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Sarah
E.Minegar Curriculum Vitae |
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EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (A.B.D.),
Drew University, Madison NJ
Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Modern History
and Literature
Dissertation: Literary Utopias: Explorations in Human Ecology
Dissertation Chair: John Lenz
Master of Philosophy, Drew University, Madison NJ, 2011
Examination Subjects: American Social History 1750-1950;
Socialism and Socialist Thought;
19th/20th Century Utopian Literature
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Oakland City University, Oakland City
IN, 2004
School of Education, English Education
Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Oakland City University, Oakland City
IN, 2004
School of Education, Social
Studies Education
ACADEMIC
EMPLOYMENT
Museum Educator,
Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown NJ
2009-Present: Primary Source Seminar, Archival Ambassadors, Teacher Workshop
Series
Instructor, Drew University,
Madison NJ
Summer 2009: Language and Learning in Theological Education (Pasth 681), Drew
University, Madison NJ
Spring 2007 Spring/Fall 2008, Spring 2009: English
for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Spouses of Graduate Theological
Students, Drew University,
Madison NJ
Adjunct Lecturer,
Drew University, Madison NJ
Spring 2009: English 2/Research Writing
Fall 2007, Spring/Fall 2008: English 1/Writing
Teaching Assistant,
Drew University, Madison NJ
Spring 2009: Latin American History Since Independence, Roberta Marx Delson
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Archives
Technician, Morristown National Historical Park
2009-Present: Lloyd W. Smith Archival Collection and
Special Collections
Museum
Technician, Morristown National Historical Park
2007-2009: Lloyd W. Smith Archival Collection and Special
Collections
Teacher, Penn High School,
Mishawaka IN
2004/2005, 2005/2006 academic years: English 10
RELATED EXPERIENCE
PEC Park Coordinator, Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown NJ
2011/2012: A Park for Every Classroom
(PEC) Pilot Program
Program Manager/Developer/Intern Coordinator, Morristown National Historical Park
2011: Archival Ambassadors
2008-Present: Primary Source Seminar
Blog Manager/Content Creator, Morristown National Historical Park
2009-Present: Primary Source Seminar- www.primarysourceseminar.blogspot.com
Library & Archives- www.morristownnhplibrary.blogspot.com
PUBLICATIONS
“No Money? No Time? No
Problem! Get Your Low-Budget Educational Program Off the Ground.” Archival Outlook. March/April (2011); 10-11, 37. (Society of American
Archivist (SAA) Publication)
“Primary Source Seminar: Using Archives to Teach History.” History Matters. January (2011);
12-14.
PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS
“From Scratch: Building an Educational
Program from the Archives Up” Emerging Archivists Paper Session,
Archives/Records Conference, Washington DC, 2010.
“Using Archives to Teach History” Student Poster Session,
MARAC, Wilmington, DE, 2010.
“Discovering Irish
Gems in Unexpected Places & Historical Interrogation” Understanding the Irish in New Jersey: Their History, Struggles
and Diverse Contributions, Drew University, Madison, NJ, 2009.
Primary Source
Seminar Teacher Workshop (Presenter/Coordinator),
Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, NJ, Spring 2009/Fall 2009/Fall 2010.
“1968: Global Resistance/Local Knowledge,” (Planning
Committee), Drew University, November 2006.
PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING
Introduction to Bibliographic Description, Rare Book School, University
of Virginia (30 hour course),
Summer 2012
English Paleography, 1500-1750, Rare Book School, University of Virginia
(30 hour course),
Summer 2011
Seventeenth Century Handwriting
workshop, MARAC, Wilmington, DE, Spring 2012
Environmental Management: Stewardship and Sustainability workshop,
Conservation Center, Philadelphia, PA, Fall 2009
Primarily Teaching Institute, Boeing Learning Center, National Archives
and Records Administration, Washington D.C., Summer 2009
Modern Archives Institute, National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington D.C.,
Summer 2009
Demystifying
Archives workshop, MARAC, Silver Spring, MD, Fall 2008
Advanced Institute,
National Writing Project (NWP), Indiana Teachers of Writing- Writing Project
(ITWWP), Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), summer
institute 2006, University of Notre Dame campus
Directed Writing
Projects: Composition Theories and Practices, National Writing Project
(NWP), Indiana Teachers of Writing-Writing Project (ITWWP), Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), summer institute 2005,
University of Notre Dame campus
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
American Social
History
Utopia Studies
Archival Studies
Public History and Museum Education
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
Society for Utopian
Studies
American Historical
Association
Society of American
Archivists
MARAC (Mid-Atlantic
Regional Archives Conference)
HONORS & AWARDS
MARAC Leonard
Rapport MAI (Modern Archives Institute) Scholarship, 2009
“Mature Women’s Grant,” American Association for University Women, (AAUW),
Madison Branch, NJ, 2007 & 2008
Dean’s Honour Award, Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Drew University,
2008.
Graduate Merit Scholarship, Caspersen
School of Graduate Studies, Drew University, 2006.
Merit Tuition Scholarship, Oakland City University, 2000-2004
Academic Honors Award, Indiana University South Bend, 1999.
Phi Etta Sigma (Honor Society, IUSB)/ Sigma Kappa Sigma (Honor Society,
OCU)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
DREWUNIVERSITY
Secretary, Graduate Student Association (GSA), 2009-2010
OAKLAND CITY UNIVERSITY
President, Student Government Association (SGA), 2003-2004
Senator, Student Government Association (SGA), 2000-2003
Peer Mentor, 2001-2002
INDIANA UNIVERISTY SOUTH BEND
President/Founder,
Action@IUSB, service-oriented club, IUSB
Honors Program, 1999-2000
REFERENCES
Upon request.
4/1/2012