<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The George Washington University’s <u>Distance
Education Graduate Certificate Program in Museum Collections Management and
Care</u> will complete an <b>UPDATE </b>and<b> REVISION </b>this fall. New topics added
to the program include digitization, sustainability, and collections care in
archives. <span><br></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span><br></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The graduate certificate consists of
4 classes in legal and ethical issues, collections management, and preventive
conservation. <span> </span>The certificate is earned
completely online and there is never a time that you are required to login for
a class so you work when it suits you! <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The classes are taught by faculty
with extensive experience at the Smithsonian Institution, the National Park
Service, and the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">U.S.
Department of State</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">. <span> </span>There are also guest lectures from leaders in
the field on topics such as fire protection and integrated pest management. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We are accepting applications for
the incoming fall class until <b><u>August 1, 2015</u></b>.<span> </span>Admission is on a rolling basis. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For more information, please contact
Mary Coughlin at <a href="mailto:musede@gwu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">musede@gwu.edu</span></a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">or visit our website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ccas.gwu.edu_museum&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=dxBCOmUxjb2Y63lYfIp57WbtRL7uUHjZyydElBVHWco&s=ml8rLSyDGPXMPNpgx_EIZYd4sUn9kf1h6neStmeaYoo&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://ccas.gwu.edu/museum</span></a></span></p><br><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">Mary Coughlin<br>Assistant Professor<br>Administrator of Distance Education<br>Museum Studies Program<br>The George Washington University<br>202-994-9936<br><a href="mailto:coughlin@gwu.edu" target="_blank">coughlin@gwu.edu</a> <br></div></div>
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