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Posted: 04-30-09
Dear College Faculty or
Staff Member,
Do you have ambitious students looking for opportunities to keep
their history, education and communication skills fresh over summer
break? If so, the James A. Garfield National Historic Site,
home of our twentieth president and a unit of the National Park
Service, would be a great match. JAGNHS is looking for
students in education, history, political science,
and communications programs to provide
interpretive tours of the Garfield Home and help visitors
connect with this important resource.
The James A. Garfield National Historic Site (JAGNHS) in Mentor,
Ohio commemorates the life and times of President Garfield and his
family, as well as commemorating the significant presidential campaign
of 1880 conducted right from the front porch of the Garfield home.
Today, the site consists of the home, campaign headquarters, 1893
carriage barn-turned-Visitor Center, and several outbuildings
remaining from the 1880’s. Interpretive volunteers lead visitors on a
journey through the twenty-nine room Victorian home, which was
restored by the National Park Service in 1998. Informally, volunteers
engage the public on the grounds and Visitor Center, carrying out the
National Park Service’s mission to share the Garfield story and
facilitate emotional and intellectual connections between the visitors
and the site.
Students with strong interpersonal skills, public speaking
abilities, knowledge of children, and interest in history are ideal
candidates for this summer volunteer program. Unpaid internships for
credit are also available. Volunteers are enrolled in the national
Volunteer in Parks program, administered by the National Park Service.
Benefits include comprehensive training, the ability to transfer to
other parks, and a uniform shirt, not to mention the satisfaction for
a summer well spent. Our scheduling is flexible to work around summer
jobs and other seasonal obligations.
If you know of any students looking for summer internships or
volunteer opportunities, please have them contact me directly at
440-255-8722, or allison_powell@nps.gov.
Training will begin very soon in preparation for our summer season.
Your assistance in matching students to parks is greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Allison Powell
Park Ranger/Volunteer Coordinator
Posted by the CWRU POSC
Department on 05-01-2009 |
