Congratulations to Spring 2012 Graduates!

Congratulations to the following students in our graduate program, all of whom will graduate officially on May 20, 2012! My special thanks to the faculty advisors who mentored these students over the course of their graduate careers.

Sincerely,
Aims

Alphabetical List of Graduates and Advisors
History Graduate Program/UW-Milwaukee
Graduation Date: May 20, 2012
* Matthew Christensen (MA)
Advisor: Prof. Rob Smith

* Nick Gerard-Larson (MA)
Advisor: Prof. Joe Austin

* Rachael Gilman (MA/MLIS)
Advisor: Prof. Merry Wiesner-Hanks

* Benjamin Hopp (MA--Public History/Museum Studies Certificate)
Advisor: Prof. Jasmine Alinder

* Peter Janecky (PhD)
Advisor: Prof. Genni McBride

* Kathleen Jurkiewicz (MA)
Advisor: Prof. Neal Pease

* Maria McEachran (MA--Public History/Museum Studies Certificate)
Advisor: Prof. Jasmine Alinder

* Louis Mercer (MA--Urban Historical Studies)
Advisor: Prof. Rob Smith

* Jason Morrison (MA--Public History/Museum Studies Certificate)
Advisor: Prof. Jasmine Alinder

* Matthew Prigge (MA)
Advisor: Prof. Joe Austin

* Emily Rock (MA/Museum Studies Certificate)
Advisor: Prof. Jasmine Alinder

* Jackleen Salem (PhD)
Advisor: Prof. Rachel Buff

* Morgan Sawicki (MA--Public History/Museum Studies Certificate)
Advisor: Prof. Jasmine Alinder

* Sarah Schneider (MA--Public History/Museum Studies Certificate)
Advisor: Prof. Jasmine Alinder

* Adam Smith (MA--Public History/Museum Studies Certificate)
Advisor: Prof. Jasmine Alinder

* Amanda Strobel (MA--Public History/Museum Studies Certificate)
Advisor: Prof. Jasmine Alinder

* Ashley Zampogna-Krug (PhD)

Advisor: Prof. Rachel Buff

Retirement Party for John Schroeder--Tuesday, May 15 @ 3 p.m.

"The History Department retirement party for John Schroeder will be Tuesday, May 15 at 3 pm, in Holton 341. There will be food, drink, and much conviviality, though (at John's request) no speeches. Please join us to welcome John as he sails into the next phase of his life! --Merry"

Historian Robin Judd on May 22--“Love at the Zero Hour: Jewish War Brides in WWII”

Robin Judd, associate professor of history at Ohio State University: “Love at the Zero Hour: Jewish War Brides in WWII” (Faye Sigman “Woman of Valor” Lecture). May 22, 7 p.m., Golda Meir Library Conference Center, UWM.

Spring Party (5/11/12)--Alliance of History Graduate Students

"MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!!  It is that time of the year, time for the AHGS spring party!  This year's party will be held on FRIDAY, MAY 11TH, FROM 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, at John and Melissa's (2721 N Weil Street, Milwaukee).  The party will be dog and child friendly, with a fenced in back yard.  We will supply the basics (burgers, brats, buns, veggie burgers, potatoes, condiments), you can bring a dish to share if you'd like, we'll have a refrigerator and stove available; the party is BYOB.  We will be sending off our spring graduates and would really like it if faculty showed up to say goodbye to the people you will miss, to say hello to some of newer students you may not have met, and to support the AHGS.  If you have any questions please email us at jrterry@uwm.edu.  We hope to see you there!"

Phi Alpha Theta Undergraduate History Conference--Grad Student Presentation

Ben Barbera, Joe Walzer, Dawson Barrett, Bill Reck, Melissa Seifert, John Terry, Jacob Glicklich, and other graduate students will be participating in the Phi Alpha Theta Undergraduate History Conference scheduled for Friday, May 11, 2012, 1:30-4:00 p.m. in Holton Hall. For a full schedule, see below:

https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/smia/public/pat%20conference.pdf

Job Opportunity (June 2012-January 2013)--Deadline May 24

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Graduate Research Assistant

(This is an unclassified – student hourly help position)

The Department of Africology is seeking a Research Assistant (RA) needed to assist with research project relating to the Youth and Adult Rites of Passage & Transformation.

SUPERVISING FACULTY: Professor J. Kirk

SALARY: Commensurate with graduate level and experience (This is an unclassified, student hourly help position)

APPOINTMENT PERIOD: June 1 2012 to February 1 2013 (reappointment possible)

PERCENT OF TIME: Approximately 10-15 hours per week

JOB SUMMARY: The research assistant’s primary duties will include 1) literature/media review 2) compiling an annotated bibliography 3) organize Rites of Passage (ROP) data electronically 4) transcribe video interviews with ROP alumni and transfer VHS to DVD’s  5) assist with identifying relevant persons and scheduling interviews  6) assist with planning ROP alumni conference 7) assist with grant application for ROP conference.

