Special Events

During this internship I worked on two special events held at the museum, coincidently on the same day with about a half hour in between them. For the two different events I collaborated with different members of the Education Department to develop content for them. The first event of the day was a Sensory FriendlyContinue reading “Special Events”

Greeting Groups and Working with the Public

What really interested me in working in the Education Department at the MSU Museum was the idea of working with the public. I liked the idea of creating a dialogue with the visitors. I did this through multiple avenues, I lead group visits and orientations, I worked special events, and I also trained a newContinue reading “Greeting Groups and Working with the Public”

Behind the Scenes Work

Most of the work that I did for this internship was office work that supported bigger events. Early on in the internship I participated in developing content for the Dino Dash and Fossil Day that happens every October at the museum. This day was led by Nick Van Acker, who works on a lot ofContinue reading “Behind the Scenes Work”