[NHCOLL-L:2572] call for applications

[CAHawks at aol.com]

This may be of interest to anyone working in an anthropology or  ethnographic 
museum, or working this historical natural history  collections:
 
 
Call for Applications 
Participants in Pilot Study,  Distance Learning Collection Care Curriculum  
The  George  Washington  University  Museum Studies Program 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 May  2005 
The Museum  Studies Program of The George Washington University (GW MSTD), in 
collaboration  with the Registrar’s Committee of the American Association of 
Museums (RCAAM)  and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM), is 
seeking applicants to  participate in the testing of a new, graduate-level Distance 
Learning curriculum  in Collection Care. Under a grant from the National 
Endowment for the  Humanities, thirty participants will take four courses on a 
tuition-free basis  to help evaluate the course content and delivery systems. 
Successful completion of the four courses  will result in a Certificate of 
Completion of the Distance Learning Pilot  Program in Collection Care from the GW 
Museum Studies  Program. 
The curriculum will consist of four  courses: 
Collections Management I: Legal and Ethical  Issues (CMLE) 
Preventive Conservation I: Philosophy and  Theory (PCPT) 
Collections Management II: Practical  Applications (CMPA) 
Preventive Conservation II: Practical  Applications (PCPA) 
Each of the courses will be delivered via  CD-ROM or DVD, with an interactive 
Internet component through the Blackboard  learning system. The courses are 
adapted for distance learning from the  campus-based courses taught in the 
prestigious GW graduate program in Museum  Studies. The courses are being 
developed by GW Museum Studies faculty, with  input from a national Advisory Committee 
of registrars, conservators, distance  learning technology specialists, and 
educators. 
During the period from 11 July  2005 – 13 January 2006, GW MSTD will pilot 
test two of the  courses, CMLE and PCPT. During the period from 6 February  2006 
– 4 August 2006, GW MSTD will pilot test the courses CMPA  and PCPA. Each 
participant will take all four courses in the core curriculum and  will 
participate in written and possibly oral evaluations of the  courses. 
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS AND  INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORS 
Although the participants will take the  courses tuition-free (standard 
tuition at GW for this course group would be  approximately $10,800) and will 
obtain a Certificate of Completion, the courses  will require a substantial 
investment of time. As a consequence, participation  will require a commitment from 
each applicant’s home institution to allocate  work time (at least 1 day/week) 
towards the training. COURSES WILL BEGIN 11 JULY 2005 AND END 04 AUGUST  2006. 
Participants or their sponsoring  institutions will also be required to 
purchase textbooks and supplies as  required for the courses (approximately $500 
total for the 4 courses) during the  period of study. Information on ordering 
texts from publishers, or as course  bundles from a vendor, will be supplied to 
participants. All supplemental  readings will be provided at no charge as 
files on disc and via Blackboard.   
Individual applicants  must: 
·         hold a bachelor’s  or higher academic degree from an accredited 
college or  university 
·         be employed in a  not-for-profit museum, historic house, or related 
facility with non-living,  humanities-based collections in the United  States 
or one of its Territories, and be engaged  in collection-related work 
·         have a working  knowledge of computers and the use of Internet 
resources 
·          have access to a  computer with a Microsoft (ideally XP) operating 
system and a CD-RW drive or DVD  drive and selected software (Microsoft Word, 
PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat Reader  6.0 or higher) and computer peripherals 
such as a printer and possibly a  scanner 
·          have access to  the Internet (through a high speed modem, 
broadband/DSL or a secured wireless  network) 
·          have access to a  digital camera for preparation of assignments 
·          be willing to  devote one day/week of normal work time to the 
courses 
·          be available  weekly for a 1-hour online discussion per course 
with fellow students and the  instructors (i.e., 2 hours/week) 
·          be willing to  undertake the courses with the understanding that 
the institutional commitment  may not cover the entire investment of time 
required to complete all  coursework 
·          ideally, be able  to attend a pre-session at the 2006 AAM Annual 
Meeting, or a session at the  2006 MAAM or other regional museum  association 
meeting for course evaluation 
·          be willing to  purchase required text books/supplies, with 
institutional support as agreed upon  with the sponsoring institution. 
Sponsoring Institutions must  be: 
·          a collecting  institution, such as a museum, historic site, or 
historic house that is  registered as a not-for-profit organization (this may 
