Western Anthropology and Sociology Club

Today is 2022! Join WASC online this evening for a viewing of The Anthropologist.

Join WASC to watch The Anthropologist in honor of 2022 College of Arts and Sciences, Western Illinois University
The film follows environmental anthropologist Susie Crate and her teenage daughter Katie as they visit indigenous communities threatened by climate change. it features commentary from Mary Catherine Bateson, daughter of world famous anthropologist Margaret Mead.

WIU Field School and Western Anthropology and Sociology Club (WASC) members (and relatives) got together for a weekend Cook-Out event that also included opportunities to try the Horn Field climbing tower, flintknapping, pottery-making, atlatl-throwing, and archery.

WASC students and invited faculty will be hosting two discussion events next week on the origins, flaws, and enthnocentrism of ancient alien theories. The Thursday event will have an archaeology-based focus, and the Friday event will have a religion-based focus. Both events will be held via Zoom. Email Anna Lucken (email address on poster) for the Zoom link.

Congratulations to our current WASC President and 2017 WIU Archaeological Field School alumna, Alexandra Brisbin, on the successful defense of her WIU Chemistry Master's thesis!

Join WASC this Friday, November 13th at 4:00pm Central for a discussion on the environment and disasters presented by Dr. Heather McIlvaine-Newsad.

WASC will host the presentation via Google Meets. For more information or to request the Google Meet link, please email: [email protected].

This Friday, October 30th, at 4:00 pm (during our weekly virtual WASC social hour), Dr. Sarah Haynes will be giving a presentation on Cannabis and Religious Experience. I hope you can join us!

For more information, or to request the Google Meet link, please email [email protected].

Welcome to Fall 2020 at WIU! You are invited to visit the Western Anthropology and Sociology Club (WASC) "booth" at the Virtual Activities Fair. It will be held from 3:00-5:00 pm today (August 25th) via Google Meets at https://meet.google.com/upc-yxpr-yvz?hs=122&authuser=0

I will be there to highlight some of the WASC activities from previous years, and would be happy to brainstorm ideas for how WASC can make the best of the situation this year. Stop in whenever you can, introduce yourself, and help plan our Club activities for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who might be interested. One does NOT need to be a major or minor in our department. All who are interested are welcome!

Hello, WASC members and friends. We will need to be creative this Fall to keep Club activities safe and accessible. Here are some great options for us to consider. Please feel free to post your ideas for virtual WASC events.

Community Building for Online/Remote Students With schools across the country shifting their instruction to remote/online teaching for the fall, it’s more important than ever that students have opportunities to feel part of a community, laugh and learn with peers, and cultivate a support network (see What the Research Says About In-Person and...

A great time was had by all! WASC members served Three Sisters stew with cornbread in the Turtle Island booth, and performed a Dabke dance with the student bellydance tribe. Many thanks to all who participated!

The Three Sisters stew and cornbread are almost ready. Food and entertainment start at 5:00. Join us!