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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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...
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...
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....
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hi All - Thanks so much for the feedback! Right now we offer: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Introduction to Physical Anthropology Introduction to...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
