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| January 16, 2014 |
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| Welcome from ASOR's New President, Susan Ackerman |
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About two weeks ago, on January 1, 2014, I began my tenure as ASOR’s new president. I am extremely honored to have been asked to serve ASOR in this capacity, and I am grateful to the Officers’ Nominating Committee, to the Board of Trustees, and to all of you for placing your confidence in me and for offering me your support. I also feel extremely fortunate, as I come to the ASOR presidency at what is surely one of the great moments in our organization’s history. Read more... |
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| Call for Papers, ASOR Annual Meeting 2014 |
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ASOR’s Annual Meeting Program Committee solicits papers from scholars seeking to present their research and new discoveries at the 2014 Annual Meeting. The updated Call for Papers now includes newly approved Member-Organized Sessions. Abstracts of 250 words or less should be submitted via ASOR’s online abstract submission system. The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 15, 2014. Read more... |
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| Applications for Grants/Fellowships due February 15th! |
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In 2007, ASOR renewed its emphasis on providing excavation grants and fellowships that allow individuals to participate in excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean. Since 2007, ASOR has awarded 243 total grants and scholarships for excavations through the Dever, Harris, MacAllister, Meyers/Wright, Platt, and Heritage Fellowships. In the past year, ASOR gave 55 grants and fellowships, which is a new yearly record! Applications are due February 15th. Read more... |
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| 100 Donors Needed in 2nd Half of January to Qualify for a Major Legacy Gift |
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| As ASOR moves into the final 5+ months of our Building a Foundation for ASOR Campaign, we are pleased to report that we are close to qualifying for a major legacy gift. An anonymous ASOR trustee has pledged to make a legacy gift that has a current market value of $475,000 and has given ASOR two challenges (300 donors and $200,000 by January 31st). As of January 15, we have received gifts from 200 separate donors, so we need 100 more people to make a gift of $25 or more to meet this challenge. We also need to raise $12,500 in the next two weeks to meet this challenge. Any gift of $25 or more made to ASOR for any cause counts, so please help us qualify. Read more... |
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| Challenge Gift Establishes the James F. & Carolyn M. Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund |
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ASOR is pleased to announce a challenge gift of $25,000, which (if the challenge is met) will establish the James F. and Carolyn M. Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund that will provide scholarships for students to participate in excavation projects. As many of you know, securing funding for research and training support, including student field research and the travel fellowship program, was one of the three goals we established at the beginning of our Building a Foundation for ASOR Campaign. If you make a gift to honor Jim and Carolyn by January 31st, your contribution will count for both the Strange Scholarship Challenge and the Legacy Gift Challenge (see the above paragraph). Read more... |
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| How ASOR is Helping to Protect Egyptian Antiquities |
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The Washington Post recently published an opinion piece by Mohammed Ibrahim, Egypt’s minister of antiquities, under the headline, “Egypt’s stolen heritage.” In it, Mr. Ibrahim connects Egypt’s archaeological heritage to two centuries of tourism, stating that tourism is “the lifeblood of Egypt’s economy and touches the lives of most Egyptians.” He decries thieves who “are taking advantage of Egypt’s security situation to loot our nation’s economic future and steal from our children.” (Article by Peter Herdrich) Read more... |
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| 10 Career Tips for ASOR Members (with a video) |
ASOR’s membership spans across many fields of study. We’re fortunate to have historians, geologists, archaeologists, and so many more among our ranks. Every year, we come together to discuss discoveries in the field and our research at the ASOR Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is not only a place to present scholarly work, but also a place for networking and catching up with old friends – or making new ones. It’s a place where student members and other junior scholars can present papers and posters, all while receiving feedback from seasoned professionals. This got us thinking about what words of wisdom some of our more experienced members would have for our newer members. Read more...
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| 2013 Annual Meeting in 30 Seconds |
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Follow the link to see a short video that shows some of the excitement and hustle and bustle of the 2013 Annual Meeting in Baltimore. If you were there, check this out and see if you recognize anyone. If you were not able to attend the meeting in Baltimore, take 30 seconds to see a summary of everything that took place. Read more... |
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| JPASS: Individual Access to All JSTOR Journals For ASOR Members |
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ASOR has partnered with JSTOR to provide individual access to the most influential research and ideas published in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences over centuries anytime, anywhere. Regardless of your institutional affiliation, JPASS serves as your personal library card to the rich selection of journals on JSTOR, roughly 83% of its content. Current ASOR members can receive a 50% discount if they sign up for JPASS through ASOR. JPASS includes unlimited reading and 120 article downloads from the JSTOR archival collections. Read more...
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