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EVENTS
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
Undergraduate Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Booth
Since graduating from Loyola University in 2001 with a B.A. in History and Philosophy, Ryan Booth received his Masters Degree in History from Central Washington State and is currently pursuing his Doctorate from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Ryan specializes in the American West and Native American History and is currently preparing and researching his dissertation. Ryan is exploring the United States Army’s recruitment of Northern Cheyenne and White Mountain Apache as scouts. Ryan’s dissertation examines the army's use of Indian scouts from 1866 when it began as a way to track hostile Indian tribes until 1942 as Ryan argues the units grew to “inspire the rest of the nation to consider all Native Americans as endowed with special warrior qualities.”
Since graduating from Loyola in 2001, Ryan has worked in several positions serving as a Park Ranger for the National Parks Service from 2001 to 2004 and then as a special events and outreach coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ryan also has held positions as a history instructor at several colleges in the Washington state area including Heritage University and Wenatchee Valley College. We congratulate Ryan on his successes and wish him well as he completes his PhD! To read more about his dissertation topic and his research, check out this article at the Billings Gazette.