Anthropology Enhancement Position Request

Anthropology Component of the Department of Sociology & Social Work

Dr. Scott Demel, Dr. Alex Ruuska

Growth of the Anthropology Component 2008-2011

• Over the past four years we have witnessed phenomenal growth in the Anthropology Component within the Department of Sociology & Social Work.

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Anthropology minors

Evidence for the internal demand for an anthropology major:

• reinstatement of the anthropology minor following the hiring of two anthropologists

• growth of the minor to a current level of 45 students• Well-received faculty Directed Study Abroad Program (Peru 2009)• reinstatement of the summer archaeology field school (AN355;

Beaver Island 2010)• reinstatement of the Anthropology Club with a mailing list of

nearly 100 students• Increased number of anthropology classes from an estimated 2-3

four years ago to 16- 20 current course offerings• Increased number of Individually Created Programs (ICPS) in

anthropology, and 4 new ICPs in progress

International Focus:Peru trip11 Students Minoring in Anthropology went on this trip

Extensive time in Amazon Rainforest, Machu Picchu and other Incan sites

Students post Peru:

Summer Matilla: ICP in Anthropology

Travis Kidd: Graduate Student, Film School

Ryan Brown: Offered Permanent Position in Forest Service

Regional Focus: Tracing the Trail: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

http://nmuanthro.net/Project.html

National Park Service Grant

Local Focus: Goose Lake & Mt. Marquette• Nomination of archaeological site to

the National Register of Historic Places Underway

• Three Students working on nomination

• Potential protection of an important local archaeological site

• Community Partners:

• City of Marquette Parks and Recreation

• Marquette Regional History Center

• County Recorder of Deeds

• Students Investigate Past and Present Results

Regional Focus: Beaver Island Summer Archaeology Field School

Beaver Island Archaeology Station

$20,000 scholarship fund for summer 2012

Working with construction management students to design facilities

Working with NMU Foundation to explore feasibility

Regional Focus: Tracing the Trail: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

http://nmuanthro.net/Project.html

National Park Service Grant

Local Focus: Goose Lake & Mt. Marquette• Nomination of archaeological site to

the National Register of Historic Places Underway

• Three Students working on nomination

• Potential protection of an important local archaeological site

• Community Partners:

• City of Marquette Parks and Recreation

• Marquette Regional History Center

• County Recorder of Deeds

• Students Investigate Past and Present Results

Regional Focus: Beaver Island Summer Archaeology Field School

Beaver Island Archaeology Station

$20,000 scholarship fund for summer 2012

Working with construction management students to design facilities

Working with NMU Foundation to explore feasibility

Anthropology’s Momentum • Growing Student Interest

– Anthropology Club• http://www.facebook.com/g

roups/52062602995/– Archaeology Club

• http://www.facebook.com/pages/NMU-Archaeology/159032627495507

• Student Enrollment Increasing • New Courses• Potential for a Major• Internship and Volunteer

Opportunities• Communication, Research

and Writing Opportunities• Anthropology Students

Recruiting New Students

Curriculum Development• Increased Enrollment and # of

Classes offered

• Individually Created Programs– Growing numbers of ICP

students– Prototype for the Anthropology

Major

• Multiple CUP Proposals in progress

• World Cultures, Division III Application in progress

• Expanding Work in Archaeology and Sociocultural Labs

Curriculum Development, Part II

• Current Faculty:– Teaching Multiple Sociocultural and

Archaeological Course Offerings

– Assisting other programs: International Studies, CNAS, Nursing

– Adding students to other programs: Sociology (quantitative methods), Modern Languages (linguistics), Geology, Art, History, Languages, Criminal Justice, Outdoor Recreation

Future Faculty:Medical/Physical Anthropologist (tenure track)Linguistic Anthropology Position

Enhancement Position Request• Anthropologist Specializing in Medical and Physical Anthropology

• Comparable Institutions: Anthropology Major and 5-9 Anthropology Faculty Members

• Anticipated New Course Offerings– Medical Anthropology– Physical Anthropology– Human Evolution – Forensic Anthropology – General Anthropology methods and theory courses

– For Details see Handout

Unique Applied Perspective• We Meet a Strong Practical as well as an Enduring Intellectual Demand:

• How to be an informed and effective change agent in a global world

• Word is growing in our intro classes, on campus, through professional conferences and beyond

• Number of Anticipated Students per Semester:– Intro 50-75- feeder classes– Mid Level Course 30-40– Upper Level Course 15-25

• Curriculum:– Established through the Individually Created Programs– Increased course offerings: 3 full time Faculty teaching full loads each semester– Diversification of course offerings

Revenue and other resources generated by the program

• Enrollment/Tuition– High enrollment in classes often over 100%– Large classroom sizes

• Grants– National Park Service 2 year ethnographic study of Pictured Rocks National

Lakeshore– Bureau of Land Management two year ethnographic study of the Mormon

Mountains– COPS grants– Michigan Humanities Council grant application

• Fundraising– NMU Foundation - Possible archaeology field school station on Beaver Island– NMU Foundation – Archaeology field school scholarships

Why Anthropology Will Continue to Grow

• Recruitment and Retention • One of most popular majors on campuses nationwide

• Our students are becoming advocates for NMU at national and regional conferences

• Students are placing well in graduate schools, medical schools, the Peace Corps, and ESL programs

• Students are experiencing increased employment opportunities (Museums and CRM work)

• Increased retention of students passionate about having an anthropology major