Watch this space for updates on

• Summer/Fall 2012 advising
• Joint advice session with the Watson School of Education for students considering teacher training.
• upcoming speakers and department events

 

Welcome back majors! Updates from the chair:

Faculty:

We are looking forward to 2011-12 in the department, and there will be some new faces. Updates on some old ones first:

Dr. Gisolfi is teaching online for Fall semester and is away from Wilmington, but she should be available through e-mail if you’d like to contact her. We expect her back on campus for the Spring.

Dr. Sepkoski is at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany for the Fall semester. We expect him to return to Wilmington in the Spring.

Dr. Moore leaves the department after ten years of dedicated service, building up our fine public history program. Dr. Moore is returning to his native New England and will begin a position at Boston University in the Fall. We will miss him.

Dr. Owen Jones leaves the department for a position at Valdosta State in Georgia—we wish him the best.

We welcome Dr. Eva Mehl to campus as our new Latin American historian (replacing Drs. Gillingham and Jones). She comes to us from UC-Davis, via the University of Alicante in Spain, graced with not one, but two Ph. D.’s! Her area of specialization is the colonial Spanish Empire.

 

Ongoing Opportunities!

Independent study: If you have an idea for a project or paper you’d be interested in starting, expanding, or perfecting, contact a faculty member you know, or the undergraduate coordinator (Dr. Mollenauer). Independent studies (HST 491) are flexible, and offer great opportunities to demonstrate and strengthen your ability to take on challenges. Graduate programs and employers value these experiences.

Research Assistants: We have a few opportunities right now for interested students to assist faculty in their research projects. (HST 291) You can get credit, deepen your historical knowledge, learn more about how history is done by professionals, and gain valuable work experience, all at the same time. Contact the undergraduate coordinator or your advisor for details.

Honors and scholarships: Increase the value of your degree!--You may qualify to undertake a year-long honors project, if your GPA is at least 3.2. Six credits are extended (including credit for one seminar course) for faculty-directed work on a topic of your choosing. (HST 499) Check with your advisor or the undergraduate coordinator if you are interested. But applications for projects have to be in place by August 20, so move fast!

Advising Note: Note the catalogue for our new, updated, streamlined major. Some courses have been re-numbered as part of our curricular reforms. Don’t panic, you advisor can steer you through any questions you might have.

Events

See Dr. Usilton if you are interested in the history club, which is also sponsoring a trip to Washington later in the fall.

Have a great semester!