Section of a PowerPoint on museum outreach that I delivered at the Florida Association of Museums conference.

1. MUSE Museum University Student Educators

2. Outreach to the University

3. MUSE Program Planning Offers a way for students to get involved that requires a shorter time commitment than either an internship or the docent program Allows students to learn about art, and think creatively about how to create and market programs that will appeal to other university students Programs reflect current exhibitions, and tie together a number of diverse interests and activities, keeping in mind the length and style of the events During weekly meetings the MUSE group formulates ideas, carries out research, creates samples, divides up responsibilities, and discusses marketing Outside of the weekly meetings the MUSEs conduct research, create posters and game materials, and prepare for presentations

4. MUSE Activities

6. Future Outreach Initiatives PACE Program Partnership

7. Reaching Outside the Museum

8. PACE Program Basics Eve and Rebecca will visit the PACE school to provide instruction on the Harn Museum collections and facilitate a related art-making activity Students will visit the Harn to tour the exhibitions and continue art-making experience, building on the classroom visit While at the museum, PACE students will interact with MUSEs, who will help them work to develop the culminating public event MUSEs will act as mentors, providing an example of students close in age that are successful college students, and helping to teach valuable research and presentation skills Each PACE student will choose one or two artworks from the collection to research throughout the program, and at the end she will present on that piece during a public event During the same event, there will be an exhibition of the artwork created during the program, which will then travel to the PACE school for display

9. PACE Program Basics The program will focus on interdisciplinary studies, and the museum staff will work closely with PACE instructors to incorporate learning into the basic school curriculum It will help to build in arts education—there is currently no formal arts instruction at the school, although there are opportunities for creative expression The PACE partnership will help to develop a lifelong interest in art and museum program attendance Timeline: Program will begin in October and run through May, with students getting one classroom visit and one museum visit per month