Open House for Prospective Graduate Students
Open House for Prospective Graduate Students
Our team of faculty and graduate students in Anthropology invites you to attend our annual Open House to learn about the department and our graduate programs.
When
Friday, October 24th, 2025
Where
Attend in-person:
Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Sophronia Strong Hall, 1621 Cumberland Avenue • Knoxville TN 37996
Or virtually:
A Google Meet link will be provided directly to registrants via email on October 19th.
Face-to-Face Meetings with Faculty
If you indicated on your Registration Form that you wish to meet with individual faculty, those faculty will be contacting you directly after October 17th to arrange for a meeting. Faculty prefer to meet you in person at the Open House. If you are attending the Open House virtually, faculty will make arrangements to meet with you using a virtual platform after the Open House date.
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Parking
If arriving by car, follow this link to register for a parking spot. You will need to input your license plate number and email. Once registered you will receive a QR code to scan at the gate. You will also receive an email confirmation containing the same.
Once completed, you will be registered to part in at Volunteer Hall Parking Garage. If full, you will be able to park in any UT Campus Paid Hourly Parking Zone.
Please email the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Graciela Cabana, if you have any questions.
Schedule
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Morning
(9:00 am – noon)
Meet in Strong 418.
* indicates those sessions that will be live-streamed over Google Meet
9:00 – 10:00 am
Introductions & Welcome *
Dr. Barbara Heath, Department Head
Dr. Graciela Cabana, Director of Graduate Studies
Taylor Bowden-Gray, President of the Anthropology Graduate Student Association (AGSA)
Learn About our Degree Programs & Subdisciplines
10:00 – 10:40 am
Cultural Anthropology *
10:40 – 11:20 am
Anthropological Archaeology & Mediterranean Archaeology *
11:20 am – noon
Biological Anthropology *
Lunch
noon – 1 pm
Lunch Meal (provided)
Strong Hall Atrium, 4th floor.
Afternoon
(1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
Meet in Strong 512.
* indicates those sessions that will be live-streamed over Google Meet
1:00 – 1:30 pm
Learn About the Disasters, Displacements, & Human Rights Graduate Certificate *
Open Time
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Meet with Individual Faculty:
Use this time to fulfill pre-scheduled appointments with faculty.
Guided Tours to Lab Spaces:
Use this time to visit our Strong Hall lab spaces & meet graduate students working in those labs:
- Donated Collections & Vidoli Lab (PI: Dr. Giovanna Vidoli) – Strong 431b/427c
- Historical Archaeology (PI: Dr. Barbara Heath) – Strong 427a
- Hominin Paleobiology (PI: Dr. Steven Lautzenheiser) – Strong 427d
- Molecular Anthropology (PI: Dr. Graciela Cabana) – Strong 518
- Paleoethnobotany (PI: Dr. Kandace Hollenbach) – Strong 421
- Zooarchaeology (PI: Dr. Anneke Janzen) – Strong 421
- Southeast Archaeology (PI: Dr. Hannah Hoover) – Strong 421
You can also tour most of these labs virtually by visiting the @UTKAnthropology YouTube Channel.
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Meeting with Current Graduate Students *
Happy Hour
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Socialize with Current Graduate Students
2110 Chapman Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
* meet in the outdoor area in the back, closest to Monday Night Proofing Co.