{"id":2536,"date":"2025-09-09T19:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cas-experiential-learning\/?page_id=2536"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:05:57","slug":"cultural-heritage-communities-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cas-experiential-learning\/?page_id=2536","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Heritage | Communities of Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Contribute to the stewardship of Vermont&#8217;s cultural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Cultural Heritage Community of Practice, students from across the University complete internships with local cultural heritage nonprofits. They consider some of the key issues facing the field today while making valuable contributions to collections stewardship, public programming, and organizational operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enroll in&nbsp;CAS 2920 F<\/strong> &#8211; No application needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Student Experience:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in this program will complete an in-person or remote internship with a local museum, archives, library, arts program, historic preservation organization, or other cultural heritage nonprofit. Internship projects may include contributing to collections inventory or preservation work, conducting in-depth research on a special topic, or assisting with exhibitions or programs. Students will fill out an interest form after registration to assist with internship placement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program will help students identify possible career paths in the cultural heritage sector and gain important skills such as preserving collections, conducting primary source research, developing exhibitions, presenting public programs, and writing for public humanities audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time commitment:&nbsp;<\/strong>Students will complete a 100-hour independent internship, attend weekly class sessions, and complete weekly assignments delving into topics relevant to their internship sites and the cultural heritage sector at large. This program is designed to match the amount of work required of a typical 3-credit academic course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Credit information<\/strong>: The Cultural Heritage Community of Practice counts as elective internship credit. If students\u2019 placements are related to their major or minor, they can request that the credit count toward their major or minor by contacting their department chairperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Objectives:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete an independent internship in a local cultural humanities nonprofit contributing to collections stewardship, exhibitions, public programs, and\/or organizational operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider some of the key issues facing the cultural humanities field, including collections stewardship, sustainability, and community relations, and assess the impact of these issues on Vermont\u2019s cultural humanities landscape via written and oral work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve awareness of career paths within the cultural humanities sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"457\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cas-experiential-learning\/files\/2025\/09\/Erica.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2568 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Erica Donnis<\/strong>, <em>Faculty<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1999, Erica Donnis has worked for museums, archives, historic sites, historical societies, libraries, for-profit companies, and private clients in New England and beyond on projects related to historic interiors, museum and archival collections, and exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erica currently works as UVM Libraries&#8217; Congressional Papers Archivist&nbsp;in Special Collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cas-experiential-learning\/wp-admin\/erica.donnis@uvm.edu\">Email Erica &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-uvmgreen-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-7b63b0329ce05c1586cbaf7ac554cf68\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:0.2\">Still have questions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.5\">Email <a href=\"mailto:cas.discovery@uvm.edu\">cas.discovery@uvm.edu<\/a> &#8212; our team would be happy to assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-regular-font-size is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cas-experiential-learning\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px\">CAS Experiential Learning Home Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"423\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cas-experiential-learning\/files\/2024\/06\/UVM_CAS_Stacked-G.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-763\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cas-experiential-learning\/files\/2024\/06\/UVM_CAS_Stacked-G.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cas-experiential-learning\/files\/2024\/06\/UVM_CAS_Stacked-G-768x301.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contribute to the stewardship of Vermont&#8217;s cultural heritage. 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