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Whale Watching in the Medieval North Atlantic
On Monday, February 4, join Dr. Vicki Szabo, author of Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea: Whaling in the Medieval North Atlantic (Brill, 2008), for an exciting lecture exploring marine mammal use and populations in premodern Europe! This talk is the first "Medieval Environments" lecture of the semester, a collaboration between Loyola's Medieval Studies Center and Institute for Environmental Sustainability. DETAILS
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Where Historians Teach Panel Discussion
Thinking about careers? Currently on the job hunt? Join us on Tuesday, April 9 at 4pm in Cuneo 312 for a panel on "Where Historians Teach: A Discussion About Teaching Careers for Historians in Secondary Ed, Higher Ed, and Public History." Panelists include: Sarah Doherty, PhD, Assistant Professor of History at North Park University; Bryan Escobar, MA, Public Historian, Arts and History Specialist, Waukegan Park District; Amelia Serafine, PhD, Instructor, San Antonio College; Charles Tocci, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago.
SPOTLIGHT
Voices from Mundelein: Media Portal
This past summer, graduate students Jenny Clay and Nathan Ellstrand worked with the Women and Leadership Archives to create the Voices from Mundelein: Media Portal. Showcasing images alongside more than 30 interviews, the site shares the stories of women religious, students, staff, and faculty from Mundelein College. VIEW
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Welcome Back Night for History Majors
All history majors are invited to attend a welcome back info session on September 11 at 4 PM in Crown Center 528. Learn more about the program, what requirements are needed to graduate, what you can do with a history degree post graduation, and ask any other questions you may have about the program. DETAILS
School of Social Work Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Publication from Recent History Graduate
Loyola University's School of Social Work commissioned graduate student Charles Heinrich (MA, 2015) to write a history of the school for the program's 100th Anniversary. The result, Service, Sacrifice, Scholarship: 100 Years of Preparing Social Work Leaders debuted at the School of Social Work's 100th Anniversary Gala Banquet on May 30, 2015. The booklet follows the school from its early days under its founder, Fr. Frederic Siedenburg, S.J. (1872-1939), its struggles and hardships during the Depression and World War II, its subsequent growth and changes, and more. All throughout, the piece chronicles an institution that has made a lasting legacy in the city of Chicago.
This is Charles' second publication; his first work was a history of Lakeshore Campus' Madonna della Strada.