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The CMU Museum is closed December 22 through January 1 as employees celebrate holidays with their families. May you and your family enjoy the blessings of the holiday season! The Museum re-opens for regular business hours on Tuesday, January 2, 2019, at 8:00am. The Hands-On Gallery remains closed as we install our new exhibit.
Museum Studies intern Tyjuan Swain worked at the Clarke Historical Library with Archivist Marian Matyn. While there he processed, photocopied, and encoded three collections. Processing allows the archival collections to be used by researchers by eliminating miscellaneous materials. Photocopies were created from acidic materials in order to preserve the information in the historic documents. Encoding of the collections made information available to researchers in real-time from the Clarke's website. The three collections included the Eva Langworthy Dutcher Collection, Isabella Child Development Collection, and the CMU Athletics Collection. Good job Tyjuan! 
Museum Studies intern Lauren Macklin completed her internship right here at CMU. She worked on the education team at the Museum of Cultural and Natural History. She also participated in volunteer training, exhibit design, social media, curation, and photography. She loves interacting with school groups and teaching Museum programs including "Backyard Birding," "Michigan through the Ages," and "Bug Out!" She is most thankful for gaining so much hands-on experience in a museum. Great going Lauren! 
Maeve Dorn is leaving the Museum to complete her Museum Studies internship and her last semester at CMU. Maeve was instrumental in moving and reorganizing the Museum's Natural History collection. It has been a plesure working with her and watching her hard work come to fruition. Thanks for your hard work Maeve, and best wishes to in your future endeavors! 
Over a decade after graduating, Jenny Chisnell regularly references concepts learned in her Museum Studies courses ranging from textiles to taxidermy. Jenny says, ?Combined with my English degree, and subsequently augmented by a Masters' in Library Science, my MST work skillfully prepared me for a successful career as a Rare Books Librarian, employed by world class institutions like the Brooklyn Museum of Art.? Jenny has worked for nearly two years at the New York Public Library. Working there was her childhood dream job and Jenny says, ?Nearly two years in, I still wake up excited to go to work in the morning. And I have CMU's Museum Studies Program to thank for ultimately leading me to the career bliss I am humbled to possess today. Museum Studies at Central Michigan University was the best part of my undergraduate education.? 
Blair Miller is a junior majoring in Public History and minoring in Museum Studies. He joined the museum's education team late in the Fall semester and has already staffed several field trip programs. He is also part of the "Kozmic Clash" exhibit design team. Welcome to the Museum Team Blair! 
Andy Pratt is a veteran U.S. Army officer and a Ph.D. candidate. She was also a sixth grade teacher after serving in the military. She joined the museum's education team in late fall, and with her experience hit the ground running! She has already been involved in several programs and has contributed to the design of the new exhibit, "Kozmic Clash." Welcome to the Museum Team Andy! 
A survey of Museum Studies minor (MST) alumni will be distributed in February of 2019. The MST staff will be taking the recommendations from this survey into consideration as the program continues to advance in accordance with industry standards. If you are an alumnus and receive an email from Dr. Martin, please take ten minutes to fill it out online. This helps the MST program (and CMU) save time and money, and it also saves a few trees. 
If your interest has been piqued by the new exhibit we're working on, "Kozmic Clash: Peace, Love and Outer Space," make sure you are at the Museum on April 22, 2019, for the 4:00pm opening. "Honey Bear," the moon landing, Woodstock, and the hands-on gallery full of music--you won't want to miss this! 