About the Program

This program will be held in collaboration with faculty and professionals from several Dutch academic, research, and cultural organizations, including DANS (Data Archiving and Network Services), the Dutch national eHumanities platform, the office of the Chief Science Officer of the City of Amsterdam, the Delft Public Library (DOK), and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Based in two cities: Amsterdam, the political and cultural capital of the Netherlands; and Delft, a historic university town centrally located between The Hague and Rotterdam, the program will provide students the opportunity to consider the intersection between diversity, innovation, and management in a culture that has many affinities with American society but is different enough to provide a critical perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing libraries and museums here.

The program will examine how innovation works in library, information, and museum services, practices, and designs in the Netherlands and Belgium. It will look at what, exactly, “innovation” means in institutional settings; the interplay between culture and values in program design; the ways libraries and museums work with diversity; research, assessment, and the process of making a case for innovation; and innovation-focused program assessment. We will also look at digital humanities and digital scholarship in general and the role(s) they play in innovation in the contemporary library and museum worlds. We will explore these in topics as well as questions of how the cultural-heritage sector deals with the legacy of colonialism, neo-liberalism, and contemporary social problems in both the Netherlands and the U.S.

We will also examine the political, social, and economic factors that affect the population of people experiencing homelessness in the Netherlands and the U.S. and how that population impacts the work of cultural-heritage organizations.

Outside of the classroom, participants will take part in field trips and site visits to museums, libraries, and historical sites as part of their immersion in Dutch culture.

Program Credits/Course Descriptions

Graduate Students: 6 credits, INFX 597

Undergraduate Students: 10 credits, Honors 384 (5) and 233 (5)

INFX 597: Dutch Designs: Innovation in Library, Museum, and Information Services in the Netherlands (for Graduate Students, 6 credits)

This 6 credit graduate level course will examine how innovation works in library, information, and museum services, practices, and designs in the Netherlands and Belgium. It will look at what, exactly, “innovation” means in institutional settings; the interplay between culture and values in program design; the ways libraries and museums work with diversity; research, assessment, and the process of making a case for innovation; and innovation-focused program assessment. We will also look at digital humanities and digital scholarship in general and the role(s) they play in innovation in the contemporary library and museum worlds. This course will also involve a cross-cultural exploration of the political, social, and economic factors that affect the population of people experiencing homelessness in the Netherlands and the U.S., focusing on the ways in which those factors impact the work of cultural-heritage organizations (such as libraries, museums, and archives) as they seek to address the needs of that population through the development of new processes, programs, and services.

We will examine:

• how cultural-heritage organizations are transforming their service models to address new developments in culture, society, and technology;
• the concept of innovation as it applies to the creation and delivery of services and resources in library, museum,
• the role culture(s), at many levels, plays in innovation;
• how successful programs address diversity in their development and ongoing assessment and improvement.

Students will learn by successfully compiling and analyzing a case study based in an institution or service of their choosing. They will also submit a creative project that reflects on their experience of traveling and studying in the Netherlands.

HONORS 233 Dutch Designs: Innovation in Library, Museum, and Information Services in the Netherlands  (Honors I&S, “W”, 5 Credits for undergraduate students)

The course will examine how innovation works in library, information, and museum services, practices, and designs in the Netherlands and Belgium. It will look at what, exactly, “innovation” means in institutional settings; the interplay between culture and values in program design; the ways libraries and museums work with diversity; research, assessment, and the process of making a case for innovation; and innovation-focused program assessment. We will also look at digital humanities and digital scholarship in general and the role(s) they play in innovation in the contemporary library and museum worlds.

Honors 384: Homelessness in the Netherlands: Cultural-Heritage Humanitarian Innovations (5 credits for undergraduate students, VLPA & I&S, Honors Interdisciplinary, “W”)

This course will involve a cross-cultural exploration of the political, social, and economic factors that affect the population of people experiencing homelessness in the Netherlands and the U.S., focusing on the ways in which those factors impact the work of cultural-heritage organizations (such as libraries, museums, and archives) as they seek to address the needs of that population through the development of new processes, programs, and services. We will examine this in the overall context of how cultural-heritage organizations are transforming their service models to address new developments in culture, society, and technology.

Students will examine the role culture(s), at many levels, plays in innovation, as well as the impact that local, regional, and national political processes have on innovation initiatives in the cultural heritage sector.

 

Spring Quarter Orientation Session

Students are required to attend a full-day orientation session in Seattle in preparation for the program, tentatively scheduled from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019.

Program Leadership

Trent Hill, Information School

Trent Hill is a Senior Lecturer for the iSchool, where he has served on the faculty since 2002. Dr. Hill teaches courses in knowledge organization, thesaurus construction, human information behavior, and instructional design. His published research is on the history and concept of “genre” in music as well as its relationship to classification systems. Trent has been traveling to the Netherlands both professionally and personally since 1996, and has seen most of the country, much of it on bicycle. He has been directing study abroad programs there since 2008.

