Andrea Balderamos and Dr. Anthony Husemann
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Andrea Balderamos began her formal training and education at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. She graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology and a Minor in Geology. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the International College of the Cayman Islands. Her work in Anthropology began in 2006 as a Lab Assistant, for which she received her first published recognition in The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology under Dr Torben Rick, a Coastal Archaeologist at SMU. Since then, she has worked as an Archaeologist in Taos, New Mexico, and Cuzco, Peru. She has also begun creating a collection of works, that surround cultural association and progression within the Cayman Islands.
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Dr. Tony Husemann attended St. Mary's College, Maryland, on a National Merit Special Scholarship in 1973, where he majored in biology and minored in mathematics, graduating with honors in 1976 with a B.Sc. degree. From there he attended Bowling Green State University’s graduate programme in biology, but fell in love with teaching and moved to California in 1978 to pursue post-baccalaureate studies in Life Science Education at Sonoma State University. He subsequently earned a Ryan Single Subject Teaching Credential in 1983, and taught in California public schools from 1980-84, and from 1984 to 1988 in a Cayman Islands high school.
Husemann continued his education at Columbia International University, South Carolina, 1988- 1990. He then transferred to the University of South Carolina to complete a masters of education in adult education, where he graduated summa cum laude in 1991.
Returning to the Cayman Islands, he served as principal of another local high school, and after several more years of teaching and school leadership, Husemann moved on to Calvary Christian Academy (CCA), Ft. Lauderdale, where he taught science from 2003-2008. He also earned a PhD in management and organizational development, graduating summa cum laude from Capella University, St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2006, following which he served as Calvary Christian Academy’s academic administrator, from 2007-08. At present he is the director of graduate studies at the International College of the Cayman Islands, where he has been since 2008.
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The Discovery Exhibit: An Investment for the Future
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The Cayman Islands National Museum currently houses a vast array of artefacts that relate to Caymanian history, 50 years and much further into the past. This research identifies whether it is more beneficial for the museum to diversify existing exhibits, i.e., by exhibits of other Caribbean cultures; or whether keeping exhibitions focussed only on Caymanian culture and history, will suffice for maintaining this non-profit organization for the next 50 years. An investigation was conducted into whether the diversification will increase visitor/patron interest in the museum, and thus raise revenue for the organization. The research prompted a proposal to create three new exhibit types for expansion and improvement of present National Museum displays. These new types of exhibits are detailed herein, as The Discovery Exhibit, along with the rationale for their design and development.
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Schedule
A detailed schedule may be found HERE
| Book Fair and Cultural Exhibits |
12:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Keynote Reception |
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
| Conference Opening |
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Morning Session |
8:30 am – 12:00 pm (Includes a 10-minute coffee break) |
| Luncheon & Cultural Interlude |
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm |
| Afternoon Sessions |
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
4:15 pm - 7:00 pm
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Book Fair / Historical and Cultural Exhibits Continue |
9:00 am – 5:30 pm |
| Morning Session |
9:00 am – 11:15 am |
| Luncheon & Cultural Interlude |
11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
| Afternoon Sessions |
12:20 pm – 3:20 pm
3:40 pm - 5:10 pm |
| Book Fair / Historical and Cultural Exhibits Continue |
9:00 am – 5:30 pm |
| Closing Plenary and Cocktail Reception |
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm |
*Plenaries will be scheduled during morning and luncheon sessions.
Persons whose papers have been accepted present on Day Two and Three of the conference.
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