Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
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History & Political Science

History, Philosophy & Political Science

WHAT CAN I STUDY?

History and Political Science History

Social Studies/History

Political Science

Minors:

NEWS

NEW SUMMER COURSE, 2012

HST 3294: History of Women in Sports, a 6 week on-line course being taught by Dr. Karen Guenther, makes its inaugural appearance this July.  The course will focus on the influence of sport on American women from cultural, social, and political perspectives from the colonial era into the 21st century.  One way to explore the history of this nation is to examine the impact a particular feature of society has had on the nation's development.  Through readings, discussion, lectures and written assignments, women's roles as participants, spectators, and supporters of sports and sports organizations will be examined.

The History program is offering seven on-line classes this summer.  Four will be offered during the first session (May 21-June 28) and three will be offered during the second session (July 2-August 9).  For a listing of history's 2012 summer classes, please click here.

NEW HISTORY CLASS, FALL 2012

HST 3295: Alexander the Great and the Making of the Modern World is a special topics course, offered for the first time this fall semester by Dr. Frank Chua.  Besides the established historical pedestal of Alexander as a military genius, conqueror, and empire builder, this course explores his epic Euro-Asiatic odyssey throughout the then known world.  The course will study his visionary pre-modern quest for a unified and cosmopolitan empire through his edicts on mixed marriages and the formation of a multi-racial army.  The course also examines his mark on the physical geography of modern Tyre, the exact spot (within the area the size of a room) where Alexander once stood, and the tantalizing, ongoing, 2,000 year search for his missing tomb.

CONSTITUTION DAY DISPLAY AT NORTH HALL

display

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 Dunlap

Jaymes completed a 12-week internship last 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.

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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