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.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Two Important Meetings for History Students Monday, October 4
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
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
Thursday, September 23, 2010
History Seniors -- Required Meeting for Senior Thesis October 4
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
(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
Monday, May 31, 2010
New on the History Website: Jobs for Historians
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.
Go to www.wou.edu/history
We welcome suggestions for other job-related resources.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
History Department Sessions for Academic Showcase May 27, 2010
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
For information contact Professor Kimberly Jensen at jenseki@wou.edu
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
History Research Grant Recipients
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"
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"
Monday, March 1, 2010
Reminder: History Majors 499 Research Grant
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.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Graduate Students: How to Apply for Graduation
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"
Thursday, February 11, 2010
History 499 Students: Apply for the History Department Research Grant
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”
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
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
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Spring Registration
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.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Welcome Back to Classes Winter Term
Welcome back to classes Winter 2010 term. Students should contact their history department advisors with any questions regarding courses and registration.
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