{"id":5624,"date":"2026-09-03T20:18:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/?page_id=5624"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:43:05","slug":"digital-humanities-convening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/digital-humanities-convening\/","title":{"rendered":"Collections + Care: A Digital Humanities Convening"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\">Apply now for Collections + Care: A Digital Humanities Convening!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/Digital-Humanities-Convening-3-Postcard-front-updated.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5660 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/Digital-Humanities-Convening-3-Postcard-front-updated.png\" alt=\"Graphic advertising Collections + Care: A Digital Humanities Convening from February 22-26, 2027. The background is a grid pattern, and the text is centered on art of a torn piece of paper. Above the text is a logo depicting pixels streaming from a file into a desktop computer.\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/Digital-Humanities-Convening-3-Postcard-front-updated.png 1800w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/Digital-Humanities-Convening-3-Postcard-front-updated-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/Digital-Humanities-Convening-3-Postcard-front-updated-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/Digital-Humanities-Convening-3-Postcard-front-updated-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/Digital-Humanities-Convening-3-Postcard-front-updated-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/Digital-Humanities-Convening-3-Postcard-front-updated-1500x1000.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Do you have photos or recordings of family members you want to preserve? Are you part of an organization that wants to organize its brochures, flyers, or records? Is there a box of papers in your house you want to scan?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you answered yes to any of these questions, then consider submitting an application for the <strong>2027 Digital Humanities Convening<\/strong> with the Margaret Walker Center! This workshop series will be held at the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">COFO Civil Rights Education Center<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">(1017 John R. Lynch Street) the week of February 22, 2027, Monday through Friday. During the sessions, participants will receive training in an array of topics including scanning and digitizing materials, collecting oral histories, creating metadata, building websites, and developing strategies to share their collections. Margaret Walker Center staff will lead the workshops along with speakers from guest organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Expectations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Participants are expected to attend each full day. (In the case of an individual applying on behalf of an organization, i.e. a church or sorority, different individuals from the organization may attend on different days if needed.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Participants should be prepared to transport their materials for digitization to and from the COFO Center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Space is limited for the convening. Please submit only <strong>one<\/strong> application per person or organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Participants receive:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lunch each day, with a closing reception on Friday, February 26.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">$1000 stipend upon completion of the convening. (In the case of an organization, this may be split between attending members or given to the organization itself.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Personal portable hard drive to store and preserve their work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\">All applications are due by <b>October 16, 2026<\/b>. Contact the Margaret Walker Center at <strong>mwa@jsums.edu<\/strong> with any questions or concerns.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/182HlueN8Gx6vosK9L_OowvyaoPYTEdVWdzZi9DaAeMM\/viewform?ts=6a8355e1&amp;edit_requested=true\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Apply now via Google Forms<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schedule<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">A more detailed schedule will be provided closer to the convening. Please note that the schedule below is also subject to change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #000000\">Monday, February 22, Noon to 2:00 p.m.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Morning Session: Introductions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Lunch<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Afternoon Session: Preservation Presentation on media and paper-based materials<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #000000\">Tuesday, February 23, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Morning Session: Digitizing manuscript collections and oral histories, part 1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Lunch<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Afternoon Session: Metadata, formats, transcriptions, and more, part 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #000000\">Wednesday, February 24, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Morning Session: Digitize manuscript collections and oral histories, part 2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Lunch<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Afternoon Session: Metadata, formats, transcriptions, and more, part 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #000000\">Thursday, February 25, 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Morning Session: Websites, servers, and the cloud<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Lunch<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Afternoon Session: Social media and promotions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #000000\">Friday, February 26, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Morning Session: Work with participants to digitize collections and create plans for dissemination<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Lunch<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Afternoon Session: Presentations by participants<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Reception<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">This convening is made possible through funding from the Mellon Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5658 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black.png\" alt=\"Black text logo that has the words &quot;Mellon Foundation&quot; next to a loopy, stylized &quot;M.&quot;\" width=\"282\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black.png 8001w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/files\/2026\/09\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply now for Collections + Care: A Digital Humanities Convening! 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