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01 Sunday Jan 2023
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01 Sunday Jan 2023
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02 Saturday May 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic and accompanying shutdown of schools, colleges and universities required a rapid transition of face-to-face courses to online offerings. History faculty adapted quickly and well, changing syllabi, assignments, and course activities. Here are some images of how History faculty and students adapted to unprecedented circumstances.
Continue reading01 Friday Jun 2018
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The Department of History is recruiting a full-time instructor in the field of Ancient History. Please check bgsu.hiretouch.com for the full description. (If the link doesn’t work, please check go to bgsu.hiretouch.com, then search the History Department posting.) It’s a great time to join us: excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, professional development, curriculum innovation, and great colleagues and students. The deadline to apply for the position is June 21.
20 Tuesday Mar 2018
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Get to know our new Senior Secretary, Nicki Lee Reimer, with this brief introduction of her via interview questions!
Q. How long have you been at BGSU? What brought you here?
I have been at BGSU since June 2014 when I took a part-time position as a secretary at the Speech and Hearing Clinic. The part-time hours fit well with my family’s busy schedule back then. More recently, I worked at the Falcon Team Store in the Stroh Center, but still on a part-time basis. My kids are both in high school now, so I was ready to make the move to full-time when this position became available.
Q. What do you do in your free time? What are some of your hobbies/interests?
I *love* attending my kids’ sporting events. I’ve spent many an hour watching football, wrestling, and gymnastics – and I can’t think of any better way to spend my free time! I am also a part-time fitness instructor, so a lot of my remaining free time is consumed with designing and practicing fitness classes. Currently, I teach barre, cycle, and kickboxing classes. I also run sometimes, and recently I developed an infatuation with kayaking. I adore anything that takes me outside in the sunshine, bonus if it has to do with water and/or the woods.
Q. Are you a history nerd? Do you like history?
History… a little… nerd… definitely. If quoting old movies counts as being a history nerd, then I nailed it. The cheesier the movie, the better!! But in all seriousness, I do enjoy history quite a lot. No particular time period or events per se, my interests run the gamut. That’s part of why I was excited to be offered this position with the department. I have a general fascination with the past; I think we can learn a great deal from it.
Q. Who is your favorite President? Why?
If I had to pick (which she had to, because that is the point of the interview), I suppose Abraham Lincoln or Theodore Roosevelt. Lincoln because of the personal tragedies that he had to endure and overcome during his presidency. While dealing with a nation trying to tear itself apart, he dealt with losing more family members than any one person should. And yet, he persevered. That says a lot about his strength of character. Roosevelt is a candidate for multiple reasons, but mostly because I believe in the preservation of land and am grateful for his dedication to the national parks. Among the great contributions he made to our country, the national park system is an amazing national treasure (see above comments regarding sunshine, water and/or the woods).
Q. Do you collect anything?
I’m always walking into things – do bruises count?
Q. What times can students expect to see you in your office?
For the most part, they can find me in the office between 8am and 5pm M-F.
25 Thursday Sep 2014
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Dr. Gary Hess, distinguished emeritus professor in the Department of History at BGSU, recently commemorated the 50th anniversary of his first day of teaching. At 11 a.m. Sept. 23, 1964, in 107 Hayes Hall, Dr. Gary Hess stepped in front of his first class, U.S. History 205. Hess was accompanied by his wife, Rose, and they entered the classroom at 11 a.m. The couple met in Williams Hall, when she was a graduate assistant in history and he an instructor.
He went on to become one of the University’s longest serving and most highly regarded faculty members, retiring in 2009 as an Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor of history.
For more on Gary Hess and his research, please visit his emeritus faculty page.
11 Thursday Sep 2014
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The Graduate Program in Policy History at BGSU and Phi Alpha Theta are holding their annual History Department Picnic next Friday, September 19th from 4:30-6:30 at the City Park Kiwanis Memorial shelterhouse. Department faculty and students are invited to bring their families and a dish to share; the department will provide drinks, hot dogs and hamburgers, and tableware. There is a sheet in the Conference Room to sign-up for a dish to share and to give an approximate number of guests to expect. Any questions should be directed to Rachel Pawlowicz.