[Nhcoll-l] Natural History Collections Club Network (NHCCN) at SPNHC 2017

[Utrup, Jessica]

The Natural History Collections Club Network (NHCCN) will be hosting a ½ day workshop at the annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) in Denver, CO on the morning of Sunday, June 18th. The NHCCN is made of several clubs that are curator-advised, student-driven organizations aimed at enhancing local natural history collections by helping to train student volunteers to assist in curating and managing them. The network represents clubs from all types of universities but seems to most benefit those with small collections as a way to protect and raise enthusiasm for their collections. In this workshop you will meet students and advisors from existing NHCC's and learn about how to start your own club and how NHCC's have impacted campus collections. Starting an NHCC on your campus creates a group of students ready to advocate for your collections at a local level. We have seen great responses to these clubs from local communities and university administrations. This workshop targets potential advisors/curators and students who may be club leaders. You can sign up for the NHCCN workshop with your SPNHC registration. Or, if you have already registered and decide you would like to sign up you can contact Leana Rupprecht at 303-370-6327. The $50 workshop fee includes lunch and breaks.

Please contact Kari Harris at kharris at astate.edu<mailto:kharris at astate.edu> for more information.
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