INTERNSHIPS~
1. Field Schools!!
Summer 2010 Archaeology in Belize!!
ANT 311 with Dr. Simmons, June 15-July 14
Contact Dr. Simmons for application and deposit details.
Space is very limited!
Fieldtrip to England & Ireland!!
ANT 292 with Dr. Simmons, May 16-29
Contact Dr. Simmons for application and deposit details.
Space is very limited!
2. Internship Courses in Anthropology!!
We have several internships in Anthopology, through Anthropology 498. Something for everyone!
Take advantage of these opportunities as a junior or senior with consent of instructor~
Earn 3 credits = 6-10 internship hours/week
Earn 6 credits = 12-20 internship hours/week
View Internship Completion Guidelines
Internship Courses
Brunswick Town
8884 St. Philip's Rd. SE
Winnabow, NC 28479
Contact:
Brenda Marshburn, (910) 371-6613
Megan Phillips, (910) 371-6613
Scott Simmons, Anthropology Professor (910) 962-3429
Brunswick Town is located on the banks of the Cape Fear River. It was founded in 1726 by Maurice Moore of South Carolina and grew to be a thriving port town known for shipping forestry products to England. It quickly became a center of colonial life in the region and home to two early royal governors. By the end of the Revolutionary War, the town was deserted as families left for Wilmington and other parts of the south. Foundations of the town buildings remain today.
Ft. Anderson is located next to Brunswick Town and became an important Confederate fort in 1861. Earthworks provide evidence of the extensive layout of this site and its significance in the defense of Wilmington, NC.
Student interns work on a variety of projects concerning the archaeology and ethnohistory of the site. Follow this link to a July 9, 2008 article in the local newspaper about the work of one of our interns this summer:
The Children’s Museum of Wilmington
116 Orange St., Wilmington, NC 28401
Contact: Richard E. Lawson, Museum Director, 910-254-3534
Patricia B. Lerch, Chair, Department of Anthropology (SB 204c ext. 3705)
Crystal Blue Mascaro, Internship Coordinator (SB 100c ext. 7716)
The Children’s Museum is a 10+ year old organization located in downtown Wilmington. It is housed in the three historic buildings; the Old Masonic Temple, the St. John’s Church, and Cowan house. These three buildings connected afford nearly 17,000 sq. ft. for interactive exhibits for children and families. The Vision is to create a “hands on” center devoted to learning through play. The Mission of CMW is to stimulate children’s imagination, curiosity, and love of learning. Interns will be asked to support one of two projects by providing research and examples of how children in all cultures ages 3-10 played:
- in Southeast North Carolina 25,50,75,100,150, and 200 years ago
- in a variety of cultures through out the world
With the information collected, it is planned that brochures, research, handouts, and presentations will be created on how children play for now and future generations.
Underwater Archaeology Branch, Fort Fisher
Post Office Box 58, Kure Beach, NC, 28449
Contact: Dr. Scott Simmons, Archaeology Professor, 910-962-3429
Richard Lawrence, Site Intern Manager, 910-458-9042
This internship enables UNCW students to learn a particular aspect of anthropology, specifically underwater archaeology, that currently is unavailable to the student in the university classroom setting. Students gain invaluable hands-on experience working with recently recovered materials obtained during underwater excavations at a variety of local sites. This experience provides the student with valuable training and experience in artifact processing, analyzing and curation that will undoubtedly assist them in their professional life outside of the university. Some fieldwork is also included in this internship at UAB. Students have the opportunity to learn archaeological field techniques by participating in limited excavations of terrestrial sites in the Cape Fear region. UNCW students process, analyze and conserve archaeological materials obtained during local underwater archaeological projects.
Cape Fear Museum of History & Science
814 Market St., Wilmington, NC 28401
Contact: Dr. Patricia Lerch, 910-962-3705
Terri Hudgins, Museum Registrar, 798-4359
This internship will be within the Collection Unit of Cape Fear Museum. The Collections Unit is a vital part of Cape Fear Museum. It is the repository of the artifacts and research materials that support exhibits and programming. Its mission is to manage and preserve the collections, and to provide accurate historical information, accordingly to professional Best Practice standards. To expand the accessibility and visibility of both the collections and the collections staff.
The intern will be locating and handling artifacts to prepare them for photographing and scanning. He/she will digitally photograph 3-D objects and scan paper items within the collection. They will then work with those images in Adobe PhotoShop and ultimately attach the photos to their records in our database system. Other projects include Native American & natural history components.
You will learn the methods Cape Fear Museum uses to identify, catalogue, permanently mark, and house these objects. They will also have the opportunity to work on photographing incoming donations and loaned objects.
The intern will also have the opportunity to see the day-to-day working of the collections team of CFM and every opportunity will be provided to expose the intern to other teams within the museum.
Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts
503 Market St., Wilmington, NC 28402-1176
Contact: Crystal Blue Mascaro, Internship Coordinator, 910-962-7716
Opportunities and experiences to be provided for the intern are Museum Exhibit Construction, and genral hands-on experience in museum studies, or research project.
The Bellamy Mansion Museum, built between 1859 and 1861, is an architectural treasure of the antebellum period. With its rebuilt carriage house and intact slave quarters, the site exhibits a full picture of life of a wealthy, slave-holding household in a bustling city of the time.
Interns have created lesson plans, created and given tours, put together informative and educational brochures and handouts, written press releases, researched various areas of the history associated with the site (particularly African-American history), aided with database organization, organized education files and written educational pieces consolidating some of the information there, and worked on organization and implementation of educational programming. Interns will work on fundraisers and help restore slave quarters, among other projects.
CSI Unit, New Hanover County Sheriff's Department
Forensic Science Internship
This opportunity is open to students who have completed advanced coursework in forensic science ANT 211, ANT 326/ANTL 326, and preferably ANT 426, and who are planning to pursue graduate study in forensic osteology or another forensic science.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Midori Albert, Interdisciplinary Forensic Science Minor Coordinator, (910) 962-7078
524 S. New Hope Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27610
Contact: Scott Seibel, Archaeology Division Manager (919) 212-1760
EIS is a full service environmental consulting firm specializing in ecology, site management and remediation, archaeology, forestry, water and riverine systems, and GIS predictive modeling services. Intern would be assisting with a data recovery project on Lake Archaic to Middle Woodland site in New Hanover County.
Uwharrie/Croatan National Forest
789 NC Hwy 24/27 E
Troy, NC
Contact: Joel Hardison, Uwharrie Zone Archaeologist (910)576-6391 X104
Students will engage in the practice of ethnography and applied anthropology as part of a team set up by the US Forest Service to investigate the area's 1934 African American Hillfield community, by exploring historic homesites, interviewing last living family members, collecting memories, evaluating informative sources, and creating a digital record of these memories in the form of digital files of voice and/or video interviews and photographs.
Wrightsville Beach Museum of History
303 W. Salisbury St.
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Contact: Crystal Blue Mascaro, Internship Coordinator, 910-962-7716
Overview of Fall 09 projects for UNCW interns at WBM:
- Aid with newsletter
- Writing/editing of press releases and publicity text
- Greeting guests at reception desk
- Aiding archivist with inventory of museum
- Help with pre-publicity and organization of Claude Howell Day in September, Annual Meeting in October, Flotilla events in November and Jingle Bell Run in December
LAST UPDATED: 11/12/09
