The History at Work Speaker Series explores the many ways to transform historical thinking into a career after college. In this installment, former history minor Kent Strickland ('15) will talk about what the assets of a humanities degree are in grassroots campaigning, how he found his job, and what kind of candidates he's currently recruiting. Open to all majors. FREE PIZZA.

Do you have a love for history? Are you interested in joining a honors society that allows you to share that love with others? Do you like good puns? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, Phi Alpha Theta might be right for you! Come to our informational meeting to find out more. All majors are welcome!

Padraic X. Scanlan is a historian of the British Empire in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He is finishing a book entitled MacCarthy's Skull, a history of the abolition of the British slave trade in Sierra Leone.

MA student, Kiersten Rom, offers up her most recent thesis research for workshopping and constructive criticism. Kiersten's research focuses on antebellum slavery on Sapelo Island. Event is for current history graduate students. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP.

The First Student Speaker Series of the Fall 2015 semester. PhD student, Liz Busquets, will provide her latest research on the representation of voodoo priests and voodoo followers in the press in the South and the Dominican Republic during the late 19th Century. 

Event is for current graduate students within the history department. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP.

Are the rigors of grad school getting you down? Is your personal mantra “it’s not the last minute yet”? This month’s PDW will focus on ways to get (and stay!) organized while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Refreshments will be provided for those who RSVP one week before the event.

Email Nicole Gallucci  to RSVP.

 

History Dept. Faculty meeting.

Distinguished UGA alum John R. Parker Jr. (History, '73) presents a talk on "What’s a History Degree Good for Anyway?” John Parker is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel,Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

This event is free and open to the public. Pizza will be served for this lunch hour talk.

This grant writing workshop, sponsored by the Graduate Student Travel Committee, will go over the process of applying for graduate student travel awards and offer tips on how to write strong grant applications.

A graduate student audition to participate in the History Department Lunchtime Time Machine series. The winner of this competition will give a lecture on their topic in a future semester. Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates are invited to attend and vote on the winning speaker.

Topics TBD.

The Lunchtime Time Machine is a popular undergraduate history talk series.

Free and open to the public.