Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program
Summer
2008
***Application deadline extended to March
21, 2008***
STUDENTS APPLY/ HOST AN INTERN
CAREER
WORKSHOP / 2008 INTERNSHIP
DESCRIPTIONS
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Interns
visited Frederick Douglass National Historic Site during the Career
Workshop in August 2005.
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An
intern participated in excavating and cataloguing prehistoric artifacts
for the Indiana
State Museum
in the summer 2005.
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The Cultural Resources
Diversity Internship Program provides a career exploration opportunity for
diverse undergraduate and graduate students in historic
preservation/cultural resources work. The program places interns with
National Park Service park units and administrative offices, other federal
agencies, state historic preservation offices, local governments, and
private organizations. Intern sponsors provide work experiences that assist
interns with building their resumes in this field.
This program serves two purposes:
(1) Diverse
undergraduate and graduate students gain exposure to and experience in the
historic preservation/cultural resources field.
(2) National Park
Service and partnership organizations have the opportunity to meet
promising young people who might choose to work in the field.
Internships are
offered during the summer (10 weeks) and fall/spring semesters (15 weeks).
Projects include editing publications, planning exhibits, participating in
archeological excavations, preparing research reports, cataloguing park and
museum collections, providing interpretive programs on historical topics,
developing community outreach, and writing lesson plans based on historical
themes.
CAREER WORKSHOP
Each summer, the
Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program hosts a Career Workshop so
that interns can learn more about the National Park Service and other
cultural resources careers beyond their summer internship experience. In
2007, sixteen Diversity Interns visited Washington, DC
in August to attend the annual Career
Workshop. The undergraduate and graduate students
visited and spoke with professionals from the American
Folklife Center at the Library of Congress,
the Smithsonian American Indian Museum, the National Park Foundation, and
the International Spy Museum. Read more...
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HOW TO APPLY!
Both
undergraduate and graduate students can participate in 10 week, paid
internships during May/June through August. Review the Frequently Asked
Questions page for students.
The
2008 student application deadline is March 21, 2008. All
student applications are processed through the Student Conservation Association (SCA).
Submit your application
materials directly to the SCA. Electronic submissions are preferred:
Justin Chow, 703.524.2441, jchow@thesca.org,
703.524.2451 (fax)
Read How To Apply
for a list of required application materials and where to send them.
HOST AN INTERN!
We accept and review project proposals from potential host intern
sponsors to participate in the Diversity Internship Program. NPS park
units, state historic preservation offices, local governments, federal
offices, museums, and private nonprofit organizations are invited to apply.
The cost of a Diversity Intern is shared on a 50/50 basis between the
National Park Service and the host sponsor. Learn more
about the how the program works...
Project proposal applications are available in Word Format.
Please submit applications electronically. Contact Program Coordinator, Turkiya L. Lowe, with questions or to request an electronic
version of the application.
The deadline for submitting project proposals to host Summer 2009
internships is DECEMBER 10, 2008.
CONTACT
Turkiya L. Lowe, Diversity Internship
Coordinator
202.354.2266 (telephone)
202.371.2422 (fax)
Email: Turkiya_Lowe@contractor.nps.gov
Cultural Resources
National Park Service
1849 C Street, NW
(org. code 2280)
Washington, DC 20240-0001
The Cultural Resources Diversity
Internship Program is funded by Cultural
Resources of the National Park Service; the Everett Public Service Internship Program; and participating
Intern Sponsors. It is administered in partnership with the Student Conservation Association.
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