Monday, June 12, 2023

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Elizabeth Gosney | CAS Marketing and Communications Manager | 405-744-7497 | egosney@okstate.edu

Soph Coe, an Oklahoma State University art history major, is the first to represent
OSU as a Princeton University Museum of Art intern this summer. 

Coe will participate in group discussions, activities and independent projects during
their eight-week assignment at the university.

“I am going to be working for Allie Wolf, manager of Wholesale and Retail Operations
at the museum, to do a project for the museum store,” said Coe, who explained that
their main project will be researching the Princeton Museum’s art collections and
finding a regional artist to create a collection that represents the art found in
the museum. 

“I feel extremely blessed to have received this opportunity and look forward to all
that I will learn while I am here,” Coe said. 

Dr. Christina Cruz Gonzalez, an art history professor in the Department of Art, Graphic Design and Art History, outlined how prestigious and coveted Coe’s program is. 

“Because of its collegiate location and link to the Ivy League institution, it is
a program that integrates both practical, curatorial components and rigorous academic
training,” Gonzalez said. “This is the kind of program that is a real game-changer
for every student contemplating a museum or curatorial career, but especially for
first-generation students and those belonging to groups that are unrepresented in
the museum profession and in the discipline or art history in general.”

With this being the first time OSU has had a graduate or undergraduate student accepted
into the program, Gonzalez emphasized the art department’s excitement surrounding
Coe’s achievement. 

“It is a real coup for us to have Soph there for eight weeks,” Gonzalez said. “We
are thrilled for them and can’t wait to hear about their experience when they return.”

Story By:
Jessica Floss, CAS graduate assistant | jfloss@okstate.edu