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Connecting Your Archives to Community Events
JOINING THE CAMPUS CONVERSATION
Heather J. Stecklein Archivist
UW-Stout Archives/Area Research Center
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Creating an identity at a new institution
A NEW WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES
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July 2012
THE BIG MOVE FROM CHICAGO TO MENOMONIE
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS including Apparel Design, P last ics Engineering, Game Design, and Vocat ional Rehabi l i tat ion
UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES col lect ions date back to the 1890s
ABOUT STOUT
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THE AREA RESEARCH CENTER
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RECORDS MANAGEMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY
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Expand our campus user base
THE CHALLENGE
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HOW DO WE OPEN THE DIALOG WITH CAMPUS?
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PROMOTIONAL POSTERS
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COMMUNICATING HISTORY AT CAMPUS
EVENTS
Shooting the fish when they’re in the barrel
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The Backyard Bash
DIRECT OUTREACH AT CAMPUS EVENTS
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REDISCOVERED ANGKLUNGS
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The l ine for tex tbook renta l
ENGAGING A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE
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HOMECOMING FLOAT SHOWCASE
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HOMECOMING FLOAT SLIDESHOW
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Foundation Annual Meeting
Retired Employee Breakfast
ADDITIONAL SLIDESHOWS
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Using Social Media to connect to current events
BEING PART OF THE NOW
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TWITTER AND FACEBOOK
Social Media
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OLYMPIC SPORTS AT STOUT
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SOCIAL MEDIA REGULAR BLOG POSTS WITH COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS AND EVENTS
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A “Welcome Back” Surprise
Digital copies of their yearbook Link to blog avai lable in their welcome packet
REUNION CLASSES
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DIALOG
The 80/20 Rule
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Campus exhibits
MAKING THE COLLECTIONS VISIBLE
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ADOPT NEGLECTED SPACES
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COMMANDEER EXHIBIT CASES
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SEARCHABLE RECIPES
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GET THE ARCHIVES IN THE ROTATION
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COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS
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Promote the spaces your collections represent
CONNECT TO THE LARGER HISTORICAL
DIALOG
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Pepin County Cour thouse Caddie Woodlawn Histor ica l Park Laura Ingal ls Wi lder b i r thplace P ioneer V i l lage Museum Evergreen Cemeter y Mabel Ta inter Theater
DRIVING TOUR OF OUR AREA RESEARCH CENTER COUNTIES
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
HEATHER J. STECKLEIN [email protected]
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