Dr. Charles F. Urbanowicz

5 March 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: May 1996 and February 1998)

EDUCATIONAL 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 2010 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.

CURRENT STATUS:

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology (since 2005)
California State University, Chico
Chico, California 95929-0400
Department of Anthropology: 530-898-6192
Home Page: http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/
e-mail: curbanowicz@csuchico.edu

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS (1972->2009):

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology (2005)
Associate Dean, Regional and Continuing Education, CSU, Chico (1977->1988)
Social Science Coordinator, CSU, Chico (1975->1977)
Anthropology Faculty Member at CSU, Chico (1973 to the present)
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (1972->1973)

HOME ADDRESS:

622 Madrone Avenue
Chico, CA 95926-1722
(530) 343-8180

SPECIALTY / INTERESTS:

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 have also 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 conductedmodest 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 2008). 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 on French Polynesia, including Tahiti, the Marquesas, 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 ecturers 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 ecturers on the Pacific Princess for a twenty-one day cruise from Sydney, Australia, to Osaka, Japan. 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 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 out of Pape'ete, Tahiti 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. In January 2009 I was one of the Explorations Speakers on the ms Prinsendam cruise segment from Fortaleza, Brazil, to Rio de Janeiro, Argentina and in February-March 2009 I was one of the lecturers for Cruise West on the Spirit of Oceanus cruise from Tahiti to Guam. I am scheduled to provide lectures on various cruises in 2010.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

Ph.D. research was conducted in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga (1970 & 1971) combined with research in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tahiti, and Hawai'i. Since 1970, on-going research conducted on culture change in the Pacific with emphasis on Hawai'i; have made thirty trips to Hawai'i since 1970 (the most recent in 2007) and several trips to Tahiti/French Polynesia (1980, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008), involving research in those islands. Conducted research in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan (1986). Have conducted research on tourism in Western Canada and Alaska (1988), Europe (1989, 1999, and 2001), Oregon, Washington, as well as Costa Rica (1999). Research conducted on "Charles Darwin" (and tourism issues) in the United Kingdom (1989, 1991, and 1999), as well as Australia and New Zealand (2001 and 2002). Most recently, conducted research on tourism issues in Hawai'i and French Polynesia in 2007 and 2008. Since 1998, have conducted research on tourism (specifically the "gaming" or gambling/gaming industry ) in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington; have presented gaming/tourism papers (on and off-campus, and available on the World Wide Web as indicated below)

Over 1977->1988, while Associate Dean in The Center for Regional and Continuing Education, responsibilities included Extension Courses, Non-Credit Workshops, and ALCI [American Language and Culture Institute] (a self-supporting English as a Second Language Program); responsibilities included a budget/personnel that began in 1977 at ~$250,000/year and was at ~$750,000+/year in 1988; served as liaison to various campus units. Successfully authored (or co-authored/contributed to) grants and contracts (in excess of ~$500,000) involving distance education and/or telecommunication activities. Involved in the transition from terrestrial ITFS [Instructional Television Fixed Service] educational system in Northern California to C-Band/Ku-band satellite activities throughout North America [known as CSU*SAT CHICO]; contributed to creation, marketing, and distribution of upper-division Computer Science courses via videotape modules to industry locations. In 1994, working with Ms. Nanci Ellis, placed the first CSU, Chico Anthropology syllabus on the WWW: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 13).

While teaching over ITFS in 1993, made a 70 minute presentation as "Charles Darwin" (in the first person) and this videotape was used in various classes. In 1995, began working with Ms. Donna Crowe on a Darwin presentation and over the Spring break of 1996 (April 1-4), and working with Ms. Martha Acuña (now retired from the College of Humanities and Fine Arts), was videotaped as Charles Darwin in the first person (for eight hours). These videotapes have been edited into four instructional modules for classroom instruction and four videos are available on the World Wide Web: Charles Darwin: Reflections - Part One: The Beginning, (1997, 17 minutes) and Charles Darwin: - Part One: The Voyage, ~Twenty-two Minute Instructional Videotape (1999, 22 minutes and Produced and Edited by Donna Crowe), Charles Darwin: - Part Two: The Voyage, (2001, 27 minutes, edited by Ms. Vilma Hernandez and Produced by Donna Crowe), and Charles Darwin: - Part Three: A Man of Science. (2003, 24 minutes, Produced and Edited by Donna Crowe). All are available via the Internet.

Since 1973, have given numerous public lectures. In the 1980s served a three-year term as Board Member of the Public Service Satellite Consortium (PSSC) and a two-year term as Board Member of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) and the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI). Served as consultant to the University of Hawai'i on their Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) system (known as HITS [Hawai'i Interactive Television System] and served as outside reader for INTELSAT [International Telecommunications Satellite organization] for their Project SHARE [Satellites for Health And Rural Education] activities.

In 1988->1989 was recipient of a CSU, Chico Meritorious Performance Award and in 1994 was awarded Honorary Membership in the Chico Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and, with Lance Hauer, was Co-Advisor to the CSU, Chico chapter (1995->1999). In 1994-1995 was a semi-finalist for Outstanding Teacher Award at CSU, Chico, and in 1996->1997 was a recipient of a PSSI (Performance Salary Step Increase) at CSU, Chico. Have served on various Departmental, College, and extra-Departmental committees (including Personnel, Search, Graduate, and Five-Year Reviews); appointed to campus-wide FRAS (Faculty Recognition And Support Committee) for 1994->1995 and was Chair of FRAS for the 1995-1996 Academic Year; was re-appointed to FRAS for the 1999-2001 Academic Years. Was a Member of the Academic Senate for the 1995-1996 Academic Year and served in a "proxy" capacity on the Senate in Fall 1998 for an Anthropology colleague. Was selected as a "Master Teacher" by my colleagues for the 1997->1999 Academic Years. Have served as referee for articles submitted to The Annals of Tourism Research, Human Organization, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, and Pacific Studies and as manuscript reviewer for Mayfield Publishing Company, McGraw Hill Publishing Company, and The University of Arizona press. Have reviewed books for the Quarterly Review of Biology, Configurations (Georgia Institute of Technology), Ethnos (Stocklhom), Anthropology And Humanism, as well as other professional journals. 

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.

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.

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

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

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

in press 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), for Reports of the National Center for Science Education (Berkeley, California).  

2009

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.]

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REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST