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[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-fb-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.facebook.com/ASOResearch/” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-tw-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://twitter.com/ASOResearch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-in-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-schools-of-oriental-research” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-ml-icon_7.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”mailto:asor@bu.edu” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/blog-icon3.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”http://asorblog.org/” margin_bottom=”0″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496683923840{margin-right: 20px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #99422f !important;}”][mk_divider divider_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.01)” thickness=”1″ margin_top=”3″ margin_bottom=”3″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1487276122024{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Chair(s) of Annual Meeting Program Committee
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Chairs Nominations Committee of the American Schools of Oriental Research announces a general call for nominations and applications for individuals to serve as chair(s) of one of ASOR鈥檚 most important academic committees鈥擳he Annual Meeting Program Committee. The term of office is three years beginning January 1, 2014.Please see the for a general description of the Program Committee and the responsibilities of the chair(s).
Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be addressed to Sharon Herbert, 17吃瓜Vice President and Chair of the Chairs Nominations Committee. The other members of the committee are Jennie Ebeling and Chuck Jones. Nominations should include the candidate鈥檚 name, the position for which the candidate is nominated, a one-paragraph academic biography (including membership and activities in ASOR), a brief statement as to why the candidate would be appropriate for the position, and the candidate鈥檚 contact information. Self-nominations are encouraged and should include the same information as well as a brief vision statement describing why the candidate is interested in the position. Review of applications will begin on October 15 and continue until the position is filled.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684098866{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_wp_posts title=”BROWSE THE NEWS ARCHIVE” number=”4″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684008271{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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The Foundational Campaign was officially launched with a unanimous vote by the 17吃瓜board at the 2011 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The primary goals of the first phase of the campaign were to expand ASOR鈥檚 donor base, while concurrently seeking to make substantial progress on the $1.3 million goal of the campaign. We are pleased to announce that the campaign has met and exceeded both of these goals! We set a new record last year with 352 different donors鈥攅quivalent to more than 1 in 5 17吃瓜members鈥攚ho made a charitable contribution, and we have received $900,000 in gifts and pledges toward the campaign!
Launched an outreach e-newsletter, titled 
Inda recently graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Environmental Analysis and Policy and has worked at 17吃瓜as a student since 2010.聽 Her mother is Selma Omerefendic, ASOR鈥檚 Financial Administrator, and she has grown up with 17吃瓜as a part of her life. Inda has enjoyed traveling with her family since she was young, recently visiting Egypt and Jordan, some of her favorite sites being Petra in Jordan and the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. While visiting Petra, she was fortunate enough to visit Brown University鈥檚 excavation site (see photo).
17吃瓜affirms its historic mission and the priorities that have guided it as an organization since its inception in 1900. Central to these priorities is ASOR鈥檚 identity as a learned society with a constituency sharing an interest in and deep commitment to the study and public understanding of the cultures and history of the Near East. These core values continue to unite ASOR. As the preeminent professional association dedicated to the study of the cultures and history of the Near and Middle East, 17吃瓜seeks to build on this legacy. We need to secure a financial foundation that will ensure the achievement of out long-term vision. Today 17吃瓜has 1,550 individual members, 90 institutional members, and 71 affiliated archaeological projects. We are a widely-respected advocate for the protection and preservation of the region鈥檚 unique cultural heritage. This campaign鈥攂rief in extent but vital in mission鈥攚ill fundamentally transform ASOR鈥檚 ability to serve students, teachers, scholars, and the public at large in the 21st century. At the same time, and of lasting importance, our campaign will ensure the advancement of ASOR鈥檚 mission in perpetuity.
1. The was first opened to the public in 1934. It now houses a collection of over 35,000 objects from all around the world including Greek sculpture and Art Deco jewelry. General admission to the Walters Art Museum is free and Constellation Nights are held every Thursday. Be sure to check out the “Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum” exhibit.
5. Visit the largest holdings of works by Henri Matisse in the world at the . The museum was founded in 1914 and now has 90,000 works of art in its collections. Aside from the indoor exhibits, there are also two gardens displaying 20th century scultpture. Be sure to see the exhibit.
8. See a piece of American history by visiting the . It was at this star-shaped fort that Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the Star-Bangled Banner during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814.