Monday, January 11th, 2021

1:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM CST / 11:00 AM MST / 10:00 AM PST

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Start off your new year by joining an EMP Skill Share, peer-to-peer learning events to expand our professional skillsets. Deidre McVay-Schulmeister will be sharing “Conversational Roadmapping: How to Advocate for a Museum’s Membership Program through Tailoring Conversations with Perspective Members to Join and Current Members to Upgrade.”

As a Museum, the experiences of customers and current members shape our success, especially if they make the transition to become a member or even consider upgrading to a higher membership level. According to an American Museum Memberships Conference presentation in 2019, visitors bring in on average $73 per year in revenue. However, once a member has chosen to retain membership and continue to be engaged with their museum, the average revenue acquired from them (including donations) is $603 per year. Therefore, it all starts with the impact that was made during their first visit or their first year of membership, educate perspective and current members accurately on what our museum offers to its members. This presentation will discuss the new techniques that are implemented to advocate for the membership program at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. Volunteers, staff, and store personnel were trained to utilize their current experiences and knowledge on the museum’s membership program to help advocate it to the public by “roadmapping” a conversation that they would have with them.

Deidre McVay-Schulmeister is the Development and Membership Associate for the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, NM. She operates the museum’s entire membership program, from exclusive event planning to member experience services and record keeping. She also assists with fundraising initiatives for the museum that support its STEM educational programming, historic aircraft and missile restoration projects, exhibitions, and COVID-19 relief, including managing the entire operations of the museum’s annual silent auction, The Einstein Gala. Her involvement in museum membership has led her to attend the American Museum Membership Conference to further grow her knowledge and bring new ideas back to her museum, and later serving on the host committee for the organization’s first ever virtual conference this past October, where she moderated panels and provided technical assistance in her assigned panels. Deidre graduated from Heidelberg University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with honors in Political Science with minors in Legal and International Studies. In 2017, she graduated from the University of Dayton with a master’s degree with honors in Public Administration.

In her spare time, she is also an independent Senior Designer for Origami Owl, a company that fosters building community and empowering others through customizable jewelry that gives everyone the opportunity to share their own stories. She is also a United States Air Force spouse, has been married to her husband, Taylor, for over 3 years. They are proud doggy parents to their American Foxhound-Beagle mix named Dooku. Finally, she has served on the Boards of Directors for 2 organizations, the Young Professionals of Albuquerque as their secretary and the Kirtland Spouses Club as their parliamentarian, and now serves as the co-founder and chair of her sorority, the Euglossian Society’s, alumni council.

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

8:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM CST / 6:00 PM MST / 5:00 PM PST

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Is one of your new year’s resolutions to get published in 2021? If not, it should be! 

Join NEMPN for a workshop just for EMPs who are interested in submitting a paper proposal. The EMP journal Theory & Practice currently has a call for papers, and yours could be one of the ones included! No experience necessary for this one-hour program.

Learn more about Theory & Practice (submission deadline is February 1)-Just for first-time writers: tips and tricks for writing a great submission (and, eventually, a great paper)

Hear from The Public Historian editor Dr. Nicole Belolan about her experiences both submitting to and editing journals

We’ll also be collecting and sharing contact information for anyone interested in giving/receiving peer reads and/or anyone looking for collaborators on a paper.

Nicole Belolan, PhD, is the Public Historian in Residence at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities at Rutgers University-Camden. At Rutgers, she directs a continuing education program in historic preservation. As part of her appointment, she is also the Co-Editor of The Public Historian and the Digital Media Editor for the National Council on Public History. Nicole is a historian of the material culture of disability in early America. She regularly lectures and gives workshops on disability history and best practices for museums and historic sites.

Lunch with a Leader is back! Join us on December 19th for a conversation with Nancy Harmon and other members of the Chicago EMP leadership team about how EMPs can make it in the Windy City, biggest obstacles facing EMPs, and a little bit of Chicago trivia!

We ask you to join us on your lunch break for this half hour sessions getting YOU more connected with a different NEMPN group each month. In this session we will be speaking with Chicago EMP leaders! Have questions? Join the conversation for the last 10 minutes of the session to pose your most burning inquires.

