Today was a very special day for my Professional Development Anthropology class. Our guest speaker, Dean Paul Gemperline of the ECU Graduate School, visited and gave a talk about the graduate school. Specifically, he highlighted the major steps involved in applying to graduate school and how graduate programs evaluate individual applicants to their programs. For … Read more
On February 26, ECU’s Career Center – Mr. John Stowe – gave our Professional Development Anthro class an excellent presentation emphasizing resume writing, career opportunities, and skill building. Without a doubt, Mr. Stowe’s presentation was well-received by the class and they took alot of notes on this very practical lecture. In fact, Mr. Stowe highlighted … Read more
On February 19th, my Professional Development Anthropology class took our annual tour and listened to an excellent presentation from Career Counselor – Mr. John Stowe – of ECU’s Career Center. The Career Center is located at 701 East 5th Stree – across the street from the Art building and on the corner across from the … Read more
In my Ethnic Health & Health Disparities course – MPH 6008, there are three major objectives: (1) Identify and assess the major health issues associated with specific ethnic and health disparity populations in the United States; (2) Describe ethnic health and health disparity issues, including its unique and important features; and (3) Apply principles and … Read more
My Medical Anthropology course – ANTH 3252 has three major objectives for students: (1) To provide a comprehensive introduction to the subspecialty of Medical Anthropology – its fundamental principles and key concepts; (2) To encourage awareness of cultural health perspectives and issues; and (3) Apply principles and strategies derived from medical anthropology toward planning, implementing … Read more
Well, it was another exciting and challenging Cultural Anthropology class during this fall semester of 2013! I can’t believe that it’s over yet it still feels like yesterday when I started teaching this class. I have to be honest about this class. It took a little longer for them to open up about some of … Read more
After filming the 4th Annual ECU Anthropology Alumni Lectures in April, I have finally had the time this summer to edit, produce and post all of the presentations on YouTube. Here are the names of the anthropology alumni presenters, the title of their talks, and the YouTube.com link. 1. Blake Wiggs Title: Anthropology and Education … Read more
Well, we finally made it! The last day of class for my Professional Development Anthropology class. After a very long spring semester in which we talked about so many practical and real-life issues related to all the students future career aspirations whether in anthropology or another related discipline, it was time for each student to … Read more
On April 24th, the 4th Annual ECU Alumni Lectures celebrated our fifth and FINAL speaker – Dr. Cynthia Bellacero! Dr. Bellacero is a 2004 (M.A) and 2001 (B.A.) graduate who received her masters and undergraduate degrees from East Carolina University. She later received her doctorate from Florida State University. Dr. Bellacero’s concentration in anthropology is … Read more
On April 17th, the 4th Annual ECU Alumni Lectures celebrated our fourth speaker – Kyle McCandless! Kyle McCandless is a 2012 graduate who received his masters in Anthropology. Currently, Kyle is an instructor and in a faculty training program at Gilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, NC – near Greensboro. The title of his talk … Read more