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Fellowship Advertisement: Hollybush Fellowship, Rowan University
(This is a revised version of a previously posted advertisement. The deadline has been extended and the minimum qualifications have changed, from requiring a PhD/ABD to an MA with some relevant work experience. Revised as of October 20, 2010.)
Hollybush Fellowship, Rowan University: The History Department and the Honors Concentration of Rowan University are seeking a professionally trained specialist in public history and/or museum studies for a part-time Fellowship to begin January 10, 2011 and to last until June 30, 2011. Candidates should have at minimum a Master of Arts in public history, museum studies, or historic preservation. Alternatively, candidates may have taken graduate course work in public history if the applicant is a PhD or ABD. The successful applicant will have evidence that they will be successful in the classroom and at least one year of relevant work experience. The Hollybush Fellow will receive office space and computer/phone access, access to the University’s libraries and databases, a modest materials fund for exhibition and course planning, and a salary totaling $16,000. The Fellow will also have the opportunity to share in-progress research with faculty members and students in the Histo
ry Department’s works-in-progress seminar. The Fellowship is inspired by Hollybush, the 1849 mansion built by Thomas Whitney in Glassboro. Located on the campus of Rowan University, Hollybush mansion played an important role in the history of the Cold War, as the location of the renowned 1967 Glassboro Summit between President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin.
In the spring term of 2011, the Hollybush Fellow would be expected to teach an upper-level course for honors students and history majors interested in public history. Ideally, this course would incorporate some aspects of the history of the mansion and the region, including the Hollybush Summit. In the spring and summer of 2011, the Fellow would be expected to develop a plan for one or more rotating exhibitions in Hollybush. As this is a part-time fellowship, the committee will be flexible with the successful candidate’s schedule and could accommodate someone who works during the day. Completion of the fellowship’s requirements will be arranged with the successful candidate. Candidates should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, one letter of reference, graduate school transcripts (or an unofficial transcript with a list of courses completed in graduate school), and other supporting materials. The committee will begin reviewing applications on November 12, 2010. Fo
r additional information on the Hollybush Fellowship, visit www.rowan.edu/history. Please address correspondence to Dr. James Heinzen, Department of History, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ, 08028. Email applications are also welcome at heinzen@rowan.edu.

Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017
http://aphdigital.org
http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html

You might be interested in some of these, which include travel awards and “new professional” awards.

Peter

The Call for Awards for 2011 has been issued. All award nominations, with the exception of the NCPH Book Award, are due by December 1, 2010. The Book Award nominations are due by November 1. More information about all awards is available at http://ncph.org/cms/awards/. The following are links to and desc-riptions of the individual awards. Please review and familiarize yourself with the criteria for your award.

*Excellence in Consulting Award–Up to two $300 awards recognize outstanding work and contributions by consultants or contractors.
*Outstanding Public History Project Award– One $1,000 prize recognizing a project that contributes to a broader public reflection and appreciation of the past or that serves as a model of professional public history practice.
*Graduate Student Travel Award–Five travel grants of up to $300 each for graduate students presenting (session or poster session) at the 2011 Annual Meeting in Pensacola, Florida.
*NCPH Book Award–One $1,000 award for the best book about or growing out of public history published within the previous two calendar years (2009 and 2010).
*New Professional Award–Two $500 travel grants to encourage new professionals, practicing public history for no more than three years, to attend the 2011 Annual Meeting in Pensacola, Florida.
*Student Project Award–One $500 travel grant to attend the 2011 Annual Meeting recognizes the contributions of student work to the field of public history.
*G. Wesley Johnson Award–One $750 award for the best article in The Public Historian for the 2010 calendar year. **Nominations are not accepted for this award. All articles from the 2010 calendar year will be considered.**
*Michael C. Robinson Prize for Historical Analysis–One $500 cash award rewarding historical studies that contribute directly to the formation of public policy.

PROCESS

Nominees are directed to send a copy of their submissions to each member of the committee for the award for which they are applying and a copy to me at the NCPH Executive Office. (Award committee contact information may be found at http://ncph.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/2010-2011-Committee-Directory.pdf.) The NCPH Executive Office will maintain a webpage listing all awards received at http://ncph.org/cms/2011-award-submissions/. The password to view this page is: awardspensacola. Please check this page often to make sure that you have received all of the awards listed in your category. If I should be missing an award that you have received but is not listed on the page, please let me know.

BRIEF TIMELINE

November 1 – NCPH Book Award nominations are due.

December 1 – All other award nominations are due.

December 1-January 21 – Committees should review the nominations and select a winner. Committee chairs, if you would like to arrange a conference call for your committee, I can arrange for one. Just let me know at least two working days before you would like to have the call.

No later than January 21– Committee chairs notify Carrie of award winners.

February 15 – Committee chairs provide a paragraph explaining why the committee chose the winning submission and any honorable mentions. This appears in the printed Awards Ceremony program at the conference and is used in the president’ssc-ript for the ceremony, as well as in Public History News.

March 1 – Committee chairs provide a report to the NCPH Executive Office ONLY IF the committee has substantive changes to recommend to the Board of Directors for the award.

ADVERTISING THE AWARDS
The NCPH office will continue to advertise the awards through this office via email and announcements. Please help us spread the word and feel free to solicit nominations!

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks again. Your time and effort are greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Carrie Dowdy

Program Director

National Council on Public HIstory

327 Cavanaugh Hall-IUPUI

425 University Blvd

Indianapolis, IN 46202

(p) 317-274-2729; (f) 317-278-5230

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Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017
http://aphdigital.org
http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html