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Search: Current Month Current Year 2011 2010 2009 All 2 Results Found. February 3rd, 2012 Title: 13th Annual Cynthia Irwin-Williams Lecture - The Clovis Site - Blackwater Locality # 1 Article: Every spring Eastern New Mexico University’s Department of Anthropology and Mu Alpha Nu (Anthropology Club) host a lecture series held in honor of Cynthia Irwin-Williams, a past professor of anthropology at ENMU. The event is free and open to the public.This year’s presenter is Dr. Ted Goebel who will be speaking on the topic of peopling of the Americas. Dr. Goebel works in a number of locations such as Siberia, Alaska, California, Oregon, Utah, and Idaho, he also works on a number of different materials collected form archaeological sites such as coprolites, ancient insect remains, and lithic tools. For more information about Dr. Ted Goebel click here. The lecture will be held on February 24, 2012 at 7:00 pm on the Eastern New Mexico Campus in the Jack Williamson Liberal Arts building (room number is TBA). ... Born April 14, 1936 in Denver, Colorado, Cynthia Irwin-Williams developed an early interest in archaeology along with her brother, Henry. When she was only 12 and her brother 14, both began working part-time at the Department of Archaeology in the Denver Museum of Natural History and formed an association with the curator, Dr. H. Marie Wormington. These youthful pursuits led to Cynthia’s interest in the Archaic period and to professional publications on the Magic Mountain, Lo Daiska, and Agate Bluff sites around Denver. Cynthia attended college at a time when women were still expected to be homemakers. If they did decide to pursue higher education, they definitely were not expected to become archaeologists. ... In 1982 Cynthia became executive director of the Social Science Center, Desert Research Institute of Reno,Nevada. From 1988 until her death in 1990, she held the title of Research Professor, Quaternary Science Center, DRI. February 2nd, 2012 Title: Inside the system part 1: Calculating faculty workload - University of Nevada - The Rebel Yell Article: For some colleges at UNLV, February marks the start of annual evaluations pertaining to faculty workload. The faculty workload process varies for each college, but despite these differences, each faculty member must follow explicit rules and guidelines in order for the process to be successful. ... The NSHE faculty workload policy states that all instructional faculty members, except those at Desert Research Institute, are expected to teach, develop curriculum and conduct several other duties related to classroom preparation. Additionally, academic faculty members at universities, state colleges and DRI must conduct scholarly research or participate in creative activity. The NSHE policy also outlines that university faculty members are expected to instruct at least three classes per semester, each worth three credits. ...