Center for Archaeology and Society
Support Us
Help us continue and expand the work we do. Many projects and student opportunities have been made available thanks to the generous support of individuals and organizations sponsoring the Center for Archaeology and Society in general or for specific projects.
Donor supported projects/awards include:
The Roger O. and Janet K. Williams Student Research Fund Endowment
The Pam Kalish Research Fund for archaeological research on Agua Fria National Monument
The Terracon Foundation grant supporting Cultural Resource Management education
If you are interested in talking to us about how you can support our mission, please contact Matthew Peeples at CAS.
Current needs include:
- Funds to support student education and job training
- Funds to provide honoraria and travel expenses for colloquium speakers and collaborators
- Funds to support staff development and training opportunities (materials workshops, NAGPRA trainings, conferences)
- Funds to conduct new collaborative research projects
Impact of donor support
Being able to first serve as an intern at the Center for Archaeology and Society, and later become a student employee here, has given me training I normally would not have received until after graduation. Because of my position as a student employee, I had the opportunity to attend a conference where I learned more about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act from a non-academic perspective, which really showed me the importance of the repatriation of cultural material and ancestors back to their descendant communities. I am thankful for the team at the Center for Archaeology and Society for preparing me for a job after graduation and for all of the opportunities.
Zithlaly Vega
CAS Intern, NAGPRA Project Lead, and SHESC Graduate
The generous gifts that make up this fund help us provide incredible educational opportunities for students that go beyond the classroom experience. With these funds we are able to send our students to professional training opportunities and conferences to allow them to gain perspectives on the field of archaeology, museum collections work, and archival research that will set the stage for their careers as they graduate. Through this program, we hope to give students an in-depth understanding of what professional careers in anthropology and museums can look like and give them a chance to generate their own research for presentations to a professional audience.
Matthew Peeples
Director of the Center for Archaeology and Society