You can watch the live stream on our YouTube Channel here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiZcSjwn-rY

Here are a list of sessions and activities recommended for EMPs attending the SEMC conference in New Orleans this year.

SEMC EMP Meetup

Tuesday, September 12, 5:30-6:30PM: Join SEMC EMPs and students at 21st Amendment for happy hour at a bar that pays tribute to the Prohibition era in U.S. history. Network and meet new friends!

If attending the conference, feel free to meet in the Grand Ballroom Gallery to walk to 725 Iberville Street as a group. Find the Facebook Event here.

Special EMP Events at MPMA’s Conference:

*EMP Happy Hour hosted by MPMA EMPs and Denver EMPs

*MPMA’s EMP Session Series:  BUILDING YOUR NETWORK

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BUILDING YOUR NETWORK

MPMA’s EMP Session Series is for those New to the Museum Field

If you are a student about to enter the museum field

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If you are new to the museum field

You should attend MPMA’s 2017 EMP Session Series

EMP sessions are part of MPMA’s 2017 Conference

October 15-19 in Denver, Colorado

To attend these sessions, you must register for the conference

Register here:  Registration Form

We have all wondered what happens after graduation? How do I get a job or internship? How do I dress? What do I look for in an institution? Who do I ask for help?

MPMA’s series of EMP sessions will help you answer these questions while building your professional network. The series is designed to help you get a job or an internship.

You will have the chance to talk to directors to find out what they look for in potential employees and you’ll talk to recently graduated EMPs to learn how they landed their first museum job. One-on-one resume counseling will provide you customized assistance.

By attending these EMP sessions, you will make friends who will help you “Get out there” during MPMA’s Conference to meet potential employers and mentors. So sign up and take your first step into a larger world!

There are EMP Sessions for All Levels of Emerging:

EMP Level 1 – Students newly graduated/about to graduate/looking for their first museum job

EMP Level 2 – Professionals with 1-3 years of professional experience in the field

EMP Level 3 – Professionals with 3+ years at or near mid-career

Highlights of EMP Session Series:

EMP ORIENTATION:        Monday, October 16, 2017 (EMP Level 1)

EMP Happy Hour:                Monday, October 16, 2017   9:30 p.m.– 11:00 p.m. (All Levels)

EMP RESUME REVIEW:  Tuesday, October 17, 2017    (All Levels)

EMP Hiring 101:              Wednesday, October 18, 2017 (All Levels)

EMP Session and Event Schedule by Day

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Monday, October 16, 2017

EMP Orientation    12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  

Aimed at EMP Level 1 for Students who will be entering the professional world but any level can attend.

The Orientation includes these four sessions:

EMP 1   12:00- 12:40- Lunch Meeting and Orientation: Introduction to MPMA and Building Your Contacts

The EMP orientation will introduce participants to MPMA, offer suggestions on how to create professional contacts, and navigating the transition from student to professional.

Presenters: Patti Wood Finkle, Director, Casper College Museums, Casper, WY; Valerie Innella Maiers, Professor, Museum Studies and Art History, Casper College, Casper, WY; Kristin Martin, Educator, Museum of World Treasures, Wichita, KS; Erin Brown, Curator of Collections, Colorado Territorial Museum Guthrie, OK

EMP 2     12:50 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.    Dress for Success and Interviewing Tips

In this session, we’ll cover interview tips, making a good impression and how to dress for success.         

Presenters:  Shaley K. George, Curator, National Orphan Train Complex, Concordia, KS; Casey Seger, Registrar, Deadwood History-Days of ’76 Museum, Deadwood, SD (MPMA Scholarship Class of 2014)

EMP 3     1:40 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.  How Did YOU Get There from HERE? Talk to Newly Minted EMP’s

You can get a job doing what you love! This panel of EMPs will discuss how they got their current positions and offer tips to help you get started.

