Eric Halsey – History Careers Outside of Academia and the U.S. (10/16)
Talking History (4/9): Kerri Kline, “UMW History Training and the National Museum of the U.S. Army”
Talking History – “Using History Training in Other Careers” with Dr. Nabil Al-Tikriti (3/12, noon)
Career Night This Thursday (2/5, 5-6 pm): Meet Marissa Allison
Career Night
Marissa Allison
Thursday Feb. 5th, 5-6pm, Monroe 210
Come hear advice from an alumna about how to find a career
A graduate of UMW in 2010, Ms. Allison has gone on to become a highly regarded Middle East consultant. After graduating with a history degree and a certificate in Middle East Studies, she has held several DC-based research and analysis positions including working at the prestigious Booz Allen Hamilton consulting firm. Ms. Allison has recently accepted an offer for the Head of Technology for HSBC’s new Financial Intelligence Unit in Dubai.
For all History, American Studies, Political Science, and International Affairs Majors!
PPIA Program in Public Service – Free 4-Day Conference
Do you want to explore your future in public service? Apply to attend a free 4-day weekend conference just for college students who want to move the world forward! Motivated students from diverse backgrounds will gather at Indiana University, October 23-26, 2014, to learn how they pursue a career, or get a degree, in public service. They’ll hear from renowned thinkers and leaders in public service, participate in cultural and recreational activities on the beautiful Bloomington campus, and meet new friends from across the country.
Application Deadline June 30, 2014.
For more information, see this link.
Internships: Dana Puga, ’02
This summer, we’ll be introducing History and American Studies students and alums who are currently engaged in internships or who have held internships in the past. The series will answer simple but important questions: Where are they interning? What kinds of projects are they exploring? And how have internships helped students build a career after college?
We’re happy to have Dana Puga, Class of ’02, lead off with her own story:
“I attended MWC from 1998-2002. As a budding history major, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in museums. As Freshman year drew to a close, I wrote several museums in Richmond to see if they had any summer jobs available. One museum, the Valentine Richmond History Center, called me back and offered me a position as a camp counselor for a day camp they ran with two other area museums. I worked at the camp every summer of college and I became the camp coordinator during my third summer. This experience opened the doors for me to explore museum education and I had the opportunity to help install an exhibition during Spring Break one year. My contacts at the Valentine gave me a network of museum professionals to call on and provided guidance on how to get my start in the field.
During the Spring semester of my senior year I was accepted as an intern at the National Museum of American History in the Photo History Collection. Every Tuesday and Thursday I woke at 5:30 to catch the VRE up to DC and I wouldn’t have traded it for the world. My intern advisor became a career advisor for me and taught me about curatorship and collections management. When I graduated I applied for anything and everything museum related. A couple of months after graduation I interviewed for the job I have now as Prints and Photographs Collection Specialist at the Library of Virginia. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that my internships helped me get this job; especially my Smithsonian internship. They wanted someone with a MA, but because I had hands on experience with photographic collections, I got the job.”
Dana (Angell) Puga ’02
Prints and Photographs Collection Specialist
The Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA 23219
Image from the Valentine Richmond History Center