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Symposium features workshops, events, conversations focused on land-grant mission
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“The Symposium brings together people who deeply care about access, success, supporting our students, strengthening communities and learning from one another.”
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Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a Black woman of faith on the $20 bill
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Read More: Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a Black woman of faith on the $20 billHarriet Tubman worked as a slave, spy and eventually an abolitionist. Her belief in God helped her remain fearless.
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Collaboration with Poudre School District
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Read More: Collaboration with Poudre School DistrictBy Kurt Knierim “This is some of the best professional development I have ever attended,” said a participant in the third installment of a collaboration between the CSU Department of History and social studies teachers throughout Poudre School District. With the demise of the federal Teaching American History grants in…
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A Letter from the “Gaffers”
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Read More: A Letter from the “Gaffers”By Ken Rock with contributions by Jim Hansen, Dave McComb, Loren Crabtree, and fellow Gaffers We who later became known as “the Gaffers,” were once young historians but have made the transition from active faculty to Professors Emeriti. Our numbers have included David McComb, Art Worrall, Bill Griswold, Wayne Clegern,…
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Department of History News – Fall 2020
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Read More: Department of History News – Fall 2020The Department of History is keeping busy during these challenging times. There are many accomplishments and updates to share and celebrate among our students, faculty, and staff. Faculty and Staff News Ann Little was awarded one of three Howard H. Peckham Fellowships by the Clements Library, University of Michigan and…
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Jared Orsi and Sarah Payne Win Teaching Awards in 2017
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Read More: Jared Orsi and Sarah Payne Win Teaching Awards in 2017History faculty are recognized by the administration, colleagues, and students in the College of Liberal Arts Jared Orsi received the Ann Gill Excellence in Teaching Award. This is a prestigious award in CSU’s College of Liberal Arts. It was created to recognize faculty members who are instrumental in students becoming…
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CSU students provide Windsor with historical chronicle of churches, factory
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Read More: CSU students provide Windsor with historical chronicle of churches, factoryA group of CSU graduate students recently gained professional experience in the art of going back in time by performing a historical analysis of churches and a sugar-beet factory in the town of Windsor. Adam Thomas, an instructor in the Department of History who had previously done a historical analysis…
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Colin Fogerty (Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum, 2019)
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Read More: Colin Fogerty (Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum, 2019)During the summer of 2019, I worked in an internship at the Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum in Berthoud Colorado. My work for the museum included a range of activities, such as cataloging early twentieth-century kitchenware by inputting information about them into the program PastPerfect and taking photographs of them.…
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Michael Garside (Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, 2019)
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Read More: Michael Garside (Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, 2019)During my spring semester at Colorado State University, I had the privilege of working as an intern for the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery(FCMOD). I was tasked to work for the archive team and assist on projects that would prove crucial for the organization. At first I was a bit…
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Ann Gebo (U.S. National Archives, 2019)
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Read More: Ann Gebo (U.S. National Archives, 2019)At the National Archives I worked in the reference department, meaning I was helping researchers. In particular, I was an intern for the Navy team, working primarily with Naval records. I helped researchers who came into the archives pull deck logs (day to day records logging the location of a…
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Eric Newcombe (Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 2019)
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Read More: Eric Newcombe (Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 2019)This summer I was a summer staff intern with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office in Salem, OR. Through this incredible opportunity I was able to gain experience with multiple different aspects of historic preservation including the preserving the built environment, archaeology, technical preservation, community outreach, grant programs and the…