include institutions which  are part of a federal, university, state, county, or 
city  system) 
·          willing to  allocate one day per week of a collection staff member’
s time for the duration  of the  program 
·          able to provide  the staff member with access to a computer with a 
Microsoft operating system  (ideally XP) and a CD-RW drive or DVD drive, and 
software such as Microsoft  Word, Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher, and 
PowerPoint 
·          able to provide  the staff member with reasonably high-speed 
access to the Internet (through  modem, broadband/DSL or a secured wireless 
network) 
·          willing to allow  the collection staff member access to collection 
records, museum policy and  procedural documents, collection storage and 
exhibitions (for examination  purposes only) 
·          willing to assist  the participant in the purchase of required 
textbooks/supplies (approximately  $500 over the course of the program), as 
agreed upon with the  participant. 
Institutions are encouraged to consider  successful completion of the 
curriculum in performance evaluations of the  participants, and for participant 
advancement within the institution.  Institutions of all sizes are encouraged to 
submit  applications. 
THE ENTIRE APPLICATION PACKAGE, CONSISTING  OF THE PARTICIPANT APPLICATION, 
PARTICIPANT CURRICULUM VITAE, AND THE SPONSORING  INSTITUTION APPLICATION MAY 
BE SUBMITTED TO THE GW MUSEUM STUDIES PROGRAM VIA  EMAIL ATTACHMENT TO 
_CHAWKS at GWU.EDU_ (mailto:chawks at gwu.edu) , OR VIA  FAX TO 202.994.7034. APPLICATIONS 
MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY COURIER TO THE  FOLLOWING ADDRESS  
Museum Studies Program 
NEH Project  
The George Washington University 
2035 F  Street NW 
Washington, DC 20052  
202.994.7030 
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER  THAN 5:00 P.M. EST/DST, 10 MAY 
2005.  
Applicants will be informed of the status of  their applications (accepted, 
declined, waitlisted) by 6 June  2005.   
PARTICIPANT APPLICATION   
Name 
Title 
Institution 
Mailing Address 
Courier Address 
Telephone 
Fax 
Email address 
Academic degrees (name of institution, field  of study in which degree was 
awarded, date awarded) 
Number of years working for museums and  previous titles 
Brief description of collection  responsibilities in current position 
List of computer hardware, operating  systems, software, and peripherals 
available for use in taking the courses  (either personal or available through the 
participant’s  institution): 
Hardware (computer and processor  type) 
Operating system  
Internet access mode (high speed modem,  DSL/broadband, secured wireless 
network) 
Software (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Adobe  Acrobat Reader Version___) 
Peripherals (printers, scanners,  etc.) 
Type of digital camera available for course  assignments: 
Brief essay on why you wish to take the core  curriculum and the benefits you 
think it may offer you and your institution (not  to exceed one page, 
single-spaced, in12 pt. type) 
Signature___________________________________________  
Date_____________________________ 
Please attach your curriculum vitae 
Where did you hear about the call for  applications? 
RCAAM____        MAAM_____    Other  (please specify) ______ 
SPONSORING INSTITUTION  APPLICATION 
Institution name 
Mailing Address 
Courier Address 
Telephone 
Fax 
Website Address (if  applicable) 
Person completing application on behalf of  institution: 
Name 
Title 
Telephone 
Fax 
Email address 
On behalf of the  __________________________________ (name of institution), a 
501(c)3, tax exempt  institution, I agree that the participant named in this 
application,  ________________________, an employee of the institution, will 
be given work  release time in the amount of 1 day/week for the period from 11 
July 2005 to 04  August 2006 in order to complete The George Washington 
University Museum Studies  Distance Learning Collection Care Curriculum Pilot 
Program. In addition, the  named institution will provide high-speed Internet access 
and access to computer  equipment, peripherals, software, and collections and 
related information as  noted in the application guidelines, and will assist 
the participant in the  purchase of text books and supplies for the courses. 
Signature:  
________________________________Date:________________________________ 
Institutional mission  statement: 
Indicate approximate annual budget of  institution: 
___  under $100,000 
___>$100,000, but less than  $250,000 
___>$250,000, but less than  $500,000 
___>$500,000 
Indicate number of paid staff employed by  the institution: 
___ 5 or less 
___>5, but less than  15 
___>15 
 



Catharine  Hawks
Senior Research Associate/NEH Proj. Coordinator
Adjunct Faculty  (Preventive Conservation)
Museum Studies Program
The George Washington  University 
2035 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
t 202.994.7030 or  9936 (direct)
f 202.994.7034
_chawks at gwu.edu_ (mailto:chawks at gwu.edu) 
cahawks at aol.com
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