WOU History

Congratulations History Students: Academic Showcase

2011-05-27T08:15:00.000-07:00

Undergraduate History Majors and MA Students did the department proud on Thursday, May 26, 2011 with their Academic Showcase Presentations.

Senior Thesis Presenters:


Back Row L to R: Jaxon Saunders, Robert Richards, Stephen Caulkin, Jeffrey Larson, Clara Scillian Kennedy, Jonathan Moch. Front Row L to R: Sarah Berry, Mallory Antis, Andrew White, Emma Thomas, Melanie Pinard, Jennifer Newby, Helen Chaffee.

Graduate Student Seminar Paper Presenters:

Back Row L to R: Austin Schulz, Jeffrey Larson, Jeffrey Benson. Front Row L to R: Hannah Marshall, Samantha Reining, Toni Rush, Diane Huddleston.

History Department at Academic Showcase May 26, 2011

2011-05-17T14:28:00.001-07:00

The History Department has two sessions for Western's academic showcase on May 26. Both will be located in NS 103.

8-12: Undergraduate senior thesis presentations
1-4: Graduate seminar paper presentations

For more information contact Professor Kimberly Jensen jenseki@wou.edu

Workshop for Undergraduate History Students Wed. May 11

2011-05-09T15:19:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
12:00-12:50 HSS 111

Learn More About
Jobs for Historians
Your Resume and Curriculum Vitae
Letters of Recommendation
Graduate School

Questions? Contact Professor Kimberly Jensen at jenseki@wou.edu

Professor David Doellinger Awarded NEH Summer Stipend

2011-04-26T11:04:00.001-07:00

Faculty members in the history department are honored to announce that David Doellinger has just been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Grant for his research project "Constructing Peace in East Germany: Conscientious Objectors, 1964-1989."
David will use the grant to conduct archival research in Germany in conjunction with his sabbatical leave from Western this fall 2011.
We congratulate David for his success in being awarded this very competitive grant and for the important recognition of his research that it represents. We are enriched by his scholarship and are so proud of his accomplishments.

History Department Research Grant Recipients

2011-04-19T14:52:00.000-07:00

The history department faculty are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 History Department Research Grant. They are:

Sarah Berry, for her senior thesis project “Pancho Villa and the Lord of the Skies: Narcocorridos in the Corrido Tradition” with primary advisor Professor John Rector and secondary advisor Professor Narasingha Sil.

Jennifer Newby, for her senior thesis project “Jane Addams and Children: Educating the Future One Child at a Time” with primary advisor Professor Kimberly Jensen and secondary advisor Professor Max Geier.

We congratulate them and acknowledge the important work of all of the applicants for the grant this year.

Jennifer Newby and Sarah Berry, 2011 History Department Research Grant Recipients

Senior Thesis Grant Application Due

2011-03-14T17:32:00.000-07:00

Reminder: WOU Students in the History Senior Thesis Process should plan to apply for the History Research Grant. Applications are due March 28, 2011. For more information see email from Professor Jensen or go to the history department website at www.wou.edu/history and click on research grant on the left menu.

History Senior Thesis Prospectus Due Today, November 29

2010-11-29T08:34:00.000-08:00

A reminder to history seniors that the senior thesis prospectus is due today. Please either bring a hard copy to the Social Science office (231A HSS) or send an electronic copy. You will need a copy for Professor Jensen and both of your readers.
All of the information is available at the Moodle site.

Two Important Meetings for History Students Monday, October 4

2010-09-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

Graduate Student Orientation
Monday, October 4 4:00 p.m. NS 103
All new and continuing MA students please attend
For more information please contact Professor Ben Lowe at loweb@wou.edu

Required Meeting for History Senior Thesis Students
Monday, October 4 at 5:00 p.m. HSS 332
All students planning to participate in the senior thesis process (including HST 420 in winter and HST 499 in spring) are required to attend this meeting about fall requirements and the process.
For more information please contact Professor Kimberly Jensen at jenseki@wou.edu

History Seniors -- Required Meeting for Senior Thesis October 4

2010-09-23T14:52:00.000-07:00

A required meeting for all history students who plan to complete the senior thesis process this year.
(This includes fall requirements, HST 420 Philosophies of History in Winter 2011, HST 499 Senior Thesis in Spring 2011)
When: Monday, October 4, 2010 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Where: HSS 332
We will discuss the requirements you will need to complete in fall term, winter and spring terms in order to participate in the senior thesis process.
Questions: Contact Professor Kimberly Jensen at jenseki@wou.edu

New on the History Website: Jobs for Historians

2010-05-31T16:38:00.001-07:00

Visit our new sidebar link on the WOU history department webpage "Jobs for Historians" with informative sites and links to job resources.
Go to www.wou.edu/history
We welcome suggestions for other job-related resources.

