History/Social Sciences Ed Mandatory Meeting
Mandatory meeting for students planning to student teach in History/Social Sciences in the Fall of 2010 or Spring of 2011. Click here for more information.
History-Social Sciences Education student in Afghanistan
Brock McIntosh is currently serving in Afghanistan and sent this letter to one of our faculty. Click here for more information and photo
2009 Spring Awards Ceremony
The 2009 Spring Awards Ceremony and Reception was held on April 21, 2009. Click here for more information and photos
History professors compete in the Redbird Challenge
Dr. Monica Noraian, Dr. Dan Stump, Prof. Fred Walk and Dr. Ron Gifford competed in the Redbird Challenge. Click here for more information and photos
Dr. John Freed publishes book on History of ISU
Educating Illinois: Illinois State University, 1857-2007, covers Illinois’ first public university from its founding through the University’s Sesquicentennial celebration. Click here for more information
Dr. Ron Gifford wins Awards
Dr. Ron Gifford received the 2008-2009 Stan and Sandy Rives Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award during the Founder's Day Celebration. He also was selected by students during Professor Appreciation Week which is sponsored by the Student Education Association. See pictures
2008 Homecoming Parade
The History Department and Phi Alpha Theta decorated a float for the Homecoming Parade. See pictures.
History Department gets "Best New Office" Award
The History Department decorated the office for Homecoming for the first time. Click here to see the decorations
History Department Member Travels to Montana
Dr. Dan Stump traveled to Billings, Montana this summer and brought back some outstanding pictures of Little Big Horn. Click here to see just a few.
History 390 Award Winners
Distinguished Teaching Portfolio winners for Spring 2008 are: Zach Zehr, Nate McCoy, Lauren Quiles, Amy Horsch, Jessica Dellorto, Patsy Carroll, Patricia Berryhill, Meghan Benear, Elizabeth Fields, Kevin McCleish, Travis Proudfood, Danielle Steele, and Roy Olson. The Lawrence W. McBride award winner for Spring 2008 is Kevin McCleish. Congratulations to all graduates for the Spring 2008 Class! View Photos.
Social Studies Day 2008
ISU History Department, Regional Office of Education #17, and McLean County History Museum are jointly sponsoring Social Studies Day 2008 on April 25, 2008 with registration and coffee beginning at 8:30 a.m.
James Oakes
The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission of McLean County and The McLean County Museum of History present an evening with James Oakes on Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. It will be held in the Governor Fifer Courtroom at the McLean County Museum of History, 200 North Main St., Bloomington, IL. More info.
Women's History Month
Stacy Cordery, author of Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker (Viking, 2007) will be speaking at 2 pm in Milner Library atrium on March 27, 2008.
History-Social Sciences Education
Congratulations to the December 2007 graduates from the History-Social Sciences Education program. Also pictured are the Distinguished Portfolio winners and the University Supervisors. A special thank you goes out to the supervisors for a wonderful semester.
Black History Month
Dr. Dean Robinson, University of Massachusetts Amherst, spoke on February 25, 2008. He is the author of Health Disparities By Race and Class: Why Both Matter (2005),The Black Family and US Social Policy (2003), and Black Nationalism In American Politics and Thought (2001).
Frederick D. Drake History Teacher Alumni Award
The first recipient of this award, Terry Jozwik, graduated from Illinois State University in 1974. He has taught at Glenbrook South High School ever since. He is currently the chairman of the 24-person social sciences department there. Click here to read more. View photos.
Fall 2007 Homecoming Parade
Sponsored by the Department of History, students from Phi Alpha Theta, the History Club and the History Floor in Atkin-Colby prepared a float for the Sesquicentennial Parade. Special thanks go to Dr. Stump, Dr. Gifford, and all those students who helped construct the float and to those students who participated during the parade. Especially Abe Lincoln, Eric Vinsel and the Statue of Liberty, Jessica Joyce.
James Lowen's two talks at Illinois State University were well attended. Thank you to those who attended and for Milner Library and the McLean County Historical Museum for co-sponsoring. See podcast.
The Robert G. Bone Distinguished Lecture Series was well attended on October 11, 2007. The lecture was entitled "World War II in Postwar Politics" given by Gerhard L. Weinberg, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. View photos.
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