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News

November 17, 2009

• Grad Student Onur Dizdar Wins Photo Prize from US Embassy

November 10, 2009

• History Grad Student Presents Research at Conference

November 7, 2009

• History Department's 2009-2010 Scholarship Winners

November 6, 2009

• History Student Organizations Elect New Officers

November 2, 2009

• Dr. Mazza Wins URC Grant from WIU

October 29, 2009

• New Minor in Legal History Available at Western

October 28, 2009

• Modern Global History Minor Now Available at Western

October 27, 2009

• New Topics, New Courses, Among History's Spring Offerings

October 26, 2009

• New History 275 Course on Global Encounters in World History
• History 444(G): First World War in the Middle East
• History 488(G): Comparative History of South Africa & the U.S.
• History 512: Research Seminar in Diplomatic History
• History 550: Graduate Workshop on Paleography and Research Methods
• History 312: Technology, Culture, and Society
• History 427(G): French Revolution & Napoleon
• History 415(G): Civil War and Reconstruction
• History 541: Graduate Readings Seminar on the European Metropolis
• History 511: Graduate Readings Seminar in US History on the 1960s

October 23, 2009

• History Major Adam Bednar Named College Scholar by Honors College

October 21, 2009

• Three Historians Awarded WIU Summer Stipends for 2010

October 20, 2009

• History Graduate Student Research Grants Announced

October 19, 2009

• Drs. Brice, Chamberlin, & Mazza Give International Conference Presentations

October 15, 2009

• Dr. Mazza's Book on Jerusalem's History Published

October 14, 2009

• Assoc. Prof. McNabb the Winner of WIU's 2009 Teaching Excellence Award

October 6, 2009

• History Faculty Present Research at Conferences

October 5, 2009

• Six History Grad Students Make Regional Conference Presentations

October 4, 2009

• CAS Fall Undergraduate Research Grant Competition

September 30, 2009

• Cody Boland, CAS Student Council President

September 22, 2009

• Research Grants Available for History Grad Students

September 14, 2009

• Summer 2010 Study-Abroad Course in Greece

September 8, 2009

• Call for Graduate Student Papers for April Conference in Chicago

September 4, 2009

• History Department Celebrates Start of Academic Year

September 2, 2009

• Singer-Songwriter Bucky Halker Comes to WIU History Department

July 20, 2009

• WIU Faculty Lead Travel-Study Trip to the American South for Area Teachers

July 17, 2009

• A Piece of the Past: History Grad Student Works on Museum Exhibit

July 15, 2009

• Dr. Roberto Mazza Joins WIU History Faculty this Fall

June 11, 2009

• Latin American History Assistant Professor Position Opening

June 10, 2009

• WIU Awarded NEH Grant for Traveling Lincoln Exhibit

June 9, 2009

• History Faculty Promoted and Recognized with PAAs

May 29, 2009

• Summer Classes in History

May 15, 2009

• Three History Majors Graduate with Honors

May 12, 2009

• Sarah Garmer Receives Haka Award for Fall 2009

May 11, 2009

• Amy Kallenbach Wins CAS 2009 Undergraduate Research Award

May 10, 2009

• Two History Faculty Chosen for CAS Outstanding Faculty Awards
• Dr. McNabb Receives CAS Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching
• Dr. Palmer Receives CAS Outstanding Faculty Award for Research/Scholarship

May 9, 2009

• ASH Receives 2009 Student Organization Award from CAS

May 8, 2009

• Dr. Timothy Roberts's Book, Distant Revolutions, is Published

May 7, 2009

• ASH Elects Officers for 2009-2010

May 5, 2009

• Drs. Hall, Palmer, & Woell Win URC Grants in Spring 2009

May 4, 2009

• Abby Lagemann Awarded Dykstra Scholarship for History Graduate Studies
• 34th Annual History Conference A Success
• Roy Gully Chosen as 2009 Pasquini Award Winner
• Jim Phillips Chosen for History's 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award

May 1, 2009

• Mallorie Clark Wins Undergraduate Research Day Award

April 29, 2009

• 17 Students Make History Presentations at Undergraduate Research Day

April 28, 2009

• Dr. Jelatis's Article Published in Illinois History Teacher
• Dr. Hall Guest Edits Issue of Illinois History Teacher

April 26, 2009

• Three History Grad Students Make Conference Presentations

April 22, 2009

• Mallorie Clark is Spring 2009 College Scholar for Centennial Honors College

April 21, 2009

• 26 Students Initiated into Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
• Phi Alpha Theta Officers Elected for 2009-2010

