Spring2010 Historical Times St.OlafCollegeHistoryDepartment Springishere!AreyouthinkingabouttakingaSummerSchool courseandcatchinguponsomehelpfulreadingforthisnextfall? ForSummerSchoolCourseOfferings,turntopage4. TABLEOFCONTENTS Prof.Kutulasonsabbatical Prof.Entenmannonsabbatical Distinction RowbergEssayPrize PhiAlphaTheta SummerSchool StudentWorkersinHistory HonorsDay GradSchoolmaterials Graduation pg 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 Contactinformation Helpfulwebsites 8 8 Faculty SABBATICALS in 2010-2011 Prof. JUDY KUTULAS ProfessorJudyKutulaswillbe onsabbaticalduringthe2010 2011academicyear,beginning June1st. Prof. ROBERT ENTENMANN ProfessorRobertEntenmann willbeonsabbaticalduring SpringSemester2011.
Distinction in History The following students were awarded Distinction in History on May 3, 2010: Clare J. Muffly and Christopher R. Choquette For further information and details on the Distinction process please see: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/distinction/ Past Distinction titles can be viewed at: http://fusion.stolaf.edu/archives/index.cfm Click on: Scope: All Collections Keywords: History Distinction Format: Paper Date: any year Benjamin Bayer was awarded 1 st prize in the Rowberg Essay Prize this Spring. The title of Ben s paper is German Japanese Relations and the Second World War. Joe Paille was awarded 2 nd prize in the contest. Joe s paper is titled A Reevaluation of the Zaibatsu s Role in the Pacific War. Congratulations Ben and Joe! 2
The 2009-2010 Phi Alpha Theta inductions were held on April 14 th in the Heritage Room at Buntrock Commons. Congratulations to the following students who were inducted: Maxwell A. Beck Dane J. Brown Amy E. Click John L. Dunne Bryan P. Dyer Sara J. Fischer Timothy R. Fuller Greta M. Gaetz Zachary C. Henschel Jessica G. Hitt MacKenzie L. Huffman Anna E. Johnson Ashley M. Loomis Sarah L. Meisch Paul F. Mester Cole E. Nyquist Logan P. Rathjen Brynna E. Schmidt Mary K. Skaden Torrey R. Smith Andrew R. Sonnesyn Astri M. Sorenson Annika M. Tohlen David S. Tonyan Rie Uchida Chance F. Voigt Rachel G. Zorn Phi Alpha Theta honor cords are available for purchase from Nancy Hollinger, History Academic Administrative Assistant, in Holland Hall 513 during her office hours (8:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.). The cost for an honor cord is $10.50, payable in cash, check made out to St. Olaf College, or Nancy can charge this to your St. Olaf account. 2009 2010 Officers: Co Presidents & Secretary/Treasurer: Anne Hoybook and Liz Peterson 2010 2011 Officers: to be announced. Faculty Advisor: Anna Kuxhausen 3
History 199/ America After 1865 Monday Friday 10:00 11:30 Prof. Megan Feeney, Rolvaag 501, campus ext. 3435, feeney@stolaf.edu As they study the development of American institutions and Society from the Civil War to the present, students examine economic, social, and political themes with a special emphasis on changing interpretations. Major topics are Reconstruction, urbanization, populism, progressivism, depression, New Deal, foreign relations, civil rights, social reform, equality for women, and other recent trends. Offered most years. History 251 / Modern China Monday Friday 10:00 11:30 Prof. Robert Entenmann, Holland Hall 513 A, campus ext. 3427, entenman@stolaf.edu This class examines reform and revolution at the end of Qing dynasty; the creation and collapse of the first Republic; warlordism, the New Culture Movement, social and cultural change, and the rise of Chinese nationalism; Japanese invasion, civil war, and the Communist victory; the People s Republic since 1949; economic and social change, conflict with the Soviet Union, the Cultural Revolution, Maoism and Mao s legacy, and China s recent economic and political transformation. Applied Foreign Language Component available in Chinese for students at the third year level in the language. 4
Kirsten Brown Lisa Drewry Olivia James Max Marsland Louisa Mitchell Zachary Rakke Brynna Schmidt Josalan Sullivan Thanks for your hard work in the Department! 5
Honors Day is Friday, May 7 10:10 a.m. in Chapel If you re interested in going on to Graduate school, there are 2 boxes of materials available for you to look through in Holland Hall 515. If you have questions, any of the History faculty would be glad to sit down and visit with you about their grad school experience. 6
Graduation 2010 Sunday, May 30 Graduation Reception for Majors in History Africa and the Americas American Racial and Multicultural Studies (ARMS) Senior s Board Check out all of your fellow senior History majors pictures on the Seniors Board. The pictures are on a large bulletin board in the History Department in the main hallway on 5 th floor Holland Hall. American Studies & Womenʼs Studies You and your family are cordially invited to attend a reception in your honor and celebrate your graduation with the History Department Faculty Sunday, May 30, 2010 11:00 12:30 Thorson Lounge Light refreshments served Congratulations Seniors! 7
History Department Faculty & Staff Offices, e-mail & ext. HH Holland Hall RML Rolvaag Memorial Library Office e-mail Ext. Dolores Peters Chair HH 513 B petersdo 3803 Nancy Hollinger AAA HH 513 hollinge 3167 Laurel Carrington HH 509 carringt 3628 Gary DeKrey HH 530 RML 212 dekrey 3165 3229 Jeane DeLaney HH 531 delaney 3738 Robert Entenmann HH 513 A entenman 3427 James Farrell HH 601 A farrellj 3143 Michael Fitzgerald HH 532 fitz 3162 Eric Fure-Slocum HH 601 B furesloc 3534 Steven Hahn HH 535 hahn 3164 Timothy Howe HH 533 howe 3826 Iddrisu, Abdulai HH 511 Iddrisu 3212 Judy Kutulas HH 513 C kutulas 3236 Anna Kuxhausen HH 509 kuxhause 3628 Todd Nichol HH 508 nicholt 3168 Helpful History Dept websites History Department main page: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/ Distinction: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/distinction/ Phi Alpha Theta: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/studentorgs/ National Phi Alpha Theta: http://www.phialphatheta.org/ Society for Ancient History: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/studentorgs/ The History Major: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/major/ Faculty: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/faculty/ Emeriti: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/faculty/ Courses: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/courses/ 8