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  1. Hyrum City Museum

Location: Hyrum, UT

Website: https://sites.google.com/a/hyrumcity.com/hyrum-city-museum/

Description: The Hyrum City Museum strives to foster an understanding of and appreciation for the historical, natural, cultural, and artistic influences that have defined the city of Hyrum within Cache Valley, Utah as a community.

First, the museum maintains and displays a collection of artifacts that are representative of life from the Native American period through early exploration, settlement, and community progression, showcasing the importance of Hyrum and Cache Valley to the development of northern Utah.

Second, the museum provides a venue for members of the community to display personal collections of historical, natural, cultural, or artistic significance, on a temporary basis, that will contribute to an understanding of and appreciation for the area's diverse heritage.

Third, the museum serves as a community resource that is accessible to schools and the public for the purpose of historical research, engaging educational programs, and community interaction.



Applicants: Hyrum City Museum is seeking a highly motivated undergraduate and graduate student in History or Religious Studies. Applicant must be willing to work at the museum and during its open hours. Please check website to see museum hours. Students can choose from a variety of projects including, creating school tours, contribute to exhibits by conducting oral histories, and processing archival collections. Students with interest in any aspects of Museum Studies are encouraged to apply. This internship is unpaid but graduate students are qualified to apply for a Public History Fellowship. To apply: https://sites.google.com/a/hyrumcity.com/hyrum-city-museum/resources/fellowship

Application dates and deadlines: Application deadline open. Interested students must contact Jami J. Van Huss at museum@hyrumcity.com.


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  1. American West Heritage Center

Location: Wellsville, UT

Website: https://www.awhc.org

Description: American West Heritage Center seeks to “create an education and entertaining environment that inspires our patrons to learn, live, and celebrate the American West Heritage by exploring the diverse cultures that shaped the Cache Valley and surrounding region from 1820 to 1920.”

Applicants: American West Heritage Center is seeking students interested in the historical period of 1820 to 1920. Students may be working outside, and interacting with the public. Student must be open to working on Baby Animal Days, the busiest time of the year for the AWHC. Museum is flexible with student’s schedules. Internship is unpaid but can lead to paid employment.

Application dates and deadlines: Application deadline open. Interested students must contact Chris Schultz at cschultz@awhc.org.

  1. Utah Public Radio

Location: On Campus

Website: http://upr.org

Description: Utah Public Radio, a service of Utah State University, broadcasts news, information, public affairs, and cultural programming 24 hours a day. Located in Logan, Utah Public Radio is heard by listeners across Utah and in Southern Idaho via a network of six full-power HD-enhanced stations and 30 translators. More than half of Utah's population resides within the station and translator network coverage area.

The station commenced operation in 1953 as KVSC, the Voice of the State College, the call letters changing to KUSU-FM in 1961 to reflect the change from Utah State Agricultural College to Utah State University. Utah Public Radio is Utah's oldest non-commercial, educational radio service.



Utah Public Radio is a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and an affiliate of Public Radio International (PRI) and of American Public Media (APM).

Applicants: Work with a professional and student newsroom staff to produce a mix of program content, including news, features, in-depth pieces, interviews, actualities and readers, and to ensure a robust digital presence. Reporter must have a strong understanding of Utah arts, entertainment and cultural issues and meet deadlines with accuracy.

Qualifications: Must have proven experience with the arts and show ability to develop written and broadcast journalism skills including AP style and audio editing. Student must qualify credit.

Application and deadlines: Application is closed at this time. When open submit resume through Career AGGIE. When application is open link will be provided.


  1. Brigham City Museum of Art and History and Box Elder Museum of Natural History

Location: Brigham, UT

Website: http://brighamcity.utah.gov/museum.htm

Applicants: Internships are available for current undergraduate or graduate students, as well as recent graduates. Internships are unpaid. Intern hours and schedules are flexible to meet the needs of students and academic credit requirements, although interns are expected to work at least 4 hours per week for a minimum of ten weeks. Interns will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of museum duties and may have the opportunity to focus on a project of particular interest. Areas of potential focus include collections (art, history, and natural history), publishing/photography/graphic design, research, oral history, or other aspects of museum operations (including communications, fund-raising, marketing, technology, event planning, etc.).

Application and deadlines: Application is open. To apply, send resume and letter of interest detailing availability, total or weekly hours requested/required, and area of specific interest, if any, to kaia@boxeldermuseum.org. The museum has a rolling deadline for internship applications, and accepts applications until internship positions are filled. The museum is happy to work with college or university departments for interns to receive academic credit. Prospective interns must pass a criminal background check before starting.


