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Updated: 21 March 2006

Alternative Spring Break Program
2006

Student Biographies  |  About the ASB Program

Each spring university students have the opportunity to spend their week-long spring break at the National Museum of Natural History participating in the Museum's ongoing activities. The program is coordinated by Mary Sangrey, Head of the Office of Academic Services. In 2006 students selected projects and advisors from a list of about 20 NMNH options.

In 2006 there were 6 students that participated including 2 from the University of Michigan ASB program. To learn more about the Michigan week check out our special posting as well as the Michigan web site.

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Student participants - 2006

27 Feb - 3 Mar 2006
Paul Jordan, University of Michigan
Tonia Schneider, University of Michigan

6 - 10 March 2006

13 - 17 March 2006
Rebecca Conner, University of Arizona
Margaret Imholt, American University
Philip Soriano, American University

20 - 24 March 2006
Danny Fitzpatrick, University of Maryland

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Student Biographies

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Rebecca Conner Rebecca Conner (center) is a Senior at Arizona State University. For her ASB opportunity she worked with Rusty Russell (right) and Jamie Whitacre (left) in the Department of Botany participating in a variety of collections management activities.

Danny Fitzpatrick Daniel Fitzpatrick (left) is a Sophomore at the University of Maryland. For his ASB opportunity he worked with Jim Harlel (right) in the Department of Botany organizing, cataloging and photographing maps in the U.S. National Herbarium.

Margaret Imholt Margaret Imholt is a Freshman at American University. For her ASB opportunity she worked with Linda Ward in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology scanning pages of information from the exploring expedition, Albatross, in preparation for the data to be made available online.

Philip Soriano is a Sophomore at American University. For his ASB opportunity he worked with Allen Collins (right) in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology entering German scientist, Ernst Haeckel's books on jellyfish into the Tree of Life database. Some of the images from the books are incredibly beautiful.

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About the Program

The Alternative Spring Break Program (ABS) provides college-level undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to join week-long projects in a wide variety of professional settings throughout the NMNH community. The goal is to place interested and motivated undergraduate and graduate students, during the week of their spring break, in a professional work environment at the National Museum of Natural History where they can...

• gain practical experience by working in a professional Museum setting
• develop new skills by learning from NMNH professionals
• provide a service to the organization by contributing their time and talents
• create professional partnerships
• pursue their fields of interest related, or not, to their current profession

Please note: No financial assistance, housing, or travel are provided as part of this opportunity. Students are responsible for making their own arrangements.

"If I'd had a month to dream, I would have had a hard time coming up with a greater way to spend my spring break." - Paul Jordan