The NHCCN is focused on generating and maintaining student interest in biodiversity collections by providing them access to curators and mentors and to other students with similar interests. The purpose of a multi-institution network is to increase accessibility of intellectual resources for club advisers and graduate and undergraduate student members. Through their involvement with Natural History Collections Clubs (NHCCs), students are empowered to take leadership roles in their universities’ natural history collections. The current network is made of several clubs that are curator-advised, student-driven organizations aimed at enhancing local natural history collections by helping to train student volunteers to assist in curating and managing them. This workshop will explore the advantages and challenges of starting a NHCC at your institution as well as other strategies for getting students more involved in collections.
The workshop will be held at the annual meeting for the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) May 26-31, 2019 in Chicago, IL.
Selected participants will receive full travel, registration, and lodging to attend the 2019 SPNHC meeting and the NHCCN workshop that will take place during that meeting. Attendance at the workshop is required to receive funding.
Link to conference page:
https://www.spnhcchicago2019.com/Deadline to apply: February 24, 2019
Date: May 27, 2019
Time: 8am-4pm
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact Kari Harris (
kharris@astate.edu) for more information.
