Internship Opportunities

Here are a few internships that have recently come across my desk/computer screen:

Tudor Place Historic House and Garden in Washington D.C. is looking for Education/Technology Interns.

Tudor Place Historical House and Garden in Washington D.C. is looking for Historical Education Interns.

Tudor Place Historical House and Garden in Washington D.C. is looking for Collection Management Interns.

Internships at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in Baltimore.

Internships at Plimoth Plantation.

Internships at the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing, MI.

Internships at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI.

Internships at the Rock and Roll of Fame in Cleveland.

Digital Historical Documentary Intern at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Cultural Resources Intern at Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C.

Museum/Library Intern at Prince William Forest Park outside of Washington D.C.

Heritage Intern at Cultural Tourism DC in Washington D.C.

Various internships at Mount Vernon.

Internships at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

Internships at the Jewish Museum of Maryland in Baltimore.

Research Interns at All Things Geneaological in New Orleans.

Public Relation Intern at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn.

Research Assistant at Cincinnati History Museum.

Internships at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL.

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Recent Job Postings

National Park Service:  Park Rangers wanted at Biscayne National Park.

Museum assistant at Lyman Museum and Mission House in Hilo, Hawaii.

History Makers is looking for a researcher/interviewer/oral historian to work on a project related to African American history.

Natchez National Historical Park in Natchez, Mississippi is looking for park guides.

Archives technician at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library.

Mount Vernon is looking for a Special Events Assistant.

Mount Vernon is looking for an Assistant Archaeologist.

Reference Assistant at the National Headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington D.C.

Director of Education at Carl & Mary Koehler History Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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History Majors: Apply for the Dorothy Gish Women in Leadership Award

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must:

• Be a full time, female Messiah College student

• Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0

• Be a continuing student at Messiah College and willing to share her experience publicly with the Messiah Community (e.g., dorm floor discussions, alternate chapel, creative display)

• Demonstrate leadership on campus, locally, or internationally

Submit a typed proposal delineating a leadership development activity and all information requested below by the designated due date. Examples of leadership development activities include: attend Oregon Extension’s Women’s Studies May term or semester program; attend and/or present at leadership conference or disciplinary conference sessions specific to leadership skill development; engage in leadership development activities at places such as Eastern College’s Christian Women in Leadership Center; shadow a woman in a leadership position.

Application Guidelines

The application should include the following information in order requested:

• Name

• Campus Mailbox Number

• Year

• Major

• GPA

• A clear and detailed description of proposed leadership development activity (Be sure to include supporting documentation – i.e., conference program, etc.)

• Leadership objectives/goals to be accomplished by plan (Carefully articulate how you, Messiah College, and/or your disciplinary field will benefit from this activity).

• A detailed budget (Include a specific delineation of anticipated expenses, including things like travel, food, and conference fees for up to $ 400).

• Proposed plan to share experience in a public forum (Specifically articulate how you will share your experience with others on campus,[ i.e., dorm floor program, alternate chapel, etc.  Creativity is encouraged).

• Sponsoring faculty signature (Have a faculty member review your proposal before you submit it. She/he should sign the bottom of your application form). If the faculty member chooses to add words of sponsorship, they should be brief.

Questions should be addressed to: Dr. Raeann Hamon (RHamon@messiah.edu; ext. 2850; Boyer 355). Bring completed application with signatures and attachments to Boyer 351 AND email completed application to Tonya Baker at tbaker@messiah.edu, by Monday, September 29, 2008.

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Consider an Internship

As history majors, it is important to think about how your skills can be transferred to the marketplace.  A lot of you will be working in history-related fields or pursuing graduate school after you leave Messiah, but that does not mean you should not think about opportunities to use your skills in research, writing, critical thinking, organization and analysis in other fields as well.   Why not think about doing an additional internship in law, journalism, public policy, government, business, communications, or some other field.  Here are some dates to keep in mind:

1) The application deadline for a Spring internship (if they wish our assistance) is Friday, October 15.  If you want the Internship Office’s aid in helping you find an internship, you need to move quickly.  Go see Mike True in the Internship Office.

