CGA events
The Cooperstown Graduate Association (CGA), the alumni organization of the Cooperstown Graduate Program, organizes a variety of academic and social events throughout the school year
CGA On-line Auction - Fall 2009
Thank you to all who participated!
The CGA Auction Team thanks you for your generous donations and enthusiastic bidding in the online auction. And, of course, we congratulate the winners.
The auction was a tremedous success and exceeded our goal with a net total of $6,608.
The proceeds will support our Alumni Association and a new matching scholarship fund launched by the John Ben Snow Foundation to support talented, emerging professionals.
We could not do what we do without your participation and support.
Upcoming CGA Events - Spring 2009
The Board Retreat will be held on June 19th from 9am to 3pm.
All Board members are encouraged to attend!
CGA Conference
Every other fall* CGA sponsors a scholarly symposium held in Cooperstown. A call for papers is made in the spring preceding the conference. Submissions are received from nationally known historians and material culture scholars as well as students from graduate programs in a variety of disciplines. The conference also coincides with our yearly hands-on workshops.
*The CGA Conference will not be held in 2009 as the new building will be under construction at that time.
CGA Workshops
Every autumn*, the Cooperstown Graduate Association puts on a series of hands-on workshops. Topics have ranged from hearth-oven bread baking and fantasy pumpkin carving, to Native American beading, Russian punch embroidery, and folk art painting.
*CGA Workshops will not be held in 2009 as the new building will be under construction at that time.
Bruce Buckley Lecture
CGP’s legacy is steeped in the dedication to the study of folklore and folk life. Until 1979, CGP offered a degree in American Folk Culture, and folklorists throughout the country recognized the program for its quality and dedication to the field.
Although no longer an degree program, folk studies remains an important component of the CGP education and curriculum. A research and fieldwork course is required during the first year of study, and students learn how to conduct oral histories and record traditions and stories of the past.
CGP also holds an annual lecture on a topic in folk studies. Every year, the program invites an established scholar in the field to share his or her expertise, experiences, and advice through a free evening presentation for the entire community and a professional seminar for students.
The 2009 Bruce Buckley Lecture featured Varick Chittenden, a 1976 CGP graduate. Varick is the founder of Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY).
For information on any of these events, please contact Catherine M. Raddatz, Coordinator of Alumni Affairs.
