Congratulations to Pete Janecky!

On Friday, March 30, 2012, Pete Janecky successfully defended his dissertation, "Mayors and the Media: A History of Their Symbiotic Relationships in Milwaukee, 1948-1988." In June, Pete will become the fifth graduate student to earn a PhD in History from UW-Milwaukee since the foundation of the PhD program in 2003. Congratulations, Pete!

Friday, 3/30--Pedagogy Workshop

How Can We Make Teaching Work?
March 30th
1:00-2:30 PM
Holton 190

From Jacob Glicklich-- glickli2 [AT] uwm [DOT] edu:

Thanks to everyone who came to the first installment of the AHGS Pedagogy Workshop, it seemed well attended and useful, both conceptually and hearing from different specific experiences. There was interest at the end of that discussion in continuing this space, and following up more specifically on successful strategies for getting students to talk and bringing multimedia and other tech into the classroom. So that's what we'll be doing this Friday, starting at 1:00 PM. We'll be basing out of a classroom to better explore what's possible inside the teaching speech. I hope that all interested individuals can make it out to this.

The following week will see AHGS start workshops on another topic very popular in the AHGS survey--CV Building. Look for upcoming emails and flyers in early April. If you have a strong interest in being able to attend this or any other workshop write to me with your available times to influence selection of subsequent times.

Regards,
Jacob

"Progressive Appleton" Exhibition/Congratulations to Public History Alum Nick Hoffman

Congratulations to alumnus Nick Hoffman (MA--Public History & Museum Studies) for "Progressive Appleton: Through the Lens of W.D. Schlafer," an exhibition that opened at Appleton's History Museum at the Castle on November 15, 2011. Based on the photographs of the hardware store proprietor, W.D. Schlafer, the exhibit explores how the Progressives brought changes to the city and altered work places, education, transportation, local government, and much else.

The History Museum at the Castle:

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Deadline: April 2 Chancellor's Golda Meir Library Scholar Awards

Dear Graduate Students (and PhD students in particular),

The deadline for applications for the "Golda Meir Scholar Award" is April 2, 2012. Please find details at the following link:

UW-Milwaukee Graduate School | The Chancellor's Golda Meir Library Scholar Awards


"The Chancellor's Office at UWM announces graduate student awards of $5,000 for the 2012-'13 academic year. Applications are invited from current UWM doctoral students; applications from advanced doctoral students and dissertators will be given priority consideration. Finalists may be asked to provide a letter of recommendation from their major professor. Submissions will be judged by a subcommittee of the University Libraries Committee. Members of the subcommittee include faculty, academic staff, and a representative of the Graduate School. The award recipients will be notified before the end of the spring semester, 2012."



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Staff members of the University of Pennsylvania Press are looking for help in their
booth at the OAH/NCPH book fair (April 19-April 22, 2012). If you are
interested, contact Prof. Jasmine Alinder at jalinder [at] uwm [dot] edu.

Kudos to Matthew Prigge for a prestigious publication!

Congratulations to MA student Matthew Prigge for his recent publication in Film History! See this link for an image of the first page of the article, "Dangers in the Dark: Motion Picture Reform in Progressive-Era Milwaukee, " Film History 24, 1 (2012): 74-81.

JSTOR: Film History, Vol. 24, No. 1 (2012), pp. 74-81:

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Online Course Schedule for Fall 2012 Available Now

The online course schedule for Fall 2012 is now available at the following link:

UWM Online Schedule of Classes: Results

Enrollment appointments start on April 16, 2012. To ascertain the date
and time of your own enrollment appointment, please consult your
account in PAWS.

Please find a list of enrollment deadlines from the Department of
Enrollment Services at the following link:

http://www4.uwm.edu/faculty_staff/instructional_support/registrars_calendar.cfm?term=2129

Sincerely,
Aims


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Frederick Hoxie Lecture | Raynor Memorial Libraries | Marquette University

March 2012—Marquette University Libraries presents Dr. Frederick E. Hoxie in a public lecture that officially launches the "Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country" exhibition. The lecture will be held in the Prucha Archives Reading Room (Raynor Library 3rd floor) and followed by a public reception.

March 29 (Thursday), 2012, 4:30 p.m.

Prucha Archives Reading Room

Raynor Library Third Floor 

1355 W. Wisconsin Ave.

For more information, please see the following link:
Frederick Hoxie Lecture | Raynor Memorial Libraries | Marquette University:

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For PhD Students--one-year replacement position in modern U.S. history, starting August, 2012.

Please see the following link:

https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=44369