[URBANTH-L]NASA Call for Nominations
Ryan Thomas Adams
rtadams at indiana.edu
Sun Dec 17 14:32:03 EST 2006
Please contact Rebecca Carter rlcart at umich.edu by Friday January 12, 2007
using "NASA Nomination" as the subject line.
Best,
Ryan
Ryan Thomas Adams
Ph.D. Candidate - Anthropology
Indiana University, Bloomington
http://www.indiana.edu/~act/people.htm#Ryan
rtadams at indiana.edu
812-856-5327
UPCOMING POSITIONS WITH
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT ANTHROPOLOGISTS:
A CALL TO INTERESTED STUDENTS
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Dear student:
The National Association of Student Anthropologists (NASA) is seeking
students who are interested in being nominated as candidates for the
Officer, Executive Board, and committee positions that will be open in 2007.
We welcome nominations from both undergraduate and graduate students who
have an interest in anthropology. While elected and appointed positions must
be filled by NASA members in good standing, if you are not currently a NASA
member we would like to encourage you to join and submit a nomination!
Please visit the NASA website, http://www.aaanet.org/nasa/, for information
on membership and to complete the brief online application.
NASA's purpose is to "stimulate and encourage the interests and involvement
of both graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology." Working with
NASA is a great way to gain leadership experience, and is an excellent
opportunity to network with other students, professors, and professionals in
anthropology and related disciplines. The atmosphere is friendly and
collegial. Nominees are encouraged to bring and develop their own ideas for
how NASA can better serve the interests of its student membership.
The NASA Nominations Committee will form a slate of candidates from the
nominees for each position. NASA members will then vote for the candidates
in the spring. In accordance with NASA bylaws, nominees, if elected, will
serve two-year terms, which will begin in November 2007 at the Annual
Meeting, and end in November 2009.
The following summaries describe the duties of the open positions; please
refer to the NASA website, http://www.aaanet.org/nasa/officerduties.htm, for
complete descriptions.
Officer Positions and Executive Committee Seats
1. PRESIDENT-ELECT: Serves a one-year term as President-Elect, followed by
another year as President; responsible for internal communications within
NASA; coordinates activities of committees and facilitates NASA's transition
into the following year; holds one vote in NASA matters.
2. SECRETARY-TREASURER: Maintains the records of NASA and submits a draft
budget for the approval of the Executive Committee before the Annual
Meeting; holds one vote in NASA matters.
3. NASA NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Responsible for NASA's presence in Anthropology
News; solicits contributions for the student column in addition to using the
column for NASA information dispersal; holds one vote in NASA matters.
4. NASA E-JOURNAL EDITOR: Responsible for the development of the NASA
E-Journal; chairs the E-Journal Committee; holds one vote in NASA matters.
5. GRADUATE REPRESENTATIVE AT-LARGE (1st Seat): Represents all interests of
graduate-level NASA members; solicits new members; attends to student
inquiries and creates student networks; disseminates information on
scholarship and professional opportunities; chairs a NASA committee; holds
one vote in NASA matters.
6. UNDERGRADUATE REPRESENTATIVE AT-LARGE (1st Seat): Represents all
interests of undergraduate NASA members; solicits new members; attends to
student inquiries and creates student networks; disseminates information on
scholarship and professional opportunities; chairs a NASA committee; holds
one vote in NASA matters.
Committee Positions
7. NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR: Posts Calls for NASA Elections; organizes
and disseminates election materials and information; submits the elections
slate to the NASA President for vote; solicits NASA members; chairs the
Nominations Committee; participates in NASA activities throughout the year;
holds one vote in NASA matters.
8. NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBER (2nd seat): Assists with the activities of
the Nominations Committee.
9. ANNUAL MEETINGS PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR: Posts calls for the NASA
Invitation to the AAA Annual Meetings Panel and Invited Poster Session;
organizes the structure and applications for the panel and poster sessions;
submits recommendations for sessions to the NASA President for vote; chairs
the Annual Meetings Program Committee; solicits NASA members; participates
in NASA activities throughout the year; holds one vote in NASA matters.
10. ANNUAL MEETINGS PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBER (2 seats open): Assists with
the activities of the Annual Meetings Program Committee.
11. E-JOURNAL COMMITTEE MEMBER (2 seats open): Assists with the development
of the NASA E-Journal.
12. WEB DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER (2nd seat): Assists the Web Editor to
maintain and update the NASA website; provides assistance and support to the
Web Development Committee.
13. NASA TRAVEL AWARD COMMITTEE CHAIR: Publicizes the award through the NASA
Website and AAA mailing lists; collects and evaluates applications;
administers an award to one graduate and one undergraduate recipient per
year at the AAA Conference.
14. CARRIE HUNTER TATE AWARD COMMITTEE CHAIR: Publicizes the award through
the NASA Website and AAA mailing lists; collects and evaluate applications;
administers an award to one graduate and one undergraduate recipient per
year at the AAA Conference.
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DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS
Applications must be received by email no later than Friday January 12,
2007.
HOW TO APPLY
Nominations materials must include a Biographical Sketch and Platform
Statement, and must be formatted in accordance with the following
guidelines. Please submit your application by e-mail to the NASA Nominations
Committee Chair, Rebecca Carter, rlcart at umich.edu by Friday January 12, 2007
using "NASA Nomination" as the subject line.
Please include the following items in the body of your e-mail application:
Candidate Material Instructions
Biographical sketch
Format biographical sketches exactly as follows; include bold headings (CV's
will not be accepted):
FULL NAME (highest degree earned, institution where degree was earned, year
degree was earned) Positions held (most recent first): Title, (dates
from-to) Name of Institution; Interests and/or Activities: (Limit 3);
Significant publications (limit 3 - most recent first): Title,
co-authors/editors if applicable, where published, year published.
Example
I. WANNA WYN (PhD, University of Whereiwannabe, 1969) Positions held: Grand
Inquisitor (1989-Pres) Search the World Over, Inc.; Leader of the Pack
(1978-1989) Wearethebest University; Asst Leader of the Pack (1970-1978)
Whimsy College; Interests and/or Activities: ritual, migration, presented
paper at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Presenting Papers; Significant
Publications: I Didn't Really Know What I Was Talking About, but Now I Do
(with Yule Shirley Wyn, PhD), The Perfect Press, Inc., In Press; "Trust Me,
I know what I am talking about" (with Imrunin Aginstya, PhD) Journal of
Ultimate Knowledge, 1988.
Platform statement
The platform statement must be approximately 200 words in length. Statements
significantly over 200 words will be cut down to 200 words before
publishing.
Digital Picture
If available, please provide a digital picture of yourself for the spring
ballots.
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