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Welcome to the website of SACC,

The Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges

Who we are

SACC is a network of people who teach anthropology in community colleges, two-year and four-year colleges, universities and pre-collegiate institutions. A section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), SACC was founded in 1978 to encourage dialogue and collaboration among teachers of anthropology across sub-disciplines and institutional settings, and to promote excellence in the teaching of anthropology.

What we do

Conferences: SACC sponsors annual conferences that feature academic presentations and noted guest speakers and also provide opportunities for relaxed camaraderie and stimulating collegial discussions. Conferences also include fieldtrips to local archaeological sites, ethnographically interesting communities and noted museums with expert guides and interpreters.

SACC also sponsors symposiums at the AAA annual meetings. Among them is the well-known “Current Issues in Anthropology: Five-Fields Update,” in which distinguished anthropologists are invited to provide their perspectives on current trends and issues in applied, biological and cultural anthropology, as well as in archaeology and linguistics.

Publications: Teaching Anthropology: SACC Notes is published twice a year and distributed to SACC members. It features papers from SACC and AAA meetings and the Five-fields Update presentations. SACC’s Section News column appears in the AAA’s monthly newsletter, Anthropology News (AN).
Internet: In addition to this website, SACC maintains a listserv,
SACC-L@Yahoogroups.com, that is available to the public and is used both to disseminate information and facilitate discussions.

How to join

To be a member of SACC, one must join the AAA and pay an additional annual SACC membership fee of $25. Member benefits include Teaching Anthropology: SACC Notes, the AAA flagship journal, American Anthropologist, published four times a year and Anthropology News, AAA’s monthly publication (September through May) featuring news and commentaries on trends, issues and activities across the discipline. Special rates are available for students.

To join AAA and SACC, contact AAA Membership Dept., 2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201-3357, PH: 703-528-1902.

Non-members may subscribe to Teaching Anthropology: SACC Notes for $17. If you are unfamiliar with Teaching Anthropology, check out the recent tables of contents. Non-members are also welcome to attend SACC conferences and can participate in SACC activities, but they cannot hold elected office.

To subscribe to SACC Notes, send a check payable to SACC for $17 to SACC Treasurer Mel Johnson, P.O. Box 194, Crete NE 68333.

Non-members from Canada (only) who wish to subscribe should contact Bob Muckle, regional vice-president for Canada, for details.

last updated: December 21, 2006
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