MessageDuring many of my internships, the interns were required to wear uniforms consisting of khakis, polo shirts, and name tags. These looked appropriate and were functional as they often performed odd tasks without prior notice. If they were in professional attire (i.e. suits, skirts, ties, dry clean- only pants), these tasks would be considerably harder, and they would risk ruining clothing that would be fairly costly to replace, and sometimes hard to find without driving a great distance. Professional attire is appropriate in the right situations. However, interns should also realize that dress varies greatly from museum to museum or historic site to historic site. There are not hard and fast rules regulating dress throughout the entire museum world. Annette Parde _____________________________________ Museum Educator Nebraska State Historical Society Museum of Nebraska History (402) 471-4757 To learn more about the histories we share visit http://www.nebraskahistory.org -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Marietta, Melissa Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:57 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] intern dress question For those of you with interns, do you require a uniform or business professional dress? We currently have all of our interns wear a uniform that consists of a polo and khakis but are considering changing to professional attire. I'd like to know what issues have arisen for those of you who require professional dress. The uniform is certainly an easy way to go for everyone, but does it teach students about dressing for the professional world? And is the lesson worth it for the staff who have to monitor the interns' clothing? Thanks. Melissa Marietta Melissa Marietta Manager, Educational Leadership Programs National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY, 13326 [log in to unmask] 607.547.0313 (p) 607.547.4094 (f) Experience http://www.baseballhalloffame.org today , your online home for everything Cooperstown: * Participate in our Hall of Fame Fantasy Camp; * Shop in our Online Museum Store 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; * Receive Inside Pitch, our free E-Newsletter; * and much more ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).