As I close out my fi.h year asChair,itismypleasuretowritetheopening piece for our newsle:er.While we might not have grownmuch in the down economy thisyear, our programs were hard atwo r k p ro d u c i n g e x c e l l e n tscholarship and providing trulyone‐of‐a‐kind experiences to ourundergraduate students. Theevents and programs that are

presented int h i s y e a r ’ snewsle:er areonly a fracDonof the t ru lyo u t s t a n d i n gacDviDes that

we’ve done this year. For oursuccess, Igiveallthecredittoourincrediblyhardworkingfacultyandstaff who are dedicated to theirworkandto inspiringthestudentstheyteach.

A hallmark of our departmentalprogramsis thatwehavebecomea model for the university’scommitment to community‐basedresearch and teaching. Nearlyeachandeverydayourfacultyands t uden t s a re uD l i z i n g ou rcommunity as a living laboratorytobe:er thecommunity inwhichwelive. Wecansee thefruits ofour labor every day. Just readsome of the narraDves of oura l u m n i w h o a r e m a k i n gcontribuDons to our community,both local and global, each andeveryday.This year we said farewell to ourofficemanagerof5years,MeghanHull, who took a posiDon in theCollegeofArtsandSciences Dean’sOffice. A.er a successful search,we’vehired Elizabeth AndrewsasMeghan’s replacement and shehasbeentrulyoutstanding. Ifyou

haven’t had the opportunity tomeetLizpleasedoso.Finally, I’d like to encourageeveryone to connect with ourdepartment and become part ofour community. We have aburgeoning socialmediapresenceon both Facebook (University ofNorth Florida Department ofSociology and Anthropology FanP a g e ) a n d T w i : e r(UNFSOC_ANTH).

Overthenextfewmonths,wewillberollingoutournewwebsiteat:www.unf.edu/coas/soc‐anth.

Adam Shapiro, Chair, Sociology & Anthropology

Notes From The Chair:

Sociology & AnthropologyFEBRUARY 2010 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA VOL. 6.1

UNF Anthropologists Explore Prehistoric Peoples of New Mexico

Left: Archaeological Lab’s total station in actionRight: Professor Rakita in action

EventsRock Against Genocide

TheRockAgainstGenocidetookplaceon Friday, October 23rd, 2009downtown at The Sinclair. Thisfundraiser was a class project for Dr.SashaMilicevic'sSociologyofWarandPeace class. They worked with theUNF Sociology Club and UNF'sInvisible Children to raise money todonate to Bridges to Sudan (h:p://www.bridgestosudan.com/) a localorganizaDon that aids Sudaneserefugees in the Jacksonville metroarea. RockAgainst Genocide raisedmorethan$500!

Engaging the Ethnographic

InSpring2010,Dr.MelissaHargrovewillshareadecadeofanthropologicalfieldexperienceswith15selectstudentsbothinandbeyondtheclassroom,throughaTLOcourseDtled“EngagingtheEthnographicImaginaDon:AnthropologyofGullah/Geechee.”HargrovewasawardedtheTransformaDonalLearningOpportunity(TLO)granttofundcoursetripstoCharleston,SouthCarolinaandAmericanBeach,Florida,aswellasafourdaycampingexcursiontoHunDngIslandStateParktoa:endcommunityworkshopsandculturalpreservaDonseminarsduringSpringBreak2010.

In the summer of 2009, Professor Gordon Rakita, along with colleagues from the University of Missouri and students from both UNF and Missouri, conducted archaeological exploration at the 76 Draw site in southwestern New Mexico. The 76 Draw site lies at the far northern edge of the prehistoric Casas Grandes culture area. The pottery fragments from the site suggest it was occupied during the later prehistoric periods (ca. AD 1000 – 1400). The M i s s o u r i a n d U N F t e a m s conducted four weeks of fieldwork at the site, including mapping the site, conducting extensive Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys, surface collection of select artifacts (including 46 projectile points), and sub-surface excavation at two locations. Mapping involved the t r a i n i n g o f s t u d e n t s a n d subsequent use of a Sokkia ST6 electronic distance measuring (EDM) transit. Over the course of the season, students collected over 800 individual mapping points to map the over 175,000m2-large site and its visible surface features and artifacts. Field crews also conducted over 4,450 meters of GPR survey including a 20m x 9m intensive survey grid and over 3,000 meters of individual lines. Detailed analysis of the EDM

mapping and GPR data are currently ongoing.

