Anthropology Club News

IWU Anthropology students participate in an African drumming workshop at Seven Circles Native American Heritage Center

Ongoing Anthropology Club Activities:

• Ethnic Food Outings: students meet at area restaurants to share a Thai, Indian, Mexican, Chinese, Irish, or Japanese meal.
• Students gather to  share the experiences they have had while participating in summer archaeological field schools and conducting ethnographic research while studying abroad.
• The annual Spring induction of IWU students into the gamma chapter of the Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honor Society.
• Field trips to the Field Museum, the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, China Town in Chicago, and the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois.
• The Club sponsors campus lectures by professional anthropologists in various fields of Anthropology.
• "The Graduate School Application Process & Careers in Anthropology" Professors Springwood and Gearhart share strategies for applying to graduate school in Anthropology, and discuss Anthropology-related career options. These sessions are tailored to the students who attend.