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Preservation for Professional Continuing Education or College Credit on
Historic Nantucket Island
Program
The Preservation Institute: Nantucket (PI:N) was founded in
1972 as a cooperative effort between the University of Florida
and the community of Nantucket, to
provide student participants with a truly unique educational
experience in a broad range of historic preservation issues,
while helping to research and document the historic environment
of the island. Over the last quarter century more than 500
students from more than 100 academic institutions in the US
and abroad have participated in the summer program in historic
preservation. PI:N has evolved into a Nantucket based center
for historic preservation studies, sponsoring research, public
presentations, seminars, exhibitions, professional continuing
education programs and workshops throughout the year in addition
to the academic summer programs. Many PI:N graduates and faculty
hold key positions in the field of preservation, and PI:N
project documentation of numerous Nantucket cultural resources
are accessible at the Nantucket Historical Association Research
Library on island. |
 Curriculum
Historic preservation is interdisciplinary in theory and practice. Each
year sixteen students are selected for PI:N from many diverse geographic,
educational and professional backgrounds including law, architecture, interior
design, construction, planning, landscape architecture, history, American
studies, fine arts, engineering and other preservation related fields of
study. Course work is project oriented involving real problems in the Nantucket
community. The academic curriculum includes: historic preservation theory
and practice; graphic and photographic archival documentation of Nantucket
buildings and sites under HABS/HAER conventions and guidelines; and research
and analysis of historic cultural resources using National Park Service
Historic Structure Report process and methodology. Lectures, studio projects,
field documentation and research are augmented by an off-island field trip
to historic Newport, RI and New Bedford. Students earn nine graduate level
credit hours through the University of Florida School of Architecture.
Transfer of credits should be arranged through the student's own university
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 Faculty
Classes are taught by UF preservation studies faculty, the resident
PI:N faculty/administrator and a graduate program assistant
all actively engaged in historic preservation education, research
or practice. They are supported by over thirty visiting faculty
and speakers representing a diverse spectrum of the historic
preservation field including: architecture, interior design,
landscape architecture and planning professionals; preservation
consultants; local, state and federal agencies such as HABS/HAER
and the National Park Service; community organizations; the
preservation academic community and the National Trust for Historic
Preservation. Photography workshops are taught by UF faculty
and the head of architectural photography for the Historic American
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Fees and Scholarships
The single fee for the 2008 program is $5,500,
which covers:
- Tuition for nine graduate credit hours
- All academic, photographic & darkroom expenses
- Dorm housing for eight weeks
- Field trip, travel, & housing costs (excluding food)
- Textbooks
The 2008 program will run from June 5, 2008 to July 31, 2008.
Some partial scholarships for work-study are
available, and UF students and South Florida residents
can apply for The Villagers preservation scholarships.
Application Deadline
All application materials are due at UF by March 1st,
2008. Applicants will be notified of their status by March
15. Late applicants will be considered on a space available
basis.
Application Forms and Information
To receive an application package or information about Preservation
Institute: Nantucket, please contact us at:
| Marty Hylton, Director |
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phone |
352-392-4836 ext. 457 or 304 |
| fax |
352-392-0057 |
| e-mail |
mhylton@ufl.edu |
snail-mail
Preservation Institute: Nantucket
College of Design, Contruction and Planning
BOX 115701
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-5701 |
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