| New Summer Institute |
 
SRI Foundation and University of Maryland
Summer Institute in Cultural Resource Management
To prepare the next generation of cultural resource management (CRM) professionals, the SRI Foundation together with the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, offers a Summer Institute in Cultural Resource Management.
After one week of intensive classroom instruction at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus, students can participate in supervised internships for six weeks. Internships will be with federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies; private-sector consulting firms; or historic preservation organizations across in the country. Enrollees may earn up to 9 units of undergraduate or graduate credit.
The Summer Institute in Cultural Resource Management offers an excellent and unique opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to explore a career in CRM. It also provides real-world experiences that can be applied to future jobs in CRM.
The classroom instruction at the University of Maryland will be held June 18–23, 2012. The six-week internship experience will take place between June 25 and August 20, 2012. Pre-Registration for both the classroom component and the internship must be received by February 24, 2012, to be given priority consideration for internship placements.
If you are interested in participating in the Summer Institute, please complete our Pre-Registration Questionnaire and send it to Dr. Carla Van West at 
Formal registration to the Summer Institute will be possible through the University of Maryland, Department of Anthropology’s website beginning March 1, 2012. Please see the UMD website: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/anth/Programs/SummerInstitute/index.html.
2012 Summer Institute in CRM Questionnaire.doc
2012 Summer Institute in CRM Questionnaire.pdf
Flyer for 2012 Summer Institute in CRM.pdf
Final Report for 2011 Summer Institute in CRM.pdf
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| New Book Release |
 Archaeology & Cultural Resource Management:
Visions for the Future
Edited by Lynne Sebastian and William D. Lipe (2010)
By most estimates, as much as 90 percent of the archaeology done in the United States today is carried out in the field of cultural resource management. The effects of this work on the archaeological record, the archaeological profession, and the heritage of the American people would be difficult to overemphasize. CRM archaeology affects a wide range of federally funded or authorized developments. It influences how archaeologists educate their students, work with indigenous people, and curate field records and artifacts. It has yielded an enormous wealth of data on which most recent advances in the understanding of North American archaeology depend. This is "public" archaeology in the clearest sense of the word: it is done because of federal law and policy, and it is funded directly or indirectly by the public. The contributors hope that this book will serve as an impetus in American archaeology for dialogue and debate on how to make CRM projects and programs yield both better archaeology and better public policy.
"Archaeology & Cultural Resource Management is a very important work that looks at the issues facing CRM Archaeology and does something that is rarely seen—offers solutions. I am confident that this book...will [prove] to be very influential in shaping the future of CRM Archaeology.”
—J. W. Joseph, New South Associates
The book is available at SAR Press eCommerce site: https://www12.ssldomain.com/schoolofamericanresearch/sarpress/index.php
or call (888) 390-6070
$34.95, Paper, 978-1-934691-16-8
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| News |
SRI Foundation Part of Team Awarded Oyu Tolgoi Cultural Heritage Plan
Oyu Tolgoi, LLC, has awarded the design of the Oyu Tolgoi cultural heritage plan (CHP) to the Mongolian International Heritage Team (MIHT). The purpose of this study is to develop a CHP that allows Mongolia and Mongolians to define a process by which their heritage is not only preserved, but enhanced, at the same time that the country’s natural resources are appropriately developed. The objective of this study is to create a CHP specific to the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) project, and the goal is for the OT CHP to serve as a model for the country.
OT is the largest as-yet-undeveloped copper-gold ore deposit in the world. The project is located in Khanbogd County (soum), Ömnogovi (South Gobi) Province (aimag) of southern Mongolia, and upon completion will represent investments of approximately 4 billion U.S. dollars. Due to the scale and nature of OT’s operations, the project will have a variety of direct and indirect impacts on communities and stakeholders, including both positive and negative influences. One set of concerns expressed repeatedly in community meetings in the South Gobi involves cultural heritage. Locals are concerned that objects and traditions may be lost, yet they remain cautiously optimistic that mining operations will provide better opportunities to support local museums, protect resources in situ, restore and conserve damaged cultural items, and encourage heritage tourism.
 The design of the CHP will take place over the next year. It will cover both tangible heritage resources, such as archaeological and paleontological sites, and intangible resources, such as folklore, dances, and the Mongol way of life. We will design practical procedures to minimize the impacts of mining activities on historical sites as well as devise plans to enhance local museums and encourage cultural events to draw tourists. The OT CHP is as ambitious as it is unprecedented.
The MIHT is composed of four principal partners—Mongolian Academy of Sciences Institute of Archaeology (MASIA); Sustainability East Asia, LLC; Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI); and the University of Arizona (UA)—along with numerous cultural heritage scholars from around the world. We are led by Dr. B. Gunchinsuren (MASIA), Dr. John Olsen (UA), and Dr. Jeffrey Altschul (SRI). John Miragliotta (Sustainability) is the project manager, and Dr. Diane L. Douglas (SRI Foundation) is the deputy project manager. Team leaders are Dr. Dr. Ch. Amartuvshin (Tangible Resources, MASIA), Dr. J. Gerelbadrakh (Public Programs, Mongolian University of Education), and Dr. S. Chuluun (Intangible Resources, National University of Mongolia).
International specialists on the team include: Dr. A. Ochir (International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations), Dr. K. Tsogtbaatar (MAS Institute of Geology), Dr. Wilem Willems (Leiden University), Dr. Hilary du Cross (Hong Kong Institute of Education), Dr. Chen Shen (Royal Ontario Museum), Dr. Michael Novacek (American Museum of Natural History), Dr. Jeffrey Homburg (SRI), Dr. Gerald Wait (Nexus Heritage), and Dr. Diane Douglas (SRI Foundation).
For more information on the OT CHP, please contact
Dr. Diane Douglas
or Dr. Jeffrey Altschu .
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Effective Practices for Considering Historic Preservation in Transportation Planning and Early Project Delivery. NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 49
By Terry Klein, David Cushman, Danny Kwan, and Elizabeth Stepp. August 2009
http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2374
Historic Bridges Community of Practice, Center for Environmental Excellence, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
The Center for Environmental Excellence by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Historic Bridge Alliance, has established a web-based Historic Bridges Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP’s purpose is to provide an on-line forum for invited participants to identify and discuss emerging issues associated with the identification, evaluation, and management of our nation’s historic bridges.
http://environment.transportation.org/cop/groups/historic_bridges/default.aspx
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The SRI Foundation seeks to enrich society by fostering Historic Preservation. The Foundation achieves this mission by creating an understanding and appreciation of our shared past and by improving the practice of Historic Preservation. 
