UW-Parkside History Department

So worth celebrating - featuring our photogenic majors Emmee, Tony, and Ben!

We've reached an exciting milestone, Rangers. With the latest 513 graduates from spring 2024 commencement, we have surpassed 30,000 total alumni! This number is a testament to our incredible community and the significant impact that Parkside has locally, across the state, and beyond. Here’s to the next 30,000!

We’re thrilled to report that eleven UW-Parkside history majors were awarded their B.A. degrees at today’s spring commencement ceremony. Please join us in celebrating our newly minted historians!
Emmee Ball
Michael Bencs
Cassidy Binder
Kaiya Henson-Jordan
Makenzie Kaput
Ben Mickelson
Kyle Olson
Brian Prescott
Tony Sertic
Collin Skarzynski
Gary Vega

Congratulations Makenzie! We couldn’t be prouder.

Makenzie Kaput is graduating with a Secondary Education and History major, earning a 6-12 History Education teaching license. She has excelled academically at UW-Parkside, receiving the department's Academic Achievement Award and being on the Dean’s & Provost’s Lists every semester. Makenzie has been actively involved in mentoring high school students interested in education careers and completing clinical hours at Bradford High School and Case High School.

She also participated in an International Baccalaureate internship program at Starbuck Middle School. Additionally, Makenzie was a dedicated member of the UW-Parkside soccer team for four years, serving on various committees. She has a passion for coaching youth soccer, volunteering in classrooms, and supporting the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Congratulations, Makenzie!

"Kenosha Voices," Dr. Laura Gellott/Retired UW-Parkside history professor, recorded 16 Nov 2023. "Kenosha Voices" is an award-winnning oral history project of the Kenosha County Historical Society, in conjunction wi...

Professor Elizabeth Brownson recently appeared on WGTD‘s The Morning Show and shared a concise historical overview of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. You can listen to her full interview with Gregory Berg here >>

MS - Israeli/Palestinian Conflict UW-Parkside's Elizabeth Brownson

Check out this outstanding recent presentation by our UW-Parkside College of Social Sciences & Professional Studies colleague Calvin Watts at the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. Excellent work, Cal!

Second Friday Lecture: Theodore Roosevelt and the Civil War Only two-years-old when Fort Sumter was fired upon, Theodore Roosevelt would spend the rest of his life reckoning with, and trying to live up to, the legacy ...

We’re proud and excited to celebrate all of the new UW-Parkside graduates, most especially our three graduating history majors: John Aasen, Rebecca Goebel, and Emma Vanderwall. And the spring ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday will feature an extra special commencement speaker - our very own ‘11 History alum Dr. Anton House, Assistant Professor of History at Delaware State University. You can watch the livestream (and afterward, the recording) of the proceedings here!

UW-Parkside Commencement Ceremony May 2023 (Afternoon) UW-Parkside afternoon Commencement Ceremony May 2023 for the College of Natural and Health Sciences, and the College of Social Sciences and Professional Stud...

We’re proud to share news that Professor Beth Brownson was selected for a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Fellowship to conduct research for her book project titled
“Colonizing Health: Gender and the Politics of Reproductive Healthcare in British Mandate Palestine and Colonial Sudan 1921-54.” Congratulations Dr. Brownson!

We're sad to share news that our recent alumna Cathleen Brown ('21) passed away last week after a yearlong battle with cancer. Cathleen was an outstanding student who was planning to attend law school at Northwestern before her illness. Beyond that she was a U.S. Army veteran, published novelist, a mom, and dear friend to many. Below are an obituary and a fundraiser shared by her family.

Cathleen Brown Obituary (1979 - 2023) - Legacy Remembers View Cathleen Jane Brown's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

I'm having issues posting the pictures, I may have to post them individually - no idea why!

Students from Dr. Bruce's HIST 250 Methods class recently spent a day at Kenosha's Civil War Museum where they learned about using original artifacts as source materials. They also learned how museums operate, how they develop their collections, and how those collections are maintained for future generations.

https://www.kenosha.com/2022/09/12/uw-parkside-recognized-for-student-success-and-college-completion/

UW-Parkside recognized for student success and college completion | Kenosha.com American Association of State College and Universities reveals award winners

Happy Parkside Day!







Good morning,

We want to thank our presenting sponsor: HARIBO of America for their continued investment in UW-Parkside and the Future Focus Fund.

HARIBO has had an incredible and lasting impact on UW-Parkside. Thanks to their support, UW-Parkside students are thriving despite the challenges of the past year, and students are graduating ready to lead in the diverse, innovative community of southeastern Wisconsin, and beyond. We are excited to announce that for the next hour (until 9AM CST) HARIBO will be matching all gifts to the Future Focus Fund (up to $7,500).

