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CONSTITUTION DAY DISPLAY AT NORTH HALL
Each year the History Club assembles a display in the library as part of Mansfield University's commemoration of Constitution Day (September 17, 2011). Posing by this year's display are History Club members Jaymes Dunlap and Samantha McNamara.
MEET HISTORY INTERN - JAYMES DUNLAP
Jaymes completed a 12-week internship this summer (2011) at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society. He catalogued and prepared inventories for exhibits, conducted guided tours of the museum, arranged and processed manuscripts and archival collections, and prepared exhibit labels. He is pictured next to one of the displays in the exhibit, "Lycoming Countians: Sports and Leisure Exhibition."
Internships are available for all history majors during any academic term. They can be either 6 or 12 weeks in length during the summer or they can be 15 weeks in length during the fall and spring semesters. If you are interested in pursuing an internship, please contact Dr. Andrew Gaskievicz or Dr. Karen Guenther.
NEW SUMMER COURSE, 2011
HST 3295/PSC 4412: Lessons in History through Computer Games debuted this past summer. The 6-week course was team taught by Dr. Andrew Gaskievicz (History) and Dr. Jeffrey Bosworth (Political Science). Six students were enrolled in the class which met in the computer lab in Memorial Hall. The course examined how Sid Meier's Civilization IV video game simulates or models specific aspects of both history and politics.
WHAT TIME IS CLASS? The Late Course with Dr. Rothermel
In the spring 2011 semester, political science faculty member, Dr. Jonathan Rothermel, offered an experimental late-night course that met Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:45-11:00 p.m. The course, Introduction to American Politics, attracted 15 night owls, mainly freshmen and sophomore. Although a handful of colleges across the country offer late-night courses (mainly community colleges), most do so out of practical considerations. Dr. Rothermel believed that his course would appeal to the so-called millennial generation. His course was the subject of a national media story. When interviewed by the AP, Rothermel explained, "When students are forced to take early morning classes, some students just don't do as well, but they don't have an option," he said. "This gives them an opportunity to succeed. Right now, we don't have anything to accommodate the night owls on campus." Overall, Dr. Rothermel believes that a late-night course at MU has potential, but he also realizes that there are several obstacles that such a course faces. He plans on publishing about his experience.
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