History Department Sessions for Academic Showcase May 27, 2010

2010-05-16T10:15:00.001-07:00

History senior students and MA seminar students will participate in morning and afternoon sessions for Western's Academic Showcase on May 27, 2010. Both sessions will be in Natural Science 103. Senior seminar students will present from 8:00-12:00 and MA seminar students will present from 1:00-5:00. Please plan to join us for both sessions.
For information contact Professor Kimberly Jensen at jenseki@wou.edu

History Research Grant Recipients

2010-03-31T11:51:00.000-07:00

The history department faculty congratulate the 2010 recipients of the History Research Grant:
Hannah Marshall for "Victory Gardens: Women's Self-motivated Actions to Win World War I"
Sarah Hardy: "Temperance and Beyond: The Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the Pacific Northwest Region and Oregon"

Reminder: History Majors 499 Research Grant

2010-03-01T06:43:00.000-08:00

A reminder that the applications for the History 499 grant are due to Professor Jensen by 5:00 p.m. March 1, 2010. You may leave a copy in the main Social Science office at 231A HSS and it will be date and time stamped. See the previous post or the history department web page for complete application information.

Graduate Students: How to Apply for Graduation

2010-02-24T17:34:00.000-08:00

Graduate Students: Information on the process for applying for graduation is available on the history website. Go to www.wou.edu/history and in the "Resources" section of the sidebar and click on "Graduate History FAQs"

History 499 Students: Apply for the History Department Research Grant

2010-02-11T12:13:00.000-08:00

The History Department at Western Oregon University is pleased to offer a History Research Grant to history majors in their senior year. This grant is designed to support student research and the costs associated with that research for the History 499 Senior Seminar course. The grant amount varies year to year but has historically been in the range of $200-$350. Students who have completed all of the Fall and Winter Senior Seminar requirements are eligible for the research grant.

To apply, history majors entering the History 499 Senior Seminar in the spring term should submit the following materials to Professor Kimberly Jensen, Chair, Department of History by 5:00 p.m. on March 1, 2010:

A one-page cover letter. The cover letter should include your name, the working title of your paper, a statement of your thesis and an outline of the revisions you are making to your original research paper. Please discuss the specific tasks that remain to complete the research for your senior thesis and how you would use this research grant to support the completion of that research.

A one-page budget. Provide an itemized list of your budget needs and a paragraph discussing how you would use the research grant funds. (Past examples have included photocopying, purchase of books or other research materials, travel to Portland or Eugene for archival or library research, etc.)

A copy of your most recent unofficial transcripts. You may use a print-out from your Wolf Web account.

A copy of your original paper.

The application materials must be submitted to the history chair by 5:00 p.m., March 1, 2010. You may bring them to the Social Science Division office at HSS 231 during business hours.

The research grant will be awarded by the history faculty in a competitive process. In addition to the application materials described above, the history faculty will also consider the completion of fall/winter assignments such as the annotated bibliography.

The recipient(s) of this grant will be recognized at an awards celebration sponsored by the WOU foundation.

Contact History Chair Professor Kimberly Jensen at jenseki@wou.edu if you have any questions.

For a list of previous recipients go to: www.wou.edu/history and click on “Research Grant”

Graduate Asian History Seminar for Spring 2010

2010-02-11T11:53:00.000-08:00

Graduate students please note: the Asian History Seminar was misnumbered on the "real time class availability" site and that numbering is being revised. The course will be offered as HST 600: Seminar: Asia and will fulfill the seminar requirements for the History M.A. If you have any questions please contact Professor Jensen at jenseki@wou.edu or for information about the course Professor Hsieh at hsiehb@wou.edu

Spring Registration

2010-02-09T08:58:00.000-08:00

History Students -- make sure to arrange for an appointment to talk with your academic advisor -- registration for spring courses begins February 22 and classes are up on the real time class availability page.

Welcome Back to Classes Winter Term

2010-01-03T17:23:00.001-08:00

Welcome back to classes Winter 2010 term. Students should contact their history department advisors with any questions regarding courses and registration.

Senior History Major Contract Deadline Nov 23

2009-11-18T11:58:00.001-08:00

Senior History Majors: A reminder that your signed contract is due to Professor Rector by Monday, November 23.

Registration Begins November 16

2009-11-07T15:29:00.001-08:00

Students should plan to meet with their history advisers this week to prepare for registration for Winter term 2010.

Student Historians Host Bake Sale to Preserve Manuscript

2009-10-24T07:51:00.000-07:00

BAKE SALE!
Where: WUC 2nd Floor East Lobby (Near the Bookstore)
When: October 27th & 28th
Time: 11 am – 3 pm
Proceeds go toward the preservation of a 12th century illuminated musical manuscript here at WOU!

