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GRADUATE SCHOOL PROJECTS

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  • Educational Program Plan

    • Attended a brainstorming session with employees of a small children's museum​

    • Developed subject content based on museum needs

    • Designed an educational program based on class experience

    • Submitted a program proposal to the museum

  • ​Strategic Plan

    • Interviewed the director of a small museum about mission, vision, and values​

    • Worked as part of a group to conduct SWOT assessment (Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) and OMAP (Organizational Museum Assessment Program), environmental and benchmarking evaluations, and audience analysis to create an outline of critical issues

    • Worked as part of a group to produce a 5-year strategic plan for the museum centered around creating an effective and memorable institutional brand, including the production of a potential logo for the museum and resources for creating official policies

    • Presented the strategic plan to the director

  • Exhibit Design

    • Interviewed the potential client​

    • Worked with a group to design a color scheme and layout for a small exhibit as well as conduct basic content research

    • Presented conceptual design to the potential client

    • Assisted in the layout planning and physical setup of an unrelated temporary exhibit

  • Records Appraisal

    • Analyzed informational value of documents​

    • Conducted inventory assessment based on document group descriptions

    • Assessed digital archival descriptions for application of standards, accessibility, and ease of use

    • Submitted analysis of an archive after conducting a site visit

  • Database Design

    • Designed, planned,​ and created a functioning database in Microsoft Access

    • Wrote basic search queries in Microsoft Access using SQL

  • Preventive Conservation​

    • Created custom enclosures for two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects

    • Wrote a research paper on the conservation of analog sound recordings

    • Assisted in the inspection and cleaning of avian taxidermy mounts at a local ornithology center​​​

Excerpt from educational program plan
Excerpt from strategic plan
Conceptual layout for School of Science exhibit
Constructing panel frames for States of Incarceration exhibit
Database tables and relationships
Custom enclosure for 3D object
Dusting taxidermy mounts at Eagle Creek Ornithology Center

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