Asher Colvin

· One of around 50 students tasked with guiding and being a resource for incoming first year college students.

· Met students before their arrival on campus to discuss school procedures, academic resources, and campus protocols.

· Led a class with around 14 first year students that met every so often throughout the semester.

· I facilitated important discussions and debates regarding school culture, school community, and school identity.

Conducted historical research on works of art.

· Researched and compiled notes on artists and various historical events.

· Used the museum computer database (TMS) to retrieve records, donor information, and acquisition history.

· Used of the museum library to find information on works which had little research done (pre-Columbian Native American history).

· Prepared for and helped facilitate class visits by creating worksheets and activities.

· Used the Library of Congress database to do research.

· Gave historical tours of the Capitol.

· Did research on the history of Capitol security during the visits of foreign leaders in response to a press inquiry by the publication Roll Call.

· Researched facts for the Society’s Official Congressional Historical Wall Calendar.

-Aided in delivery of said calendars to 500+ congressional offices.

· Vetted and searched for potential guest speakers to be invited by the Society.

· Wrote memos for events as well as guest biographies.

Part of museum wide project to move hundreds of boxes of vintage ware to various storage locations across the museum.

· Stored information in the museum database.

Restored and refurbished multiple historical homes at a U.S Nationally Registered Historical site.

Designed my own museum exhibit with ceramic wear from the 1820s. This included creating labels.

Research for it ranged from using the museum's digital database to search through decades of stored doner files.