In addition, a generous gift to the university has provided the Aaron and Robin Fischer Professorship in Jewish Culture and Society for the Anthropology Department. Gifts and donations can play a critical role in maintaining the excellence of the faculty and students through endowed chairs and fellowships, and in providing the teaching and research tools needed to ensure the department's stellar academic ranking. Sponsorship may be recognized with the name of the donor or of persons the donor chooses to honor or memorialize. There are many ways Anthropology can benefit from gifts. The following are examples of the uses to which such gifts may be put.
Additional ideas are always welcome.
A Digital Audio-Visual Laboratory will serve multiple purposes of teaching, research, and curation. It will allow for the digital curation of the department's collection of artifacts and papers, including textual and visual data collected by such notable faculty as Julian Steward, Oscar Lewis, and Joseph Casagrande. The digital imaging capabilities can enable students to learn the latest technology in capturing and storing information in video and digital format. These data, stored in the form of CD-Roms and posted on websites, can be made available for student projects and external researchers. Endowed Graduate Fellowships will help our graduate program attract and compete for the best students, enabling the department to maintain its outstanding graduate program and provide high-quality teaching assistants for undergraduate courses.