As a Beloit College summer program, the Center for Collections Care will adhere to Beloit College COVID-19 related decisions and will respond accordingly. In light of COVID-19, the Center for Collections Care Cancellation Policy has been updated. To learn more about the College’s response, please view the COVID-19 Information page.

Participants should not finalize travel arrangement until they receive confirmation that their class has met the minimum enrollment. The Center strongly recommends that participants make refundable travel plans. The Center will not reimburse participants for travel expenses or credit card transaction fees.

• If Beloit College cancels a course at any time, participants will receive a full course fee refund.
• Participants will receive a full course fee refund if they cancel one-month before the course start date.
• Participants who cancel two-weeks before the course start date will receive a full course fee refund, minus a $200 administrative fee.

Email the program director, Nicolette Meister, to cancel your registration: meistern@beloit.edu. 

The Center for Collections Care at Beloit College received funding from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to support scholarships for small history museum professionals outside of Wisconsin. Seven participants who attended FUNdamentals of Collections Care in 2021 received $500 scholarships. Congratulations to: 

Alix Fox (Swedish American Historical Society, Rockford, IL), Stephanie Hartman (Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Garden, Rockford, IL), Karen Mencek (Western Illinois Museum, Macomb, IL), Hannah Beshey (Bladen Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA), Neal Matherne (Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid, OK), Nicolette Pegarsch (Winona County Historical Society, Winona, MN), and Neanne Cheecho (Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute, Quebec City, Canada).

Thank you William G. Pomeroy Foundation for you support!

State and regional professional organization are often a source of funding for professional development. For example, the Wisconsin Federation of Museums offers “mini-grant awards of up to $750 annually to assist affiliate institutions in the care and exhibit of collections, training of staff, and improving overall service to their communities.”

In addition, with advanced planning, funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grants for Small Institutions can be used for training at the Center for Collections Care at Beloit College.