Undergraduate Anthropology Association
The UAA is an undergraduate association with a range of members from freshmen to seniors. Attending UAA meetings (typically Thursdays at 5:15p in the LRC) is the best way to become familiar with other anthropology students and to find out what is going on in the antrhopology department at UT. The officers include helpful representatives for archaeology, cultural, and physical anthropology who are happy to answer any questions pertaining to their areas of interest.
UAA Purpose: to encourage learning; to promote a community within the Anthropology Department for undergraduates, graduates, and faculty; to introduce students to professors and give them a chance to interact with others through lectures, trips, socials, fundraisers, and other events. UAA Charter
News
March 27th - Dr. Schroedl will discuss his archaeological field school in the Caribbean. Located on St. Kitts, Brimstone Hill is a British fortress dating from 1690 to 1853. more
March 6th - Career services presentation: What to do with a degree in Anthropology? Come with questions!
February 28th - Dr. Heath will discuss her archaeological field school in Forest, Virginia: Wingos Quarter, a late 18th-century slave quarter. It runs June 2-July 3, 2008 (first summer session) and class offerings include ANTH 430/530 (5 credits). The meeting is at 5:15p in the LRC. Link to the application.
February 21st - Field School Experiences. UAA members will share experiences and photos from their digs. Including a paleoindian site on the Savannah River, an historic British fort in the Caribbean, and others in Peru and Mesoamerica. Get an idea of what field schools are like from the student’s perspective. Didn't make it? I will be posting the powerpoint soon.
Feb 14th - The UAA is holding a reception for Dr. Laxmi Haynes from 9:30 to 10:30am (Mary E. Greer room in Hodges). At 10:30am there will be a presentation by Dr. Laxmi Haynes during Dr. Hepner's Human Rights class in Hodges Library room 129. Free Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Starbucks coffee!
Feb 11th to 13th - Darwin Day at UT! "Intelligent Design" Keynote Lecture by Dr. Eugenie Scott at 7pm in the UC Auditorium.
Jan 24th - Begin the spring semester with the first UAA meeting of 2008 with Annie Blankenship who specializes in Southeastern Archaeoogy, Cave Archaeology, and Prehistoric Rock Art.
November 29th - Cultural Anthropology Talk with Kiley Compton.
Novermber 15th - Cases in Forensic Anthropology: how to work a surface scatter with Kanya Godde.
Oct 31st to Nov 2nd - SEAC conference in Knoxville, TN
Oct 18th - Kimberley Wren's Graduate School Talk and UAA membership dues ($5) UAA T-shirts to come soon!
Anthropology societies
General
- Lambda Alpha National Collegiate Honor Society for Anthropology.
- American Anthorpology Association (AAA) is the largest anthropology organization.
- Society for American Archaeology (SAA)
- Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC)
- Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
- East TN Society of AIA
- ArchaeologyFieldwork.com - Find work and fieldschools in archaeology
- Nautical Archaeology Society
- Maritime Archaeological and Historical Society
- Archaeologica
- Crow Canyon Archaeological Center - Archaeological excursions
- Allendale Paleoamerican Expedition - Topper Site
Cultural
- Himalayan Health Exchange - Field excursion information
- Society for Cultural Anthropology Journal
Physical/Biological

Upcoming Meetings
March 27th - St. Kitts Field School with Dr. Schroedl.
March 6th - Career services presentation: What to do with a degree in Anthropology?
February 28th - Dr. Heath will discuss Wingos Quarter, her field school in Virginia.
February 21st - Field School Experiences. Information from students about field schools.
January 24th - Cave Archaeology and Rock Art in the Southeast with Ph.D. student Annie Blankenship.
2007/2008 Officers
President: Adam Russell
Vice President: Angeli Gabriel
Secretary/Webmaster: Erik Johanson
Treasurer: Lisa Tackett
Archaeological Rep: Erin Schmidt
Cultural Rep: Fiona Brady
Physical Rep: Keara Dotson
UAA Faculty Advisor
Contact the UAA
UAA - utanthro@utk.edu