Faculty Meeting Minutes
Sept. 28, 2012
Present: Ayres, Baxter, Biersack, Dueppen, Dutton, Frost, Gallagher, Lee, Morgen, Scher, Silverman, Snodgrass,
Stephen, White.
Announcements
1.
Rebecca Cudmore (adviser: Kirstin Sterner) received a Global Oregon Undergraduate Summer Research Award to study orangutan communication in Borneo with Orangutan Foundation International.
2.
James Daria (adviser: Lynn Stephen) received a Global Oregon Graduate Summer Research Award for his research examining the relationship between agrarian conflict and migration in Oaxaca, Mexico.
3.
James Daria received the Malcolm McFee Award for: "A Celebration of Resistance: The Popular Guelaguetza and the Oaxacan Conflict." Kevin Turley received the Cressman Prize for: "Geometric Morphometric Analysis of
Tibial Shape and Presentation among Catarrhine Taxa."
4.
Melissa Liebert received a Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (OUS-SYLFF) Graduate
Fellowship for her work investigating how social and cultural changes associated with increasing participation in market economy affect Shuar children's psychosocial stress and health.
5.
Jonathan Turbin received a CoDaC grant for his summer project: “Blue State” Slavery: New England’s Iron
Triangle and the Future of Capitalism."
6.
Anthropology major Lauren Hawkins was named one of two winners of the R.D. Clark Thesis award for "Dental eruption sequences and life history in strepsirhine primates" (adviser: Stephen Frost).
7.
Josh Snodgrass has received two major UO awards: The Fund for Faculty Excellence Award and the Williams
Fellowship for Undergraduate Education. He was recognized under the rubric “Celebrating Champions” at a UO football game.
8.
Two former graduate students of Geraldine Moreno received tenure: Melissa Cheyney (OSU); Helen Vallianatos
(University of Alberta).
9.
Frances White, Nelson Ting, Tim Keith-Lucas (University of the South), and Melanie Bowman (undergraduate) were awarded a $3,500 grant from the Catherines Island Foundation in conjunction with the American Museum of Natural History. Their project is: "Efficacy of Mate Choice in St. Catherine’s Island Ring-Tailed Lemurs: male reproductive success."
10.
Aletta Biersack received the Australian Anthropological Society’s Annual Anthropology Essay Prize ($1000) for
"The Sun and the Shakers, Again" published in OCEANIA in 2011.
11.
The executive committee allocated $100 each for co-sponsorship of these lecturers: Vicente Rafael, History,
University of Washington, colonialism and the Philippines, Honors College Global Studies Lecture Series; Holly
Wissler, ethnomusicologist and filmmaker of the Q’ero of Peru; the School of Communication; Terry Capellini,
Stanford University, Dept. of Developmental Biology, Anthropology colloquium, Oct 10.
12.
Carol Silverman’s book Romani Routes: Cultural Politics and Balkan Music in Diaspora , is featured in a story in
CAS’s Fall publication
Cascade .
13.
Madonna Moss's project, "The Archaeology of Herring: Reconstructing the Past to Redeem the Future," has been awarded an NSF grant ($171,637.00).
Agenda
1.
Approval of minutes from June 8, 2012: 8 Yes, 0 No, 3 Abstain.
2.
Committees 2012-2013 (Silverman).
Silverman circulated an updated version of the 2012-13 committee list and thanked faculty for their service.
3.
African Studies lecture series funding request (Gallagher)
Gallagher described the African Studies lecture series that will bring six scholars to the UO, including two anthropologists. Many other departments and programs have already committed financial support. Faculty voted to support the lecture series in the amount of $300: 11 Yes, 0 No, 1 Abstain.
4.
Colloquium schedule (AAGS and Ting)/Sharing research
Faculty discussed the colloquium schedule which was circulated and noted that several talks were on
Wednesdays. Silverman suggested using the regular Friday 4:00 PM for inter-subfield panels. Morgen suggested having faculty present at faculty meetings a ten-minute update on their research, re: talks they have given, etc. We will initiate this at the next meeting.
White announced that Assoc. Dean Marcus has funds available for bringing in scholars who deal with diversity.
Faculty discussed the need to take full advantage of this opportunity.
5.
Lectureships for Baxter and Gallagher (Silverman)
Silverman announced that Diane Baxter is now a Senior Lecturer and Daphne Gallagher is now a Lecturer, which potentially allows them both to serve on doctoral committees.

6.
CAS resource allocations for 2012-2013 (Silverman)
Silverman updated faculty on the CAS allocations, which include matching obligations; we received: matching funds for Baxter’s salary, GTF support, and a grant administration position. Items not funded were Gallagher’s salary match as well as new faculty lines in Cultural Anthropology and Archaeology. Snodgrass mentioned the department needs to jump at the chance to capitalize on the momentum of the department’s success. Faculty discussed planning ahead and having a strong department vision as two factors which could put the department in position for getting a new faculty lines. Stephen suggested inviting the new Vice Provost for Equity and
Inclusion to the department to an intellectual panel. This would strengthen our ties with her, and possibly increase the department’s chance of future lines.
7.
CAS Heads ’ retreat report (White)
White reported that faculty salary increases are postponed because the collective bargaining agreement is still being negotiated. CAS is working on strategic planning for the next three to five years; lines will be scare but cluster hires across multiple departments/programs are on the table. We are urged to think several years ahead.
White said the budget model is here to stay since it drives resource allocations. Snodgrass suggested increasing our departmental faculty and graduate student travel funds. This would improve morale. Frost suggested more support for undergraduate research; Snodgrass and the UG committee are working on a proposal.
8.
Summer session (White)
White reported that we did well in Summer Session 2012 (income approximately $50,000 even with the new tax rate).
White told faculty a call for proposals for equipment funds will be going out soon.
9.
Space/Lab update (White); cultural lab report (Stephen)
White updated faculty on space changes in the department. The Condon 265/268 renovation is now underway, continuing through Fall term. The Condon 204 reconfiguration is complete, improving visibility and projection.
White reported a 3 way split (department, CAS and VPRIGE) in the renovation costs of the CMER used by Ting,
Sterner and Snodgrass. White reminded faculty that Surplus is open Monday through Friday 12:30-1:00, if anyone is looking for good deals on furniture for office/lab areas. Stephen reported on input from graduate students re: renovations in the cultural lab (Condon 315) including new computers and upgraded video editing stations.
10.
DUS report (White)
White informed faculty that large classroom requests for Spring 2013 have a quick turn-around; there is no flexibility with deadlines. The fall term course committee submission deadline is 10/3/12. Proposals for future courses need to be planned well in advance, as it takes several months for approval.
11.
CoDaC grant and visitation plans (Frost, Stephen, Silverman)
Stephen explained how the CoDaC visitation weekend is an opportunity to reach out to undergraduates or masters students from racial and ethnic underrepresented groups who are interested in applying to
Anthropology. The event is November 9, 2012; the Community Development Committee is working on a solicitation letter, on a schedule (inter-sub-field panel at 4 PM) and on involving our graduate students.
Scott Fitzpatrick tenure case: vote of tenured faculty
Silverman thanked the personnel committee, Moss (chair), Biersack, and Aikens, for their service, particularly over the summer months. Faculty discussed Fitzpatrick’s case and a vote by secret ballot was taken.
Adjourn: 11:35 am
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