Here are documents that provide models and suggestions for applied anthropology programs. They are a way for COPAA member programs to learn from each others’ experiences. Most are summaries of sessions organized by COPAA for various anthropology conferences.

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• March 2014, Albuquerque. Evaluating the Effectiveness of COPAA and CoPAPIA Tenure and Promotion Initiatives on Applied, Practicing, Engaged, and Public Anthropology. Linda A. Bennett, Keri Brondo, and Sunil Khanna, organizers.

• March 2014, Albuquerque. The Integration of Classic and Contemporary Anthropology in the 21st Century: Exploring Program Destinations in Educating Anthropologists. Toni Copeland and Sherylyn Briller, organizers.

• March 2014, Albuquerque. Wisdom I Didn’t Have: Advice from Practicing and Applied Anthropologists for Students. David Colon Cabrera, organizer.

• March 2013, Denver. Applied Anthropology Programs Culturally Speaking. Elizabeth K. Briody and Riall W. Nolan, organizers. Society for Applied Anthropology meeting.

• March 2013, Denver. Anthropology and the Engaged University: New Vision for the Discipline. Linda Bennet and Linda Whiteford, organizers. Society for Applied Anthropology meeting.

• March 2013, Denver. The Ideal Preparation for Admission to MA and PhD Programs in Applied Anthropology: A Roundtable Discussion with Graduate Faculty Members. Faith Warner and Lisa Henry, organizers. Society for Applied Anthropology meeting.

• Undergraduate Applied Anthropology Program Development: Designing a Bachelor’s Degree for Entry into Job Markets and Graduate Schools (Society for Applied Anthropology Meeting, 2012)

• Putting the “Best Foot Forward”: Promoting Applied Anthropology for Tenure and Promotion (Society for Applied Anthropology session, 2011)

• Strategies in Developing Successful Graduate Programs in Applied Anthropology (Society for Applied Anthropology session, 2011)

• Becoming an Applied Anthropologist: Diverse Training Models With a Common Goal (Society for Applied Anthropology session, 2011)

• Pushing Anthropology into the Real World: An Exhibition of UNT Applied Anthropology Client Projects (Society for Applied Anthropology session, 2011)

• New Visions of Community Engagement: Charting New Roles for Anthropologists and Universities (Society for Applied Anthropology session, 2010)

• Educating for Action: The Past and Future of Creating Critically Engaged Anthropologists (Society for Applied Anthropology session, 2010)

• Promoting Applied Scholarship for Tenure and Promotion (Society for Applied Anthropology session, 2010)

• PhDs Study the World but MAs Run It: Masters-Only Training in Applied Anthropology (Society for Applied Anthropology session, 2010)

• Special Issue of Learning and Teaching in the Social Sciences (2009)

• The Engaged University (Society for Applied Anthropology, 2009)

• Best Practices in Developing and Assessing an MA Program in Applied Anthropology (Society for Applied Anthropology, 2009)

• Preparing Applied Anthropologists for the 21st Century (COPAA Session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2008)

• Preparation for Public Policy Research and Work: Current Practice and Future Directions in Applied Anthropology Education (COPAA Session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2008)

• Preparing Applied Anthropologists for the 21st Century (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2007)

• Skills Education and Training for Applied Anthropologists (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2007)

• Tenure and Promotion for Applied Anthropologists: Deans’ and Chairs’ Perspectives (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2007)

• Institutional Review Boards and Applied Research (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2007)

• Applied Anthropology Skills Education and Training: Perspectives from the Field and the Workplace (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2007)
  Allies on the Front Line: Perspective from our Community Partners (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2006)

• Tenure and Promotion in Applied Anthropology: Preparation for Documentation of Scholarship (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2006)

• Tenure and Promotion in Applied Anthropology (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2005)

• Practitioner and Academic Collaborations in the Training of Students: Opportunities and Challenges (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2005)

• Structural Trends in Anthropology Departments and Programs: Expansion and Contraction (COPAA session, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2004)