Student Preservation Association

Greetings all

The City of Savannah is accepting applications for a Graduate Intern: this position is responsible for aiding the conservation crew in the repair and maintenance of cemetery property.

***Applications are due by this coming Monday, May 13!!!

Reference the following link to learn more about this position and application requirements: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/savannah/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=646276

Check out SPAs 2013 Preservation Week calendar of events below.

Embracing Adaptations: Contemporary Demands in the Historic Built Environment

The first event will be the Opening Reception this coming Friday, 4/19 – Keynote Speaker and Silent Auction!!! Other events include a Panel Discussion, Hands-On Workshop, and the Closing Reception held at our very own Clarence Thomas Center for Historic Preservation!

Please join us for what is sure to be an amazing line-up of events!!!!!!!!

SPA’s 2013 Preservation Week is in the works and coming up fast. The student committee has been hard at work planning and this year is proving to have some exciting events!!! Please take a moment to review the attached Save the Date and keep a look out for further details on our annual Preservation Week and calendar of events.

2013 Theme –> Embracing Adaptations: Contemporary Demands in the Historic Built Environment

Save the Date: April 19 – 29

“To mark the publication of The Chesapeake House: Architectural Investigation by Colonial Williamsburg by the University of North Carolina Press, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will offer a three-day conference focusing on the methods used by architectural historians at Colonial Williamsburg to investigate buildings as well as review new discoveries in the field. The Chesapeake House is a major scholarly landmark that will set the standard for the analysis and history of early Virginia and Maryland architecture for the coming decades. The seventeen essays are based on the collective scholarship of nine authors who have been involved in research in this field for the past three decades. Participants in the conference will receive a copy of the book as part of their registration.”

For more, see the attached or visit: http://www.history.org/history/institute/institute_about.cfm

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY AT THE DAVENPORT HOUSE MUSEUM!!!

Position: Historic Preservation Intern
Open to SCAD Historic Preservation students – senior level or graduate student preferred

Dates: Summer 2013 – flexibility with scheduling

Location: Davenport House Museum

Scope of Work: Assist with historic preservation/maintenance survey and collections inventory.
The intern will photograph and categorized photos, dictate and synthesize condition and maintenance needs accompanied by staff, write up the exercise and develop recommendations to future maintenance work at the museum.

The intern will work with the collections manager to inventory the museum collection using the PastPerfect program.

Contact: Jamie Credle, jcredle@davenporthousemuseum.org 912/236-8097

SPA is hosting a Thesis Salon next week. Second year graduate students will be presenting on their thesis work thus far. Please come join us to learn more about each students thesis topics!

• Part I: Monday, March 4th at 7:30 pm

• Part II: Wednesday, March 6th at 7:30 pm

*both events will be held in the Clarence Thomas Center Chapel

Hope to see you there…

-Student Preservation Association

Please join us this Friday, March 1st for a walking tour of several significant religious spaces within Savannah! Stops include: Congregation Mickve Israel, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Green Meldrim House, and St. John’s Episcopal Church.

Meeting at the Clarence Thomas Center at 9:30am. Hope to see you there!!!

Please join the Student Preservation Association tonight at 7:30pm in the Clarence Thomas Center Chapel for our meeting.

There will be a presentation by Bob Dickensheets on SCAD’s preservation practices around the globe. We will also discuss the Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) Tour of Homes volunteer opportunities and the creation of a SPA team for the HSF Race for Preservation!

Hope to see you tonight!!!

Hi Everyone! Check out the following for a schedule of SPA’s remaining meetings for the Winter 2013 Quarter!!! Come and join us!

Monday, Feb 4: SPA meeting, 7:30pm, Clarence Thomas Center Chapel: general updates & a lecture by Bob Dickensheets on opportunities to study at different SCAD campuses.

Monday, Feb 18: SPA meeting, 7:30pm, Clarence Thomas Center Chapel: general updates & a lecture by Sherryl Lang from the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace museum.

Mon/Wed, March 4/6: SPA meeting, 7:30pm, Clarence Thomas Center Chapel: general updates & Thesis Presentations

Welcome back everyone!!!!!!!!!

Please join us for SPA’s first general meeting of the quarter! Tonight at 7:30pm in the Clarence Thomas Center Chapel.

We will be reviewing the quarterly calendar of events, facilitating interest sign-ups, and beginning the discussion of Preservation Week 2013.

Hope to see you tonight!

Refreshments will be provided!!!

-SPA