Associate Director for HOPE Crew for the National Trust for Historic Preservation Monica Rhodes will deliver her lecture "Historic Preservation: Connecting the Future to the Past" on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at 5 p.m. inside 035 Murray Hall.  

For some groups a place is a painful reminder of the past, for others, it can embody a sense of ancestral pride.  How do preservation professionals manage this dichotomy? This presentation will explore the roots of historic preservation and share examples of how the National Trust for Historic Preservation is working to engage new audiences.

Monica Rhodes is the Associate Director for HOPE Crew for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She has spent the past three years overseeing the National Trust’s “Hands-On Preservation Experience” (HOPE Crew) program.  After earning her undergraduate degree in History at the University of Tulsa, she received a M.A. in African American Studies from Temple University and, later, a M.S. in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania.  HOPE Crew is a program launched by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to train a younger, more diverse generation to enter preservation trades. The program links preservation projects to the national youth corps movement, bringing the potential for thousands of crew members to work on hundreds of sites, learning preservation craft skills while rehabilitating historic places. 

This event is sponsored by the OSU American Studies Program, Center for African Studies, History Department, and Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs.  Refreshments will be provided during the lecture.  For more information, contact Amy Carreiro, History and American Studies, 744-5679 or amy.carreiro@okstate.edu">amy.carreiro@okstate.edu.  See also, www.savingplaces.org/hope-crew