♦ August 25, 2009
| Alpha Lambda Chapter Member Presents Paper at Professional Conference |
| One of our chapter's members presented a conference paper this past week: |
| Derek Boetcher presented his paper, "The Art-Union and Photography: Early Critical Approaches, 1839-1846," at the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 21, 2009. |
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♦ August 11, 2009
| Alpha Lambda Chapter Member Presents Paper at Professional Conference |
| One of our chapter's members presented a conference paper this past week: |
| Debbie Liles presented her paper, "Wyatt C. Hedrick: Architect of Texas," at the 101 Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch - American Historical Association in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 8, 2009. |
| Debbie won First Place in the Graduate Paper category at the 2009 meeting of the North Central and Northeast Texas Region of Phi Alpha Theta with this paper. She was invited by the Phi Alpha Theta national office to give her paper in Albuquerque. Congratulations Debbie! |
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♦ July 30, 2009
| 2009-2010 Executive Committee Change |
| Gregory Ball, who was elected secretary of the Alpha Lambda chapter in April, has recently accepted a job offer in Virginia. Taking into account his impending move out of state he has stepped down from his position as secretary. |
| Stephanie Fields, an undergraduate history major, has accepted an offer to hold the position of secretary for the Alpha Lambda chapter for 2009-2010. |
| Please join with me in thanking Greg for all of the time and effort he has put forth for Phi Alpha Theta during his time at the University of North Texas. |
| Also, please join with me in congratulating Stephanie on her new position. |
| Sincerely, |
| Derek Boetcher |
| President, Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta |
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♦ April 29, 2009
| 2009-2010 Executive Committee Election Results |
| Please join with me in congratulating our newly elected Executive Committee for 2009-2010! |
| President: Derek Boetcher |
| Vice-President: Matt Hamilton |
| Secretary: Gregory Ball |
| Treasurer: Arthur Garrison |
| Historian: Simone De Santiago Ramos |
| The new officers will officially start in their positions on June 1, 2009. |
| Also, please join with me in thanking the 2008-2009 Executive Committee for all of the time and effort they put forth over this past year. |
| Sincerely, |
| Derek Boetcher |
| President, Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta |
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♦ April 14, 2009
| Executive Committee Call for Nominations |
| This is a call for nominations for election to the Executive Committee of the Phi Alpha Theta - Alpha Lambda chapter. All current dues paying members, including members who will be initiated in May, who are in good standing with the university are eligible to run and any dues-paying member of Phi Alpha Theta is invited to run or to nominate someone to run. The Executive Committee also invites faculty members of the Department of History to nominate people for officer positions. The Executive Committee shall present a slate of candidates for consideration at the general membership meeting. Nominations for each office will be accepted from the floor. |
| Offices available are: |
| President |
| Vice-President |
| Secretary |
| Treasurer |
| Historian |
| Please refer to the Alpha Lambda chapter bylaws--Sections 8-12--(http://orgs.unt.edu/history/about/) for descriptions of the duties of each office. |
| Email all nominations with the subject title of "Phi Alpha Theta - Officer Nomination" to Derek Boetcher Derek Boetcher. |
| For the nomination please provide the name and contact information of the person being nominated, and the office for which the person is running. |
| Also, nominees are welcome to provide a short statement explaining their interest in the position and their qualifications for the position, but it is not mandatory. |
| Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. |
| Thank you. |
| Sincerely, |
| Derek Boetcher |
| President, Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta |
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♦ April 8, 2009
| Conference Review |
| The 2009 meeting of the North Central and Northeast Texas Region of Phi Alpha Theta in Denton, Texas at Discovery Park on the University of North Texas campus was a very successful event with many excellent papers, discussions, and exchanges. |
| Attendance at the conference was strong with nearly 100 people, ranging from faculty to graduate and undergraduate students, participating in over 20 paper sessions. Dr. Randolph "Mike" Campbell delivered a stimulating plenary lecture, entitled: "Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and the Issue of Race." |
| The film screening of Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? entertained many of the conference participants. Faculty and students also visited a variety of display tables sponsored by groups at the University of North Texas--the UNT Bookstore, the UNT Press, Toulouse School of Graduate Studies, UNT Libraries Special Collections, the Portal to Texas History, and the Texas State Historical Association. |
| Congratulations go out to all of the paper prize winners: |
| Undergraduate Paper Winners: |
| 1st Place - Tori Sheppard, Austin College - "Women, Marriage, and Singledom in the Nineteenth Century: The Emergence of a Conscious Choice" |
| 2nd Place - Erin Pedigo, Baylor University - "The East India Company Under Oliver Cromwell" |
| 3rd Place - Ashley Dowd, University of North Texas - "The Sumerian Problem: Uruk Period Migrations into Mesopotamia" |
| Graduate Paper Winners: |
| 1st Place - Debbie Liles, University of North Texas - "Wyatt C. Hedrick: Architect of Texas" |
| 2nd Place - James Blackshear, University of North Texas - "Hay Farming and Property Rights: A Hispano Response to Land Grant Usurpation" |
| 3rd Place - Nick Nelson, University of North Texas - "Economic-Social Mobility and the Planter Class: A Case Study of McLennan County, Texas, 1851-1860" |
| As is obvious, this was a very proud day in Alpha Lambda chapter history. It is a rare accomplishment for one chapter to take home four of the six awards, let alone sweep the graduate paper category. This is a testament to the hard work put in by the collective 27 University of North Texas students who presented papers at the conference, and is representative of some of the excellent scholarship being produced by Alpha Lambda chapter members. |
