Graduate Student Handbook, School of Anthropology

List of Resources

Anthropology Department

  • Department of Anthropology website (anthro.wsu.edu)
  • Office Number: College Hall 150
  • Mailing Address: Department of Anthropology, WSU College Hall 150; PO Box 644910, Pullman, WA 99164-4910
  • Fax Number: (509) 335-3999

People You Need to Know:

Andrew Duff: Chair

  • Email: duff@wsu.edu
  • Office Phone: (509)335-7828
  • Office Location: College Hall Rm 384 and 150

Annette Bednar, Dori Emerson and Neal Baksi: Finance/Budget Team

Jo Bonner: Administrative Assistant

  • Email: jobonner@wsu.edu
  • Main Office Phone: (509) 335-3441
  • Office Location: College Hall 150

Graduate Coordinators:

Archaeology:

Erin Thornton

Cultural Anthropology:

Rob Quinlan
  • Email: rquinlan@wsu.edu
  • Office Phone: (509) 335.5400
  • Office Location: College Hall 310

Evolutionary Anthropology:

Rob Quinlan
  • Email: rquinlan@wsu.edu
  • Office Phone: (509) 335-5400
  • Office Location: College Hall 219

Admissions

Find out all you need to know in order to apply for graduate study at WSU including information regarding deadlines, test scores and where to send your transcripts.

Access Center

This center provides accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Services include: transportation, oral exams, extended exams, audio textbooks, sign language interpreters, note takers, large print exams and materials, and more.

Student Financial Services

This website will bring to information regarding the financial aid programs in which WSU participates, scholarships available through WSU, and links to other useful financial home pages and on-line services.

Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA)

The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) is the representative body for graduate and professional students at WSU. The GPSA’s primary role is to provide academic and professional support services. Through active participation and membership in numerous national, state, and university organizations and committees, the GPSA seeks to provide graduate and professional students with representation and a forum to express their concerns. All graduate and professional students are encouraged to direct their concerns and questions to their respective Senators, District Representatives, or to the President and Vice President.

The GPSA sponsors several activities for the benefit of graduate students. Go to the Graduate and Professional Student Association website for complete details.

Graduate and Professional Writing Center

This center is designed to aid graduate students with all types of written communication, from papers and publications they have to write as researchers to syllabi and assignments they have to write as teachers.

Graduate School

The Graduate School has specific expectations and procedures students are expected to follow for completing course work toward their degree. For example, there are procedures and paper work for officially establishing a thesis/dissertation advisory committee and for thesis/dissertation formatting. Most importantly, the graduate school has very strict guidelines on meeting deadlines and filing forms for scheduling defenses. The most current and up-to-date information about graduate school policies, procedures, and forms can be found on the Graduate School website. Students should bookmark and familiarize themselves with this site.

The website contains everything you could possibly need to navigate your degree.

  • Website: Graduate School
  • Phone Number: (509) 335-6424
  • Location: French Administration Building 324
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