Members of the committees bring to the curriculums many years of experience with leading historical organizations around the country. They are accomplished and practiced in their respective fields, successful teachers, authors, and creative thinkers who break new ground in the development and redesign of new and existing history organizations. Each team includes individuals who are consistently sought after for their abilities to develop quality programming. This new series of workshops will be offered twice a year at leading history organizations, museums, and historic sites around the country. Next application deadline is May 25, 2001.
Applications are competitive.
The Seminar is the only professional development experience to be sponsored by five major history organizations. Only eighteen students are chosen to participate each year. These participants are full-time, paid staff of history museums, historic sites, historic homes, preservation or other history organizations, with three to ten years experience in positions of administrative responsibility. The 2001 class will meet from October 27th through November 17th. SHA curriculum includes financial management, marketing, human resources, trustee relations, distance learning, managing change, fundraising, law and ethics, research, interpretation, preservation, evaluation, and more.