THE CENTER FOR WESTERN STUDIES
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Internships
Some internships, such as the Mildred White Internship and the Julius and Dorothy Jacobsen Internship are available as scholarships for Augustana students. The Jacobsen Internship is restricted to graduates of West Central High School, Tri-Valley High School, or Montrose High School. The Center also offers paid internships, usually restricted to graduate students, contingent upon funding availability. Graduates of the Center for Western Studies' Internship Program in Archives and Museum Management can be found all over the midwest. It has become a custom for former Interns to gather at the annual Center for Western Studies' Dakota Conference on History, Literature, Art, and Archaeology, where they present papers, chair sessions, and visit about their careers. Andrew Erickson - 2007-08 Internship in archives management made possible through a Mildred White Scholarship at Augustana College. Major Projects: Guide to Photographic Collections, Augustana College Archives, Dakota Conference papers. Elizabeth Thrond - 2005 Internship in archives management arranged through Augustana College. Major Projects: Augustana College Archives, Sioux Falls Theater Collection Antonia Dauster - 2004-05 Internship in archives management arranged through Eastern Illinois University. Major Projects: United Church of Christ Archives, Elizabeth R. Gutch Papers, South Dakota American Guild of Organists Collection, Dorothy Grinager Collection. Holli Axtell - 2003 Internship arranged through Augustana College. Brandi Hatle - 2002 Internship arranged through Augustana College. Major Project: Western art exhibit research and writing. Deborah Lyon - 2000 Independent Internship: Advanced Reese Intern Major Projects: Supervising the PastPerfect collections management project, reorganizing the Augustana College Archives, providing reference services to patrons, and assisting with such CWS events as the Dakota Conference. Current Position: Archives Consultant, Sioux Falls, SD Nichole Kranzler - 1999 Internship arranged through the University of South Dakota Major Projects: Inaugurated the project to catalog CWS collections using PastPerfect collections management software. Participated in revising the CWS membership brochure and assisted with several CWS events, including the Dakota Conference, June Event, and Boe Forum. Current Position: South Dakota Department of Education, Pierre, SD Jennifer Johnson - 1998 Internship arranged through the University of South Dakota Major Projects: Guide to Women's History Sources at the Center for Western Studies, selected documents from the CWS collections on the CWS web page, assistance with the Dakota Conference and Boe Forum on Public Affairs Ben Wester - 1998 Internship arranged through Augustana College Major Project: American Indian Culture Research Center Records, assistance with Papers of the Thirtieth Annual Dakota Conference Leah (Gleason) Hebner - 1997 Internship arranged through Augustana College Major Projects: Herbert Krause Papers, Echoes from the Little Big Horn exhibit catalog, editorial assistance with A Twentieth-Century Life by Arthur Larson Current Position: Lutheran Social Services, Sioux Falls, SD Tim Hoheisel - 1997 Internship arranged through St. Cloud State University Major Projects: Herbert Krause Papers, assistance with the Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale Current Position: Graduate student, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Rebecca (Stromstad) Glaser - 1996 Internship arranged through Augustana College Major Projects: Explorations of the American West Exhibit, editorial assistance with Fort Sisseton by Harold Schuler, assistance with the Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale Current Position: Associate Managing Editor, Capstone Press, Mankato, MN Michael Hargesheimer - 1995 Internship arranged through St. Cloud State University Major Projects: Lawrence Stavig Papers, American Indian Culture Research Center Papers, assistance with the Boe Forum on Public Affairs Shane Nackerud - 1995 Internship arranged through Augustana College Major Projects: John R. Milton Papers, assistance with the Dakota Conference Current Position: Web Services Coordinator, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN Karin Koster - 1994 Internship arranged through St. Cloud State University Major Project: Reuben Goertz Collection Current Position: Inver Grove Heights Historical Society, Inver Grove Heights, MN Jan Larson -1993 Internship arranged through Augustana College Major Projects: Augustana College Archives, assistance with the Dakota Conference Current Position: Counselor, Luverne School District, Luverne, MN Deborah Lyon - 1993 Internship arranged through the University of South Dakota Major Projects: Enos Jones Collection, Augustana College Archives, assistance with the Dakota Conference Former Position: Archive Assistant, University Archives/Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE Christel (Knauss) Golnick - 1992 Internship arranged through Augustana College Major Projects: Fred and Marie Christopherson Papers, Bishop Walter Jones Papers, assistance with the Dakota Conference Current Position: Executive Director, Angel Flight Central, Kansas City, MO Michael Worcester - 1992 Internship arranged through St. Cloud State University Major Projects: Norwegian Singers Association of America Records, South Dakota Ornithologists' Union Records, assistance with the Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale and Dakota Conference Current Position: Executive Director, Cokato Museum and Akerlund Photo Studio, Cokato, MN
Pictured above is Augustana graduate and former Mildred White intern |
Working in a professional setting at the Center for Western Studies, interns develop sensitivity to the history and cultural diversity of the plains region and learn about the practical aspects of managing a research agency. The principal area of internship activity is the archives, but students may also participate in book editing and publishing, conference and special event administration, and fund raising and marketing.