More Alumni News

Susan Harness, 2006 Masters Graduate and CSU Field Director for the Tri- Ethnic Center for Prevention, will be giving a presentation on November 9 about American Indian Transracial Adoptions and issues of assimilation. Harness researches the history and issues of American Indian transracial adoption and its impact on American Indian Families. Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear her speak! For more information about this presentation and her research, click here.

Anthropology Degrees in Writing and In Action - 2010 Alumna, Maureen McNamara was recently published in the Society for Applied Anthropology News. During her time in the Anthropology Department, McNamara's research was focused on the economic viability of food movement in local Colorado communities. In her article, Applying Anthropology to the Working World: Good News for the MA in Anthropology, McNamara discusses the skills she gained while doing her research and how invaluable she finds the perspective from the seat of a cultural anthropologist. To read the full article, click here.

Anthropology is an incredible field of study that trains graduates in a variety of ways. Students acquire skills that are applicable in the world and useful in any number of careers rather than limited to just one job. This unique perspective allows those who have studied in this field to be successful in a wide array of professions and we are going to talk to some of them.

Alumna Susan Harness was recently featured on a national radio broadcast. This past Monday, Native America Calling presented the interview: "Native Youth: Risky Behaviors Examined". Visit Native America Calling at: www.nativeamericacalling.com to listen to the interview!

2001 CSU Alum, Matt Klassen, has released a song inspired by coursework done in the Anthropology Department as an undergraduate. Performing under the stage name "paradox", his song is titled "anthraAPOLOGY'.

Visit Klassen's website to listen to 'anthrAPOLOGY' and other music.