The team also conducted excavations at two locations. They opened a 10m by 10m unit near a concentration of exposed walls and burned adobe and a 4m by 4m unit on the southern portion of the site. The 4m by 4m unit was excavated to determine the sub-surface nature of the high sand dunes on this portion of the site and to test the results of 2008 and 2009 GPR surveys. The 10m by 10m unit was placed in the portion of the site heavily impacted by flooding with the hope of salvaging a n y r e m a i n i n g p r e h i s t o r i c m a t e r i a l s . H o w e v e r, t h e excavations exposed at least 1 meter of cultural materials. In all, the 10m by 10m unit contained intact adobe wall segments, the floor and wall foundations of a pit house, a possible human burial, over 13,000 pottery fragments, 10,000 pieces of animal bone, and 6,000 stone artifacts. Student field crews conducted the majority of the excavations, field paperwork, and laboratory cataloging of the excavated. For more information see: http://WW1≥w.unf.edu/~grakita/currentproject.html

Serving the community, presenting the past....

DieinforDarfur

...400.000 dead, 2,5 million displaced,3.5millionhungry...As theworldstands by,330peoplearekilled every day in Darfur region ofAfrica's largest country, Sudan.Although the US government hasdeclaredthisagenocide,themassacres

a r e s t i l longoing.Without thep o l i t i c a lp r e s s u r e ,policymakersw i l l n eve rt a k e t h ea c t i o n sn e e d e d t os t o p

genocide.Genocide Awareness Day at UNF wasTuesday,October 27th, 2009in front oftheStudentUnionbuilding.

Thedie‐inwas aformofprotest whereparticipants lie on the ground tosimulate being dead, creating a visualrepresentation of a conMlict, a somberreminder of the human cost ofcomplacency.Thiseventwassponsoredby the Sociology and AnthropologyDepartment.

Anthropology Club

Anthropology Club Jax RefugeeProjectDuring the fall semester of2009, the Anthropology Clubs t u d e n t o r g a n i z a D o norchestrated a donaDon drivefor the increasing number ofr e f u g e e s w h o n ow c a l lJ a cksonv i l l e home . Theydesigned a logo ‐emphasizingt h e r e a l i D e s o f r e f u geerese:lement‐ distributedflyers,and gave presentaDons invarious UNF courses. Theproject was an incrediblesuccess!UNF students donatedbeyond our expectaDons, thusmakinga lasDng and importantcontribuDon to the broadercommunityofJacksonville.

The anthropology student whospearheaded the project, Ms.Amber Dodge , has beenvolunteeringwithlocal

refugeesfor twoyears throughLutheran Social Services. Andweare proudtoreportthatshewas hired by the agency onlyweeks a.er her graduaDon inDecember! Shewill be servingas the Employment Specialist,aimedatassisDngrefugeeswithlocaDng and obtaining lasDngemployment.

FieldSchool2010This summer the UNF

archaeological field school led by Drs. Robert Thunen and Keith Ashley will focus on an area of Black Hammock Island within the NPS’s Timucua Ecological and Historic Preserve. For information about enrolling or volunteering please contact R o b e r t T h u n e n a t rthunen@unf.edu

Colorism. Upper left: Group photo at the forum

Lower right: Dr. JeffriAnne Wilder

OnWednesday,October28th,2009,studentsfromDr.JeffriAnneWilder’sColorisminthe U.S. course presented a community forum enDtled, “Airing Dirty Laundry:ExposingtheSecretofColorism.”Colorismisaformofinternalizedracismthatcausespeopleof color todiscriminate against each other basedupon their skin tone,hairtexture,andfacialfeatures.ThegoalofthiseventwastoengagetheUNFcommunityinacandiddiscussiononthepoliDcsofcolor,andto dialogueabouthowthehistoryofcolorismconDnuestoimpactyoungergeneraDons.Thestudentswereresponsiblefor all aspects of coordinaDng the forum, from markeDng, developing a videopresentaDon andfacilitaDngapaneldiscussion.Therewereover 200UNFstudents,facultyandcommunitymembersina:endance.

Theevent alsoserved asthethirdforumforDECONSTRUCTING “RACE”IN THE21ST

CENTURY, aseriesdevelopedbyDr.Wilder andDr. MelissaHargroveto promoteanongoing dialogue about the complexiDes of race and racism in contemporaryAmericansociety.Theycollaboratetohostoneforumpersemester.The event was sponsored by the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, theSociologyClub,theAfrican‐AmericanStudentUnion (AASU),andDifferent IndividualsValuingEquality(D.I.V.E.).

