October 2 Agenda

Hi everyone,
Here is the agenda for our Tuesday general meeting:

1. Announcements
2. Dues (if you wanna be a member dues are due)
3. T-shirts (talk about design and order)
4. Dead Sea-scrolls (discuss when we want to go, who can drive, etc.)
5. Fundraising (need to replenish the bank account after all that spending!)
6. Discussion of free Tuesday in November

Get your creative minds working. We will need some new ideas for an event/ trip on our free Tuesday in November. Also bring some thoughts about fundraising to the meeting.

-ASA

Dues Reminder

Hi everyone,

Just wanna let you know that your anthropology membership dues are due on October 2. Remember that you can pay for 1 semester ($10) or 2 semesters/full year ($20).

By paying your dues, you will obtain membership benefits including:
1. Discounts (on event tickets or t-shirts)
2. Voting rights (for elections and events)

-ASA

Adopt-a-Block Picture!

Fall 2012 Group photos!!

Next week September 25th!

Hello everyone!

So next week, we are NOT having our regularly scheduled meeting, INSTEAD we will be meeting by the union (at the eagle) @ 6 PM, we will then head over to our adopt-a-bloc area to clean up for at the most ONE HOUR.



Please be sure to wear comfy clothes and shoes that you dont mind getting messy. If you want, bring gloves as well. Right now we are not sure what all is going to be provided by the school.


-ASA

p.s. IF you have facebook, and are not on the fb group, send a request to 

http://www.facebook.com/groups/ASAUNT/

Save the date! Life After College Forum!

 

ASA is hosting its semesterly forum on "Life After College" This segment will focus on getting a job.

Guest speakers include: recent college graduates, an advisor from the career center, and more!

This is a great chance to come with questions you may have about getting a job after college! 


For more information please contact anthropeopleunt@gmail.com

here is the flier for the event, the date is included on it.

ASA 9-11 and next week 9-18

Hello everyone!

Today's meeting went AWESOME!!

We have some members coordinating a potential trip to a museum to the see the dead sea scrolls.

We have adopt a block coming up soon, which is very exciting and a great chance to give back to our campus community.


NEXT WEEK:

We will be hosting a round table discussion on "what is anthropology" including applied anthropology, and how to think like an anthropologist. 

ANND! We will be taking a group photo and photos of the event as well! so bring your smiles! 

This is a great chance to ask any questions you may have about the field or any sort of theoretical concepts.

Feel free to bring food, drinks, snacks,  and friends. This will be a student lead discussion, so bring your ideas!


Laura Lamb
ASA President

p.s. here is our list of fall events. More may be added as the semester progresses 

ASA Fall 2012 events

1. 50^th annual national champhionship Indian Pow Wow in Traders Village (Grand Prairie)

http://tradersvillage.com/grand-prairie/events/50th-annual-national-championship-indian-pow-wow

            Free event. Dancers in full regalia of feather, buckskin, beadwork, and bells, will be competing in different dance categories for prize money and special awards.

7 pm – 8 pm – Saturday, September 8, 2012 or 1 pm – 5 pm Sunday, September 9, 2012

2. Fiesta Latinoamerica. In the arts district, dallas.

http://www.dfwinternational.org/FiestaLatinoamericana/

            Free event. Food, music, dancing, events for children.

            *optional: volunteer

9 am – 7 pm, Saturday October 7 2012

3. Life after college panel: Getting a Job.  

            A panel discussion consisting of an advisor from the career center, recent graduates who have obtained jobs, and more. Learn what it takes to get a job after graduating.

Tuesday, October 23^rd 2012 @ 6 pm  Language building room 104. 

4.Make a difference day! UNT campus. (Volunteer event)

            Volunteer event, begins on campus, and various organizations will do a service event for that morning. Free food  and free shirt!

8 am – 12 pm, Saturday, October 27, 2012.        

v  Adopt-a-block  UNT (Mandatory for members)

            ASA cleans up trash in designed block on campus. Once a month. We choose the date and time to meet.

**TBA

5. A Good Day to Die film screening, UNT, media library room 111C

http://www.agooddaytodiefilm.com/

Chronicles the life story of Dennis Banks, the Native American who co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1968 to advocate and protect the rights of American Indians, providing an in-depth look at the history and issues surrounding AIM's formation. Guest speaker for a Q/A: Dr. Tomhave

7 pm, Tuesday, November 6^th.

6. DMA (The Legacy of the Plumed Serpent in Ancient Mexico) arts district, Dallas.

Admission: students with ID 5 dollars, first Tuesday = free, Thursday nights 5-9 = free.

***TBD but we have up until November.

7.Recycling at Tailgating (requirement for Adopt-a-block), UNT campus.

Saturday, November 3^rd 2012, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm