Alumni Newsletter
Welcome from the chair
Greetings! We hope these updates are a unique opportunity to strengthen the community and recognize the good work happening in our department. There are certainly so many new and exciting things happening. This newsletter is a way to keep the connection between faculty, students, alumni and the friends of the department. In 2020, we launched a revamped curriculum. In the words of our external reviewer, “this elegantly-designed curriculum provides students with content and experiential learning designed to prepare them for their post-graduate professional lives as well as to enrich their intellectual pursuits and to prepare them for public engagement.” Along with the redesign of our major and master's program, our faculty continue to innovate in the classroom by designing hands-on "history lab" classes, social annotations, and an emphasis on writing skills. We continue to revitalize our offerings with new classes such as African American History: From Slavery to Freedom; North American Indigenous Peoples; The Wars After 9/11; and Women in the Classical World, to mention only a few of the additions to our roster of classes.
Faculty and Staff at Fort Meigs Historic Site | Back row, from left: Michael Brooks, Walter Grunden, Kara Barr, Casey Stark, Benjamin Greene, Douglas Forsyth, Apollos Okwuchi Nwauwa. Front row, from left: Nicki Reimer, Rebecca Mancuso, Cheryle Dong, Scott Martin, Amílcar Challú, Nicole Jackson, Andrew Schocket
The BGSU history education is paying off in careers. Our alumni are finding rewarding jobs in a range of career options - business, law, government, cultural heritage organizations, and educational institutions. Our graduates are launching productive and fulfilling careers with their history degrees. Part of our success is predicated on building internship and other opportunities in our programs. The support of alums and our partner organizations has been critical in connecting our students to rewarding opportunities.
Our department contributes to the generation of knowledge in the profession through faculty and student publications and conference participation. But the department has also made the service of the public a cornerstone of its mission. This is reflected in our faculty's engagement in national, regional and local initiatives, as well as in hosting guest lectures (such as the recent Gary Hess Lecture, given by our distinguished alumnus Dr. Bill Allison), and the organization of the regional contest of Ohio and National History Day, an event that brings in hundreds of students to interpret history in different media and formats.
We hope this newsletter succeeds in reinforcing connections. Please do not hesitate to drop a line with your news and ideas.
Dr. Amílcar Challú
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Updated: 01/17/2023 09:21AM