2) Capital Region Internship Fair – Tuesday, October 5 – www.messiah.edu/crif

Visiting this fair is a great way to find an internship in a variety of fields.  It is also a great way to sell yourself and the transferable skills you have learned as a history major.

3) Experience Harrisburg – Thursday, October 7 – www.experienceharrisburg.com (FREE, but students must register)

Again, another chance to find an internship or work on your ability to present yourself to potential employers.

4) Messiah Career and Graduate School Expo – Monday, October 25 –
http://www.messiah.edu/offices/career/

All history majors should attend this.  Talk to potential employers.

Whether you do an internship or not, these experiences are essential for you to build confidence in presenting yourself as a history major to potential employers or internship supervisors.

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Dispatches From Graduate School

The post below is crossposted at The Way of Improvement Leads Home.  It is written by Cali Pitchel McCullough, a Ph.D student in American history at Arizona State University  and a 2007 graduate of the history department at Messiah. While at Messiah Cali played on the 2005  team that won the NCAA Division III National Championship in women’s soccer (she was a member of the all-tournament team).  She also worked as a Smith Intern  for a certain American historian familiar to the readers of this blog.  In 2009 Cali completed an M.A. in American Studies at Penn State.  She is also a darn good photographer. (See her photo above).  Cali lives in Arizona with her husband Quinn.

Cali will be writing regular dispatches from graduate school which I hope to cross-post here at the department blog.  Enjoy! –JF

Friday, September 24, 2010.
The past two weeks have been hard. Really hard. Mentally, emotionally, and even physically. I read, I write, I grade—and then I start all over again. The cycle exhausts me. The demands are high and only now can I (shamefully) say that I perhaps entered graduate school with an air of overconfidence.

In the weeks leading up to the program I thought I might be able to swing a part-time job (in case you didn’t know, graduate student stipends provide for little else than the basic necessities). I sifted the classifieds hoping to land a well-paying job suitable for daydreaming and maybe some extra reading. My advisor sharply discouraged me from looking for “support” elsewhere, and he even threatened to rescind my funding. I thought he was overreacting, but I took his advice and decided to start the program despite the dire economic outlook. Turns out, he was right. Reading and writing 50 hours a week and grading for another 10-15 does not allow for time to make extra cash.

In a borderline weepy moment—just a prelude of what’s to come, I’m sure—I lamented to my husband that “graduate school is too hard.” He reminded me that I am in fact pursuing a Ph.D. It’s not supposed to be easy. Although I would have preferred for him to indulge me, he did offer some much needed perspective. He suggested I compare my four-year journey towards a doctoral degree to a marathon. A student must train for an advanced degree in the same way a runner must train for a long road-race. Not only do I have to cultivate mental endurance, I need to find the tools necessary to support my training. A seasoned runner understands the importance of a training schedule, but also of the correct shoes, adequate rest, and proper hydration.

I made the novice mistake of believing that a B.A. and an M.A. are the only prerequisites to the granting of a Ph.D. While my previous schooling set the stage for further graduate study, I underestimated the fact that the first years of the program are indeed still training. I thought the prep-work was complete; I was wearing my well-worn sneakers and ready to cross the finish line on day one. I eagerly anticipated exploring primary sources and thought ceaselessly about the questions that might define my own research. But as I try to catch my breath after Hegel, Marx, and Weber, I’ve come to find out that I’m not quite as fit as I thought.

I have a choice: I can say that the course looks too hard and I don’t have what it takes to tackle such large hills and high winds, or I can commit to the next four-years with the intensity essential to not only tackle the hills, but to cross the finish line at a sprint. My biggest obstacle will be putting my long runs into perspective. I must dash through Hegelian philosophy and Marxist theory because the intellectual exercise will help me one day finish the race. Here’s to my steady (and hopefully injury-free) scholarly marathon!

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Students: Present a Conference Paper

Several of our history majors have presented papers at this conference.  If you are have written an academic paper (or are writing an academic paper) dealing with religion and history I would encourage you to think about presenting at this conference.  Stop by my office (B260) to talk more.

