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History Graduate Student Organization (HGSO)
The History Graduate Student Organization functions as an academic and social communication link between faculty and students. It also identifies members for several representative bodies in the university–wide Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC), its subcommittees, and certain councils of the Faculty Senate.
A graduate student selected by the HGSO represents that body on the Department of History Graduate Studies Committee and participates in developing general curricular and other policy for the department’s graduate programs. The HGSO also selects a member to attend general faculty meetings in the department.
The HGSO encourages graduate students to become active in the organization as well as identify themselves for possible council and committee work in the department and the university. Such activities can be strong assets in your professional resume and excellent experience for future professional life in the academy.
HGSO Events 2010-11
Friday Workshop Series
- 9/24/10, 4:00pm: “Preparing for an Academic Conference” w/the Graduate Students
- 10/22/10, noon: “Applying/Reapplying to Ph.D. Programs” w/Drs. Berkhofer & Kachun
- 11/4/10, noon: “Attending a Professional Conference: What New Historians Need to Know” w/Dr. Hadden
- 1/28/11, noon: TBA
- 2/22/11, noon: “Research & Travel Grants” w/the Graduate Students
- 3/25/11, noon: “The Cabeza De Vaca Project & More” w/Dr. Julien
HGSO 2011 Spring Speaker
- April 7, 2011: Dr. Jonathan Steinberg
Other Events
- HGSO Book Sale: Oct 5 & 6th 2010
For more information, including dates of upcoming meetings, contact one of the HGSO officers:
| President | Katherine Ellison |
| Vice President | Caitlyn Perry |
| Secretary | Rachel Juen |
| Treasurer | Rachel Friedensen |