Mel, I'm trying to figure out what to pack for Omaha. Will I be needing a long-sleeve shirt? Phil [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Lloyd Miller
lloyd.miller@...
Apr 1, 2011 10:57 pm
Oh Phil, bring two! :) (Mel, sorry to preempt you; just happened to be on the computer now.) It's been chilly here in the Midwest, below normal temps. The...
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Lloyd Miller
lloyd.miller@...
Apr 3, 2011 5:03 pm
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Leanna
leanna_wolfe
Apr 3, 2011 10:13 pm
Hey SACC Colleagues I have a client who has hired me to conduct an Internet Survey on the connection between sexual practices and relationship happiness. To...
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Kathleen Terry-Sharp
katsharp66
Apr 4, 2011 7:56 pm
Hello SACC Members- I received a call from a young woman in California who is moving to the East Coast soon and is looking for an Anthropology program at a...
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Andrew Petto
ajpetto
Apr 5, 2011 2:46 am
Every year, the AAPA does a workshop for secondary teachers on human evolution and related topics. In the past, we have also found that general anthro...
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Lloyd Miller
lloyd.miller@...
Apr 5, 2011 5:55 am
Bill Byrne (past president and one of SACC's charter members) has kindly offered some old anthro journals and printed material of historic and nostalgic value....
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Bob Muckle
canadianarch...
Apr 7, 2011 2:05 am
Hoping to see at least the occasional SACC tweet and Facebook post from Omaha. Please. Bob...
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lauratgonzalez
Apr 7, 2011 10:52 pm
SACCers, We've just concluded our first full day of SACC Fest 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska. It has been a wonderful conference so far! I'm looking forward to...
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lauratgonzalez
Apr 11, 2011 1:51 pm
Bill Fairbanks, long-time SACC member, is walking across America. Read his daily updates on the SACCommentary blog at http://ccanthro.blogspot.com/...
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dianne.chidester@...
Apr 11, 2011 3:32 pm
Several folks asked about the dates of the AAA in Montreal. The dates are: Nov. 16-20, 2011. Cheers! Dianne Dianne Lynn Chidester, Assistant Professor ...
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Nikki Ives
ikkinh
Apr 12, 2011 2:18 pm
Hi All - Sorry I couldn't make it to the SACC meeting. I hope you all had fun. I have a question for all of you and I apologize in advance that this is so...
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Deborah Shepherd
deborah_j_sh...
Apr 12, 2011 4:45 pm
Hi, Nikki, What courses are currently being taught? It may be that the course content, titles, or catalog description are not that interesting. Do any students...
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Gilliland, Mary
sunny_hvar
Apr 12, 2011 5:02 pm
Nikki: My strongest recommendation is to try to get Anthropology listed as one of the options for the required social science - that would give you much more...
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Gilliland, Mary
sunny_hvar
Apr 12, 2011 5:04 pm
One more thing - an online version or a web-hybrid (some face time, some web time) of an anthro class might increase enrollments overall - but coming from...
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Sydney Hart
sydneyhart1
Apr 12, 2011 5:05 pm
Hi, Nikki: It seems you have lots of great ideas! One other point to remember is that Anthropology fulfills a "Diversity" or "Multi-cultural" requirement for...
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Bob Muckle
canadianarch...
Apr 12, 2011 5:10 pm
Nikki, I suggest you survey some of the current anthropology students to see what they would like to see offered. Our department did this and were a bit...
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Gilliland, Mary
sunny_hvar
Apr 12, 2011 5:43 pm
At Pima we have a new course, started by our new full-time instructor, Dianna Repp, which focuses on Anthropology and Body Art. She has only one section, but...
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Nikki Ives
ikkinh
Apr 12, 2011 6:23 pm
Hi All - Thanks so much for the feedback! Right now we offer: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Introduction to Physical Anthropology Introduction to...
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Deborah Shepherd
deborah_j_sh...
Apr 12, 2011 6:51 pm
I can see your point about the Magic and Witchcraft course. Perhaps your students just aren’t going to be happy with an Anthro of religion course under any...
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Gilliland, Mary
sunny_hvar
Apr 12, 2011 6:52 pm
Nikki: It sounds like you have lots of good ideas – it’s a matter of finding the right avenues at your college to make these things work. Simple things...
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dianne.chidester@...
Apr 12, 2011 6:54 pm
It was a wonderful SACCfest in Omaha! Mel, you did such a terrific job of organizing and keeping us on track. As usual, SACC takes me to places that are new,...
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Kaupp, Ann
patriciakaupp
Apr 12, 2011 7:08 pm
Mel, Dianne's email reminded me that we'll want a description of the annual meeting from the president for the website. Anyone have photos they'd like to...
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Bob Muckle
canadianarch...
Apr 12, 2011 7:16 pm
In case you hadn't heard, Lewis Binford died yesterday (April 11th). He was controversial, and some of his stuff was tough to read, but he had many seminal...
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Pam Ford
pford@...
Apr 12, 2011 8:22 pm
Nikki, I suggest you contact Amanda Paskey at Cosumnes River College (California). She and her two colleagues have done some very innovative things for their...
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Anthropmor
anthropmor@...
Apr 12, 2011 9:04 pm
My strongest recommendation is to try to get Anthropology listed as one of the options for the required social science - that would give you much more...
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Mark Lewine
krameniwel
Apr 12, 2011 10:18 pm
Nikki: I am looking for a copy of the plan that I did when I started building an anthro program at a similar community college with a similar demographic....
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Laura Gonzalez
lauratgonzalez
Apr 13, 2011 12:23 am
I have lots and will post them on the facebook page. Anyone can view them, even if you are not a member of fb yourself. After I finish Earth Week at school (!)...
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Lloyd Miller
lloyd.miller@...
Apr 13, 2011 5:04 pm
From the BBC: This is a three-and-a-half minute collection of video snippets portraying human beings in all their variety. Looks like excerpts from the many...
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George Thomas
broruprecht
Apr 13, 2011 9:54 pm
It seems he was controversial and he knew it from the start. My late 60s graduate experience involved lots and lots of Binford back when nobody had begun...
