Internship
Agency Name: Underwater Archaeology Branch, Fort Fisher
Address: Post Office Box 58, Kure Beach, NC, 28449
Contact: Dr. Scott Simmons at 910-962-3429 or simmonss@uncw.edu
This internship enables UNCW students to learn a particular aspect of anthropology, specifically underwater archaeology, that currently is unavailable to the student in the university classroom setting. Students gain invaluable hands-on experience working with recently recovered materials obtained during underwater excavations at a variety of local sites. This experience provides the student with valuable training and experience in artifact processing, analyzing and curation that will undoubtedly assist them in their professional life outside of the university. Some fieldwork is also included in this internship at UAB. Students have the opportunity to learn archaeological field techniques by participating in limited excavations of terrestrial sites in the Cape Fear region. UNCW students process, analyze and conserve archaeological materials obtained during local underwater archaeological projects.
Internship
Agency Name: Cape Fear Museum
Address: 814 Market St., Wilmington, NC 28401
Contact: Dr. Patricia Lerch at 910-962-3705 or lerch@uncw.edu
This internship will be within the Collection Unit of Cape Fear Museum. The Collections Unit is a vital part of Cape Fear Museum. It is the repository of the artifacts and research materials that support exhibits and programming. Its mission is to manage and preserve the collections, and to provide accurate historical information, accordingly to professional Best Practice standards. To expand the accessibility and visibility of both the collections and the collections staff.
The intern will be locating and handling artifacts to prepare them for photographing and scanning. He/she will digitally photograph 3-D objects and scan paper items within the collection. They will then work with those images in Adobe PhotoShop and ultimately attach the photos to their records in our database system.
He or she will learn the methods Cape Fear Museum uses to identify, catalogue, permanently mark, and house these objects. They will also have the opportunity to work on photographing incoming donations and loaned objects.
The intern will also have the opportunity to see the day-to-day working of the collections team of CFM and every opportunity will be provided to expose the intern to other teams within the museum.
Internship
Agency Name: Washington DC Program
Address: Washington, DC
Contact: Dr. Stephen Meinhold
at 910-962-3223 or meinholds@uncw.edu
Program Description: The program provides an opportunity for upper-level students from UNCW to work and study in Washington, D.C. Students may work in internships at Washington-based organizations such as the U.S. Congress, the U.S. executive branch, think tanks, and interest groups. Interns also spend 3 hours per week in an academic seminar, the Washington Experience. Up to three UNCW students may be chosen each semester. So far UNCW students have interned with the White House, Environmental Protection Agency, Congressman Mike McIntyre (NC), The National Council for Homelessness, Congressman Rick Boucher (VA), Hillwood Museum, U.S Chamber of Commerce, National Center for Victims of Crime, Center for American Progress, Department of Commerce, American Society for Engineering Education, Republican Youth Majority, Satellite Broadcasting Communications Association, and The National Association of State Universities. This program is open to all majors.
Course Work: Students enroll in a minimum of 12 hours course credit at UNCW for the entire Washington semester. Course work includes a minimum of 6 hours of internship credit in their academic major; 3 hours for the Washington Experience seminar course, taught by a UNC system faculty member; and at least 3 hours of an independent study or distance education course related to the student's academic major and supervised by a faculty member at UNCW.
Internship Placement: Students spend up to 32 hours per week in internships, matched with supervisors who will integrate them into the daily operation of the organization and help them define research projects of importance to the organization. Student internships result in tangible products such as briefings, research memos, policy analyses, and working papers. The program director, based in Washington, assists university departments and students with finding internships and serves as the local facilitator to ensure that intern experiences meet program and university educational standards. To enhance the learning and internship experience each UNCW participant is granted the use of a laptop computer for the duration of their stay in Washington.
Cost: Students pay their regular full-time tuition and fees for the semester. Students are responsible for housing, meals, and travel, all of which should be factored into financial aid requests. Participants will live in The Congressional apartment building leased from The Washington Intern Student Housing Foundation (WISH). The Congressional features fully furnished apartments and a great location in an historic Capitol Hill neighborhood. However, books & supplies are likely to be less, and if the internship is paid, those earnings can help defray some of the added cost. Estimated expenses for the semester are: (Tuition - same as home institution, Health Insurance - same as home institution, Housing - $1500, Food - $950, (estimate), Local transportation - $500 (estimate), Books & Supplies - $300 (estimate). Note that students pay only tuition and a modest technology fee and the housing cost for the entire semester is $1,500. This is an excellent opportunity to study and intern in Washington DC for a very modest cost.
Financial Aid: The total program cost will be specific to the individual. Students should consult the financial aid office at their home institution to determine a budget and to apply for financial aid.
Internship
Agency: Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts
Address: 503 Market St., Wilmington, NC 28402-1176
Contact: Madeline Flagler at 910-251-3700 ext. 104 or mflagler@bellamymansion.org
Opportunities and experinces to be provided for the intern are Museum Exhibit Construction, and genral hands-on experience in musium studies.
The Bellamy Mansion Museum, built between 1859 and 1861, is an architectural treasure of the antebellum period. With its rebuilt carriage house and intact slave quarters, the site exhibits a full picture of life of a wealthy, slave-holding household in a bustling city of the time.
Interns have created lesson plans, created and given tours, put together informative and educational brochures and handouts, written press releases, researched various areas of the history associated with the site (particularly African-American history), aided with database organization, organized education files and written educational pieces consolidating some of the information there, and worked on organization and implementation of educational programming.
