“The 历史 Department absolutely encourages our students to get involved in the field through professional service opportunities,” said University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Associate Professor of 历史 Dr. Will Stoutamire.  
 
这种服务包括作为专业协会的成员，现在的学生Micah Huyser最近很荣幸地被选为会员。  
 
Huyser is currently pursuing a 公共历史文学硕士。 at 太阳城娱乐官网. He is also the executive director at the 太阳城娱乐官网草原博物馆 in Holdrege, Nebraska.  
 
除了全职博物馆馆长和兼职研究生，Huyser还在几个地方委员会担任志愿者，比如Holdrege地区商会和太阳城娱乐官网博物馆协会。 
 
In September, Huyser joined Stoutamire and only two other Nebraskans as a board member for the 山地平原博物馆协会. 
 
“Becoming a member of the Board as an at-large representative, which Micah is, requires election by the entire MPMA membership, so it’s not an easy feat,” said Stoutamire. “Elections are competitive each cycle; not everyone gets selected.”  

MPMA代表了10个州的州立机构的小型博物馆。 它隶属于美国博物馆联盟（American Alliance of Museums），后者是美国最大、历史最悠久的代表博物馆专业人士的协会。 
 
考虑到Huyser被选为当前的研究生，这一壮举更加令人印象深刻。 
 
“It’s very uncommon for a graduate student to be elected to a board such as this; Micah benefits from being able to combine his graduate training with his current position as a small museum director,” Stoutamire said. 
 
虽然Huyser已经忙得不可开交，但他知道这样的职业发展机会的重要性。 He sees the opportunity as a resume builder as well as an opportunity to continue growing his network within the industry 
 
“You have to put yourself out there and make those human connections, which going to conferences and meeting new people really help with,” said Huyser.