Rose Paquet, Information School

As a PhD student in the Information School, Rose weaves together her scholarship, practice-based work, and social justice activism. Rose Paquet’s interests are in the history and theoretical underpinnings of museums. She received a masters in Museology and has been studying inclusion discourses, policies, and practices in museums since. In 2012, she co-founded The Incluseum, an ongoing project and blog to promote critical discourse and reflexivity on inclusion in museums. Her research focus is in the potential of  digital tools to unsettle and enact radical new forms of museums and museum-like organizations, as well as how design methods can be employed to support and extend these activities.

Carey Christie, Honors Program

Carey currently runs alumni relations and communications for the Honors Program, which makes her a nexus for faculty, student, and staff ideas to collect, conglomerate and build energy. Prior to joining UW Honors Carey was the Director of Events and Promotions at The Stranger, where she ran the Genius Awards 501C3 and collaborated on events and special projects with creatives and cultural leaders throughout Seattle. Carey has lived in London, Edinburgh, Chicago, New York City and Amsterdam. While working as an artist in Amsterdam, Carey gave walking tours, designed sets and props, painted murals, and performed audience outreach and community relations for a popular comedy theater on the Leidseplein.

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Program Expenses

The costs listed includes tuition via concurrent enrollment fee and all housing and excursions. Students are responsible for most meals, airfare, study abroad fee, and insurance.

Program Fee: $4,300

UW concurrent enrollment fee: $450

Average Airplane Ticket: $1,200

Daily out of pocket food costs (approx): $35

 

Payment Schedule:

Program fees will be posted to your MyUW student account and can be paid the same way that you pay tuition and other fees. Check your MyUW Account periodically for due dates.

Payment Type	Payment Amount	Payment Due Date
Non-Refundable UW Study Abroad Fee	$450	July 5, 2019
Program Fee Balance	$4,500	July 5, 2019
TOTAL FEES CHARGED	$4,950	–

 

Making the program affordable

The Honors Program is passionate about study abroad and the incredible impact it can have on a student’s life.  Don’t assume you can’t afford to study outside of the U.S. Here are resources to help you get started on your global adventures!

Honors Program Scholarships

The Honors Program offers a number of scholarships for current Honors Program students. These scholarship funds may be used for UW approved study abroad programs or exchanges. Students may apply beginning in late January (deadline is March 30).

Study Abroad Scholarships at UW

Every student who applies and is accepted to a study abroad program is automatically considered for a scholarship. Scholarship awards are dependent on need and students  may be awarded up to $4,000. Visit the study abroad office in 459 Schmitz Hall to learn more or click here.  Students may  also email goglobal@uw.edu for an advising appointment.

There are several outside resources for study abroad scholarships. Visit the UW’s Study Abroad Scholarship page for more information on scholarship support as well as information about GET funds and how you may apply the GET to your study abroad costs.

Using Financial Aid for Study Abroad

You may find more information about using your existing financial aid for study abroad on the Study Abroad Office’s Financial Aid webpage.  In general, all financial aid awarded may be used to support study abroad. Exceptions to this include tuition waivers, work-study awards, or scholarships that are specific about using the award for tuition (although there may be flexibility with some scholarships, please check with the financial aid office). Tuition waivers and work-study are never allowed for study abroad.

Revision of Need

You may also turn in a “Revision of Need” form with the Financial Aid Office if you have a FAFSA on file.  Once you are accepted to a study abroad program, visit the Study Abroad Office to obtain a budget for your study abroad program then complete the Revision Request and turn in both the budget and the revision request to the Office of Student Financial Aid in Schmitz Hall.

Visit the Financial Aid Study Abroad Funding Website for more information about applying for Summer quarter financial aid and for information about Exploration Seminar financial aid timeline (different than A or B term financial aid disbursement timeline).

Housing

In Amsterdam, students will stay at the Bicycle Hotel conveniently located in an ethnically diverse neighborhood. In Delft housing is at the Emauspoort Hotel.

Students participating in this program should be comfortable staying for extended periods in family-run European hotels, which have small rooms and shared showers. In addition, students will use public transportation and there will be walks throughout the cities.

Application Process

This program is open to students in the Honors Program and Information School, both undergraduate and graduate students. Students from across campus are also encouraged to apply. The program is focused on recruiting a diverse group of students. Students of all majors are encouraged to apply.

Selection to the program is competitive and acceptance into the program is based on application materials, interviews, and student’s demonstrated motivation to challenge themselves intellectually across academic disciplines and cultures and to work individually and also within a group.

Graduate students will receive 6 graduate level credits.

Undergraduate students will receive 10 credits. Credits fulfill Honors core requirements as well as designated Areas of Knowledge. All Honors prefix credits are “W” designated.

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Deadline: January 31, 2019