| Plans will soon be underway for the 2010 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference for the North Central and Northeast Texas Region, which will meet at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. I hope to see a great turnout for the conference! |
| On behalf of the officers, members, and faculty advisor of the Alpha Lambda chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at the University of North Texas, I thank everyone who participated in and helped with the conference. Your contributions helped make this event a success. |
| Sincerely, |
| Derek N. Boetcher |
| President |
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♦ April 1, 2009
| Conference Update |
| An updated version of the conference program has been added to the Conferences page. |
| Please click on the Conferences link to the left for more information. |
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♦ March 31, 2009
| Conference Update |
| The conference page has been updated! |
| Please click on the Conferences link to the left to find the conference program, more detailed directions to Discovery Park, and site maps. |
| I look forward to welcoming everyone to the University of North Texas for the 2009 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference of the North Central and Northeast Texas region on Saturday, April 4, 2009. |
| Derek N. Boetcher |
| President, Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta |
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♦ February 8, 2009
| Conference Update |
| The conference page has been updated! |
| Please click on the Conferences link to the left to find the Call for Papers, registration form, and directions to Discovery Park. Further updates will be posted within the next week. |
| New Initiates |
| On Friday, February 6, 2009 the chapter held an initiation ceremony and reception for Summer and Fall 2008. |
| The following 24 new members were inducted into Phi Alpha Theta: |
| Sebastian Arduengo |
| Christopher Castillo |
| Brian Cervantez |
| Charlotte Decoster |
| Kara Engstrom |
| Christopher Fair |
| Stephanie Fields |
| Diana Fonner |
| Grant Garrett |
| Arthur Garrison |
| Sean Grover |
| Matt Hamilton |
| Stephanie Hawkins |
| Richard Hudson |
| Debbie Liles |
| Patrick Middleton |
| Christopher Netek |
| Chloe Northrop |
| Dustin Person |
| Travis Qualls |
| Jennifer Roe |
| Jennifer Seman |
| Ashly Spain |
| Shane Yeargan |
| Please join me in congratulating our new members! |
| Derek N. Boetcher |
| President, Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta |
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♦ September 28, 2008
| Alpha Lambda Chapter Members Present Papers at Professional Conferences |
| Two of our chapter's members presented conference papers this past week: |
| Derek Boetcher presented his paper, "Defending Daniel Maclise: The Politics of Art Criticism in The Art-Union's Review of John Ruskin's First Volume of Modern Painters," at the Western Conference on British Studies in San Antonio, Texas on September 20, 2008. |
| Kevin Eades presented his paper, "The Katy Railroad in Greenville, Texas, from 1870 to 1823," at the Greenville Railroad Museum Railfest in Greenville, Texas on September 20, 2008. |
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♦ August 20, 2008
Welcome to the new Phi Alpha Theta website!
The new academic year is upon us.
Our chapter's Executive Committee has been hard at work since June planning the event and seminar
calendar for the 2008-2009 academic year. While the major event on the calendar will be the 2009
Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference, which we are excited to be hosting at the University of North Texas,
we would like to put together a full calendar for the entire academic year that will be both fun and
productive for all of the chapter's members. We think we have compiled a very good list of options that will
be of great benefit to the chapter during this next year.
In other news, the website is in the process of being updated and expanded. The expectation is that this site will
allow all members of Phi Alpha Theta to have a vast repository of information about Phi Alpha Theta, the Alpha
Lambda chapter, the University of North Texas, professional historical associations, and any other resources to help
them gain success in the field of historical studies, both as a student and a professional. I welcome and strongly
encourage members to contribute information to the various sections of this website. Together we can make this an
extremely powerful resource for all of us.
Let's work together to make 2008-2009 one of the best years that Phi Alpha Theta has ever experienced here at UNT!
Sincerely,
Derek N. Boetcher
President, Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta
♦ Quote of the Week
Sages follow the rules of heaven; the wise obey the laws of earth; the intelligent follow precedent.
Zhuge Liang, Romance of the Three Kingdoms (184-234 A.D.)
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Friday, October 2, 2009
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"Views and Visions: Prints of the American West, 1820-1970"
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Letters from Stalin's Gulags
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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Curry Hall 114
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Surviving the "Professional" Conference Presentation
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
2:00-3:00pm
University Union, Room 411
Presented by: Dr. Sam Matteson, UNT Professor of Physics
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Texas History Symposium
"Enduring Frontiers: Indians in Texas"
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9:00am-2:30pm
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Stress, How to Manage It and Have a Life During Graduate School
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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University Union, Room 411
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
5:00-6:30pm
Wooten Hall 230
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Religion, Culture, and History on the Silk Road
A Free One-Day Seminar for Teachers
Saturday, May 2, 2009
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Southern Methodist University - Hyer Hall, Room 200
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