AROUND THE DEPARTMENT

THE PORTS PROJECT DavidJaffee(Sociology)haslaunchedacommunity‐basedresearchproject–ThePortsProject[h:p://www.unf.edu/coas/cci/ports/index.htm]–thatisdesignedtoengagestudentsandfacultyinthestudyoftheporteconomyandtheJaxportenterprise.Someareasofinquiryinclude:environmentalimpactofportoperaDonsonwater,land,andairquality;geographicdistribuDonofcostsandbenefitsofportexpansion;economicimpactintermsofthequanDtyandqualityofemploymentopportuniDes;Jacksonvilleasanodeinglobalcommoditysupplychains;andananalysisofvarioussectorsofthelogisDcsindustryandlaborforce.Onthela:ertopic,JaffeeandanundergraduateHonorsstudent,AdamRowley,havebeensurveyingthetruckdriverswhotransportshippingcontainersonandofftheportterminalsontheirworkingcondiDons.TheresultsandpolicyrecommendaDonsofthisresearchhavebeensharedwithJaxportofficialsandthedrivers,firms,andwillprovidethebasisforaco‐authoredconferencepaper“HaulingContainers:PortDrayageDriversintheLogisDcsSupplyChain”tobepresentedattheSouthernSociologicalSocietymeeDngs.Mr.RowleywillbeusingtheresearchforhisHonorsthesis.

Governor’s Dinner

Governor’s Dinner On January19,2010Dr.Melissa Hargrove,a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r o fanthropology, was invited toTallahassee to join GovernorCharlieCrist incelebraDngthelife and legacy of Dr. MarDnLuther King. The invitaDoncame as a result of Dr.H a r g r o v e ’ s o n g o i n gcollaboraDveresearchwiththeGullah/Geechee communiDesoftheSoutheast,as wellas her

involvement inprojectsaimedatcombaDngongoingforms ofrace‐based inequal i ty inn um e r o u s J a c k s o n v i l l ecommuniDes. Dr. Hargrovespoke briefly with GovernorCrist about her research andacDvist projects as they relateto state and local ma:ers. Itwas a wonderful opportunityto iniDate those importanttown‐gown re laDonsh ipsintegral to our insDtuDonalgoals,mission,andvision.

Food for Thought: A Homeless and Hunger Awareness Event

During the summer 2009semester, Cody Spencer, aSociology major and SocialWelfare minor, planned andimplemented a communityoutreach event to increaseawareness about homelessandhungerissues andtoraisefunds to feed homelessresidents of the SulzbacherCenter. Nearly 35 UNFstudents and communitymembers a:ended Food forThought, which includedp r e s e n t a D o n s b yr e p r e s e n t a D v e s o f t h eSulzbacher Center and theNortheast Florida Center forCommunity IniDaDves as wellas a screening of the awardwinning documentary, TheHome l e s s Home Mov i e .DonaDons collected at thedoor totaled $250, defrayingthe cost of over 500 hotlunches and 82 brown baglunches prepared and servedby a volunteer group alsocoordinatedbyCody.

Alumni News DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology seeks to provide greater understanding of human behavior with a focus on its social and cultural contexts, both locally and globally. We strive to accomplish this through our commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education and scholarly research; through the development of practical and applied skills in which our students and faculty draw upon their knowledge to critically analyze and enhance the diverse communities in which they live and work; through the focused use of available resources; and through a process of continual self-reflection and improvement.

Joyce Combass (BA Anthropology 2006)Joyce is currently living in Atlanta and works for K&G Superstores, as an Inventory Control Specialist. She is planning to start graduate school for her Masters in Library Science.

Emily Carriker (BA Anthropology 2008)Emily continues to participate in the sign language interpretation program at Florida State College at Jacksonville and is applying to the Masters in Linguistics program at Gallaudet University

Ashon Mack (BA Anthropology 2009)Ashon is working on his M.A. in African Archaeology at University College London. He has just recently returned from fieldwork in Mali at a site called Sorotomo, which is the notional final capitol of the Malian Empire.

Sara Rugroden (BA Anthropology 2009)Sara now lives in Savannah, Georgia with her fiancé Michael Turner. She is applying to Georgia State University’s Graduate Anthropology Program for Fall

2010. Additionally, as member of the Society for American Archaeology she will be presenting a research poster in April.

Hayley Logeson (BA Anthropology 2009, BS Psychology 2002)Hayley is currently studying for an MSc in Evolutionary Anthropology at Durham University in northeast England. She is planning to pursue further graduate work in Linguistics in the United Kingdom.

Sabrina Woofter (BA Anthropology 2007)Sabrina is currently an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) based out of Bethel, Alaska but working in several Native Alaskan villages on economic development projects focusing on archaeology and traditional crafts. After she leaves the "Last Frontier," she plans to return to the South for graduate studies.

Check out our UNF Sociology & Anthropology Alumni group in Facebook to connect with old classmates! 

Brian Swanson, (MS Applied Sociology 2009), has been working as a research analyst for the Ultimate Medical Academy. It is a for profit school that focuses only on training certificate/diploma level Allied Health Care workers.

Heather Boggess (MS Applied Sociology, 2009), Heather is currently a High School Social Studies teacher at Frank H. Peterson Academy.

Ashon Mack Front: Sara Rugroden’Back Hayley Logeson

Left: Sabrina Woofter

Front: Emily CarrikerBack: Joyce Combass