The University of Hawaii at Manoa
Preservation Field Schools
Amst 696B-Hawaii Preservation Field School (6 credits)

An on-site course of the Historic Preservation Program, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, in cooperation with Outreach College.

Historic Preservation Field School
Study Site: Mangilao, Guam

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Dates: July 5– August 1, 2009

Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in American Studies, Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Art History, and related fields.

The University of Hawai‘i’s Historic Preservation Program’s 19th annual Field School in Historic Preservation will take place in the Commonwealth of Guam, July 5 to August 1. Conducted in cooperation with the U.S. National Park Service, the University of Guam and the Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC), the program will focus on the cultural and historic resources of Guam and the Pacific Islands, their documentation and preservation. The course will place special emphasis on WWII resources and artifacts.

The Field School anticipates the participation and cooperation of the Historic Preservation Offices of other Pacific island governments, especially the former U.S. territories in Micronesia, including Palau, Yap and the present-day Federated States of Micronesia. Staff from these offices will be participating in the training.

The program will be field intensive, but will also include classroom session and field trips to sites in Guam. There will be instruction on the structure and philosophy of historic preservation, historic preservation planning, documentation of historic resources and conservation techniques. The on-site resources of the War in the Pacific National Park will serve as study sites. The program will be of particular interest to those interested in the documentation, management, and preservation of sites associated with WWII.

Lead faculty member will be William Chapman, a Ph.D. anthropologist and historic preservation specialist with the University of Hawai‘i’s Graduate Certificate Program in Historic Preservation in the Department of American Studies. The program also anticipates the cooperation of National Park Service specialists and other faculty from the University of Hawai‘i’s Manoa campus.

The program is dependant on National Park Service funding, which in today’s uncertain times, may not be available. In the event of a cancellation of the program, an alternative site in Hawai‘i will be selected.

Participants to buy required text Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice by Norman Tyler from Amazon.com

Academic Credit
The course carries six graduate credit hours from the Department of American Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In addition to the annual Historic Preservation Field School, the program offers the Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation. Complete information is available on our web site: http://www.hawaii.edu/amst/historic.htm.

Faculty
William R. Chapman, D.Phil., Director, Historic Preservation Program and Professor, Department of American Studies, is an anthropologist and historic preservationist with considerable research and teaching experience in international preservation and a specialty in vernacular architectural studies. He is a graduate of Oxford in England, and Columbia in New York. A many-time Fulbright Research Scholar and former candidate at the International Center for Conservation in Rome, he has worked in England, the Caribbean, India, Southeast Asia, and throughout the U.S. He is a consultant to numerous international organizations, including UNESCO and the World Monuments Fund.

Additional faculty from the University of Hawai‘i and the National Park Service with expertise in various aspects of preservation and conservation will also assist in the instruction. Several leading figures in the field of building conservation and historic landscapes are scheduled to participate.

Students will be responsible for:
~ Round-trip transportation
~ Hiking boots with ankle support
~ Drawing instruments & supplies (estimated $100)
~ Food
Outreach Summer Session Summer Student Information

Tuition and Expenses
~ Tuition for 6-credit course + fees
~ Partial housing costs

HP Field School Application Deadline: June 16 (for all continuing, new, returning, and international students)
Send to American Studies Department-University of Hawaii
1890 East-West Road, Moore 324
Honolulu, HI 96822
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pdfForms/appSS09.pdf

For New, Returning or Summer Only Students:
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/student/visiting.asp
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/myuh/apply.asp


Deadline for Visiting International Students:
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/student/international.asp
Visiting International Students need to obtain a F-1 visa. One must first be issued a Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student status (I-20) from the UH Outreach College. It is strongly recommended that requests are submitted no later than *two months prior to the start of classes. Contact the Outreach College at ochelp@hawaii.edu or call 1-800-862-6628

Summer Credit Registration:
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/myuh/quick_guide.asp

1. Once admitted and you do not have a UH username, it is mandatory to create a UH username and email account in order to register for UH classes. Go to Managing Your UH Username, Get a UH Username. If you need assistance with this process, contact the ITS Help Desk at (808) 956-8883, or email help@hawaii.edu.
<http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/myuh/user_info.asp>

2. Email the Historic Preservation Program <wchapman@hawaii.edu> that you have been admitted to Outreach College and include your UH Username. An approval code will then be loaded into the system and you may then proceed to register for AmSt 696B at: MyUH Portal <https://myuhportal.hawaii.edu/>

For more specific field school information contact:
Professor William Chapman wchapman@hawaii.edu (808) 956-8574

 


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