Innovative Internship Philip Williams doesn’t know precisely where his future career in archaeology will lead. For now, he is content to learn and contribute to the field as a sophomore through an internship at Berkshire Museum. Williams, an Archeology, Geography, and Applied Anthropology (AGAA) major from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is working with Berkshire Museum and the Castleton University Digital Archaeology Project to document and preserve the museum’s collection of ancient Palmyrene funerary reliefs through a series of high-resolution 3D scans. He is working with funding from a Castleton University StudentFaculty Summer Research Grant.
“It’s really hard to say what is most valuable from this experience; so much of it is brand new to me, working with artifacts, the process of 3D scanning, the entire concept of digital archeology,” Williams said. “All of this is both practical knowledge for my major but also will help me as a student while I progress through the program.” When the project is complete, Berkshire will receive a 3D-printed copy of a bust that can be used in classrooms and other locations around the county. Photo Credit: Stephanie Zollshan, The Berkshire Eagle
Castleton Alumna Crowned Miss Vermont Danielle Morse ’21, who studied Nursing at Castleton, was named the winner of the 2021 Miss Vermont pageant. The New Haven, Vermont, native first set her sights on the Miss Vermont title as a freshman in high school. That year, Morse spent more than a month at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital following complications from an appendectomy. After that experience, Morse became the 2014 Children’s Miracle Network Hospital Champion for Vermont. She met former Miss Vermont Jeanelle Achee at a hospital fundraiser. Now, Achee is an operating room nurse. Morse will soon follow in her footsteps as a surgical nurse at Porter Medical Center, a small hospital located in Middlebury, Vermont. Her encounter with Achee, combined with her hospital stay, influenced her career path. As Miss Vermont, Morse travels across the state making appearances at different
organizations and fundraising events such as the Boys and Girls Club and UVM Children’s Hospital golf fundraiser. In addition to her duties as Miss Vermont, she also serves as a volunteer firefighter. Morse believes her Castleton education built a tenacity in her to achieve her lofty goals. “My experience at Castleton taught me that no matter how many times you are pushed down or fail to never give up on yourself,” she said. Morse will compete in the 100th annual Miss America competition this December.
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