Hi Marie,
I am instituting a dress code for Gallery employees. All of our
assistants, monitors and interns are college students, and their attire
(or lack thereof) has become increasingly revealing and casual over the
past 2 years..
Here is what I developed:
*Dress Code*:
The Handwerker Gallery is a professional Gallery, and as such, we need
to demonstrate a certain level of professionalism, which includes
appropriate attire.
In general, student attire must be acceptable for a professional
office. Please refer to the list below:
*_Acceptable_*
*_Not Acceptable
_* skirts of appropriate length mini
skirts or halter tops
Bermuda shorts
cut-offs/short shorts
slacks
sweatpants/torn denim jeans
comfortable, clean footwear
thin/dirty/torn/scruffy flip flops,
dirty/ripped shoes or
sneakers, beach shoes,
slippers
In addition, undergarments are to be covered; tops are not to be
see-through or show undergarments/straps; midriffs are to be covered.
T-shirts with inappropriate writing or pictures are not acceptable.
Plain T-shirts or those with the IC logo on them are recommended.
Shorts, pants, and skirts shall have no writing across the rear/seat
area. Clothing that is excessively tight or excessively baggy is also
unacceptable. Please contact me with any questions or for any
clarification.
I gave this to a few students for comment, they all felt it was
reasonable so I adopted it as our new policy.
Hope this helps.
Best,
Cheryl
Dr. Cheryl Kramer,
Director,
Handwerker Gallery
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY 14850
607.274.3548 (phone)
607.274.1774 (fax)
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Via, Marie wrote:
>Our museum is debating the pros and cons of adopting a dress code for
>museum staff. This has come up primarily because a few interns,
>volunteers and younger staffers are wearing shorts, rubber flip-flops,
>spaghetti straps, revealing necklines, hats, etc., to work. In the
>past, supervisors have simply talked one-on-one with a person they felt
>was inappropriately dressed for his or her particular position,
>emphasizing that they were doing themselves a disservice if people don't
>take them serious. And obviously there was some degree of difference in
>the expectations of a front-end vs. behind-the-scenes people. A few
>people have not responded well to this and cite the absence of a written
>policy. (*sigh*) Obviously, we need to find a way to balance our
>identity as an institution that fosters creativity and personal
>expression with our commitment to professionalism.
>
>I'd appreciate hearing feedback on this situation and hearing from
>anybody whose museum has a written dress code.
>
>Marie Via, Director of Exhibitions
>Memorial Art Gallery
>500 University Avenue
>Rochester, NY 14607
>585-473-7720, x3012
>http://mag.rochester.edu
>
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