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What if there was a way to secure a seasoned professional to support the goals, needs and important plans of your organization or emerging group?What if that help, designed with your input, resulted in improved competencies and expanded relationships that could assist your organization going forward?And what if your commitment to a focused process, benefitting from thoughtful outside viewpoints, left an afterglow of generosity and good will? Welcome to the Peer Advisor Network (PAN), a...
The HRC thanks Anne Farrow for serving as guest author for the following entry. Anne is the senior content editor for the Encyclopedia of Connecticut History Online, a project of the Connecticut Humanities Council. Formerly a career journalist, Anne co-authored Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged and Profited from Slavery. Marcia Trotta, co-editor for Museums, Libraries and Urban Vitality, is a reading specialist with the Connecticut Humanities Council. When Hartford's leaders pinned - very...
The HRC thanks new Heritage Advisory Committee member Kathleen Craughwell-Varda for writing the following entry. Kathy is a museum curator/consultant with more than twenty-five years experience in the field, and has been an assessor for the Conservation Assessment Program for 16 years. She is currently the Project Manager for Conservation ConneCTion, Connecticut's response to the IMLS "Connecting to Collections" initiative. Conservation Concerns: A Guide for Collectors and Curators has been answering some of the most...
The HRC thanks Dawn Salerno for serving as guest author for the following entry. Dawn is Director of Education at the Mystic Arts Center. She served as co-chair of the New England Museum Association's (NEMA) Education Professional Affinity Group from 2003-09 and as a board member for the Connecticut Art Education Association from 2002-09. She is currently a NEMA board member. PBS recently published their 7th annual survey of media and technology use in school...
Connecticut Museum Educator RoundtableWinter MeetingConnecticut Science Center & Wadsworth AtheneumHartford, CTMarch 10, 20101:30-4:00 PMFreeTopic: Creating & Implementing Successful Gallery ActivitiesJoin Connecticut museum educators for this wonderful opportunity to visit two museums, have some hands-on fun, network with colleagues, and pick up some valuable ideas.For more information or to RSVP contact Rebecca Furer at (860)236-5621 x219 or rebecca_furer@chs.org.Click below to see the program information flyer:Winter 2010 CMER notice final.pdf...
