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January, 2011:

Call for Papers – Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society Regional Conference

Jan 29th, 2011
by Susan F..
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Members of the History honors society Phi Alpha Theta are invited to participate in the 2011 PAT Regional Conference at Virginia Wesleyan College at Norfolk / Virginia Beach, VA. The event will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011. The final deadline for paper submission and registration is Friday, February 18th; fees are due one week earlier.

If you are interested in participating, please contact our UMW Phi Alpha Theta advisor, Dr. Susan Fernsebner (sfernseb [at] umw [dot] edu) and submit your registration fee to her by Friday, February 11th.

See below for full details:

2011 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference
Saturday 26 March 2011

At Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk/Va. Beach, VA

Paper submission, Registration and Fee Payment Deadline: Friday February 18, 2011

Virginia Wesleyan College is proud to host the 2011 Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society VA Regional Conference. We invite PAT members from all VA campuses to submit graduate and undergraduate papers on any topic of history.  Papers submitted (four copies plus completed registration form, please) by the February 18 deadline will be judged by historians outside the state for awards in Graduate and Undergraduate divisions of World, European, and United States History. Papers submitted to be judged may be of any reasonable length; however, by the time of the conference students must refine and edit their papers into a 20 minute presentation, which equals about 10-11 typed, double spaced pages when read aloud. Each of our conference rooms is equipped with computer, projector, and Video/DVD technology for those who choose to use it.

A registration fee of $25 and a completed registration form (attached) must accompany four copies of each paper submission.   The registration fee helps us provide morning snacks, a buffet luncheon, an honorarium for the keynote speaker, and prizes for all our student winners.

Detailed travel and lodging directions to follow.

Dr. Clay Drees
Department of History
Virginia Wesleyan College
1584 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502–5599
cdrees@vwc.edu

Summer Internships at the Newberry Library

Jan 25th, 2011
by jessrigelhaupt.
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The Newberry Library offers internships in most of its departments. Newberry interns benefit professionally and intellectually from challenging work assignments as well as participation in the Library’s lively community of scholars. Interns are supervised individually by Newberry staff members, who serve as mentors and insure that the internship has a robust educational component. In addition to their individual assignments, interns learn about other dimensions of the Library through group presentations, tours, and events such as the weekly colloquium. (At the colloquium, the Newberry community gathers to hear an informal talk, usually focused on the collections or a current research project within the Library, followed by discussion and accompanied by refreshments.)

Although these opportunities are unpaid, many previous interns have earned academic credit for their Newberry experience. Undergraduates and graduate students in the humanities, social sciences, library and information science, performing arts, journalism, communications, marketing, graphic design, and museum studies, as well as postgraduates with backgrounds in these fields, may apply for available internships. Please refer to the individual internship descriptions on our website for the specific qualifications for each position:

http://www.newberry.org/hr/jobscontent.html#General%20Intern%20Info

The application deadline for the summer internships is February 21, 2011. The full application information appears on the above website.

George Washington Mt. Vernon Summer Internships

Jan 22nd, 2011
by Susan F..
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Six summer internships will be available at Mt. Vernon this season as part of their “George Washington: Entrepreneur Internship” program. Applications are due by February 15, 2011.

For full information and contacts, see the description below:

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Call For Papers-History Matters: An Undergraduate Journal of Historical Research

Jan 21st, 2011
by kmoon.
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History Matters would like to invite all undergraduates to submit their historical research for our spring 2011 issue. This is a great opportunity for undergraduates to contribute to the historical field. The deadline for submission is January 28, 2011. For more information about submission requirements and procedures, please visit our website www.historymatters.appstate.edu.
History Matters
Department of History
Appalachian State University
P.O. Box 32072
Boone, NC 28608
Email: histmatt@appstate.edu
Visit the website at http://www.historymatters.appstate.edu

Gabii Project 2011 Volunteer Field Program

Jan 20th, 2011
by kmoon.
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The Gabii Project will again sponsor a 6-week volunteer field program for undergraduate and graduate students in 2011. Gabii is locate 18 km east of Rome Italy. The 2011 program will run from June 19 until July 30, 2011. The application deadline is February 28, 2011.

Contact: gabii.project@gmail.com
 URL: sitemaker.umich.edu/gabiiproject/

Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program

Jan 20th, 2011
by kmoon.
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College Sophomores and Juniors: Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program is
open for applications. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York City invites college sophomores and juniors with a passion for American history, and academic excellence in the field, to contact: scholars@gilderlehrman.org.  Application deadline is February 15, 2011.

URL: www.gilderlehrman.org/historyscholars.html

Historic Deerfield — Summer Fellowship Program, June 13-August 14, 2011

Jan 18th, 2011
by Steve.
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Historic Deerfield is offering fellowships for 6-10 undergraduates (junior or senior status) to work and study in their museums in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Application deadline: February 25, 2011. For more details, go to www.historic-deerfield.org/summer-fellowship-program.

Career Services Program Schedule — Spring 2011

Jan 17th, 2011
by Steve.
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Attached here is the program schedule for Spring 2011 events and workshops hosted by the university’s Office of Career Services.

Spring_2011 Calendar of Events- Public

History Students Present at Oral History Association

Jan 17th, 2011
by jessrigelhaupt.
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Professor Jess Rigelhaupt and four University of Mary Washington students were part of a panel on “Oral History and Documenting James Farmer’s Legacy at the University of Mary Washington” at the 2010 meeting of the Oral History Association. Christiane Lauer (class of 2011), Sadie Smith (class of 2011), Justin Mattos (class of 2010), MacKenzie Murphy (class of 2010), and Professor Rigelhaupt presented papers. Dr. Alphine Jefferson, Professor of History at Randolph-Macon College, served as chair and commentator for the panel. The students’ papers were based on interviews they conducted in Professor Rigelhaupt’s course, “Oral History and James Farmer,” which was taught in fall 2009. The interviews are available at farmeroralhistory.umwblogs.org, a website that documents Dr. Farmer’s contributions to UMW and was built as part of the course. Christiane Lauer’s and Sadie Smith’s participation in the Oral History Association annual meeting was generously supported by an Undergraduate Research Grant from the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office.

From left to right: Justin Mattos, Sadie Smith, Christiane Lauer, and Jess Rigelhaupt.

Mandatory 485 Meeting on Tuesday

Jan 10th, 2011
by jmcclurken.
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Don’t forget that if you’re working on your AMST 485 or HIST 485 this semester that you need to attend the meeting with Dr. McClurken in ANXA 114 on Tuesday, January 11 at 5 PM.  We’ll be out in plenty of time for people to make 6 PM classes.

http://home.umwhistory.org/history-485/