Call For Papers: The North American Undergraduate Conference in
Religion and Philosophy
Date: Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 2011
Location: St. Francis University, Loretto, PA
Theme: Race in America
Deadline: 250 word abstract, February 18, 2011; complete submission,
March 11, 2011
Website:www.francis.edu/NAUCRP.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS
We cordially invite undergraduates to submit proposals for the fifth
annual North American Undergraduate Conference in Religion and
Philosophy. Submissions are encouraged from students majoring in all
academic fields.

Although any paper related to religion and philosophy will be
considered, priority will be given to those addressing this year¹s
theme, ³Race in America.²  As philosopher Cornel West asserted, ³A
fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense
of history and open, honest dialogue.²  Accordingly, this year¹s
conference will forthrightly address philosophical and religious
questions of race and how these questions relate to politics, culture,
society, and history.  To begin our conversation, this year¹s keynote
speaker will be George Yancy, Associate Professor of Philosophy at
Duquesne University and author of _Black Bodies, White Gazes: The
Continuing Significance of Race_.

Paper proposals (roughly 250 words) should give a concise description
of the presentation.  The deadline for proposals is February 18, 2011.
Please include your full name, paper title, institution, e-mail, phone
number, and the name and contact information of your major professor.
Presenters must submit their full paper by March 11, 2011 to be
considered for conference prizes. Proposals and final papers should be
sent via e-mail attachment to Dr. Arthur Remillard at
aremillard@francis.edu.

The keynote address will be given on Friday evening, with a student-led
discussion to follow. All student presentations will be given on
Saturday from approximately 9:00am-5:00pm.  This conference is open to
the public and free for presenters and non-presenters alike. For more
information, directions, contacts, scheduling, etc., please visit our
website: www.francis.edu/NAUCRP.htm; or join our Facebook group, ³St.
Francis University Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.²

This conference is organized by St. Francis University and Westminster
College, with support from SFU¹s School of Arts and Letters,
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and the Institute for
Ethics.

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Visit Your Favorite Museum for FREE!

Saturday, September 25, is Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day.  Go to this site and download a free ticket to a museum near you.  What a great weekend outing!

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Great New Resource for History Teachers and History Teachers In-Training

The National Archives has launched DOCS Teach, a new online took for teaching primary documents. This tool contains lessons plans centered around primary sources and even allows you to design your own lessons that focus on various historical thinking skills. It also provides social media communities where teachers can share their ideas. In addition to the lesson plans, the site offers access to over 3000 primary documents from the National Archives.

If you are preparing lessons, doing your field experience, or going to be student teaching soon you MUST check out this site.  What a goldmine!

Wow!  Now is the time to be a history teacher!  Go tell your friends!

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$750 for Student Research!

For the 9th consecutive year the Friends of the Murray Library is sponsoring the Annual Library Research Grant Awards.  Your library research could worth be $750.  Research grants support academic research done at other libraries by Messiah students.  Seniors, juniors, sophomores, and first-year students are eligible to apply.  For more information click here.

Deadline for application is October 27, 2010.  Winners are announced November 10, 2010.

If you are writing an honors thesis or another major paper that requires a visit to a research library or archive you should seriously consider applying for this grant.  This grant has funded former history student trips to archives in Lima, Peru and Springfield, Missouri.

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Scholarship for Study at Cambridge University

The Davies-Jackson Scholarship presents a unique opportunity for students with exceptional academic records, who are among the first in their families to graduate college, to participate in a course of study at St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge. Graduating seniors may apply for either the one-year M.Phil degree program or as an Affiliated Student for the two-year B.A. degree program.

Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich educational environment of St. John’s, which was founded in the 16th century, by reading in one of the following subjects: Archaeology and Anthropology, Classics, Economics, English, Geography, History, History of Art, Modern and Medieval Languages, Music, Philosophy, or Social and Political Sciences

Click here for more information.

The application deadline is November 1, 2010.

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