If you are potentially interested in a museum career, I strongly encourage you to participate in the following activity (see below). As you may or may not know, Manhattan is exploring the idea of developing a Discovery Center/Museum.  The City has hired professional museum consultants to evaluate the feasibility of such a center and develop ideas should it be built. They have been meeting with City staff and the public and will continue to do so for another month or so. I have found the process to be very enlightening. This is a unique opportunity to learn about what goes on in the development and functioning of a museum. There is yet another opportunity on October 15 to see how exhibit ideas are developed (as a participant in this process or an observer). If this sounds somewhat intriguing to you, read on and volunteer for this workshop. (If you can’t participate in the workshop, certainly plan on attending the open public meeting!) (more…)

The new Indiana University of Pennsylvania  MA in Applied Archaeology has finally been approved and is accepting  students for the Fall 2009 semester. Some details are available at http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=25173.

Opportunity is knocking. Answer the call. Are you interested in experiencing another culture? Acquiring international work experience? Helping others help themselves? If you’re genuinely interested in making a real difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities throughout the world—the Peace Corps could be the perfect opportunity for you.

A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer will host information meetings at Kansas State University and discuss the application process, benefits and challenges of service, Master’s International and Fellows USA graduate programs, and qualifying for assignments. A 15-minute video detailing life in the Peace Corps will also be shown during the presentations.

The Peace Corps serves more than 70 countries and offers international work assignments in education, youth outreach and community development; business development; environment; agriculture; health; and information technology. (more…)

We had our first meeting of the semester this Tuesday. It was a wondrous time with old members and new!

We voted that the annual bbq will be Tuesday, September 23 from 6-8pm at Poyntz Shelter in City Park. The club will provide hotdogs, hamburgers, crackers and drinks. We ask that you either bring a side dish or $2 to contribute. Besides good grub and hangin’ out, we will also have a stereo, so bring some tunes (aka cd’s)! And don’t forget your game face because we’ve got plans in that regard as well. (more…)

This is a busy season for meetings and conferences.  For those of you who are especially interested in archaeology, I encourage you to take advantage of these meetings to start learning about this profession outside of the classroom and to start networking. (more…)

2008 Plains Anthropological Conference
October 1-5, 2008
Laramie, Wyoming

Undergraduate and Graduate Students: The Plains Anthropological Conference Wants You!

The 2008 Plains Anthropological Conference continues to be student friendly!  This year, the conference offers:

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Read about the video prepared by Dr. Prins with two of our former students, Adam Bohannan and Jessie Stone in the following press release.

http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/sept08/docustudents91108.html