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Salina Technical College: Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Recommended Transfer Courses

…more to LAS must declare a specific LAS major or degree preference during the first semester of enrollment. The best initial courses for LAS majors are listed below. Anthropology - BA Major courses at WSU Biology - BA or BS Major courses at WSU Chemistry - BA or BS MAT 160 Analytical Geom & Calc 1* Communication - BA Major courses at WSU Creative Writing -…

https://www.wichita.edu/admissions/transferguide/salina_tech/las.php

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Echoes of Expression: A Cultural Symbolism Collective

Echoes of Expression: A Cultural Symbolism Collective The exhibit, "Echoes of Expression: A Cultural Symbolism Collective" was created by the Museum Exhibition class of Spring 2025 Student Preparers Image Infamy - Kali Moon A Ray of Sun - Menolly Crossett The Art of Death and Mysticism - Aidan Martin and Carmen Montanye Constructing Identity, Themes and…

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Amy Drassen Ham, PhD, MPH

Dr. Drassen Ham is a medical anthropologist with research interest in culturally-informed care. She has Master’s degrees in Anthropology and Public Health and received her PhD from the University of Kansas. Dr. Drassen Ham’s research and work examines how providers use cultural competency education in clinical and other health services. She is focusing on…

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From the Shadows to the Spotlight- Introduction

…the public on the history of the world. The idea for this project began to take form during my first semester as a graduate. student working in the Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology. While performing inventory inspections, I came across a lovely. necklace with a large turquoise bird pendant that was broken in half, and I simply thought, "This will…

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Neosho County Community College: Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Recommended Transfer Courses

…more to LAS must declare a specific LAS major or degree preference during the first semester of enrollment. The best initial courses for LAS majors are listed below. Anthropology (BA) SOSC 200 Intro to Cultural Anthro* Biology (BA or BS) BIOL 251 Biology I and BIOL 252 Biology I (L)* BIOL 255 Biology II and BIOL 256 Biology II (L) CHEM 215 College Chemistry …

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Lambda Alpha Honors Society

Lambda Alpha Honors Society Wichita State University Chapter History Lambda Alpha is the international honors society for students of anthropology. The name, Lambda Alpha, comes from the initial letters of the Greek words logos anthropou, meaning the ‘study of man’. The society was originally founded at Wichita State University with the purpose of…

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WSU Retiree Association Brown Bag: Updates from the Etzanoa Archaeological Field School

During the September Brown Bag Lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 in 138 Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Crystal Dozier, associate professor and chair of Department of Anthropology and director of the Archaeology of Food Laboratory, will share stories about the Etzanoa Archaeological Field School. Historical evidence indicates it was one of the largest …

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/09/11/wsu-retiree-association-brown-bag-updates-from-the-etzanoa-archaeological-field-school/

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Shocker Stories

…love to add you to our growing list of success stories! Contact an Adult Learning representative today. Contact Shocker Pathways Abby Werth Hometown: Winfield, KS • Major: Anthropology Why did you choose to attend Wichita State? My husband, sister, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law all went to school at WSU. When we moved to Kansas City almost 7 years ago …

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Dr. Jens Kreinath

Dr. Jens Kreinath, associate professor and cultural anthropologist in the Department of Anthropology, was featured in “Cooperation Is No Longer Optional — An Unprecedented Coalition Confronts Syria’s Crisis” in Capitol Hill Media.

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/03/13/dr-jens-kreinath/

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Constructing Identity: Themes and Symbols Around the World

…items belonged to the Johnson Cult, known primarily for their political theatre in the 1960s. Donated by Dr. Dorothy Billings 2012.10.035, 037-039 Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology Return To Echoes of Expression: A Cultural Symbolism Collective Return To Current Exhibitions

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Geology Building remodel to begin construction this week

Construction is scheduled to begin this week at the Geology Building for renovations to relocate the Department of Anthropology into the building alongside the Department of Geology and prepare for the Neff Hall demolition next year. Fencing will be installed around the building early this week. This phase of construction is scheduled to be complete by the…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/06/01/geology-building-remodel-to-begin-construction-this-week/

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Barb Myers and Dr. Matthew Howland

Barb Myers, administrative specialist in the Department of Art, Design and Creative Industries, and Dr. Matthew Howland, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, have collaborated on a project to document and preserve graves and grave markers at Highland Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Wichita. Myers and Howland are working with researchers…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/03/26/barb-myers-and-matthew-howland/

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Ablah Library to be closed April 25

Ablah Library will be closed on Saturday, April 25 for electrical work related to construction of the new Holmes Museum of Anthropology on the second floor. The outage will also affect the library’s 24-hour study room. It is anticipated that the entire building will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 24-hour study room will re-open once the electricity…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/04/17/ablah-library-to-be-closed-april-25/

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Museum Exhibition class invites you to the opening of ‘Service Beyond Barriers: Bravery and Sacrifice in the Face of Adversity’

Students from the Museum Exhibition class, under the direction of Holmes Museum of Anthropology director and instructor, Rachelle Meinecke, have created a special exhibit this semester. The exhibit is a collaboration between the Kansas African American Museum, the Mid-America All Indian Museum and the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum. It explores…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/04/24/museum-exhibition-class-invites-you-to-the-opening-of-service-beyond-barriers-bravery-and-sacrifice-in-the-face-of-adversity/

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Retirement reception scheduled for Don Blakeslee

All are invited to a celebratory reception for Dr. Don Blakeslee, professor of anthropology and archaeologist, who is retiring at the end of the spring semester, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 5 in the 107 Devlin Hall and the Devlin Atrium. This is a come and go reception with remarks scheduled for noon. Blakeslee joined Wichita State in 1976 as an…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/04/24/retirement-reception-scheduled-for-don-blakeslee/

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New Exhibit at Ablah Library: Crime Scene ICT

…to view it’s latest exhibit, “Crime Scene ICT,” located on the lower level of Ablah Library, outside of Special Collections. The exhibit was created by Sara Rue, WSU anthropology graduate student. Crime Scene ICT is about the history of forensic science in Wichita and at Wichita State University. It highlights O.W. Wilson’s creation of training…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/09/16/new-exhibit-at-ablah-library-crime-scene-ict/

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Gonzalo Neira Maquilon: Alumnus, advocate and ambassador of change in human resources

In May 2019, Gonzalo Neira Maquilon graduated from Wichita State with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and another in anthropology. Driven to serve his community, he earned certificates in community psychology and human factors while attaining his bachelor’s degrees at Wichita State. Later that year, he began his master’s degree in industrial and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/02/05/gonzalo-neira-maquilon-alumnus-advocate-and-ambassador-of-change-in-human-resources/

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Arland Wallace, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

…Active Age to discuss his time at Wichita State. After his first semester at WSU back in 1970 didn’t go well, he returned over 50 years later to get his bachelor’s degree in anthropology, with plans to move on to his master’s. “I just made the decision that cancer was not going to define me.”

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/05/02/arland-wallace-fairmount-college-of-liberal-arts-and-sciences/

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Hans Schrader, Fairmount College

Hans Schrader plans on a career in museums, and he got his start at Wichita State University’s Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology. Hans is one of more than 1,200 students eligible for fall 2024 graduation. Learn more about his time at Wichita State and what’s next for the grad.

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/12/04/hans-schrader-fairmount-college/

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Lilith Samples, Fairmount College

…was where she belonged and is now the first in her family to graduate from college. While at Wichita State University, she was able to work at the Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology in Neff Hall and hopes to continue in the profession after graduating.

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/12/13/lilith-samples-fairmount-college/