Charles F. Urbanowicz, Ph.D. Retired Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Department of Anthropology California State University, Chico Chico, CA 95929-0400 Anthropology Department Phone: 530-898-6192 e-mail: curbanowicz@csuchico.edu This Page Printed From: http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/

 

1 July 2010

I am now completely retired from California State University, Chico.

VITAL STATISTICS:

Born: September 1942 (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Married: December 1963
One Child: Born October 1972 (Married April 1993)
Two Grandchildren: Born May 1996 and February 1998)

EDUCATION SUMMARY:

Ph.D. 1972 Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
M. A. 1969 Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
B. A. 1967 Sociology-Anthropology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington.
Military Service: United States Air Force (1961->1965), Honorable Discharge
1960->1961} Course Work at New York University, New York City.

TEACHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO:

I joined the faculty of California State University, Chico in August 1973, retired in May 2005 and then participated in FERP (Faculty Early Retirement Program) until December 2009 when I completely retired. Over the years 1975->1977 I was the Social Science Coordinator for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and in 1977 I was granted tenure and was also promoted to Associate Professor. In fall 1977 I became the Associate Dean in The Center for Regional and Continuing Education at CSU, Chico, a position I held from 1977-to-1988. In 1982 I was promoted to Professor. I resigned from my Administrative Position in July 1988 and returned to full-time teaching in Fall 1989. In 1994 students selected me for Honorary Membership in the Chico Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma (National Honor Society) and for the years 1997-to-1999 I was selected to be one of five "Master Teachers" of California State University, Chico. In 2001 students selected me for Honorary Membership in the Alpha Alpha Mu Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega (National Theatre Honor Society). At the end of May 2005 I retired from California State University, Chico and my colleague gave me the title of Professor Emeritus of Anthropology. In December 2009 I completed my five-year participation in FERP and am completely retired and no longer teach at California State University, Chico. Teaching areas included Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 113 and ANTH 303), History and Theory of Anthropology (ANTH 496), Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific (ANTH 373), Charles Darwin, as well as Tourism. I taught SOSC 303 (Cultural Concepts: Human Social Evolution). Since 1973 I have made more than thirty-five public lectures for the Anthropology Forum at CSU, Chico. I have conducted modest research in Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, the Galápagos Islands as well as Ecuador and Perú, including Lima and Machu Picchu. Have also conducted modest research in Costa Rica, as well as England, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, and Poland. Have been involved in on-going research dealing with Hawai'i since 1970 (most recently in May 2010).

RETIREMENT ACTIVITIES:

In December 2004 and January 2005, as part of the "Scholarship@Sea" program of Princess Cruise Lines, I was the "Destination Lecturer" on the Tahitian Princess, providing lectures dealing with anthropology in the Pacific and various World War II events in the Pacific. Lectures covered information dealing with French Polynesia and the Cook Islands for two ten-day cruises; also conducted research on tourism over this period of time. In May-June 2005 I was one of the Destination Lecturers on the Pacific Princess for a twenty-five day cruise from Honolulu through Micronesia and Melanesia with the cruise stopping at Nagasaki (Japan) and terminating in Xingang (Beijing), China. In April-May 2006 I was one of the Destination Lecturers on the Pacific Princess for a twenty-one day cruise from Sydney, Australia, to Osaka, Japan (stopping at Hiroshima). In January-February 2007 I was one of the "Enrichment Lecturers" for the Cunard Line on the Queen Elizabeth 2 for a twenty-eight day cruise from Los Angeles, California, to Sydney, Australia and at the end of February 2007 I was one of the Destination Lecturers on the Sapphire Princess on a twelve-day cruise from Sydney (via Tasmania) to Auckland, New Zealand. In June-July 2007 I was one of the lecturers on the ms Paul Gauguin (part of Regent Seven Seas Cruises) for an eleven-day cruise from Pape'ete to various islands of French Polynesia. In January 2008 I was one of the "Explorations Speakers" on the ms Ryndam on a cruise from San Diego, California, to French Polynesia and then in January-February 2008 I was one of the Explorations Speakers on the ms Amsterdam from French Polynesia to Sydney, Australia. In April-May 2008 I was one of the Explorations Speakers on three cruises of the ms Zaandam from San Diego to Hawai'i and Seattle/Vancouver, Canada. In January 2009 I was one of the Explorations Speakers on the cruise segment of the ms Prinsendam from Fortaleza, Brazil, to Rio de Janeiro, Argentina. In February-March 2009 I was one of the lecturers for Cruise West on the Spirit of Oceanus cruise from Tahiti to Guam. In March-April 2010 I was one of the Exploration Speakers on the ms Rotterdam for a thirty-three day cruise from San Diego to Hawai'i (including the Cook Islands and French Polynesia) returning back to San Diego; in April-May 2010 I was one of the Exploration Speakers on a twenty-eight day cruise from Sydney, Australia, to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (via New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, and the Hawai'ian Islands). I am scheduled to provide lectures on the Spirit of Oceanus in October-November 2010 for forty-two days on three cruise segments from Guyaquil, Ecuador, to Fiji (#18, #19, and #20 and please see http://www.cruisewest.com/world-cruises-guests).

RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES (Only January 2009 through May 2010):

in progress http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/CruiseReferences.html [Various Cruise References]

in progress http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/VariousCruiseMaps.html[Cruise Maps Only]

in progress http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/DarwinPagesOnly.html [UrbanowiczDarwinPagesOnly]

in progress http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/UrbanowiczCitations.html [UrbanowiczCitationsOnTheWeb]

2010a http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/BerraReviewForRNSCE [Review of Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man by Tim M. Berra (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), in Reports of the National Center for Science Education (Berkeley, California), Volume 30, Numbers 1-2 (January-April), pages 37-38. 

2010b http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/VolendamCruiseApril2010.html [April 2010 References for the ms Volendam cruise} April 17, 2010 to May 12, 2010, Sydney to Vancouver.]

2010c http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/RotterdamCruiseMarch2010.html [March 2010 References for the ms Rotterdam cruise} March 8, 2010 to April 10, 2010, San Diego to Hawai'i, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia and return to San Diego.]

2009a http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/ANTHFORUMFALL2009.html [Final Words And Cruising Into Retirement. For the CSU, Chico Anthropology Forum at CSU, Chico, December 10, 2009.]

2009b http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/SelfTesting/ANTH113FA2009TESTThree.htm [CSU, Chico ANTH 113, Self-Test #3 for Exam 3, December 14 & 16.]

2009c http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/SelfTesting/ANTH496FA2009TESTTwo.htm [CSU, Chico ANTH 496, Self-Test #2 for Exam 2, November 9.]

2009d http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/SelfTesting/ANTH113FA2009TESTTwo.htm [CSU, Chico ANTH 113, Self-Test #2 for Exam 2, November 6.]

2009e http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/ANTH600Fall2009.html [Current Thoughts On Anthropology And Darwin. For Professor David Eaton's CSU, Chico ANTH 600 (Core Seminar in Anthropology) on October 7, 2009, at California State University, Chico.]

2009f http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/SelfTesting/ANTH496FA2009TESTOne.htm [CSU, Chico ANTH 496, Self-Test #1 for Exam 1, October 5.]

2009g http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/SelfTesting/ANTH113FA2009TESTOne.htm [CSU, Chico ANTH 113, Self-Test #1 for Exam 1, September 25.]

2009h http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/syllabi/SYL_113-FA2009.html [CSU, Chico ANTH 113-1 and ANTH 113-3, Human Cultural Diversity. Fall 2009 ].

2009i http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/syllabi/SYL_496-FA2009.html [CSU, Chico ANTH 496/496H, History of Theory/Method. Fall 2009 ].

2009j http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/OceanusMarch2009.html [March 2009 References for the Spirit of Oceanus cruise} February 27, 2009 to March 13, 2009, Fiji to Guam.]

2009k http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/OceanusFeb2009.html [February 2009 References for the Spirit of Oceanus cruise} February 13, 2009 to February 26, 2009, Tahiti to Fiji.]

2009l http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/PrinsendamJan2009.html [January 2009 References for the ms Prinsendam cruise segment} January 22, 2009 to February 2, 2009, Fortaleza, Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, Argentina.]

For a complete "Reverse Chronological Order" of all Papers, Publications, Performances, and Professional Activities since 1965 to the present, please see http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/ReverseChronOrder.html.

SUMMARY OF SPECIAL INTERESTS:

Interests in (#1) Activities in Islands of the Pacific, (#2) Charles Darwin, (#3) Creativity, (#4) Anthropology and the WWW, (#5) the Gaming/Gambling industry, and (#6), Tourism.

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