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Don’t forget to apply for the department’s scholarships for the following academic year (2010-2011).  Links to information about the scholarships and the online application form are below.  Applications must be received by Friday, April 2 to be considered.  Awards will be announced at the department’s banquet on Friday, April 23. Details about the Vance, Darter, [...]

Congratulations to Marissa Allison! Her paper on the 1979 Siege of Mecca, a work based upon her History 485 senior thesis, just placed second in the Virginia Social Science Association’s undergraduate paper award competition. The VSSA, the oldest association of academic disciplines in Virgina, brings a broad and rich collection of research papers together for [...]

Two of our majors, Debbi Shephard in American Studies, and Patricia Greene, in History, won the Writing Contest this year.  Ms. Shepherd won the Natural & Social Sciences–Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Award for her paper “In Their Image: The Eugenics Movement and America’s Identity Crisis,” which she wrote in AMST 202.  Ms. Greene won the [...]

Please see the following attachment that lists the programs and events sponsored by the Office of Career Services: CS calendar spring 2010 Please note the following important note from this announcement: Space is limited, so you must sign up for all workshops (excluding the fairs). Please register for workshops through your personal student account on [...]

UMW’s Writing Intensive Program is accepting submissions to its annual writing contest. If you have a research paper you would like to submit to this competition, please do so before February 15. There is a $100 prize for the best paper in each category of the content. For more information, see http://www.umw.edu/cas/writing/contest/  Papers for this [...]

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.

UNC Chapel Hill has an undergraduate summer research fellowship opportunity for rising junior and seniors who are interested in pursuing a career in academia.  Please see the attached word document or you can follow the link to the MURAP program here: http://www.unc.edu/depts/murap/student-apply.html

Our fall 2009 History Symposium schedule is now available – all are welcome to attend the event’s sessions! Refreshments will be served. FALL 2009 SYMPOSIUM University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies December 4, 2009 GREAT HALL – MEETING ROOMS 1 AND 2 SESSION ONE. 8AM.  Rm. 1  – History through [...]

UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS The Office of Career Services announces these upcoming information sessions: -Peace Corps Information Session, Wednesday,  Oct. 21, 6:00 pm, Trinkle 138 -New England Center for Children, Wednesday, October 21, 6:00 pm, Combs 001 -JET Program, Thursday, October 22, 3:00 pm, Red Room of the Campus Center The Office of Career Services still [...]

The Office of Career Services will host Career Day on Thursday, October 22 in the Great Hall of the Woodard Campus Center, from 11am-3:00pm. Over 60 organizations are scheduled to attend who are looking to recruit students for full-time positions, internships and to share information. See the attached booklet with information on Career Day and [...]