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History Graduate Student Organization

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, 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.

Upcoming Events 2013

• Spring Speaker: Dr. Michael Vargas, March 20 - Dr. Vargas is a scholar of medieval Iberian society and culture who teaches at the State University of New York at New Paltz.  He recently published a monograph on late medieval religious orders in Spain titled “Taming a Brood of Vipers: Conflict and Change in Fourteenth-Century Dominican Convents” (Leiden: Brill, 2011).  His approach to history is interdisciplinary and his presentation on Wednesday, March 20th at 4:30 in Brown Hall 1028, “Cross-disciplinary Visualizations for Digital Age Historians” will include a mix of progressive scholarly topics pertinent to those interested in the place of the humanities in the age of the internet.

• Upcoming HGSO Workshops
  
  Wednesday, February 27 – Research and Travel Grants
  This workshop will focus on the various aspects of applying for grants.  Dr. Wilson Warren will present some general tips and strategies regarding grant writing. Fellow graduate students, who have applied for various grants in the past, will provide additional information.  It is highly suggested that attendees bring in any and all application materials for upcoming grants for workshoping and comment. Keep in mind that the Graduate College Research and Travel Grant application deadline is March 15, 2013.  This workshop will be held in the large conference room from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.  Pizza and pop will be provided.
  
  Wednesday, March 27 – Bibliographic Management Free Software Zotero
  This workshop will focus on the free bibliographic management software Zotero, created by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New media.  This program may be used on any platform.  In addition to automatically importing bibliographic data from WorldCat, JSTOR, Project Muse, and hundreds of other research sites, it also integrates seamlessly with most word processing programs.  Created by and for humanities scholars, Zotero will easily cut out time with bibliographic and note formatting.  Eric Denby will be presenting from 11:30 to 12:30 in the large conference room.  Pizza and pop will be provided.  

Officers 2012-13

Constitution and By-Laws

Meeting Minutes

President :  Jack Goodman
Vice President:  Eric Ware
Secretary:  Claire Herhold
Treasurer:  Yoon-Rim Kim