Elizabethtown College History News 
Back to top 12/6/2005 Internships at the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Internships at the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Internships for history majors are available at the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC). As history students look towards their future, some may be contemplating a career in public history. We’d like to encourage that interest – all our internships are structured educational experiences designed to provide hands-on, real world experience that complements students’ academic work. We encourage students to seek credit for their internship; and will work with your faculty to fulfill all requirements. As a multi-service state agency, PHMC offers internships that encompass a variety of history-related fields and practices, including archives, archaeology, architecture, collections care and management, cultural resource management, curation, exhibition development, historic preservation, research and program development, museum studies, and museum education. PHMC internships fall into two categories: unpaid and likely parttime internships during the spring (and fall) semesters; and paid, full time summer internships through the highly selective Keystone Internship Program, open to graduate students and upper level undergraduate students. The deadline for spring internships is rolling; the deadline for summer 2006 is January 27, 2006. In addition, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations, the Commission is sponsoring a specially funded Minority Student Internship Program for summer 2006. Through this program, two fulltime, paid summer internships will be offered at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, two at the Independence Seaport Museum, both in Philadelphia; and one at a PHMC facility or program. The Minority Student Internship Program is designed to introduce upper level undergraduate and graduate students of diverse backgrounds to careers in museums and related fields; and represents a commitment by PHMC and the Pennsylvania Federation, as well as collaborating institutions, to increase the participation of minorities in the museum field. Full descriptive information and application materials for PHMC internships, including Minority Student Internships, are available at the Commission’s website: go to www.phmc.state.pa.us, click on “Internship Program,” and follow the links. Thank you. –Linda Shopes Linda Shopes |
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