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Congratulations to the students of HST 580 (Public History) for completing the preliminary interpretive feasibility study for Morbark, LLC! The students assessed the viability of creating a corporate visitor center, factory tour, and gift shop at Morbark?s Winn, Michigan, plant. Many thanks to our partners at Morbark for working with us on this project.
The Museum Studies Program reached a new high for the number of signed minors this fall, breaking a record set in 2012. During program review, students have identified our focus on critical engagement with current issues in the field and hands-on projects as key elements that attracted them to the program. Alumni have mirrored these factors as being critical to their success in the job market and beyond.
Museum facilities have been heavily upgraded in 2017. Last spring the Bohannon School House/Gerald Poor Museum received significant upgrades to the interior exhibits. This summer the museum upgraded and moved part of the Natural History Collection into new quarters in Brooks Hall. The collections storage room in Rowe Hall was upgraded this fall. And during winter break the first floor lobby and corridor in Rowe Hall receive a new tiled floor. Come see the improvements when we reopen for the Spring 2018 semester on January 4. 
On Saturday, December 2, MCNH Collections Manager Ron Bloomfield presented a workshop on how to process waterlogged materials. The presentation featured examples from Bloomfield?s current research on mitigation tactics for wet/environmentally compromised objects found in time capsules. ?Saving Time: Stabilizing Waterlogged Historical Items" used three real-life scenarios of waterlogged materials to demonstrate the methods used to stabilize these important artifacts of our past. CMU students and Mt. Pleasant community members attended the workshop. 
The Museum Studies Club hosted multiple museum professionals in Fall semester. They included Dr. Jay Martin, Director of the Museum of Cultural and Natural History, who spoke about securing strong internships; Wayne Lusardi, the State Underwater Archaeologist, who spoke about shipwrecks; and Karl Mayry, an independent exhibit designer based at the Cranbrook Institute of Science, who spoke about designing the Detroit Zoo penguin exhibit. The Club had one fundraiser at the Riverwood Bowling Alley and volunteered at Fort Fright for the Mackinaw State Historic Parks and at the Mid-Michigan Children?s Museum. If you would like to join the MST Club or present at a meeting, please contact the Club?s president, Ashley Blackburn, at 
Biology undergraduates working in the Natural History Collections can now view the fruits of their labors?-ONLINE! For nearly two years students have been processing collections information for our Mammal, Amphibian, Reptile, and Fish collections. All of this information is now visible on the web through GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). Our museum has joined the global movement of making our data accessible online so that anyone, anywhere, with an internet connection can conduct research and engage in educational opportunities, right from their desktop. You can access the collections by going to 
Check out the museum?s School Resource Kits! Is your class learning about the lumbering industry, bird adaptations, the Civil War, or a variety of other subjects? SRKs contain objects for students to handle and a guide to help integrate the objects into lesson plans and also provide background information and critical thinking questions. For more information and to request, visit 
The Museum of Cultural and Natural History will be closed December 21 through January 3 so our families can enjoy time together. You are cordially welcomed to join us Thursday, January 4, 2018, when we resume our normal hours of operation (8am-5pm Monday through Friday and Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-5pm.) May you have a joyous and peace-filled semester break and holiday season.