April 19, 2009

• Mallorie Clark and Abby Lagemann Honored by History Department

April 17, 2009

• Undergraduate Research Day Abstracts Due

April 10, 2009

• Rotary Foundation Scholarships for Study Abroad in 2010-2011

April 8, 2009

• History's On-Line Journal Accepting Nominations of Student Papers

April 7, 2009

• Summer School Scholarships for Graduate Students

April 6, 2009

• Dr. Filipink and Dr. McNabb Win WIU Teaching Awards
• Dan Mieszala and Abby Lagemann Present Papers at Purdue Conference
• Dr. Walter Kretchik Presents Paper at Society for Military History Conference
• Dr. Richard Filipink Speaks at Michigan Conference on the 1960s
• 5 History Students Inducted in Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; 2 Win Awards

April 5, 2009

• Environmental History: History 422(G) in Quad Cities in Fall 2009
• Flight Culture: History 424 in Fall 2009
• Asia-Pacific War in History and Memory: History 531 in Fall 2009
• Global and Transnational Conflict: History 488(G) in Fall 2009
• Britain During the Reign of Henry VIII: Hist 434(G) in Fall 2009
• 19th-Century American Print Literature: History 510 in Fall 2009
• Technology & Culture in Comparative Perspective: History 541 in Fall 2009

April 4, 2009

• Dr. Roberts Offers Civil War History Class this Summer

April 3, 2009

• Dr. Woell Offers General Honors Seminar on Enlightenment this Fall

April 2, 2009

• Seven History Undergrads Win Research Funding from College and Department

March 31, 2009

• Dr. Woell Presents Research Paper on Panel Comments at Society for French Historical Studies

March 30, 2009

• 9 Grad Students Awarded History Professor Emeritus Fund Awards in 2008-09

March 29, 2009

• 9 WIU History Students & Alums Present at Phi Alpha Theta Conference; Three Win Awards

March 27, 2009

• ASH Hosts Panel Presentation on Teaching Careers and Jobs

March 26, 2009

• Mid-America History Conference Issues Call for (Graduate) Papers

March 25, 2009

• Dr. Lee Brice Wins American Philosophical Society Research Grant

March 24, 2009

• Dr. Barclay Key Wins Fulbright Teaching Award

March 20, 2009

• History Undergraduates Make 6 Funded Conference Presentations in Spring 2009

March 19, 2009

• Adam Bednar Wins First Place in WIU's Phi Kappa Phi Senior Research Paper Award Competition

March 14, 2009

• Six History Graduate Students Win Grad School Funding Awards

March 13, 2009

• Faculty Unveil Fall 09 History Courses at Course Fair

March 12, 2009

• Macomb High Students Interview WWII Veterans

March 9, 2009

• Dr. Jelatis Presents Research at Missouri Valley History Conference

March 8, 2009

• WIU Hosts Spring Workshop for Region's History Teachers

March 2, 2009

• Five WIU History Faculty Present at Teachers' Conference in Naperville

February 26, 2009

• Eleven History Graduate Students Make Conference Presentations in Spring 2009

February 24, 2009

• Grad Student Austin Schwartz Makes Conference Presentation

February 20, 2009

• Graduate Student Research Funding Available

February 17, 2009

• Prof. Emeritus Robert Sutton's Life Celebrated

February 15, 2009

• Spring 2009 Undergraduate Research Grant Competition: Feb. 20 Deadline

February 9, 2009

• History Dept 2008-09 Scholarship Winners

January 29, 2009

• History Major Abigail Johnson's Photograph Wins Prize

January 25, 2009

• Summer Civil Rights Movement Travel-Study Class Deadline

January 12, 2009

• Dr. Roberts Presents Paper at AHA Annual Conference

January 8, 2009

• Dr. Ginny Boynton Appointed History Dept. Chair

January 4, 2009

• Sex and Sexuality in American History
• Course on the American West Offered in Spring 2009
• Spring 2009 Course on Origins of Modern Governments and of Reason

January 2, 2009

• Four History Majors Graduate with Honors in December
• History Alum Matt Miller Chosen by WIU for 2008 Alumni Achievement Award
• Three Haka Awards Given for Spring 2009

January 1, 2009

• Alex Heuer Named Honors College Scholar and History Department Scholar for Fall 2008
• History Students Honored at Annual Scholarship Ceremony

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