There is still space available in Northern States Conservation Center's last online course for 2010:

MS007: The Mission Statement: Is it really that Important?
Instructor: Peggy Schaller
Date: November 15 through 19, 2010
Location: online at www.museumclasses.org
Cost: $95

This short seminar meets the requirements of the Virginia Association of Museum's Certificate in Museum Management.

Description:
The heart of every museum is its collection and a mission statement is critical to preserving that collection. Participants in the Mission Statement will discuss their mission statements and whether they really make a difference. As a consultant to small and large museums, Ms. Schaller has wide experience. She will help you figure out ways to make your mission statement work for you.

Logistics:
Participants in The Mission Statement will read literature and participate in two one-hour chats to discuss how a museum's mission statement may or may not impact the daily operations. They complete three short assignments and a small quiz. Each student should read course materials and prepare questions or comments to share with the other students in the chat. This is a mini-course and takes no more than 10 hours of a student's time. The end result is a mission statement (either revised or new) for your institution.

To reserve a spot in the course, please pay at http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]


The Instructor:
Peggy Schaller, founded Collections Research for Museums in 1991 to provide cataloging, collection-management training and services. She has worked with a large variety of museums and collections for more than 18 years. Peggy, who lives in Denver, Colorado, has a bachelor's degree in anthropology with minors in art history and geology from the University of Arizona in Tucson. She has a master's degree in anthropology with a minor in museum studies from the University of Colorado in Boulder and is a Certified Institutional Protection Manager II. She provides workshops and project services to museums and historical societies all across the country. The mission of Collections Research for Museums is to inspire museums to improve their professional standards, collections stewardship and service to their constituency through training in, and assistance with, documenting, preserving, protecting and managing their collections. 

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