Category Archives: student research

Continuing to Serve: An Internship Reflection

By John Bole, Graduate Student This Fall semester I was fortunate to be granted an internship working with the Military Legacy Foundation (MLF). The MLF is a local non-profit that is dedicated to the preservation and education of any military … Continue reading

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Student Spotlight: Gavin Rogers Interview With Dr. Jackson Crawford

By Shannon Ritchey History graduate student Gavin Rogers made his YouTube debut in an interview with renowned Old Norse scholar, Jackson Crawford. He discussed his recent research tracing Jewish migration in medieval Spain and his analysis of the terms used … Continue reading

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Student Robin Lynch’s presentation to the El Paso County Pioneers’ Association

Congratulations to UCCS History student Robin Lynch, who (after a 25-year career in the military) came to our graduate program and has been doing some amazing work in discovering some previously untapped sources on the history of poor farms and … Continue reading

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History Department Heller Center Conference Friday April 12 4 – 9 p.m.

  Come join us for an Evening of History!  2nd Annual UCCS History Alumni Colloquium April 12th, 2013 Heller Center 4:00pm -9:00 pm Food, drinks, and music will accompany our all-star lineup of presenters: Directions at: http://www.uccs.edu/heller/contact-and-map.html Chair and moderator—Professor … Continue reading

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Friends of the Fountain Cemetery: Fundraiser Followup

Here’s a great followup to a project that Barbara Headle of the History Department, Mike Larkin from Geography,and others have been running this year. Barbara Headle writes: The Communique ran a follow-up story on our students; since the presentation, our grand total … Continue reading

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Fountain Cemetery Crawl on KOAA Evening News.

Just a quick followup to our last post: KOAA evening news ran a story featuring the Fountain Cemetery Crawl, which resulted in raising over $2,000 for repairs and installation of security equipment at the cemetery. Read all about it here. … Continue reading

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First Annual UCCS History Colloquium This Friday!

This Friday, March 23, 2012, at the Heller Center, the History Department is hosting an event in which current students, graduate and undergrate, and alumni will present current research in advance of their participation in the South West Historical Society’s annual conference … Continue reading

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Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum: April 28!

The annual Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum has been scheduled this  year for Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, at Colorado College. In years past numerous history students have participated in this event by giving papers … Continue reading

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Newfangled Weaponry and OldFashioned Civil War: The Civil War Disunion Blog

Paul Harvey Students this semester in History 4530, The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1840-1890, will soon be experimenting with writing blog posts on specific topics related to the Civil War, some of which will be posted here. In the meantime, for … Continue reading

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Wikipedia and Redaction: More Than You Might Expect

Often we want quick-and-easy access to historical information — and naturally — we turn to the web. One of the sources students rely on is Wikipedia, which they argue is a “good place to start”. Perhaps not.  Alexandra Rice writes … Continue reading

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