Activities, Awards and Career Information

Activities

Contact your AUSA officers and/or join the listserv to find out about upcoming AUSA activities and events.

Awards

The Department of Anthropology Prize is given once a year in the spring for demonstrating excellence in academic achievement and outstanding promise in any of the four subdisciplines.

The Annette B. Weiner Award is given once a year in the spring for excellence in the field of Sociocultural Anthropology.

For information on awards offered through the Department of Anthropology, please contact Nicole Hughes, Undergraduate Secretary.

Various awards are also offered through the University. They are made on a competitive basis and are based on the student's record of academic achievement and test scores as well as financial need. Further information is available from the Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Science, New York University, Main Building, 100 Washington Square East, Room 909B, or from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 22 Washington Square North. You can reach the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (212) 998-4540.

Resources

Departmental resources include an extensive film and video collection, as well as teaching and research labs for archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and physical anthropology, which can be used for research by advanced undergraduates. A regular colloquium series and an undergraduate student association welcome undergraduate participation. Formal in informal cooperation arrangements with museums and other academic programs in the greater New York area place at students' disposal a group of anthropological scholars, materials, and internship possibilities unparalleled in this country.

AUSA

The Anthropology Undergraduate Student Association (AUSA) at New York University sponsors events aimed at enriching undergraduate student life in the Department of Anthropology. The officers of AUSA participate in the monthly meetings of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Student Council, and also act as a liaison between the undergraduate students in the Department and the CAS Student Council.

Career Information

For information on career opportunities, please contact the Anthropology Graduate Student Association, or visit the American Anthropological Association at www.aaanet.org.