[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 13061-13062] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS' ROBERT J. DOLE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS ON COMPLETION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT PORTION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM'S MUSEUM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ______ HON. DENNIS MOORE of kansas in the house of representatives Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to have this opportunity to congratulate the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics on the campus of the University of Kansas for completion of the Institutional Assessment portion of the American Association of Museum's Museum Assessment Program, MAP. Senior Archivist Morgan Davis led the MAP team which included Audio/ Visual Archivist Judy Sweets and Assistant Archivists Catherine Riggs and Robert Lay. The team completed an extensive self-study survey which included exercises designed to help improve understanding of museum practices and broaden the scope of services offered in the Dole Archive. Judith Endelman, Director of the Benson Ford Research Center at The Henry Ford Museum, was selected to assist the Dole Archive in the Museum Assessment Program. During her two-day visit to the Dole Institute, Ms. Endelman met with Dole Institute staff and Dole Archive Advisory Board members to get a better understanding of the programs and services currently offered. The Dole Archive, which contains the collections of former Senator Bob Dole, is an invaluable research collection documenting Senator Dole's 36 wonderful years in Congress and record setting 11 years of leadership in the Senate. The Dole Archive contains a significant collection of papers, images and objects, many of which are on display in public exhibits at the Dole Institute. The Dole Institute of Politics is a bipartisan civic institution with a mission to promote civic engagement and public service. Led by Director Bill Lacy, this mission is carried out through public programming which regularly brings figures of national political prominence to speak at the Dole Institute, interpretive exhibits on the life and career of Senator Dole, and the maintenance of the Dole Archive research collections. Participation in the MAP program was made possible at virtually no cost to the Dole Institute through assistance from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the Dole Institute's achievement. [[Page 13062]] ____________________