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AN INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN STATISTICS

MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN RFID TESTBED USING RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND HABITAT MONITORING

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES - INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES

DATA ENRICHMENT AND DISCOVERY IMPROVEMENT FOR THE FIVE COLLEGE/HISTORIC DEERFIELD MUSEUM COLLECTION MANAGEMENT COMMONS [THIS IS THE SECOND COMPONENT OF A MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-PHASE PROJECT ADMINISTERED BY THE FIVE COLLEGE CONSORTIUM IN AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS. THE PROJECT WILL REFINE AND BROADEN NEW MODELS OF CARE AND INCLUSION IN THE DESCRIPTION OF 120,000 CULTURAL RESOURCES STEWARDED BY THE FIVE COLLEGE AND HISTORIC DEERFIELD MUSEUM CONSORTIUM SO THEY MAY BE ACCESSED BY MORE MEMBERS OF MORE COMMUNITIES. A 2022 STUDY OF PORTAL USERS REVEALED THAT MORE INFORMATION, EQUITY, ACCURACY, AND TRANSPARENCY ARE REQUIRED IN SEARCH EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT WILL MEET THESE NEEDS BY DRAWING ON THE BROAD AND DEEP HUMANITIES ECOSYSTEM IN THE CONSORTIUM AND THE VIBRANT INDIGENOUS NETWORKS IN THE KINETIKIW/CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND BEYOND TO CREATE CULTURAL ADVISORY COUNCILS THAT WILL PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION ON SUBJECT ACCESS, HARMONIZATION OF COLLECTIONS DATA, AND RECONCILIATION AGAINST CONTROLLED VOCABULARIES. THIS WILL IMMEDIATELY ENHANCE ACCESS AND DISCOVERY.]

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES

THE FIVE COLLEGE CONSORTIUM WILL BUILD A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSEUM STAFF AS WELL PATHWAYS FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE INTERNS ENTERING THE MUSEUM WORKFORCE.  THE PROJECT PARTNERS INCLUDE THE CONSORTIUM OF FIVE COLLEGES ALONG WITH SEVEN CAMPUS MUSEUMS AND THREE AFFILIATED MUSEUMS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.  PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND TRAININGS WITH MUSEUM STAFF BASED ON WORK AREAS AND CAREER INTERESTS TO DEVELOP PATHS FOR GAINING SKILLS AND HELPING GROW THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSEUM LEADERS.  THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN TRAINING 210 PROFESSIONALS AND OVER 100 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE INTERNS, FELLOWS, AND ASSISTANTS TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF MUSEUMS IN ADMINISTRATION, EDUCATION, EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT.

THE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS MATHEMATICS PARTNERSHIP (WMMP)

NATIVE AMERICANS OF NEW ENGLAND: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

TEACHING NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORIES

NATIVE AMERICANS OF NEW ENGLAND: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

TEACHING NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY

FULBRIGHT-HAYS GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: AUTHORING TOOL FOR A HANDS-ON, ON-LINE, LAB CURRICULUM FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RAPD - THE BME-IDEA COMPETITION, ASSESSING INNOVATIVE DESIGN IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

MRI:ACQUISITION OF A LABORATORY TESTBED FOR NETWORKED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND SENSOR RESEARCH

TO SUPPORT THE RESTAGING OF MERCE CUNNINGHAM'S "EVENTS" ON THE STUDENT DANCERS OF THE FIVE COLLEGE DANCE DEPARTMENT.

TO SUPPORT A DANCE RESIDENCY FOR STUDENTS WITH CHOREOGRAPHER CAMILLE A. BROWN.