Jessica,

Here at the Marion County Historical Society, we have had a number of
college students working for class credit.  In fact, I was one of them when
I was in graduate school!

We work with Ohio State's Marion Campus as appropriate.  We had a senior
English major here for a quarter as part of a "Writing in the Workplace"
course.  He wrote historical columns for our newsletter and the internet,
researched and wrote exhibit labels, press releases, etc.

I have also worked with college interns - usually history majors.  I believe
the key to a successful internship is to define specific projects that will
be the intern's "own."  Our current intern has researched and set up,
including finding artifacts for loan, an exhibition on the 1950s.  She also
researched another exhibition that museum staff will produce and helped with
occasional tasks that arose.

I would recommend that you work with the student to find a mutually
agreeable project, based on the student's abilities and interests and your
needs.  Give as much guidance as necessary, but also allow the student to
make the project his/her own.  By doing this, the student will be able to
return to the classroom with a "product."

Jane Rupp, Director
Marion County Historical Society
169 E. Church St.
Marion, OH 43302
740-387-4255
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From: "Jessica Trickett" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 2:36 PM
Subject: College students working in museums for class credit


> Hello All-
>
> Here at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society in Youngstown, Ohio, we are
> thinking about ways to collaborate with the local university in order to
> have students active in our museum.  Do any of you participate in any
> programs where students work a semester in your museum for class credit?
If
> so, from what departments do they come (History, Education, Fine and
> Performing Arts)? In what areas of the museum do they work?  Who is/are
the
> contact person/people at the university (Professor, Department Chair,
Dean)?
> What kinds of pros/cons have you experienced? Any input would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jessica D. Trickett
> Curator of Collections
> Mahoning Valley Historical Society
> 648 Wick Avenue
> Youngstown, Ohio 44502
> 330/743-2589
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