Semiquincentennial Student Fellowship Project funded by the Gardiner Foundation

When Distinguished Professor of History Michael Leroy Oberg launched the Center for Local and Municipal History 2018, he had little experience writing proposals for grants funding. Since then he has submitted several proposals to federal agencies and private foundations and been awarded three grants. A recent proposal, The Gardiner Foundation …

Department Awarded “Civic Learning in the Major by Design” Grant

The History Department is pleased to announce that it is one of twenty-four departments from institutions across the U.S. to have been awarded an Association of American Colleges and Universities grant, with support from the Endeavor Foundation. This grant will help us to better advance civic learning and social responsibility …

Congratulations to History Major Presidential Scholars

Make sure you tip your hat the next time you see Ashley Law, Jack McKeown, or Isabel Owen on campus! Why? These three History majors have all been selected as SUNY Geneseo Presidential Scholars, 2018-19. Presidential Scholars are top-achieving members of the senior class who exemplify Geneseo’s institutional values, contribute …

Undergrad History Major Achievements

Six History majors were offered membership in Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest national honors society for liberal arts and sciences: Noah Chichester ’18, Nicole Delligatti ’18, Ashley Law ’19, Jenna Lawson ’18, Rachel Ollis ’18, and Deanna Palma ’18. Rachel Ollis ’18 is the current president of the Memories Campaign, …

History Department Honors and Awards Luncheon

On Saturday, April 22, the History Department held its annual Honors and Awards Luncheon, in recognition of the academic excellence and civic achievement of our undergraduate students this past year. A number of students were also formally inducted into Phi Alpha Theta, the national honors society for history. Thank you …

Geneseo Alumnus Alec Tare Wins Phi Alpha Theta National Award

May 2014 graduate Alec Tare was named recipient of Phi Alpha Theta’s Lynn W. Turner Prize. This is the highest national award granted by Phi Alpha Theta (the history national honor society) for a piece of undergraduate research. Alec’s paper was based on the senior thesis he wrote under the …

Jordan Kleiman Wins SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

We are pleased to announce that Associate Professor of History Jordan Kleiman was named as one of three Geneseo faculty to receive the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.  This brings a total of seven Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching to the History Department.  Congratulations! The press release …

2012-3 Student Awards

In April, the History Department presented a number of excellence awards to Geneseo students.  We congratulate the following award recipients as well as our May 2013 graduates. Scholarships and Awards Dr. Katherine J. Beck Prize for Outstanding Senior History Major:  Co-Awarded to Justin Shapiro and Cory Young Senior Award for …

History Student Wins Prestigious Liberal Arts Award

The department is delighted to report that recent history graduate Cory Young was awarded the inaugural COPLAC (Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges) David J. Prior Award for “a student whose academic career has been shaped by the transformative power of the liberal arts and sciences experiences at a COPLAC …

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