Anthropology Enhancement Position Request

1. Anthropology Enhancement Position Request Anthropology Component of the Department of Sociology & Social Work Dr. Scott Demel, Dr. Alex Ruuska

2. 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.

3. 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

4. International Focus:Peru trip 11 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

5. Regional Focus: Tracing the Trail: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore http://nmuanthro.net/Project.html National Park Service Grant

6. 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

7. Regional Focus: Beaver Island Summer Archaeology Field School

8. 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

9. Regional Focus: Tracing the Trail: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore http://nmuanthro.net/Project.html National Park Service Grant

10. 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

11. Regional Focus: Beaver Island Summer Archaeology Field School

12. 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

13. Anthropology’s Momentum • Growing Student Interest • Anthropology Club • http://www.facebook.com/groups/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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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