  1. Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA)

Location: On Campus

Website: http://artmuseum.usu.edu

Description: The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA) is an academic art museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. NEHMA serves the students and faculty across Utah State University through a collection of over 5,000 objects and rotating exhibitions of permanent and travelling artworks. We provide direct support to thousands of USU students via customized tours, Museum-based assignments, film screenings, concerts and lectures. As the only accredited art museum serving Cache Valley and Northern Utah, NEHMA also plays a vital role for community patrons and Logan tourism. These include numerous children and adults from K-12 programs and civic organizations who engage in educational programming at the Museum. Annual attendance to the Museum is typically above 10,000.

Applicants: Interns are essential to NEHMA’s mission to collect, preserve and exhibit modern and contemporary visual art with an emphasis on artists from the Western United States. Opportunities involve research and hands-on internships in the areas of exhibition design, educational programming, marketing and curriculum connections.

Application and Deadlines: Application is rolling. To inquire about existing internship opportunities, please send your CV and letter of interest to NEHMA@usu.edu.


  1. Religious Studies Internships

Location: Nationwide

Website: http://pluralism.org/pages/applications/summer_internships

Application and Deadlines: Varied but seeks applications at least a semester in advance.


  1. Museum of Anthropology

Location: On Campus

Website: http://anthromuseum.usu.edu

Description: The mission of the Museum is to educate the Utah State University (USU) and Cache Valley communities about the fields of anthropology and museum studies. As a part of the Anthropology Program, the Museum works hard to provide a venue for coursework and a professional context for university students to acquire experience in museum operation and management. Through these efforts the Museum also serves as an educational resource for the USU and Cache Valley communities via exhibits, tours and special programs.

 Applicants: There are many opportunities for all education levels to participate and learn through a diverse assortment of internships the Museum provides.

Our internships offer undergraduate and graduate students a chance to gain valuable job skills and unique insight into our operations either by working directly with the public, contributing to museum administration, or being actively engaged in the operation of the Museum.

Like all internships at Utah State University, an internship at the USU Museum of Anthropology is a prearranged, structured learning experience scheduled within a specific time frame.

 The experience must be relevant to the student's academic and professional goals or to the mission of the Museum. Museum Internships are generally a full semester and require a minimum commitment of 5 to 10 hours per week.

Application and Deadline: Students can enroll in ANTH 5800 Museum Development, ANTH 5900 Museum Internship, HIST 4940 or HASS 4250. Or email Molly Boeka Cannon, Ph.D to inquire about internships.


  1. Bear River Heritage Area

Location: Logan, UT

Website: http://bearriverheritage.com

Description: The Bear River Heritage Area (BRHA) was created in April 2000, as a way of supporting and protecting our local heritage resources, and bringing more tourism dollars to our region. The BRHA includes seven counties; Box Elder, Cache and Rich in northern Utah, and Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin and Oneida in southeastern Idaho, all located in whole or in part, within the Bear River drainage.

We have accomplished many goals, objectives, and projects since we started. There is a website, a guidebook, Utah and Idaho Historic Barn tour guides, ads in national travel magazines and venues, plus numerous local, state, regional, and national venues.



Applicants: There are many opportunities for a student to pursue their interest related to the BRHA. These include research on historic building, local businesses, traditions, arts and crafts, agriculture, the natural environment, and human-interest stories. Students have the opportunity to learn and conduct oral histories. Must be self motivated and have good writing skills.

Application and Deadlines: Application is rolling. To inquire about internships please email Lisa Duskin-Goede at lisad@brag.utah.gov.



  1. Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies

Location: Logan, UT

Website: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/imwjournal/

Description: The Inter Mountain West Journal of Religious Studies invites you to participate in one of the field’s most innovative and highly circulated student journals. Sponsored by the department of humanities and the Religious Studies program at Utah State University, IMWJournal accepts submissions from students worldwide and is among the only student journal in the field managed by students with an executive review board consisting of exclusively professional scholars.

IMWJournal offers students an opportunity to be exposed to the process of academic peer-reviewed publication. Build your C.V./Resumé, improve and utilize your editing skills, and become acquainted with the academic study of religion.



Applicants: IMWJournal is accepting enthusiastic graduate and undergraduate applicants from any field within the humanities and social sciences. Each semester the journal offers a select number of editors an internship with credited graduate/undergraduate hours.

Application and Deadlines: IMWJournal seeks applicants at the beginning of the fall academic semester. To find out more about what the internship entails or how you can become a part of the team contact: Christine Blythe, Managing Editor at christinelyse113@gmail.com or call (801) 793-4966.


