internships behind the scenes, planning/mounting exhibits and maintaining collections
Working at the Witte Museum Have you ever been on a visit to a museum and wondered what it takes to make the exhibits looks as they do? In my naïve younger years, I didn’t think that working in a museum would be as labor-intensive as it ended up being. When I was about eleven… Continue Reading Desirae Long, the Witte Museum
An Internship at CAS: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly This semester I have been interning at Texas State’s Center for Archaeological Studies located in room 120 of the Trinity building on the Texas State campus. The Center for Archaeological Studies, or CAS, is a curation facility which accepts collections from outside sources such as… Continue Reading Austin Parisi, Center for Archaeological Studies
This past year, I conducted my internship at CAS at Texas State University. This report will discuss in detail the project that I worked on, as well as the valuable archaeological skills and experience that I acquired. Additionally, this report will also highlight some background information on the project and the importance of public outreach… Continue Reading Kathleen Jenkins, Center for Archaeological Studies
This report details my three month internship at the National Park Service working with the Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) program. Through the Student Conservation Association, I accepted the position as Volunteer Coordinator Assistant as an AmeriCorps intern. The internship position was created in order to help with the “administration, growth, development, and promotion of the park’s struggling… Continue Reading Kelsey Brandt, National Parks Service
Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos (Hispanic Cultural Center of San Marcos) was founded in 2010 to give the Mexican American community a space to celebrate their culture and venerate their heritage. The mission of non-profit Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos, hereafter referred to as Centro Cultural, is to serve the community in “the preservation,… Continue Reading Jeniffer Guajardo, Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos