New Officers for Spring 2014

Congrats to our new officers for Spring 2014!
Our group of leaders has grown to accommodate for 3 new people, and the list is as follows:

President - Ashley Givens
Vice President - Sean Chaney
Public Relations officers - Emma Carnes & Michala Sheppard
Communications officer - Amy Mayo
Financial officer - Meghan Kajihara

General Meeting Agenda for November 7th

From the desk of your prez:

"Here is the event-packed agenda for tonight:

1. Announcements
2. Speaker Lexie Brock (Bead for Life)
3. Bake Sale
4. Study Abroad Presentation
5. Field Trip
6. Recycle at Tailgating
7. Officer Elections & Committees

We have a lot to cover so I need everyone to pay close attention tonight. I look forward to seeing everyone!
-Kristyn"

You heard the lady! Come hear all about the rest of the semester, and how you can get involved! We're looking for more people to take on certain leadership roles, and will have officer applications available at the meeting.

See you tonight!

- AG

Last Meeting of Fall 2013

Hello friends!

Our very last general meeting of 2013 will take place this Thursday November 7th, at 5:30pm in LANG 201.
We're gonna be talking about a LOT so make sure you make it to this one!

November 2013 schedule:

November 7th: Last General Meeting (duh)
November 8th: Anthropology Dept Meet 'n' Greet
November 14th: Bake Sale Fundraiser (2nd Floor Chilton Hall, 9am-3pm)
                            Study Abroad Presentation (BLB 55 at 5:30pm)
November 16th: Trip to Perot Museum
November 21st: Officer Elections

We need people to help bake and tend the table! If you bake something for the sale, make sure you email us the ingredient list to anthropeopleunt@gmail.com :)

If you would like to join us on the museum trip, give us a heads up! We need a head count soon.

Also, if you're interested in running for an officer position, the application will be put up very soon! It will be due by November 20th to an officer or to the ASA email.
We'll be introducing some new leadership opportunities at the meeting on November 7th

Let us know if you have any questions, comments, suggestions.
See you guys soon!

-Ashley Givens

New ANTH Elective Class

Dr. Nunez-Janes (profe) has created a new class for the Spring 2014 semester, called Community Engagement Through Action Research (Anth 4701.027) that meets Wednesdays at 2pm.

It will be a project based class, in which we will learn about PAR (Participatory Action Research), community engagement and scholarly activism within anthropology, and utilize an action research framework. It will count as an elective.

A flyer will be sent out soon, so keep an eye out!

- AG

Life After College!

Hello friends!

We are holding our Life After College panel tomorrow at 5:30pm, in LANG 201.

Come grab some refreshments, and learn more about getting a job after college from our guests: 3 grad students, Laura Lamb (ASA's former prez!) over Skype, Dr. Davenport, Dr. Collins, and Ms. Smith from the Career Center.
All of these people will be there to talk about their collegiate experiences, anthropology, how to get a job, and/or anything else you want to pick their brain about!
So come with questions or topics you'd like them to speak on! :)

Can't wait to see you guys!

- Ashley Givens
ASA PR

ForgottenSong Fundraiser

I received this email from a person that recently graduated from UNT, and she's asked me to spread the word about her fundraiser for an organization called ForgottenSong.


I graduated from UNT this past May, and I was hoping you could share the following information about a fundraiser I'm participating in with any of your connections, possibly during one of your meetings. 

 The organization is called ForgottenSong and their mission is "to identify and eradicate causes for human suffering among the disenfranchised population of war-torn societies through education, vocation and meeting physical needs." They have crafted several projects; below is information regarding the specific project/fundraiser I am helping with. 

 Race for Febby- Uganda Poultry Project: 
I am running a half-marathon on December 15th with the goal to raise $12,000 for ForgottenSong in order to fund an entire poultry farm in Uganda. The motivation behind this project is to see orphanages and similar organizations across Uganda become self-sustainable and empowered while simultaneously improving the local economy through job creation and increased economic productivity. 
To learn more about the Uganda Poultry Project, you can go to http://forgottensong.org/projects/info/uganda and http://forgottensong.org/blog/blog_post/back_to_the_basics_part_4 (the justification of the poultry project). 
You can also watch this video: http://forgottensong.org/media/media_post/uganda_poultry_project I have also set up a Facebook page, hoping to spread the word: https://www.facebook.com/RaceForFebby2013 
To give, donors can go to https://forgottensong.webconnex.com/raceforfebby and select me as the runner they would like to support. I'm trying to raise the money by December 1st; however, donations will be accepted after that. 
Thank you for your time and please let me know if you have any questions. 

All the best, 
Chelsea Berry

Have a great day!~

Ashley Givens
ASA

General Meeting 10/3

We'll be meeting in the usual place at the usual time!
Tonight, 5:30pm, LANG 201

October 3rd, General Meeting Agenda
1. Announcements; Turn in member forms & dues
2. American Indian Heritage Day report back
           - Talk about communication problems
3. Talk about Texas Campaign for the Environment
           - October 10, 5:30pm, BLB 55
4. Talk about Life After College
           - October 24, 5:30pm
5. Make a Difference Day
           - October 26, 8am-12pm
           - Pass sign up sheet
6. Adopt-A-Block
           - Discuss availability and which day to go




- Ashley Givens
ASA