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March, 2011:

Majors Banquet – Seat Reservations Now Being Taken (Deadline 4/15)

Tenth Annual
Department of History and American Studies

MAJORS BANQUET

Sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta

at Brock’s Riverside Grill

Friday, April 22, 2011 - 5:30 pm

Join your friends and professors to celebrate the end of the year at a festive gathering, featuring:

  • Cash bar and delicious dinner in a great location overlooking the Rappahannock River.
  • Recognition of majors’ achievements
  • Announcement of scholarship recipients
  • Presentation of Department’s annual awards

Cost: $18 majors & prospective majors; $20 faculty and guests

Payment: See Mrs. Patton in Mercer 308 by April 15

Dress: Business attire recommended

Graduate School Workshop

Drs. Rigelhaupt and Moon will be hosting at workshop

on Thursday, April 14 at 6PM in Annex 111 on

Graduate School

If you are a sophomore or junior thinking about graduate school, this is a perfect session for you

History Internship Opportunity

History Intern

Federal Judicial Center

Washington, DC 20002-8003

The Federal Judicial Center is the federal courts’ agency for research and education. Congress established it by statute in 1967 as a separate organization within the federal judicial system at the request of the Judicial Conference of the United States (see 28 U.S.C. §§ 620–629). A nine-member Board, chaired by the Chief Justice of the United States, determines its basic policies.

The Center’s Federal Judicial History Office has need for a research assistant to work during the summer of 2011. Responsibilities will include research related to the Center’s judicial history reference works and a documentary history.

Qualifications:

Desirable qualifications include knowledge of United States legal and political history and familiarity with the federal court system. Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree, preferably in history, and enrollment in a graduate history program is desirable. Editorial experience a plus.

Salary and Benefits:

The exact hourly pay rate will be established on the basis of educational background but can be expected to be $13.48 per hour at a minimum.  Appointment will be from about mid-May through August.  Civil service rating is not required.

Application Procedure:

Send a resume with cover letter addressing qualifications to:

Federal Judicial Center

ATTN:  Human Resources Office, Room 6-190

Announcement #11-07T

One Columbus Circle, NE

Washington, DC  20002-8003

When applying, please refer to Announcement #11-07T.  This announcement will remain open until filled; however, to receive full consideration, applications should be submitted no later than COB April 22, 2011.

THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Rachel Luehrs (’12) Awarded SHEAR/Mellon Summer Seminar Fellowship

History major Rachel Luehrs has been accepted to the prestigious SHEAR/Mellon Summer Seminar. This program awards ten highly competitive fellowships annually to rising college seniors who are preparing for research on their senior theses at liberal arts colleges. Students who are accepted join a summer program “dedicated to providing talented, motivated undergraduate scholars the opportunity to pursue original primary source research in some of the finest archival collections relevant to early American history.”

As a member of this program, Luehrs will travel to Philadelphia this summer to pursue her research while working under the guidance of leading historians at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Luehrs’ study focuses upon the agency of disenfranchised people such as women and African Americans during the Early Republic. Of the research she has already completed and her upcoming plans, Luehrs notes, “I have encountered many entertaining stories on how these individuals manipulated the very systems which were meant to limit them to gain a sense of power over their lives and surroundings.  Through my research in Philadelphia I plan to study what opportunities existed for women in a large northern city and for African Americans in a city which had one of the largest free African American populations.”

Dr. Will Mackintosh, who has guided Ms. Luehrs in her research thus far, will serve as her thesis advisor at the Department of History at UMW this coming fall.

Summer Internship – U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Available:  Intern
Office/Location:  U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Closing Date:  March 31, 2011
Salary Level/Range:  Unpaid
Proposed Starting Date:  Mid-May 2011
End date: Late July/Early August

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Office of the Historian seeks an unpaid intern with a strong interest in history.  Responsibilities include assistance in day-to-day office operations, significant historical research, and other special projects as assigned. The intern must be highly motivated, collaborative, and possess excellent research and computer skills.

APPLICANT INSTRUCTIONS

Please email a cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample to history@mail.house.gov  or fax to 202-226-2931.  Please include “Internship 2011″ in the subject line of the email.

Career Night — March 15, 7pm, Lee Hall 412

Do you want a job after college (or graduate school)? Your answer should be yes! To find out how four UMW History and American Studies majors have landed on their feet after college, be sure to attend this year’s Career Night event. The four alums will explain how they got to their current jobs (or into their current graduate program) and answer your questions about how to prepare for the job market in this tough economy.

When: Tuesday, March 15, 7pm

Where: Lee Hall 412