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The Museum is very proud of its Museum Studies graduates. Olivia Beebe worked in Collections for most of her time with the Museum, but she could also be seen around campus in flash mobile programming in Honey Bear (the VW bus). Olivia has been accepted into the Master of Arts in Art History and Curating program at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. She is looking forward to being able to combine both her interests in art and museums. One of the program modules is curatorial practice, where at either the Barber Institute of Fine Arts or the Grand Union students complete an exhibition. Way to go Olivia! 
Josh Simon graduated earlier this month with a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree, majoring in Public History and Fashion Merchandising and Design and minoring in Museum Studies. He begins his professional career as the Assistant Director of Retail Operations at Greenfield Village in Dearborn. He plans to pursue a Master's Degree in a related field within the next few years and looks forward to the opportunities that the future holds! Nice job Josh!
Spring semester Museum Studies/Biology student, and now CMU alumna, Maeve Dorn, interned at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan. She learned about all aspects of animal care including creating enrichment. By providing variation in food, items to interact with, and environmental changes, enrichment is physically and mentally stimulating and evokes natural behaviors such as foraging for zoo animals. This picture shows Maeve next to the mandrills' St. Patrick's Day enrichment. Good Job Maeve! 
During her internship at CMU's Museum of Cultural and Natural History, Museum Studies/Fashion Merchandising student Natalie McCarthy researched, purchased, and borrowed vintage or replica clothing for "Operation Groove," the Mobile Flash Educational Programs that were centered around the VW bus "Honey Bear." Natalie even participated in Honey Bear's last run! 
Lillian Hendrick, Museum Assistant, Biology major, McNair Scholar, and Honors Program student, graduated May 11. She received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and will be attending graduate school at the Unviesrity of Florida, Gainesville. Lillian's reserach using the Museum collections to study the evolution and conservation of endangered butterflies will be furthered through the receipt of this fellowship. She says of her time working at the Museum, "This felt like home." For more information go to 
The 2019 Nickell Award recipient is Alona Lysa. Alona is an Museum Studies minor who is majoring in Fashion Design and Merchandising. She also is an active member of Dr. Kirsten Nicholson's dermestid laboratory, which uniquely qualified her to receive this award. Alona also created a line of clothing for THREADS this year that was based upon nature. Congratulations on the Nickell Award Alona!
The 2019 Intern Award Recipients are Nathan Bublitz and Matt Hood, as seen from left to right in the picture. Both are Public History majors and Museum Studies minors. Nathan is interning with the Mackinac State Historic Parks. Matt is interning at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo. We're looking forward to hearing what they learned and reporting that in our August or September newsletter. Congratulations to both of you!