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professional training
In addition to coursework and cooperative group experiences, students have opportunities for professional training through semester- and year-long internships, independent studies, and through the school's required 8-to-12-week summer internship. Students choose to pursue training outside the classroom in many areas of museum work including education, exhibitions, development and collections care. Professional Seminars, offered on Fridays throughout the semester, bring noted museum professionals to Cooperstown to share their expertise for a day.
fall 2011
- Internship Presentations- Class of 2012
- "Wanting to be Third on Your Block," Thinking About Museums- Elaine Gurian, Past Deputy Director, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Past Deputy Assistant Secretary for Museums, Smithsonian Institution.
- Creative and Quantitative Assessments for Non-Profits- Franklin Vagnone, Executive Director and Meredith A. Sorin, Deputy Director, Historic House Trust of New York City.
- Alumni Forum
- The Perfect Ask- Robert Bull, Senior Vice President, The Compass Group
- Human Resource Management- Paul Stimmler, Adjunct Professor of Business, Penn State University and Permanent Lecturer, State University College at Oneonta
spring 2011
- Long Range Career Planning- Wendy Luke
- Interview Skills and Professional Presentation- Paul Stimmler, Adjunct Professor of Business, Penn State University and Permanent Lecturer, State University College at Oneonta
- Bruce Buckley Lecturer- Dr. Henry Glassie ('65), College Professor Emeritus of Folklore at Indiana University Bloomington
- New York State History Day
fall 2010
- Internship Presentations- Class of 2011
- Oral History, Digitization, and Historical Discourse- Dr. Michael Frisch, Professor and Senior Research Scholar, State University at Buffalo
- African Americans and Public History- Dr. Fath Ruffins, Curator, National Museum of American History, The Smithsonian
- Investment and Retirement Planning for Museum Professionals- Paul Stimmler, Adjunct Professor of Business, Penn State University and Permanent Lecturer, State University College at Oneonta
- Museum Advocacy- Anne Ackerson, Director, Museum Asssociation of New York
- Alumni Forum
- Dialogic Learning in the Museums- Sarah Blannett Pharaon ('02), Program Director, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
spring 2010
- Mount Making - Chris Rossi, Associate Curator of Exhibitions, NYSHA
- Visitor Hospitality - Jim VanBochove ('82), Director of Workforce Development, The Henry Ford
- Allison Kupfer
- New York State History Day- Tobi Voigt ( '06), History Day Coordinator, NYSHA
- Bruce Buckley Lecturer - Richard Case ('67), Reporter/Special Writer, Syracuse Post-Standard
fall 2009
- Creativity Workshop - Joanne Curran, Associate Dean of Education, State University College at Oneonta
- Omeka Web Design Workshop - Jeremy Boggs, Creative Lead,Center for History and New Media
- Internship Presentations - Class of 2010
- Institutional Problem Solving - Philip Morris, CEO, Proctors Theater
- Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Conference - Saratoga Springs, NY
- CGA Alumni Forum
- Walker Evans & Depression Era Photography - Ray Sapirstein, Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Albany
spring 2009
- Museums & Documentary Film - Kate Roth, Producer
- Development - John Carnahan ('75), John W. Carnahan & Associates
- Educational Technology - Bill Tally, Senior Researcher and Designer, Center for Children and Technology
- Career & Financial Planning - Paul Stimmler, Adjunct Professor of Business, Penn State University and Permanent Lecturer, State University College at Oneonta
- Bruce Buckley Lecturer - Varick Chittenden ('76), Executive Director, Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
fall 2008
- Internship Presentations - Class of 2009
- Alternative Uses for Historic Houses - Barbara Silberman, Historic House Consultant
- CGA Alumni Forum
- Museum Theatre - Diane Elliott, Museum Theatre Consultant
- Interpretation - Katie Boardman ('82), Principal and Founder, First Frost Traditions, The Cherry Valley Group
spring 2008
- Communication Design - Doreen DeNicola, DeNicola Design
- Human Resources - Paul Stimmler, Adjunct Professor of Business, Penn State University and Permanent Lecturer, State University College at Oneonta
- Mount Making - Chris Rossi, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions, NYSHA
- Bruce R. Buckley Lecture and Workshop - Steve Zeitland and Amanda Dargon, CityLore
- New York State History Day - Tobi Voigt ( '06), History Day Coordinator, NYSHA
Faculty and students work together at the Creativity Workshop during Fall 2009.
Professor William Walker leads a seminar about Oral History and CGP Community Stories.
Members of the Class of 2010 attend a reception after a professional seminar.