Outreach and Public Engagement
Developing Relationships
The Department of Anthropology and Geography actively participates in community and school outreach and public events and forums to educate the public about the importance and contributions of our fields. Outreach programs also give our current students opportunities to participate in and lead educational experiences, and to develop relationships with our community at CSU, in Fort Collins, and throughout Colorado.
Education and Outreach
Anthropology and Geography Trunk Show
The department’s Anthropology and Geography Trunk Show offers hands-on materials, artifacts, displays, and learning experiences to increase awareness and foster interest in anthropology and geography careers for school and community groups and events.
Opportunities include school visits, presentations, campus field trips and tours to the CSU Archaeological Repository and department labs, and other activities for high-school students, transfer students and new majors, and parents to demonstrate the valuable cultural perspectives and practical training that anthropology and geography offer toward a variety of careers.
Trunk Show activities can complement curriculum in many science and social-studies classes, including Forensic Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Zoology, AP Environmental Science, Geospace Science, AP Human Geography, World Geography and Culture, Anthropology, and other subjects. Our department also considers high-school student interns and “job shadowing” requests.
Trunk Show Information
The Trunk Show also coordinates and leads events at K-8 schools, science nights, family days as well as community events in order to introduce young learners and community members to anthropology, archaeology, paleontology and fossils and geography in our region.
The Trunk Show has led activities with partners, schools, and students including:
- Poudre High School, Fort Collins
- Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort Collins
- Northridge High School, Greeley
- Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins
- Ridgeline Middle School, WindsorFossil Ridge High School, Fort Collins
- Compass Community Collaborative School, Fort Collins
- Rice Elementary, Wellington
- Dunn Elementary, Fort Collins
- Columbine Health, Fort Collins
- Linton Elementary, Fort Collins
- James Madison STEAM Academy, Greeley
- Laurel Elementary, Fort Collins
- Polaris Expeditionary Learning School, Fort Collins
- Bauder Elementary, Fort Collins
- Sarah Milner Elementary, Loveland
- Centennial High School, Fort Collins
Trunk Show by the Numbers Since August 2023
37
Schools and Groups Served By Trunk Show
1,784
Students and Community Members Who Participated in a Trunk Show Event
423
Student Service Hours
Are you a teacher or student interested in setting up a school visit or field trip, or just want to know more?