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HP 303: Historic Preservation Internship
The Historic Preservation Internship is a three-credit course intended for graduate students in the UVM Historic Preservation Program who elect not to write a thesis. Students devote a semester to preservation work within an appropriate institution or agency. Duties of the student intern are arranged with the host institution by agreement with the instructors and the students. Internships are evaluated by student reports, written evaluations from the students' supervisors and by students making a formal presentation of their completed internship projects before faculty and practicing professionals.
It is the responsibility of the student to be hired as an intern. To facilitate the search process (which should commence by February for the upcoming summer) internship opportunities will be posted in Wheeler House and/or on the web at http://www.uvm.edu/histpres/internships.html.
· All students must submit an internship agreement (see below) for review and approval to the instructor responsible for the course, before starting the internship. This agreement must be first negotiated, reviewed and signed by your internship supervisor. Identify the organization(s) with which you will be working, the name and address of the supervisor, your planned activities and responsibilities, an assessment of the academic benefits of the internship, and your specific learning goals. Please include your summer mailing address and telephone number. If plans or circumstances change after this submittal, please submit an updated contract for review. Please also let us know of address changes.
· Students are strongly encouraged to obtain paid internships with a single organization, preferably outside the Burlington, Vermont area.
· Duties should relate directly to the development of a professional career in historic preservation.
· Unpaid internships will be acceptable only if there is a very strong educational or training component provided by the organization.
· Work with the organization should be full-time for at least 10 weeks or equivalent.
· Internships with more than one organization may be satisfactory if the total time commitment and learning potential is comparable to the expectations listed above. Each component must have a supervisor who will oversee the work and provide a written evaluation.
· Internship presentations will be scheduled for the fall semester. The presentations should run about ten minutes. They should be well organized and produced to reflect your skills at communicating with the public as a professional preservationist. Provide a summary of your accomplishments and discuss what you learned. Digital slide illustrations are expected to support your presentation with images, maps, and titles that reflect your photographic skills. The presentations will be evaluated on the clarity, organization and professionalism of your presentation, and the quality of the slide images. It will be your responsibility to keep to the time schedule. Plan on about five minutes of questions and discussion following your talk. We will invite faculty, students, professional preservationists, and special guests to this public event. Students are encouraged to invite family, friends, colleagues, and your internship sponsors.
· Submit a short (50 words or less) biographical statement that identifies your internship by September 30. This information will be included in the program for the internship presentations.
· A written evaluation by your internship supervisor is required by September 30. This should include an evaluation your performance. This letter should be sent directly to Thomas Visser, Director, Historic Preservation Program, Wheeler House, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405.
· Students are required to submit a professional report that summarizes the internship by September 30. The bound report should identify the organization and discuss the responsibilities, accomplishments, and preservation issues addressed. It should also show how the internship contributed to your professional development. The reports will become part of the collections of the Historic Preservation Resource Library in Room 103.
· The criteria for evaluating your written reports will include the clarity, organization and scholarly content of your report and the quality of the writing.
· Grades for the internship are satisfactory or unsatisfactory. A satisfactory grade is required to obtain credit for this course.
Updated 8/28/09
Name:
Email address:
Current address and phone number:
Summer address and phone number:
Name, address and phone number of the organization(s) with which you will be working:
Supervisor's name and address:
Describe your planned activities and responsibilities:
What will be the academic benefits of the internship?
What are your specific learning goals for this internship?
Student signature and date _____________________________________________________
Supervisor signature and date ___________________________________________________