Atlatl

For those of you staring blankly when we discussed atlatl's in the Anthropology Club meeting today, I think this video is an excellent summary of what and atlatal does and why it is so exciting!

First Meeting Notes

Our first meeting was held today, additionally, we received our room assignment.  Our subsequent meetings will be held weekly in 231CC, Mondays at 3:30pm.  Students met each other and talked about their anthropology experiences and ideas for the club, under the advisement of Dr. Silas Mallery.

Katie Kowalski and Jamie Martel showed initiative in assuming the roles and responsibilities of Representative to the Student Senate and Alternate Representative, respectively.  The Anthropology Club commends their enthusiasm and commitment.  Katie will be representing the Club at the March 30th Student Senate meeting.  Kelly will be representing the Club for the March 9th meeting, her collaboration is additionally appreciated.

The Club has proposed it's first event, a field trip to the Como Zoo to view and learn about the primates.  In the democratic nature of the club, we are requesting that students submit their preferred day to attend the zoo from the given dates, (bear in mind that the zoo's spring hours are 10am-4pm):

Sunday, March 20th
Sunday, March 27th
Wednesday, March 23rd
Wednesday, March 30th

Please email Kat with your vote, or vote on the poll in the margin.  The final decision will be made based on the majority vote at the  March 7th meeting and announced thereafter.  Carpools will be available for those who require transportation.

Plans are also in the works to attend the King Tut exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota.  For funding reasons, also email Kat if you are interested in attending this event so a general count of interested people is available.  You can also vote in the poll in the margin for this proposed event.

Thanks to everyone who made it to the first meeting of the Anthropology Club, we hope to all of you and more can attend next time!

First Club Meeting!

Our first club meeting will be held tomorrow, (Monday February 28th, 2011), at 3:30PM.  We are still awaiting a room assignment, so for this meeting we will meet in the Campus Center.  See you there!

Still Waiting....

Just a note to anyone interested in attending the meeting on Monday; inquiries have been made as to a room assignment and we are still awaiting this assignment.  The Monday meeting is still scheduled as planned, an email will be sent out with a plan as well as a post here when the location has been determined.  Thanks to everyone for their patience!

Approved!

The Anthropology Club was approved today in the Student Senate!  That means we will hold our first official meeting on Monday, February 28, 2011 at 3:30pm.  Club officials will be meeting with Student Life tomorrow to get our meeting room assignment.

Motion to the Student Senate

Today, the President of the Anthropology Club will make a motion to the Student Senate to seek approval for the official status of the Anthropology Club.  Join your fellow students in support of the club, the meeting will be held in HWC 168, from 2pm-4pm.  Update regarding the meeting to follow.

The Real Pliocene Hominin

Here's a video, just for fun.  I found it while studying for physical anthropology, er, procrastinating that is.  If nothing else, it may help you remember the names of ancient hominin ancestors!

Club Status in Limbo, Seeking a Representative

The anthropology club, (the first in NHCC history), is in full force behind the scenes at North Hennepin.  The officers of the club have been named, we have submitted our paperwork to the Student Life officials and are awaiting the naming of a representative to attend Student Senate meetings.  The Student Senate meets February 23rd, and we are hoping to be on their agenda for approval of our club on that date.  We are all really excited to plan some anthropology related events at North Hennepin and attend events as a group.

We are pleased to introduce the following North Hennepin students and faculty and their roles in the anthropology club:

Dr. Silas Mallery-Advisor, Anthropology Department Faculty

Kat Richards-President

Jonathan Bianchi-Vice President

Steve Goranson-Secretary

Reuben Mugula-Treasurer

Upcoming events and meeting dates and time to be announced pending our approval.