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Forensic Anthropology Summer Residential Camp Register at: www.camps.appstate.edu Forensic Anthropology For registration information contact Beth Higley at [email protected] For program information contact Dr. Gwen Robbins-Schug at [email protected] Appalachian State University is committed to providing equal opportunity in education and employment to all applicants, students, and employees. The university does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. The university actively promotes diversity among students and employees. Appalachian reserves the right to cancel this camp, and all camps have limited enrollments. Summer Residential Camps June 17-22, July 8-13, Office of Conference & Camp Services ASU Box 32042 Boone, NC 28608 Forensic anthropologists work to identify skeletal or badly decomposed human remains and assist in the detection of crimes. Dr. Robbins-Schug has research experience in many aspects of forensic investigation and she has worked on criminal cases with the Medical Examiner’s office in Lane County, Oregon. Students in this camp experience will work with real skeletal remains to learn basic techniques for identifying skeletal remains, reconstructing perimortem events, and determining cause and manner of death. This experience serves as an introduction to science as a form of inquiry as well as an introduction to anthropological methods. & July 22-27, 2012 Appalachian State University is pleased to offer a summer residential camp experience in Forensic Anthropology! Set in the mountains of western North Carolina on the beautiful campus of Appalachian State University, this one-week camp will provide high school students who are 15-18 years of age with hands-on experience in forensic analysis of the human skeleton. During the five-day camp experience, students will work with real human skeletons in the osteology laboratory to learn: e r Fo identification techniques age at death sex stature body mass ethnic background trauma analysis osseous and dental pathology constructing an osteobiography Faculty: Dr. Gwen Robbins-Schug is a biological anthropologist with research focused on age estimation and body mass estimation methods, skeletal evidence for infectious disease, and bone biology. For more information, please see her website: www.appstate.edu/~Robbinsgm/. h t An o p ro Student Eligibility: Students in grades 9-12 who are between 15-18 years of age. Only 25 students will be accepted into each week. Students from under-represented groups and women encouraged to apply. c i ns human skeletal and dental anatomy bone and tooth biology Staff: Student counselors will be provided for supervision of students while on campus. Participants will experience life on a college campus, staying in the residential facilities on campus and eating in the campus cafeteria. Registration: Camp Fee of $700 includes: • residence hall room for 5 nights • meals from Sunday dinner through lunch on Friday • instruction, lab manual, lab and supplemental materials • a very cool camp t-shirt Students register promptly as this camp fills quick! Cancellations: Prior to May 1 a processing fee of $50 applies. After May 1 fees are non-refundable. Schedule: Check-in Sundays, June 17, July 8 and July 22 from 4-5 pm. Orientation meeting at 5 pm on Sunday. Camp ends 1 pm, Fridays, June 22, July 13 and July 27 with residence hall check-out from 1-2 pm. Airport Transportation: Boone is two hours from Greensboro by car. Transportation (on the shuttle with ASU staff ) can be arranged for an additional fee of $100 roundtrip. The shuttle leaves the airport at 1:30 pm on Sundays, and returns to the airport by 5 pm on Fridays. There are no additional costs except for optional personal spending money. y g lo