Match My Gift

In addition, all day we have the HARIBO G.O.L.D. (Graduates Of the Last Decade) BEAR CHALLENGE. When 50 recent alumni donors (Class of 2011-2021) make a Parkside Day gift, $2,500 will be unlocked for the Future Focus Fund by HARIBO of America. When 100 recent alumni donors make a Parkside Day gift, another $2,500 will be unlocked. Alumni donor #50 and #100 will also receive some HARIBO goodies.

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History students! Don't miss our semesterly social! See below for details!

The end is in sight! Best of luck on your finals! See you in the Spring!

FYI.

Ford Evening Book Talk: Sandra Moats Sandra Moats’ new book, Navigating Neutrality: Early American Governance in the Turbulent Atlantic, describes how George Washington and his cabinet formulated policies to enforce neutrality across all three branches of the government and around the globe. This neutrality helped to build a U.S. gov...

The final stretch is here! Good luck to you all and we will SEE you in the Fall!

Now on Canvas:
Revised 4/28/20
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May 1, 2020 2pm-5pm
Geography Senior Seminar will have a public presentation of their research findings on the 2nd to last instructional day of the semester (this leaves the students time to polish their final papers, in part based on your comments).

We all hope very much that you can attend!

Thanks, Kate Gillogly
Cssps Dean

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Textbook Rental: Return Process

University Bookstore is temporarily CLOSED!

ALL rental books must be mailed in.

How? See steps below:

• Sign in to your rental account at www.uwparksideshop.com
• View rental history
• Click "RETURN BY MAIL"
• Follow steps

ALL rental labels must be printed by May 15, 2020 even if you can't drop it off at FedEx until the next week.

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Application Deadline for Fall 2020 Graduation

Deadline to apply for Fall 2020 graduation is May 1. Your student profile should be up to date before you submit your application. This includes information on your degree, major, minor, and concentration, and minor. Contact your advisor if the information is incorrect.

Learn more

Good morning!
Just a reminder – both Summer and Fall registration is now open! All summer courses will be online. At this time to our knowledge Fall classes will resume in the classroom. Please feel free to reach out to Anna Super (College advisor) or any faculty member if you have questions. Keep safe and see you all soon!
Cssps Dean

1. The university has established an emergency scholarship application for students to receive additional funding through the Future Focus Scholarship due to financial hardships created by the pandemic. Situations may include, but are not limited to, loss of a job or decreased hours of work, need to purchase computer or related technology due to online course transition, medical hardship, loss of childcare, or housing/bill issues (more examples can be seen by clicking through the Qualtrics form linked below).
a. Qualtrics form to apply for funding: https://uwparkside.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTmVJP2MnjXLTuJ
b. UWP Student COVID-19 Resources page (link to scholarship application included on this page as well): https://www.uwp.edu/live/services/studenthealth/covid-19-student-resources.cfm
2. PARC (Parkside Academic Resource Center) is available, but students have largely not been using our tutoring services. Please remind your students of this availability and encourage them to make use of the assistance. More information can be found on the PARC website; below is a brief breakdown of services. Net Tutor is also available

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MAKING TRAVEL BOOKING AND COMPLIANCE EASIER
New Website ■ New Vendors
TravelWIse
NEW VENDORS COMING BY JULY 1
Employee Services will use
Travel Incorporated, Duluth, GA
University Group Block Services will use
Fox World Travel, Oshkosh, WI
NCAA Athletics (except UW-Madison) will use
Short’s Travel Management, Waterloo, IA
What Will Change
■ Travel rate calculator
■ Rollout of Concur app and Travel Inc. app
■ Travel agency and travel agent team
What Remains the Same
■ 24/7 agency coverage, with a dedicated UW
team during core business hours
■ Concur
■ Corporate card policy and vendor
We’ve launched a new website to make
it easier to navigate and find policies.
wisconsin.edu/travel
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Keep an eye out for what courses will be offered online for summer. I will also send out an email to your RangerMail.

We are sorry to have to share the news that our esteemed emeritus colleague John Buenker passed away today. After earning his Ph.D at Georgetown University, John began his career at Eastern Illinois. He was recruited to UW-Parkside in 1970 by Irvin Wyllie, the university's first chancellor and a fellow historian. John was a towering scholar whose work reshaped the field of Progressive Era history. He published voluminously on Wisconsin history, and no historian contributed more to the historiography of southeastern Wisconsin. John also taught and published on race & ethnicity, immigration, and American political history. His career was the embodiment of the Wisconsin Idea, as he regularly shared his expertise in the community and in publications ranging from newspaper editorials to the featured essay in the 2011-2012 State of Wisconsin Blue Book. He will be remembered most fondly as a warm and witty teacher, a wise and inspiring mentor, and a kind and generous colleague.