OTHER SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS: Must be a graduate student with a BA or MA or relevant experience and/or training in African, African American and diaspora studies, cross-cultural studies, urban studies, sociology, social work, anthropology are encouraged to apply.  Preferred: Interviewing skills, research experience, multimedia-expertise – i.e. knowledge of video, audio, editing and transcription.

Interested applicants should email a brief statement of interest addressing background and experience and a resume/c.v. to Dr. Kirk at jfk2@uwm.edu by Thursday, May 24, 2012.

Job Opportunity for Summer 2012--May 24 Deadline

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Summer Graduate Research Assistant

(This is an unclassified – student hourly help position)

The Department of Africology is seeking an individual grounded in the field of Africology with research experience and working knowledge of 20^th C. African American history to document the history of the Program for Black Studies (now Department of Africology) at UWM from the mid-1960s to the present.

SUPERVISING FACULTY: Professor D. McClure & Professor J. Kirk

SALARY: Commensurate with graduate level and experience (This is an unclassified, student hourly help position)

APPOINTMENT PERIOD: June 1 2012 to August 31, 2012

PERCENT OF TIME: Approximately 10-15 hours per week

JOB SUMMARY: The research assistant will review sources, conduct a literature review and collect documents related to the institutionalization of Africology (Black Studies) nationwide. With the assistance of supervisors, he/she will identify relevant persons, schedule and conduct interviews.  Interviewees will include former students, faculty members, administrators and community activists.  The study will compile relevant documents, a literature review, an annotated bibliography and oral histories of those involved in the development of the Program of Black Studies (now Department of Africology) at UWM.

OTHER SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS: Must be a graduate student with at BA or MA, or relevant experience in History, Africology (Black Studies) or related discipline. Preferred: Interviewing skills, research experience, multimedia -expertise – i.e. knowledge of video, audio, editing and/or transcription.

Interested applicants should email a letter of interest (addressing grounding in Africology, African American history and/or related area) and c.v. to Eve Hubbart at hubbart@uwm.edu by Thursday, May 24, 2012.

Update from the UW-Milwaukee Graduate Program (5/8/12)

Greetings from the Director of Graduate Studies (History Department/UW-Milwaukee), 

In this message, please find a list of upcoming events, deadlines, and other items of interest to graduate students and faculty in the History Department at UW-Milwaukee. More information can be found at the UW-Milwaukee History Graduate Program Blog:
http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/ 

I. Upcoming Events

II. Kudos

III. Calls for Papers (CFPs)

IV. Job Opportunities

V. Upcoming Deadlines--Enrollment

VI. Upcoming Deadlines--Applications and Departmental Funding

VII. Upcoming Deadlines--Graduation

I. Upcoming Events

* Phi Alpha Theta Undergraduate History Conference, May 11, 2012, 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/phi-alpha-theta-undergraduate-history.html

* Spring Party, Alliance of History Graduate Students, May 11, 2012, 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. 

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/04/spring-party-51112-alliance-of-history.html

* Retirement Party for Prof. John Schroeder, May 15, 2012 @ 3 p.m. 

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/retirement-party-for-john-schroeder.html

* Graduation, May 20, 2012

http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/com_cer/

* Talk by Historian Prof. Robin Judd, May 22, 2012 @ 7 p.m.

http://www4.uwm.edu/jewishstudies/news_events/index.cfm

II. Kudos

* to John Terry (PhD student) for winning a fellowship from the Black Metropolis Research Consortium 

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/congratulations-to-john-terry-black.html

* to Lucas (Luke) Wolff (MA student--Urban Historical Studies) for winning an Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship from the UW-Milwaukee Graduate School for 2012-2013

* to Dawson Barrett (PhD student) for winning a Dissertation Fellowship from the UW-Milwaukee Graduate School for 2012-2013

* to Matt Prigge for the publication of his recent article in Film History

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/03/jstor-film-history-vol-24-no-1-2012-pp.html

III. Calls for Papers (CFPs)

Loyola U. Graduate Student History Conference

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/call-for-papers-ninth-annual-loyola.html

In Circulation--Archives and Memory

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/call-for-papers-515-in-circulation.html

H-Net (Online Compendium of CFPs)

http://www.h-net.org/announce/group.cgi?type=CFPs

IV. Job Opportunities

* UW-Milwaukee's Writing Center seeks tutors for Fall 2012. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The sooner you apply, the more likely you are to obtain a position for Fall 2012. In recent years, several graduate students in History have worked as tutors. For more information, see the following link:
http://www4.uwm.edu/writingcenter/becoming.cfm 

