John Bieter Wins 2007 Advising Award

John Bieter, who serves the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs as its secondary education advisor, recently won the Provost's Excellence in Advising Award for 2007. In the History Department, we've known of John's excellence for years; it's nice to see that he's getting some recognition outside of our corner of the campus.

Holocaust Scholar Visits BSU

On Tuesday, April 23 at 7 pm in LA 106, Dr. Geoffrey Megargee will speak on the role of the German army in the killing of Jews on the Eastern Front during World War II. Megargee is a research historian at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. He is the author of War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941 (2006) and Inside Hitler's High Command (2002).

Phi Alpha Theta in Spokane

The photo you all have been waiting for: Brian Lawatch, Dane Vanhoozer, Pankhuree Dube, and Tamara Mackenthun at the Phi Alpha Theta Northwest Regional Conference at Gonzaga University in April, where they each presented a paper.

Phi Alpha Theta Sends Students, Professor to Spokane

Professor Jill Gill is accompanying four of our students (Dane Vanhoozer, Tamara Mackenthun, Pankhuree Dube, and Brian Lawatch) to Spokane this weekend to take part in the regional conference of Phi Alpha Theta, the history honors society. The conference, hosted this year by Gonzaga University, provides an opportunity for students (undergraduate and graduate) to present their research in a formal setting.

Lynn Lubamersky to Study at the Holocaust Museum

Lynn Lubamersky has received a fellowship from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (above) to participate in the "Curt C. And Else Silberman Seminar for University Faculty on Teaching the Legacy of the Holocaust: Poland, Lithuania, And Ukraine" in June 2008.