Sarah E. Minegar                                                        Curriculum Vitae

 

 

 

  sminegar (at) drew.edu

 

 

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate, Modern History and Literature, Drew University

 

2011                     M.Phil., Modern History and Literature, Drew University

2004                     B.A. English Education

                             B.S. Social Studies EducationOakland City University,

Summa Cum Laude

 

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

August 2009         Writing Lab Instructor, Language and Learning in Theological
                             Education (Pasth 681), Drew University


2009- Present       Museum Educator, Primary Source Seminar,
                             Morristown National Historical Park

 

Spring 2009         Teaching Assistant, Latin American History Since Independence,

                             Drew University

 

Spring 2009         Adjunct Lecturer, English 2/ Research Writing, Drew University

 

Fall 2007-            Adjunct Lecturer, English 1/ Writing, Drew University
Fall 2008

 

Spring 2007-        Instructor, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Drew University
Spring 2009

 

2004- 2006          Teacher, English, Penn High School, Mishawaka, IN

 

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

  • American Social History
  • Socialism and Socialist Thought
  • Utopia and Utopian Thought
  • Archival Studies
  • Public History and Museum Education

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

  • Society for Utopian Studies
  • American Historical Association
  • MARAC (Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference)
  • SAA (Society of American Archivists)



 

 

RELATED WORK

2011                     Park Coordinator, A Park for Every Classroom Pilot Program,
                             Morristown National Historical Park

2011                     Program Manager/Intern Coordinator, Archival Ambassadors,
                             Morristown National Historical Park

2009-Present        Blog Author/Content Creator, Morristown NHP
                            
Primary Source Seminar- www.primarysourceseminar.blogspot.com
                             Library & Archives- www.morristownnhplibrary.blogspot.com

 

2009- Present       Archives Technician, Morristown National Historical Park,

                             Lloyd W. Smith Archival Collection

 

2008- Present       Program Manager/Developer, Primary Source Seminar,

Morristown National Historical Park

 

2007- 2009           Museum Technician, Morristown National Historical Park,

                             Lloyd W. Smith Archival Collection

 

 

 

 

WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Summer 2011      Participant, English Paleography, 1500-1750, Rare Book School,
                            University of Virginia (30 hour course)

Fall 2010              Presenter/Coordinator, Primary Source Seminar Teacher Workshop,  
                             Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, NJ

Spring 2010          Participant, Seventeenth Century Handwriting,  MARAC,
                              Wilmington, DE

Fall 2009              Participant, Environmental Management: Stewardship and
                             Sustainability, Conservation Center, Philadelphia, PA

Fall 2009              Presenter/Coordinator,
Primary Source Seminar Teacher Workshop,  
                             Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, NJ

Summer 2009       Participant, Primarily Teaching, National Archives and Records
                             Administration, Washington D.C.

Summer 2009       Participant, Modern Archives Institute, National Archives and
                             Records Administration, Washington D.C.

Spring 2009          Presenter/Coordinator, Primary Source Seminar Teacher Workshop, Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, NJ

 

Fall 2008              Participant, “Demystifying Archives,” MARAC, Silver Spring, MD

 

Summer 2006       Participant, “Advanced Institute,” National Writing Project (NWP),
                             Indiana Teachers of Writing- Writing Project (ITWWP), Indiana
                             University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), summer institute,
                             University of Notre Dame campus

 

Summer 2005       Participant, “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, University of Notre
                             Dame campus




PUBLICATIONS

“No Money? No Time? No Problem! Get Your Low-Budget Educational Program Off the Ground.” Archival Outlook. March/April (2011); 10-11, 37.

“Primary Source Seminar: Using Archives to Teach History.” History Matters. January (2011); 12-14.





CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Spring 2011          History Issues Convention, Trenton, NJ.


Summer 2010        Presenter, From Scratch: Building an Educational Program from the
                             Archives Up
, Emerging Archivists Paper Session, Archives/Records
                             Conference, Washington DC

Summer 2010       Presidential Sites and Libraries Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia
 

Spring 2010          Presenter, Student Poster Session, MARAC, Wilmington, Delaware

Fall 2009              Presenter, Discovering Irish Gems in Unexpected Places & Historical
                             Interrogation
, “Understanding the Irish in New Jersey: Their History,
                             Struggles and Diverse Contributions,” Drew University, Madison, NJ
             

Fall 2008              MARAC, Silver Spring, Maryland

 

Fall 2006              Planning Committee, “1968: Global Resistance/Local Knowledge,”
                             Drew University, November

 

 

AWARDS

 

2009                     MARAC Leonard Rapport MAI (Modern Archive Institute)
                             Scholarship

2008                     “Mature Women’s Grant,” American Association for University
2007                     Women, (AAUW), Madison Branch, NJ
                                                  

 

2008                     Dean’s Honour Award, Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Drew
                             University

 

2006                     Graduate Merit Scholarship, Caspersen School of Graduate Studies,
                             Drew University

 



UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Drew University

2009-2010            Secretary, Graduate Student Association (GSA)


Oakland City University

2003-2004            President, Student Government Association (SGA)

2000-2003            Senator, Student Government Association (SGA)

2001-2002            Peer Mentor


Indiana University South Bend


1999-2000            President/Founder, Action@IUSB, service-oriented club, IUSB
                             Honors Program

 

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Upon request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Last Updated November, 2011.  Sarah E. Minegar