Tag: Fall 2012

Keith Faz, Center for Archaeological Studies

  I interned under the geoarchaeologist David Yelacic assisting in two projects.  The projects involved studying core samples taken from Lake Amatitlan, and Lagoon Sesecapa in Guatemala. Core segments are meter-long tubes that are either pushed or mechanically driven into the ground to accumulate soil and sediment within the tube.  The core sample is the… Continue Reading Keith Faz, Center for Archaeological Studies

Kate Owen, Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center

The Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) is a family violence shelter, sexual assault advocacy center, and a child abuse advocacy center.  I chose HCWC because there are many different branches of the organization that serve different social functions and focus on several cultural values.  According to the HCWC Advocate Training Manual:  “The purpose of the Hays-Caldwell… Continue Reading Kate Owen, Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center