Spring 2009 Foothill College Two 1 unit courses offered Anth36.01 -- Exposure to professional anthropology in the South Bay 10 hours of shadowing a selection of 3-5 professional anthropologists for two or more hours. Anthropologists taking part 1. Lisa Robinson - Collections Manager, Los Altos Museum designed to show how a collections at a small museum are organized and how the history of a town is discovered in archives 2. Linda Hylkema - Director of the Anthropology Laboratory, Santa Clara University designed to show how the director of a large laboratory does her job and coordinates anthropology being conducted on a large university campus 3. Lorna Pierce - Forensic Anthropologist, Consultant in Forensic Anthropology to the Santa Clara Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office and Prof at San Jose State University and Santa Clara University designed to show how forensic anthropologists do their job 4. John Wolf - Medical Anthropology at Stanford University Hospital [NOT AVAILABLE YET] designed to show how medical ethics and anthropology mesh 5. Roger Kelly - Foothill Anthropology Laboratory, NAGPRA and CRM law designed to show how NAGPRA works here on campus 6. Mark Hylkema - CA State Parks Archaeologist, Santa Cruz County. designed to show how anthropological archaeologists work for the state 7. Katherine Schaefers - Rosicrucian Museum designed to show how the museum works from the education and outreach perspective: SEE SPECIAL VOLUNTEER SHEETS 8. Karen Oeh - Career Center Director, Foothill College designed to show the social service side of anthropology 9. Samantha Swan - Environmental Planner at the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) designed to show the job of someone environmentally clears transportation projects (using both NEPA and CEQA) 10. Samuel Connell - Professor of Anthropology, Foothill College. designed to show student what a professor does during a regular work day Possible Future Anthropologists joining: 1. Koko.org 2. Richard Hughes 3. Richard Baugh First Class Meeting was September 25th at 12 noon in Anthropology Laboratory. Introductions and Organization. If you missed this please contact Sam Connell 650-949-7197. Following this there will be no permanent class meeting until the last day of class Dec 4th at 12 noon. Anth 36.02 Directed internship with a single anthropologist. Choices can be made following exposure to the various fields via Anth36.01. Available internships at: A. Rosicrucians Museum (with K. Schaefers permission) B. Los Altos Museum (with L. Robinson permission), and C. Foothill Anthropology Laboratory (with S. Connell permission) If you are interested please contact Dr. Samuel Connell, Anthropology, Foothill College http://www.foothill.edu/bss/staff.php?s=1&rec_id=1073 Winter 2009 Foothill College 1) Anthropology Laboratory - Archaeological Analysis of Historical Artifacts using data processing and museum grade cataloguing 2) Geography - implementation of internships in anthropology-related professions using GIS. 3) Museum Studies -- Design and creation of museum case displays on Foothill Campus |