On May 15 one of our faculty members, Dr. Betsy Nix, presented her latest work at the spring Faculty Symposium in the LEHS division. “Sweat Equity,” which will be a chapter in the forthcoming Baltimore Sports, examines the founding of Bryn Mawr School for Girls in the 1870s. Challenging gender norms for the time, Bryn Mawr incorporated competitive athletics into the school curriculum, a century before Title IX promised equality for women in public education. LEHS presents a faculty symposium every semester, to provide a forum for professors to discuss their latest research.
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New Phi Alpha Theta Members Celebrate at this Spring’s Ceremony
On May 2, undergraduate students Kelsey Scanlon, Ann Zelenka, Christopher Finke, and Marshall Odell gathered in the Learning Commons lounge to undergo their induction into Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honors society. Presided over by UB History Club faculty sponsor Nicole Hudgins, each of the students celebrated their achievement and received the certificate of their lifetime membership. LEHS chair Dr. Fred Guy, faculty members Betsy Nix and Boram Yi, and a few family members joined them. Dr. Hudgins addressed the group by reminding new members to embrace the joy of history and the humanities. Congratulations, history and jurisprudence students!
Student Plans Internship at Baltimore’s Sports Legends Museum
Current history major Brian Jeffries told us that he has been in contact with the director of the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards, and that an internship for Fall of 2014 is in the works!
All history majors at UB can pursue an internship for credit in the History Program, once they have successfully completed the required HIST 295. Contact Dr. Hudgins for details at nhudgins@ubalt.edu.
History Alumnus Michael Bealefeld Wins James Madison Fellowship
Michael Bealefeld (YGCAS ’13) is the new recipient of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship award for new graduate students aiming to teach history at the secondary school level. The founders of the Fellowship hoped to strengthen the American Republic by encouraging the study and teaching of U.S. Constitutional history.
The winner received $24,000 dollars to use for the history graduate program of his choice, and will attend a special seminar at Georgetown University to get him started. Michael told us he’d like to “thank all of the great professors I had at the University of Baltimore who truly helped me achieve this award.” Thanks, Michael, and good luck!
** Update**
Michael was hired by the Cambridge School in Pikesville in 2016 and is teaching history and humanities to the sixth graders. We think the kids at Cambridge are fortunate to have such a passionate historian. The UB History faculty also congratulate Michael on his upcoming wedding!
Bonjour from Montréal
Dr. Hudgins has just returned from the 60th Annual Meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies in Montréal, Canada. In between participating in a presentation on French POW’s during World War I and listening to lectures by world renowned scholars, she perused the city streets listening to the native French and exploring buildings going back to the 1600s. The city is full of intriguing architecture like Caserne 30, seen in the photo here.
UB Students Visit the Baltimore Council of Foreign Affairs
In April 2014, UB students attended the 14th annual Foreign Relations Policy Conference for Maryland College Faculty and Students, hosted by the Baltimore Council of Foreign Affairs. It was a great opportunity for students who wanted to pursue a career in foreign sevices. Officers from the State Department gave presentations followed by a Q&A session. More importantly, discussed career opportunities at the State Department.
Are you a student interested in foreign policy or foreign service? Contact Dr. Boram Yi in LEHS (byi@ubalt.edu), and be sure to register for her courses on World History, Asian History, or Diplomatic History here at UB!
New History Minor at UB
Ann Zelenka Presents Research at the Mid-Atlantic Phi Alpha Theta Conference at George Washington University
UB undergraduate student Ann Zelenka delivered her research paper, “An Analysis of the Catholic Church’s Response to the Events of the Holocaust” as part of a three-person panel on Religious History at the conference. The March 29 event hosted hundreds of undergraduate students, graduates, faculty members, family, and friends from all over Maryland.
Thanks to the GWU chapter for doing such a great job!
History Program Awards
This year’s Charles R. Fisher Award was won by Elizabeth Paige in recognition of her outstanding work in the History program. The History program award for top performance by a student graduating this year goes to Katelynn Frank. Congratulations, ladies!