Spring 2024 Classes and Workshops
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- Materials & Techniques of Preservation (in-person, Tuesdays beginning February 6th, 2024).
- Introduction to Archaeology in Historic Preservation (online, Wednesdays beginning February 21st, 2024).
- Saturday Workshop – TBD
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Payment for these courses will be accepted online starting January 8th, 2024. Due to staff vacancies, we are unable to accept payment by purchase order for these courses. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Materials & Techniques of Preservation
10-week class | credit/no credit | 2 CEUs
In-person @ Rutgers University, Camden – Writer’s House, 305 Cooper St. Camden, NJ 08102
This course offers an overview of different materials commonly used in our region and the techniques for their repair. Repairing existing regional materials not only maintains historic aesthetics, but preservation also reduces demands on natural resources from a sustainability standpoint. Materials to be examined are: masonry (stone, brick, concrete, terra cotta, mortar), wood, finishes, plaster, and metals. The class will discuss techniques utilized to read historic evidence in buildings and provide an introduction to the NJ Rehabilitation subcode.
Instructor: Bob Russell
Schedule: Ten weeks between Tuesday, February 6, 2024 and Tuesday, April 9, 2024. This class will meet IN-PERSON at Rutgers-Camden’s Writer’s House, 305 Cooper St. Camden, NJ 08102, from 6:30-8:30pm.
Cost: $275
Course Number: HP-128-SP24
REGISTER (limit 12): https://ce-catalog.rutgers.edu/coursedisplay.cfm?schID=91260. If the class is full, you will be added to the waiting list. If a spot opens on the waiting list, we will let you know.
**We are temporarily not accepting Purchase Order (PO) requests as we undergo staffing transitions.**
About the instructor:
Bob Russell is a partner in the Princeton-area firm Holt Morgan Russell Architects. He has over thirty years of experience and has carried out historic preservation projects at such notable sites as Drumthwacket, Craftsman Farms, Allaire Village, and High Point Monument. He and his firm have also done significant work at the Princeton and Rutgers University campuses, particularly in the restoration of old buildings. He has taught in the Drew University Historic Preservation program.
Introduction to Archaeology in Historic Preservation
10-week class | credit/no credit | 2 CEUs
Online via Zoom and Canvas (Rutgers course management system)
This course will provide an accessible introduction to archaeological methods and theory and will encourage students to consider archaeology’s role in historic preservation. Students will explore case studies which have contributed to the development of the discipline as it is currently practiced as well as the federal law which protects archaeological sites. Current events and technologies will also be discussed, including the impact of climate change and resulting sustainability treatments on historic sites and their relationship with archaeological investigation.
Instructor: Alexis Alemy
Schedule: Ten weeks, Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 – Wednesday, April 24, 2024; live online from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. This course will also include a field trip activity on one Saturday during the course of the term.
Required technology: Computer with webcam and microphone and a reliable internet connection.
Cost: $275
Course Number: HP-130-SP24
REGISTER (limit 20): https://ce-catalog.rutgers.edu/coursedisplay.cfm?schID=91261. If the class is full, you will be added to the waiting list. If a spot opens on the waiting list, we will let you know.
**We are temporarily not accepting Purchase Order (PO) requests as we undergo staffing transitions.**
About the instructor:
Alexis Alemy is a Historic Preservation Specialist with the New Jersey Historic Trust, serving as the Trust’s staff Archaeologist and assisting with the administration of the Trust’s grant programs, which allocate matching funds to non-profit organizations and municipalities toward historic preservation projects. Prior to joining the Trust she had been employed in cultural resource management as an archaeologist for nearly a decade. Partnering with a colleague, she recently launched a virtual course on Archaeology in Early Childhood through Kodo Kids. She is a board member for the Archaeological Society of New Jersey.
Summer Saturday Workshop: TBD
*Class and workshop details subject to change.
Cancellation policy:
- Courses (three or more class meetings): Students may cancel their registrations prior to the start of class for a full refund. For withdrawals within the first two weeks of class, cancellations will be refunded 50 percent. After the first two weeks, no refunds will be issued.
- Workshops (two days or less): Cancellations are fully refundable up to one week prior to the start of the workshop. No other refunds will be issued.
- In all cases, registrations are non-transferable to another person.