Brian


-----Original Message-----
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Lynch, Brian M
Sent: Fri 4/2/2010 8:44 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [SACC-L] This May be "Old Hat"...


Here is an example from NPR.  Part of the report focuses on "Arab Americans" who
might choose to mark "other" on the census form, then write in "Arab."

There is a PBS series "Race, the Power of an Illusion"... should be retitled
something like "Race, the Confusion of an Illusion."

Brian


-----Original Message-----
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Lynch, Brian M
Sent: Fri 4/2/2010 7:46 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SACC-L] This May be "Old Hat"...

Just filled out the US Census. Then I saw at least two news items about it,
especially focusing on how people can now put down their "real race"  (and to
top it off, this can include "Turkish, Arabic, Mexican"...etc.)The setup of the
form lends itself to people being fairly free-form about self-identification of
their "race."  Did they consult a social science researcher or two (not to
mention an anthropologist and/or a biologist) before setting up this mess, or
did they just wing it this time around?




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Hi Laura, This is Laura. :-)



You can ask Autumn Cahoon, Treasurer for a receipt. If you don't have her
e-mail, I can send it to you if you get in touch with me at
ltgonzalez@....



Laura G.







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My two cents.  If the College was closed on Friday and it is closed on Monday,
than you (and your email) are closed as well.  You are under no obligation to
respond and you shouldn't.  Have a nice vacation.  After all, it is your
vacation.  It isn't about her and shame on you for wasting the time thinking
about her.

Sorry, I am harsh in  my old age.

Pam




________________________________
From: "Lynch, Brian M" <blynch@...>
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, April 2, 2010 7:40:50 PM
Subject: RE: [SACC-L] is it mean?

 

This reminds me of my own gut feeling when a student, who hasn't been to class
for a week or more, comes to me very sincerely and matter of factly and says
"Sorry I wasn't here... I had to ________(fill in the blank). Can you tell me
what I missed?" (or "Did I miss anything?") Deep inside I am tempted to say "No,
since you weren't here we didn't do anything in your absence." It is
frustrating, and sometimes very discouraging, to realize that a student might so
off-handedly expect a five minute catch-up on something that I might have
prepared for hours, and which took maybe three hours (or more) to explore in
class.

But I don't eventually give the sarcastic come-back. I realize, after all, that
my grasp of the situation is of a different order than the student's-- who might
learn nothing from a sarcastic retort from me except maybe that I can be
sarcastic. I'll usually be direct with them, and if my grading/assessment system
is worth anything, their pattern of responsibility (or irresponsibility) will
eventually be clear to them in the results of their semester grades.

For the student who missed the March 26 deadline, I would probably just send a
note saying-- "please note that the college is closed on Monday also..." Chances
are she might not read the email anyway; if she does, she'll find out soon
enough that her having missed the original deadline had its own consequences.

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups. com on behalf of Nikki Ives
Sent: Fri 4/2/2010 7:28 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [SACC-L] is it mean?

I think you should tell her the college will be closed on Monday - just as a
courtesy from one person to another. I'm a total pushover when it comes to late
assignments so I won't offer any advice on that.

Just my 2 cents...

Nicole Ives
Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD

____________ _________ _________ __
From: Bob Muckle <bmuckle@capilanou. ca>
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Fri, April 2, 2010 6:44:09 PM
Subject: [SACC-L] is it mean?

I had a major assignment (worth 30% of the course grade) due in one of my
classes on March 26. The penalty for late submissions is really clear, on the
printed guidelines to the assignment. The class normally meets onTuesdays and
Fridays, but not today since the college is closed for Good Friday. So, I get an
email from a student explaining that she brought the assignment to class only to
find out when she got there the college was locked up tight. And she tells me
that in the email that she will bring it to me Monday instead. Penalty-wise, it
makes no difference if she gave it to me today or any day next week.

Now....the question is.....shall I tell her the college is closed on Monday as
well (which it is)? Or let her make another trip to the college only to find it
closed again.

This is not a good student. Rarely comes to class. Obviously does not read the
syllabus, detailed class schedule, or guidelines for the assignment.

What to do? Would it be mean to let her make another trip to the college to find
it closed? Or shall I tell her? If I tell her, aren't I just kind of being an
enabler of somebody who really shouldn't be at a college?

Bob

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Can I interview you for my anthro project on:
1. cultural body perception
2. chakra awareness, Tantric Yoga, etc.
3. sensory perception patterns by gender and culture group
what a wonderful subject we have!! it just goes on and on~

Mark Lewine



-----Original Message-----
From: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Chris Koch
Sent: Thu 4/1/2010 11:59 PM
To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [SACC-L] Top Ten List

Have you ever thought about leaving your body to science.

(might not work for cultural types or linguists)


Christopher P. Koch, Ph.D., R.P.A. ?
709 McDonald Street, SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
404-759-5816

ckoch@...
http://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskoch



On Apr 1, 2010, at 11:35 PM, lauratgonzalez wrote:

> I've obviously been hanging around Muckle too long when I come up with a Top
Ten list for SACC-L.
>
> I've made one from a list I found via twitter, from a site called Urbi et
Orbi: Anthropology, Culture and Fun.
>
> It is, drum roll please, a list of Anthropology Pick Up Lines. Feel free to
add your own, as I know some of you likely have a few stored away... Disclaimer:
I have never personally used any of these!
>
> 10. Are you still living at your mother's brother's?
>
> 9. Would you like to get ritually intoxicated at my place?
>
> 8. Can I study your customs?
>
> 7. Are you an artefact? Because I dig you...
>
> 6. You know, you really match my culturally-constructed beauty standard!
>
> 5. Hey baby, nice phenotype!
>
> 4. I'd like to look into your modes of production.
>
> 3. Would you like to see my totem?
>
> 2. You are so reproductively fit, I'd like to naturally select you.
>
> 1. I've got a huge grant!
>
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