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News

December 8, 2008

• History Students Visit Bishop Hill Historic Sites

December 5, 2008

• Profs. Leonard and Palmer Give Specialty Conference Presentations

November 18, 2008

• History Students Win Undergraduate Research Grants
• Mary Warnock Makes Presentation on WIU History Alumna

November 14, 2008

• Haka Award for History Students Available

November 4, 2008

• Presentation on WIU-Bilkent University Exchange Program

November 3, 2008

• WIU History Graduate Students on Regional Conference Panel

November 2, 2008

• WIU Hosts Workshop for History Teachers

October 30, 2008

• ASH Presents: History Course Fair for Spring 2009

October 29, 2008

• Four Historians Win Grants in Fall 2008

October 28, 2008

• Dr. Brice Wins Prestigious URC Grant in Fall Competition

October 23, 2008

• Dr. Ute Chamberlin Awarded Faculty Summer Research Stipend
• Dr. Rich Filipink Awarded Faculty Summer Research Stipend

October 20, 2008

• Dr. Cole Delivers Keynote Address in Pennsylvania

October 18, 2008

• Prof. Cole Wins CAS Faculty Mentoring Grant

October 15, 2008

• WIU History Student Research Journal Accepting Paper Nominations

October 14, 2008

• National and International Presentations by 5 WIU History Faculty this Fall

October 10, 2008

• Library Exhibit on the 1908 Springfield Race Riot

September 24, 2008

• New Journal's Editors Named

September 19, 2008

• Summer Adventures in History Shared

September 18, 2008

• Dr. Woell Nominated by WIU for NEH Summer Fellowship

September 12, 2008

• History's Fall Kick-Off Party a Great Success

September 8, 2008

• First Haka Opportunity Award Winners Announced

September 1, 2008

• Dr. Bill Combs Retires After 42 Years

August 25, 2008

• History Undergraduate Research Grant Opportunities

August 4, 2008

• Dr. Roberts Attends NEH Summer Institute

July 28, 2008

• GRAD SEMINAR ON MODERN JAPANESE HISTORY

July 25, 2008

• PETER COLE VISITS THAILAND WITH ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

July 21, 2008

• DR. PETER COLE SPENDS SEMESTER IN AFRICA
• PROF. PETER COLE RETURNS FROM SABBATICAL

July 16, 2008

• DR. TIMOTHY ROBERTS JOINS WIU HISTORY FACULTY

July 15, 2008

• DR. UTE CHAMBERLIN JOINS WIU HISTORY FACULTY

July 14, 2008

• DR. CLINT STARR JOINS WIU HISTORY FACULTY

July 11, 2008

• DR. LARRY T. BALSAMO HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED

July 10, 2008

• ALEX HEUER WINS TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC

July 9, 2008

• ASH ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 2008-09

July 4, 2008

• BALSAMO & FILIPINK LEAD TEACHERS TO NYC

June 6, 2008

• ALEX HEUER WINS NATIONAL BROADCASTING AWARD

May 26, 2008

• THREE HISTORIANS WIN PRESTIGIOUS URC GRANTS

May 25, 2008

• ABBY LAGEMANN IN WESTERN SCAI

May 16, 2008

• FIVE HISTORY MAJORS GRADUATE WITH HONORS

May 15, 2008

• RYAN LAMBERT NAMED DEPARTMENT SCHOLAR FOR SPRING 2008

May 13, 2008

• HISTORY UNDERGRAD RESEARCH DEMONSTRATIONS

May 5, 2008

• DR. BALSAMO RETIRES AFTER 40 YEARS AT WESTERN

May 3, 2008

• DR. LEE BRICE RECEIVES OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD

April 26, 2008

• MATTHEW MILLER NAMED HISTORY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS FOR 2008
• ANNUAL HISTORY CONFERENCE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
• BEN REES CHOSEN AS PASQUINI AWARD WINNER FOR 2008
• HISTORY CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS NAMED FOR BALSAMO

April 22, 2008

• ALEX HEUER WINS THREE STATE-WIDE BROADCASTING AWARDS
• HISTORY STUDENTS HELP BEAUTIFY CAMPUS

April 20, 2008

• 33 HISTORY STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO HISTORY HONOR SOCIETY

April 16, 2008

• HISTORY MAJORS PRESENT AT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY

April 11, 2008

• ALEX HEUER WINS PHI KAPPA PHI PAPER AWARD
• HISTORY DEPT. PARTNERS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS ON FEDERAL GRANT

April 9, 2008

• DR. VIRGINIA JELATIS WINS CAS FACULTY MENTORING GRANT

April 7, 2008

• HISTORY MAJORS PRESENT RESEARCH AT PHI ALPHA THETA CONFERENCE
• SARAH FARHA AWARDED FIRST VIC AND MARY HICKEN SCHOLARSHIP

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Macomb, IL 61455-1390 • History1@wiu.edu
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