  1. Joseph Smith Papers Project

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Website: http://josephsmithpapers.org

Description:

Purpose: The internship seeks to provide opportunities to students interested in documentary editing or Mormon history to obtain training and education in documentary editing and in primary and secondary sources pertaining to the founding era of the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Education in these areas will come through working closely with historians and editors on the Joseph Smith Papers Project and through actual hands-on experience with documentary editing tasks such as document transcription, transcript verification, historical research for document annotation, back matter preparation, and source checking, among others. Under the direction of the history departments at Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Utah State University, Utah Valley University, and Weber State University, this unpaid internship will provide students with academic credit.

Requirements: Students must put in at least 120 hours over the course of a semester, mostly onsite at the Church History Library in Salt Lake City. Some departments may require more or fewer hours; please check with the contact person listed below for that department’s specific requirements. Students will submit weekly reports of hours spent on the internship, including a summary of activities performed during that week. At the end of the internship, each student’s supervisor will evaluate the student’s performance and submit it to the appropriate contact. Please note that each department may have specific requirements for students to receive credit for the internship.

Qualifications: Students must be enrolled in a program at Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Utah State University, Utah Valley University, or Weber State University in a history program or related program at either at the undergraduate (upper class) or graduate level. Students must submit a letter of application stating their interest in the internship, as well as a vita outlining their relevant coursework and specific achievements in history. Students may also be asked to undergo a brief interview. Students must conform to the requirements for employment at the LDS Church, including temple worthiness. Not all students who apply for the internship will be selected.

Contacts: Dr. Mark Ashurst-McGee (Mark.Ashurst-McGee@ldschurch.org)

Academic Internships Coordinator

Joseph Smith Papers Project

Publications Division

Church History Library


Tiffany Wixom

Brigham Young University History Internship Coordinator

2130 JFSB / Provo, UT 84602 (801) 422-1789 hist_intern@byu.edu
W. Paul Reeve (paul.reeve@history.utah.edu)

University of Utah Department of History


Jeannie Sur (jeannie.sur@USU.edu)

Utah State University, Department of History


Boyd J Petersen (boyd.petersen@uvu.edu)

Utah Valley University, Program Coordinator for Mormon Studies



Application and Deadlines: Application is rolling. Please contact the necessary individual (above) to inquire.


  1. USU Interfaith Initiative

Location: Logan, UT

Website: https://anthropology.usu.edu/htm/people/interfaith-initiative

Description: The USU Interfaith Initiative, lead by Anthropology professor Dr. Bonnie Glass-Coffin, works to create positive and meaningful interaction among people who orient around religion differently. We create safe spaces for giving voice to beliefs and values, for engaging with others in a spirit of respect and for acting cooperatively across all faith and non-faith traditions in service to the common good.

Applicants: Students interested in USU interfaith initiatives are encouraged to apply. Students have the opportunity to pursue an internship of their own interests. Some projects may include organizing conferences, writing grants, fundraising, learning and conducting “Better Together Interfaith Ally Training,” or website design.

Application and Deadlines: Application is rolling. To inquire about internships please contact Dr. Bonnie Glass-Coffin at bonnie.glasscoffin@usu.edu


  1. Hill Aerospace Museum

Location: Hill Air Force Base, UT

Website: http://www.hill.af.mil/library/museum/

Description: Hill Aerospace Museum is located on the northwest corner of Hill Air Force Base, about five miles south of Ogden. The museum was founded in 1982 as a part of the United States Air Force Heritage Program and first opened to the public in 1987. Today, it welcomes around 160,000 visitors annually, coming from every state and from many foreign countries. The museum exhibits more than ninety military aircraft, missiles, and aerospace vehicles on the grounds and inside its two large galleries. The collection also includes a wide variety of ordnance and munitions, an assortment of aerospace ground equipment, military vehicles, uniforms, and thousands of other historical artifacts.



Applicants: The Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Utah, a private, non-profit organization that provides support to the Hill Aerospace Museum located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is pleased to offer a $1,500 scholarship to a graduating high school senior or undergraduate college student for study at a four-year university, two-year community college or Tech School. A $2,000 scholarship is also being offered for Graduate Students studying a field related to museum work (Education, History, Sociology, etc). All funds will be paid directly to the student’s academic

institution as a scholarship.



Application and Deadlines: To apply, students must fill out application form. Applications will be due by Monday, April 11, 2016. Once the application deadline has passed museum staff will review the applications and contact potential selectees to schedule an interview. Selections will be made and candidates notified by Monday, May 9, 2016.

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