On September 10, 2009, Anthropology assistant professor Ben Ford made the final posts to his Web journal, sponsored by the Museum of Underwater Archaeology. These posts detail the process and findings of three years of archaeological investigations along the shores of Lake Ontario.

There are some new faces in the IUP Anthropology Department in Fall 2009. Drs. Elizabeth Cooper, Amanda Poole, and Benjamin Ford have joined the faculty, replacing some long-standing members of the department and supporting the new M.A. in Applied Archaeology.

Tom Wambach, a junior Anthropology/Archaeology Track major, spent summer 2009 working as an intern at the Pennsylvania State Museum in Harrisburg, Pa.

Dr. Victor Garcia of the Department of Anthropology was nominated and accepted as a research scientist member of the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse.

Many IUP Anthropology students are participating in internships this year, continuing our long tradition of emphasizing experiential education. The 2009 experiences cover a great variety of topics within Anthropology and are taking place throughout the world.

From May 4 to 25, 2009, Drs. Phil and Sarah Neusius of the Department of Anthropology led ten students on an Anthropological Study Odyssey course that included visiting Anasazi and Sinagua sites while camping in the northern Southwest.

IUP was well represented at this year’s SAA meeting held in Atlanta, Ga., from April 22 to April 26, 2009.