Part-time Security Guard
Part-time (student and non-student) security guard positions may be available. Please direct all inquiries to Jeremy Warner, security and facility manager, at jrw255@psu.edu or 814-863-5232.
Part-time Museum Store Clerk
Part-time (student and non-student) museum store clerk positions may be available. Please direct all inquiries to Lynne McCormack, museum store manager, at lxd4@psu.edu .
PENN STATE STUDENTS
Annie Gooding Sykes Internship
The Annie Gooding Sykes Internship is a 12-week internship offered during the summer. Interns work with museum staff on a variety of curatorial projects, with a particular focus on American works on paper.
Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in art history, the School of Visual Arts, women's studies, or American studies are eligible for the Sykes Internship. Students who have completed the Art 409/Art H 409: Museum Studies course are preferred. One internship with a stipend is offered each summer. Students who are awarded Sykes internships are strongly urged to attend the annual College of Arts & Architecture scholarship recipient luncheon on April 3, 2009, from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Silver Trout Curatorial Graduate Internship Program
The Silver Trout Curatorial Graduate Internship Program is a 12-week internship offered during the summer. Interns work with the museum staff on curatorial projects and initiatives.
Graduate students majoring in art history or art education are eligible for the Silver Trout Curatorial Graduate Internship Program. Students who have completed the Art 409/Art H 409: Museum Studies course are preferred. Three internships with a stipend are offered each summer. Students who are awarded the Silver Trout internships are strongly urged to attend the annual College of Arts & Architecture scholarship recipient luncheon on April 3, 2009, from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Palmer Museum Internship
The museum is able to offer summer internships with a small stipend (when funding is available). Interns work with museum staff on a variety of projects as needed. Students who have completed the Art 409/Art H 409: Museum Studies course are preferred.
Work-Study Positions
Federal work-study positions are available for both undergraduate and graduate students at the Palmer Museum of Art during the academic year and summer sessions. You must receive approval from the Office of Student Aid and maintain eligibility requirements.
For-Credit Internships
Education Internship
Students enrolled in the Museums and Cultural Institutions Option and graduate students from the Art Education program of the School of Visual Arts may apply to complete their internship requirement with the curator of education during the summer session, in cooperation with their adviser. This is a for-credit internship through Art Education with no stipend offered. Students who have completed the Art 409/Art H 409: Museum Studies course are preferred.
Registration Internship
Students in the College of Arts & Architecture and other colleges may be eligible for an internship position with the registrar during the summer session, in cooperation with their adviser. This is a for-credit internship through individual departments with no stipend offered. Students who have completed the Art 409/Art H 409: Museum Studies course are preferred.
STUDENTS FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES
Palmer Museum Internship
The museum is able to offer summer internships with a small stipend (when funding is available) to students who are not enrolled at Penn State but are affiliated with other regional colleges and universities. Interns work with museum staff on a variety of projects as needed.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Send the following to Dana Carlisle Kletchka, curator of education, at the Palmer Museum of Art, by March 6, 2009:
• Letter of interest
• Current résumé
• Contact information
Please direct any questions to the curator of education at dck10@psu.edu.
A limited number of volunteer opportunities are available for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students from art, art education, or art history. Volunteers are selected based on relevant coursework, areas of interest and knowledge, and the current needs of the museum staff.
To apply for a summer volunteer position, send the following to Dana Carlisle Kletchka, curator of education, at the Palmer Museum of Art, by April 3, 2009:
• Letter of interest
• Current résumé
• Contact information
Please direct any questions to the curator of education at dck10@psu.edu.