V. Upcoming Deadlines--Enrollment

http://www4.uwm.edu/des/registration/ 

* Course Descriptions for Fall 2012 can be found at the following link:

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/04/course-descriptions-for-history.html

* May 6, 2012--Start of Open Enrollment for Fall 2012

* May 29, 2012--First Day of Classes for Summer (1st Summer Term)

* July 29, 2012--Approximate Date when Tuition Assessments will appear in PAWS

* August 3, 2012--Last day to register for Fall 2012 without paying $200 minimum tuition deposit

* August 28, 2012--Last day to withdraw from Fall 2012 courses without charge or for full refund. Deadline for students registered by August 3 to pay full fees or a minimum $200.00 tuition deposit to hold classes.

* August 29, 2012--Cancellation of registration of students who fail to meet August 28 payment deadline.

* August 29, 2012--September 17, 2012--Late Registration Period

* September 4, 2012--First Day of Classes for Fall 2012

VI. Upcoming Deadlines--Applications and Departmental Funding

* December 1, 2012--Deadline for Receipt of All Application Materials for Admission to Graduate Program in Fall 2013

* December 15, 2012--Deadline for Receipt of Applications for Teaching Assistantships in History (2013-2014)

VII. Upcoming Deadlines--Graduation

http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/students/current/graduation/deadlines/

* May 14, 2012--Deadline to Submit a Thesis or Dissertation to the Graduate School (for individuals graduating in Spring 2012)
* June 1, 2012--Deadline to Apply to Graduate in Summer 2012
* June 8, 2012-- Informal Deadline to Verify Thesis/Dissertation Format with the Graduate School (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012 who previously applied to graduate in Spring 2012)
* June 15, 2012—Deadline to Defend a Thesis, Dissertation, or Comprehensive Exam (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012 who previously applied to graduate in Spring 2012)
* June 22, 2012—Deadline to Submit a Thesis or Dissertation to the Graduate School (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012 who previously applied to graduate in Spring 2012)
* August 6, 2012— Deadline to Defend a Thesis, Dissertation, or Comprehensive Exam (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012)
* August 13, 2012—Deadline to Submit a Thesis or Dissertation to the Graduate School (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012)
* September 18, 2012--Deadline to Apply to Graduate in Fall 2012
* December 3, 2012— Deadline to Defend a Thesis, Dissertation, or Comprehensive Exam (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012)

***Visit the UW-Milwaukee History Graduate Program Blog!

You can find more information about all the items listed here on the
History Graduate Program’s blog. Use the labels (“Events,”
“Deadlines,” Calls for Papers,” etc.) located on the right side of the
blog to identify the blog posts that are of greatest interest to you.
I recommend that graduate students visit the blog on a regular
basis—at least once per week during the school year.
http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/

Congratulations to Luke Wolff--AOP Fellowship for 2012-2013

Congratulations to Lucas (Luke) Wolff for winning an Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship for 2012-2013 from the UW-Milwaukee Graduate School!

Congratulations to Dawson Barrett--Dissertation Fellowship for 2012-2013

Congratulations to Dawson Barrett for award of a Dissertation Fellowship for 2012-2013 from the UW-Milwaukee Graduate School!

Congratulations to John Terry--Black Metropolis Research Consortium

Congratulations to John Terry (PhD student), who has received a fellowship from the Black Metropolis Research Consortium!

http://www.blackmetropolisresearch.org/programs.html

Call for Papers Ninth Annual Loyola University Chicago History Graduate Student Conference

Call for Papers
Ninth Annual
Loyola University Chicago History Graduate Student Conference
November 3, 2012
Loyola University, Water Tower Campus, Chicago, IL
Masters and doctoral graduate students in any field of historical study are invited to submit proposals to present individual research papers at Loyola’s Ninth Annual History Graduate Student Conference. Panel applications and individual papers focusing on borderlands and transnational studies, urban history, gender history, and public history projects are especially encouraged. The goal of this conference is to provide an opportunity for students to gain experience presenting original research papers and receiving feedback from their peers on their work.
Prizes of $150 and $50 will be awarded to the top two conference presentations. Loyola graduate students are ineligible for these monetary awards, but an honorable mention will be given to the top Loyola presentation.
Individual proposals should include: submitter’s name, contact information, institutional affiliation(s), a one page abstract of the paper (with a title), and a brief biographical statement indicating your academic status along with a return address and current e-mail address. Panel proposals should include the above as well as a brief description of the panel itself. Please note that submissions will be accepted as time and space permit. For more information please visit http://loyolahistoryconference.com/ or our department webpage at http://luc.edu/history/hgsa.shtml.
Deadline for submissions is Monday, August 13th, 2012. E-mail proposals as an attachment to Laura Johns, Conference Committee Chair at: HGSA@luc.edu or mail to:
History Graduate Student Association
c/o Laura Johns
Loyola University Chicago
History Department
1032 West Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, Illinois 60660
For more information about the conference, please contact Laura Johns at: HGSA@luc.edu
Sponsored by the History Graduate Student Association, Loyola University Chicago