Presenters:  Shaley K. George, Curator, National Orphan Train Complex, Concordia, KS; Casey Seger, Registrar, Deadwood History-Days of ’76 Museum, Deadwood, SD (MPMA Scholarship Class of 2014); Kristin Martin, Educator, Museum of World Treasures, Wichita, KS; Joanna Butterworth, Archivist, Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum, Oklahoma City, OK    

EMP 4    2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  Hiring 101: Internships

This panel of directors, hiring managers, and supervisors highlights what they look for in internship applicants. (aimed at students).  

Presenters:  Nathan Turner, Regional Director, Museums and Historic Sites, Colorado Territorial Museum, Guthrie, OK; Jamie Melissa Wilms, Director of Education, Molly Brown House Museum, Denver, CO; Katie March, Interpretation Coordinator, Golden History Museum & Park, Golden, CO  

EMP Happy Hour:   Monday, October 16, 2017   9:30 p.m.– 11:00 p.m.

Unwind after a long day of conference activities with a drink and food.  EMPs and EMPs-at-heart are welcome to attend and build community. No-Host Event.

Organizers:

MPMA-EMP Co-Chairs: Erin Brown, Curator of Collections, Oklahoma Territorial Museum Guthrie, OK; Kristin Martin, Educator, Museum of World Treasures, Wichita, KS

Denver EMP Chair:  Gillian Armstrong, Database Specialist, Children’s Museum of Denver, Denver, CO

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 –  For Any EMP Level

EMP 5   8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.   Resume Building, Cover Letters, CVs, Individualized Resume Review

Writing a resume can be difficult. Learn what to include and how to arrange the information to create an outstanding museum resume. This session will also look at ways you can build and improve your resume for landing that job and how volunteering and other experiences can bulk up your resume. This is an opportunity to have a set of trained eyes review your resume. (Aimed at all level of EMPs)

Presenters:  Valerie Innella Maiers, Professor, Museum Studies and Art History, Casper College, Casper, WY; Katie March, Interpretation Coordinator, Golden History Museum & Park, Golden, CO; Michael Williams, Assistant Curator, Oklahoma Territorial Museum, Guthrie, OK

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 –  For Any EMP Level

EMP 6   8:30- 9:45 Hiring 101: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

This panel of directors, hiring managers, and supervisors highlights what they look for in applicants. (Aimed at all level of EMPs)

Presenters:  Stephen L. Whittington, Executive Director, National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Leadville, CO; Nathan Turner, Regional Director, Museums and Historic Sites, Oklahoma Territorial Museum, Guthrie, OK; Jamie Melissa Wilms, Director of Education, Molly Brown House Museum, Denver, CO; Katie March, Interpretation Coordinator, Golden History Museum & Park, Golden, CO  

Register here:  Registration Form

EMP Orientation Coordinators:  

Co-Chair: Patti Wood Finkle, Director, Casper College Museums, Casper, WY (MPMA Scholarship Class of 2008);

Co-Chair:  Valerie Innella Maiers, Professor, Museum Studies and Art History, Casper College, Casper, WY

As we all know, the field of museum work is continuously progressing, and you, as an emerging museum professional, are essential to these new ideas that are taking form. As an EMP you are faced with many unique challenges – mastering museum skill-sets, the current economic climate, increased competition, all while new trends are continuously emerging. There is certainly a lot to keep up with!

With this idea of the future in mind, the Western Museum Association’s (WMA) 2017 Annual Meeting Program Committee determined the many forward-thinking presentations within the over 40 overall sessions. Based the theme of UNITE, WMA 2017 will focus on the ways museums can unite across sectors, across communities, and across borders to work towards innovative and inclusive solutions to shared concerns. These sessions are broken out into seven interdisciplinary tracks including, Business, Collections, Community Engagement, Indigenous, Leadership, Technology, and Visitor Experience.  Much like many of the roles within your own institutions, each session incorporates multiple perspectives from across museum disciplines.

So why should you attend?

WMA 2017 will be a great opportunity for you to meet and network with colleagues and each other, in particular during the EMP Meetup, Speed Networking, #drinkingaboutmuseums, and multiple networking breakfasts and breaks. The sessions themselves have been thoroughly peer-reviewed and represent the most relevant and exciting topics in museums.

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See the 2017 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program