Buffalo State College has offered a "Museums and Civic Engagement" Class
for about a year. Their students partnered with area museums as part of
the curriculum. 



Kristie Dobbins, Curator 
Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City

phone: 816.333.9328  *  fax/info: 816.333.2055
5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org 
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Tom Hanchett
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 7:10 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Museum & university - civic engagement?

Dear Moderator -- I sent this April 25, you accidently deleted, I 
re-sent, but I don't believe it actually went out to the list.  Can you 
post it again, please?

Thanks --

Tom

> Our history museum has been approached by a local university to 
> partner on creating a "civic engagement" course for freshmen.  We'd 
> work with professors to create experiences introducing the students to

> urban history, social history, government, etc. using our city as the 
> case study.
>
> We're looking for models.  Are other museums doing anything similar?  
> Any good models of university-museum partnership?
>
> Thanks --
>
> Tom Hanchett, staff historian
> Levine Museum of the New South
> Charlotte, NC   www.museumofthenewsouth.org
> [log in to unmask]
>

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