In 2014 the RSFAT Summer Digs Program offers two-week intensive educational course in Roman archaeology in PHILIPPOPOLIS (modern Plovdiv – the second largest city in Bulgaria).
The program incorporates ten days fieldwork at the Roman Forum (Central Square) in Philippopolis and theoretical lectures on Roman building techniques, topography and development of the Roman cities.
Please visit our web-site for additional information: http://www.rsfat.archbg.net/7_phili_description.html
Spanish & Anthropology summer program in Cusco, Peru.
Dates: May 25 (Sunday) to July 5 (Saturday)
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Tuition: $2,499 Save $200 by registering before December 31.
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DIG FRANCE – A Different Kind of Vacation!
Food, Wine, Art, and Over 2000 Years of History!
Take an archaeological-dig vacation in Summer of 2014 and help save a piece of world history at Castle Leymonie in Issac, France. Experience! Discovery! Adventure, … and making new Friends! For more exciting information: www.digfrance.org
Each program brings visiting youth (from around the world) together with youth in the host location (Rwanda or Bosnia) to engage together in three key activities:
The deadline for applications is February 15, 2014 for Summer Programs, and December 15 for our end-March Spring Break program in Bosnia.
Ages 18 – 30 (for Bosnia Programs) and 18 – 35 (for Rwanda Programs).
Program fees quoted below are for visiting participants (not for local Rwandan or Bosnian participants). Some scholarship assistance is available on each program.
To APPLY: www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate
For RWANDA Reports: www.globalyouthconnect.org/country_rwanda + 2013 Photos
For BOSNIA Reports: www.globalyouthconnect.org/country_bosnia
GYC Blogs: gycvillage.org and youthpolicy.org/interculturalblogging
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SPRING 2014 HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION TO BOSNIA
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates: March 21 – April 1, 2014
Application Deadline: December 15, 2013
Age Range: 18 – 30 (Student/Young Professional)
Program Tuition: $1800
Download SPRING 2014 Bosnia HUMAN RIGHTS Delegation Program Description & Application
This program will focus on how local Bosnian youth and human rights organizations (including women’s organizations, youth organizations, LGBTI-rights organizations, arts organizations, and peace-building organizations, among others) are rebuilding the country more than a decade after the signing of the peace accord. Participants will gain experience in the application of international human rights theory, as well as deepen their understanding of the post-conflict challenges faced by Bosnians today, especially young people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds.
JUNE/JULY 2014 CONFLICT RESOLUTION DELEGATION TO BOSNIA (with SREBRENICA)
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates: June 29-July 20, 2014
Application Deadline: February 15, 2014
Age Range: 18 – 30 (Student/Young Professional)
Program Tuition: $2700
Download Bosnia CR Delegation 2014 Program Description & Application
This program will focus specifically on the roots of conflict and the dynamics of justice, reconciliation, and peace building as experienced in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than a decade after the signing of the peace accord. In particular, participants will gain experience in conflict resolution and transformation as well as deepen their understanding of the post-conflict challenges faced by Bosnians today, especially young people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds.
August 2014 HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION TO RWANDA
Location: Rwanda
Dates: July 31 – August 21, 2014
Application Deadline: February 15, 2014
Age Range: 18 – 35 (Student/Young Professional)
Program Tuition: $2500 (International Applicants)
SOME SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
The group of local Rwandan youth will be filled later.
Download Rwanda August 2014 Human Rights Delegation Program Description & Application
During this GYC delegation, International participants will join with Rwandan peers to learn about human rights achievements and challenges in Rwanda and the world, and to take concrete action steps together to support current and future efforts for human rights protection and promotion, both in Rwanda and abroad. Through a combination of workshops, site visits, advocacy meetings, and volunteer service with grassroots NGOs, we will learn and act on numerous key human rights issues in Rwanda, including but not limited to: gender and human rights, human rights of children, LGBTI populations, historically marginalized indigenous groups, refugees, domestic workers, poverty reduction, public health, juvenile justice, freedom of expression and the arts. In advance of and during the delegation, all participants will examine the roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and see how its legacy has impacted the country and its people, particularly Rwandan youth, and also how the country is attempting to rebuild today.
AUGUST 2014 HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION TO BOSNIA
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates: July 30 – August 20, 2014
Application Deadline: February 15, 2014
Age Range: 18 – 30 (Student/Young Professional)
Program Tuition: $2700 (International Applicants)
SOME SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
Download AUGUST 2014 Bosnia HUMAN RIGHTS Delegation 2014 Program Description & Application
This program will focus on how local Bosnian youth and human rights organizations (including women’s organizations, youth organizations, LGBTI-rights organizations, arts organizations, and peace-building organizations, among others) are rebuilding the country more than a decade after the signing of the peace accord. Participants will gain experience in the application of international human rights theory, as well as deepen their understanding of the post-conflict challenges faced by Bosnians today, especially young people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds.
The Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students in the United States to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in Canada. www.killamfellowships.com
Deadlines vary:
The deadline for the open competition for the 2014-15 Killam Fellowships competition will be Januar y 31, 2014.
Student at one of our partner institutions and planning to apply to the direct exchange program , should contact a study abroad advisor at your institution to identify the date in which your institution’s internal competition ends (usually Dec-Jan)
HIMALAYAN HEALTH EXCHANGE 11TH ANNUAL HIMALAYAN ANTHROPOLOGY FIELD EXPEDITION
JUNE 19-JULY 9, 2014
Trip description: Himalayan Health Exchange (HHE) is organizing its 11th field expedition to India in the summer of 2014. Through independent study/fieldwork in the Inner and Greater Himalayan region of North India, HHE will offer students a practical approach to the study of India and the Himalayan culture in a socio-cultural, medical and religious context.
During their journey, team members will attend a 7-day, public health awareness camp and have the opportunity to investigate local history, religious beliefs and practices, modern human adaptations, regional effects of globalization and monastic life. In addition, through trekking and camping in remote areas, they will participate in the interconnectedness of the magnificent natural environment with a daily local existence. This first-hand experience will be accompanied by daily academic lectures and research assistance.
Lecture topics will include: Cultural, Medical, Economic, Biological and Visual Anthropology, Religion & Philosophy, Cross-cultural healing, Ayurveda, Public Health, Buddhism, Hinduism, Indian and Tibetan history, High Altitude Adaptation, Psychology, Art/Fine Arts, Geography, Social Work, Sociology, Yoga and Meditation
Note: This is a moderately high-altitude expedition in rugged Trans Himalayan regions. Field camp elevations range between 6,000-8,000 feet, with a higher pass crossing of 10,000 feet. As a participant, you must be in excellent physical shape and health and be willing to work in improvised field sites.
Locations & destination points: New Delhi, Kais, Kullu, Bir, Dharamsala and McLeodganj located in Himachal Pradesh, India.
Expedition fee: All-inclusive land cost fee is US $3,080. International airfare not included.
Application deadline: January 15, 2014: **Please be advised that space is limited
Program Coordinators: Professor Paul Donnelly, Ph.D in Buddhist Studies & Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University
Professor Hilarie Kelly, Ph.D. Anthropology Department, California State University, Long Beach
Professor Melissa Schrift, Ph.D. Department of Sociology and Anthropology East Tennessee State
Ravi Singh, Founder/Director, Himalayan Health Exchange annual, anthropological Himalayan Health Exchange
e-mail: info@himalayanhealth.com
website: http://www.himalayanhealth.com
phone: 404-929-9399
School credit available through:
California State University at Long Beach, Northern Arizona University or East Tennessee State University
Course number: WLL 399
CRN 45460
TR 14h00-15h50
Professor Eleweke
This course will expose students to the history of Deaf culture and community, its art, literature, and language (American Sign Language), including current attitudes, movements, policies, and trends which affect Deaf people as a minority. Students will be amazed as they find answers to questions such as:
Do you know the inventor of the light bulb was deaf?
Do you know the inventor of the telephone had a deaf mother and a deaf wife?
Do you know a Deaf lady had won Miss America?
Do you know a Deaf actress had won the Oscar?
Do you know the famous Deaf actress on ‘Sesame Street’?
Do you know there is an exclusive University for deaf people somewhere in ……?
Do you know some deaf scientists had won the Nobel Prize?
Lots and lots to learn in Deaf Culture!!!
(Please email Dr. Eleweke if you have any questions: jeleweke@pdx.edu)
Primatology Field Methods:
Includes a week-long session at the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s Myakka City Lemur Reserve in Florida led by Professor Natalie Vasey of Portland State University
Session dates:
June 15th – 23rd, 2014
Course fee:
$1675 — includes field school tuition, lodging, meals, & ground transportation in Florida
Enrollment:
Learn more about the course and download an application at the website (http://www.lemurreserve.org/vasey.html). The course (Anth 477/577) is a Spring Quarter offering and fills the methods requirement for Anthropology majors and graduate students. Enrollment is capped at ten participants per session. Apply early!
Application due date:
Preference given to applications submitted by February 2014.
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis afterwards till the course is filled.
For more information contact Dr. Natalie Vasey (nvasey@pdx.edu).
The course is a Public History Lab focused on creating a website for the Chinook Indians of the Lower Columbia River.
It is ideal for CD students and those who want to engage in qualitative work via Sociology, Anthropology, and Urban or Native American Studies because it is a community based project and incorporates a variety of methodologies. Students will practice document, photo, and oral textual analysis. They will also take field notes, and write field memos and web text in exhibit format. We will also focus on ethical research practices.
The Borgen Project is a national campaign that is focused on making extreme poverty a greater priority of U.S. foreign policy. They have several internships and volunteer opportunities available:.
PSU Anthropology Department 