CONGRATULATIONS to Doah Strojek, who has been invited to present her paper “The Katyn Massacre” at the Phi Alpha Theta biennial conference in San Diego in January. Doah presented this research at the regional Phi Alpha Theta conference at UA Monticello in April and won the award for best undergraduate research paper. This is a huge honor for Doah!
October 6, 2009 – Kristin Dutcher Mann
“Traveling the World with M.W. Gibbs: Local History Goes to School”
Judge Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was a prominent African American Republican politician in turn-of-the-century Little Rock. He and his family were unusually well-traveled, and their writings and travels complicate our ideas about race, politics, and American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the 2008-2009 school year Professor Mann and teachers at Gibbs Magnet School partnered to weave the travels of Judge Gibbs and his family into the art, literacy, and social studies curriculum. This talk presents Judge Gibbs’ story, as well as the impact it had on the school community.
Interested in museum work? Thought about a career in public history but didn’t know what that entailed? Here’s an opportunity to further your interest and check out the field of public history. The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is looking for volunteers. If you are interested in learning more about the Mosaic Templars or this volunteer opportunity, call Jessica Stepp at 501-682-5866.
Phi Alpha Theta picnic, 26 September. Details to follow.
Calling all History majors: the History Department has gone Facebook! Join our Facebook group, History at UALR, to stay informed of department happenings, and to keep in touch with faculty and other History majors.�
The History Department is pleased to welcome three new faculty members to our ranks. Soon-to-be Dr. Jeff Kyong-McClain, Assistant Professor, comes to us from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne and will be teaching classes in Modern China as well as the History of World Civilization. Dr. Jess Porter, Assistant Professor of Geography, will offer courses in physical, cultural, and urban geography. Mr. Aaron Horton, a doctoral candidate in History at Louisiana State University and Visiting Assistant Professor, will teach History of Civilization I and II.
The History Department will offer three “Surviving History” workshops during the first full week of classes. These workshops will offer hands-on exercises in effective note-taking, quick and concise textbook reading, effective and persuasive writing, that will help students survive and thrive in core history courses. Students are invited to attend one of the following workshops:
Monday, 24 August, 12:00 pm - Stabler Hall 111
Tuesday, 25 August, 3:00 pm - Stabler Hall 111
Wednesday, 26 August, 1:00 pm - Stabler Hall 111
Please call the History Department at 569-3235 with questions.
The History Department will offer a series of workshops, “Surviving History”, to help students thrive and succeed in the US and World Civilization core courses. Workshops will be offered during the first week of Fall semester classes. Watch this space!