The Travels of Mustafa Aksel Casson

Dr. Casson is an important member of the Slippery Rock University faculty as an assistant professor of anthropology and archeology. Casson also works with the dept of nonprofit management, empowerment and diversity studies, and the Middle East studies center. Having a father from America and a mother from Turkey, Casson knows both English and Turkish. Casson has traveled all over the world doing archeological field work in Turkey, Jordan, Germany, Italy and the U.S.. He has also consulted on projects in Mongolia, Syria and Cameroon. He is currently working on archeological fieldwork in Butler County. I think Casson’s biography would be an interesting story for SRU students to learn. Casson traveled all over the world and is sure to be filled with stories overseas. Even after traveling all over, Casson ended up in Slippery Rock teaching students and continuing archeological fieldwork. This story would have the element of proximity since Casson teaches at SRU. This story also has the element of impact since he teaches many students at SRU and has impacted archeology all over the world.