Call for Papers (5/15): In Circulation--Archives and Memory

Call for Papers from "In Circulation," a journal about archives and memory. The deadline is May 15, 2012. See the link for more details....
http://incirculation.wordpress.com/

Deadline to Apply for Summer Graduation: June 1, 2012

If a graduate student originally applied to graduate in May 2012 but still has degree requirements to complete over the summer, the graduate student must reapply to graduate by June 1, 2012 if the student wishes to graduate in August.

The deadline to defend an MA or PhD thesis for Summer Graduation is: August 6, 2012

The deadline to submit a final, signed thesis for Summer Graduation is: 8/13/12

For more information, see the following message from Cristi Lynn Bergles, Masters Graduation Specialist in the Graduate School (cristi@uwm.edu):

"If you already applied to graduate in May 2012 but will be finishing your degree requirements in the Summer, please contact me, as you will be considered an August Graduate and we will need to remove you from May graduation.

If you applied to graduate in a past semester but didn't finish, you will need to re-apply for graduation when you wish Graduate School to review your records again in the future. You will NOT be billed another $40 fee if it has already been billed.

TO APPLY FOR GRADUATION, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

Go to www.paws.uwm.edu
Enter your E Panther ID & Password
On your Student Center Page, under the Academics Section, click on "other academic" drop down listing
Select "Apply for Graduation" and then click on the arrow
Simply follow the instructions to complete the online graduation process. A confirmation page will appear following the submission of your application.
If you have trouble applying this way or you get kicked out of the PAWS form, go to our website form:  http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/forms-and-downloads/students/grad_masters_app.cfm 

For students submitting a formal thesis, formatting guidelines are available on the Graduate School website  http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/students/current/thesis-and-dissertation-formatting/  as well as in Graduate School, Mit 261. 

Thesis deadlines for August 2012 are: Defend by 8/6/12 and submit final, signed thesis by 8/13/12

August graduates are invited to the DECEMBER COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Details are provided on the commencement website: http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/com_cer/
Commencement is run by the Office of the Secretary of the University so questions should be directed to the contacts in that office, listed at the bottom of the Commencement website.

Be sure to read our graduation procedures:
http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/students/current/graduation/

Job Opportunity--Writing Center Tutor

UW-Milwaukee's Writing Center seeks tutors for Fall 2012. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The sooner you apply, the more likely you are to obtain a position for Fall 2012. In recent years, several graduate students in History have worked as tutors. For more information, see the following link:
http://www4.uwm.edu/writingcenter/becoming.cfm

Bay View Tragedy Commemoration Sunday, May 6, 2012 @ 3 p.m.

What? 126th Anniversary Commemoration of the Bay View Tragedy
When? Sunday, May 6, 2012 @ 3 p.m.
Where? Intersection of S. Superior St. and East Russell Ave., Bay View Milwaukee
Featuring:

• Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
• Larry Penn, Folksinger
• Re-enactment of 1886 incident
• Milwaukee Public Theatre and Milwaukee Puppet and Mask Theatre

Open Discussion 4 p.m. Club Garibaldi Featuring John Gurda, Milwaukee Historian, moderator
FREE! OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Labor History Society

Event Flyer

Museum Studies Exhibit Opening--Thursday, 5/3 @ 3pm

Please join us for the opening reception of this important exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum featuring the work of our own students in Museum Studies/Public History!

What? Exhibit by Graduating Museum Studies Students--'Harnessing the Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water"
When? Thursday, 5/3 starting at 3pm
Where? Milwaukee Public Museum, 3rd Floor
Cost? Entrance to the Museum is free for people bearing an invitation to the reception.

The reception is hosted by the UW-Milwaukee Museum Studies Class of 2012, including Adam Smith, Amanda Strobel, Amy Kaczmarek, Anne Gaynor, Arianna Murphy, Ben Hopp, Diane Newbury, Emily Rock, Erin TerBeek, Jason Morrison, Katie Maxwell, Maria McEachran, Maria Cunningham, Michelle Nash, Morgan Sawicki, Robert Ahlrichs, Sara Miller, and Sarah Schneider.