Sponsored by the Student Historians of Western and Phi Alpha Theta
For more information: woushow@gmail.com

Required Meeting for Senior History Majors

2009-10-20T17:07:00.000-07:00

Students who are seniors majoring in history and who will be taking History 420 in winter term 2010 and History 499 in spring term 2010 need to attend a meeting in preparation for that process.

Required Meeting for History Majors
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
5:00 p.m. HSS 110A

For questions contact Professor Benedict Lowe at loweb@wou.edu

The History Minor

2009-10-13T15:32:00.000-07:00

A history minor can be a strong complement to most any degree. Students learn the skills of research, critical analysis, and writing and gain an historical perspective on a variety of issues.

At Western the history minor consists of 28 credit hours.
Choose at least one course from four of the five categories below and three additional elective courses. A minimum of 16 credits must be upper division.

One course from four of the following for 16 credits:
Europe/Russia
North American Studies
Comparative/Methods
Africa/Latin American
East and West Asia
Additional electives: 12 credits
Total: 28 hours, at least 16 upper division.

Students considering a history minor should consult with history faculty members for a specific program.

Oregon Heritage Fellowships for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

2009-10-08T16:03:00.000-07:00

OREGON HERITAGE FELLOWSHIPS TO BE OFFERED

The Heritage Programs Division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department will provide 1-3 fellowships of $1,500 each to undergraduate
students who are seniors and to graduate students for researching,
writing and presenting a topic related to history, geography,
archaeology, cultural heritage, or historic preservation in Oregon.

The Fellowship recipients will make a 20-minute presentation of their
project or research findings at an Oregon heritage mini-conference in
April 2010. They will also be invited to submit their project paper to
the Oregon Historical Society for possible publication in the Oregon
Historical Quarterly.

The purpose of this Heritage Fellowship is to encourage the thoughtful
inquiry of Oregon's heritage by emerging scholars. Many new topics
remain to be pursued, and fresh perspectives on previously examined
topics are needed as well in order to keep the investigation of Oregon's
history fresh and relevant. The Fellowship not only offers a financial
incentive for those research efforts, it provides an opportunity for
sharing the results with the Oregon heritage community though a public
presentation. The hope is that these efforts will stimulate further
inquiry and discussion, and perhaps lead to even broader dissemination
through publications and other media.

The recipient must be a full-time student at a university in the State
of Oregon. The student must have completed at least 135 quarter credits
(or the equivalent) as an undergraduate student, or be enrolled as a
graduate student. The student may be enrolled in any major or field and
must be in good academic standing.

The research project must have Oregon’s history, geography, cultural
heritage, archaeology, or historic preservation as its central focus.
Examples of some of the areas this might involve would be history
education, architectural history, political history, environmental
history, art history, literary history, gender studies, ethnic studies,
the teaching of history, and historic preservation. Other topics are
possible as well.

Applications are due Oct. 19, 2009. Complete application information is
available at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/docs/fellowship.pdf

Phi Alpha Theta Paper Proposal Deadline Extended

2009-09-30T10:08:00.000-07:00

Please note the following extension of the Phi Alpha Theta paper proposal deadline to October 15, 2009. If you have questions about Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honor Society, please contact Professor John Rector, the WOU History Department Phi Alpha Theta adviser, at rectorj@wou.edu

PHI ALPHA THETA PAPER PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 15, 2009

Due to numerous requests, the deadline for submitting Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Convention paper proposals has been extended to Thursday, October 15, 2009. Student paper proposal forms should be submitted by the chapter advisor online at http://phialphatheta.org/forms/student_paper.aspx. Submit faculty proposals at http://phialphatheta.org/forms/faculty_paper.aspx.

Further information regarding the convention, such as hotel and registration details, is available on our website at http://www.phialphatheta.org/biennial/.
If you have any questions, please contact the national office at Info@PhiAlphaTheta.org or 1-800-394-8195.

MA Student Orientation

2009-09-28T15:33:00.001-07:00

MA Students New and Returning -- join us for an orientation session with History faculty Tuesday, September 29 at 4:30 in HSS 230.

Welcome Fall 2009

2009-09-26T09:36:00.000-07:00

Welcome to fall term at Western and to our new history department blog. Plan to visit this blog often for history department news, announcements, advising tips, and other information of interest.
This year we have several changes in the department. We give Professor David Doellinger our sincere thanks for his great work as chair for the past three years. I am returning from sabbatical leave and will take on the duties of chair this year. Professors Bau Hwa Hsieh, Ben Lowe and Ram Sil will be serving as our graduate studies committee for the department. Professor Max Geier is on sabbatical leave this year and we welcome Professors Nell Brownell and Laurie Carlson who will be teaching with us this fall and throughout the year. Professor Rector continues to serve as Social Science Division Chair.
With best wishes for a great fall 2009 term,
Kimberly Jensen
History Department Chair