Well it’s taken us a little while to say it, but congratulations to our new History graduates! The cold and the rain forced us to move into the PEC for Commencement exercises, but spirits were warm and dry. Was that a new backdrop behind the dais? It looked very sharp. Former President Stan Hales was… Read More
Category: Events
History Spring Picnic
Students and Faculty alike gathered for the History department’s semi-annual spring picnic. Professor Shaya ran the grill, feeding multitudes. Students and Faculty joined together playing games such as croquet and frisbee, as well as joined in many historical and non-historical discussions, ranging from the Revolutionary War to corn hole and everything in between. If you… Read More
Wooster History Spring Picnic THURSDAY
A message from Dr. Greg Shaya: “On behalf of the Department of History, I’m writing to invite you to the History Spring Picnic, next Thursday, April 28, from 4 to 6pm, in the Bornhuetter Pavilion. History majors & minors, majors with a home department in History, and students interested in History are all welcome. We’ll… Read More
The College Welcomes Visiting Scholar from Morocco
We’ve been lucky this week to have the chance to host Said Ennahid, Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Al Akhawayne University in Ifrane, Morocco. The week after spring break sometimes involves a slow ramp up to the full speed of college work (we can blame it on the long… Read More
Come view and discuss the ways in which African and African Diasporic directors are depicting contemporary issues in the Africana World. This year’s theme is “The Changing Face of the Africana World.” All films will be shown at 7:00pm-9:30pm, in Scheide 106 Wednesday, Feb 2 – Film: Faat Kine (2003) Ousmane Sembene, director Discussant: Dr.… Read More
Children Are Reading, Earning, Succeeding
College of Wooster sophomore Catherine Gillette, working with the support of the Center for Entrepreneurship, has founded a literacy and education support program in Copan, Honduras: Children Are Reading, Earning, Succeeding (C.A.R.E.S.) C.A.R.E.S. seeks to help children in rural Honduras by improving the basic educational opportunities available to them. They do this by providing books… Read More
How to Apply for Lilly Summer Grants
This Tuesday, November 30 at 7:00 in Severance 009, representatives from the Lilly Program will be holding an information session on “How to Apply” for (funded) Summer Vocational Exploration Fellowships. At this session, you’ll receive a handbook, hear helpful suggestions on how to apply, hear expectations from representatives of the selection committees, and get a… Read More
Cricket Match Saturday at 4:30
Sat, October 9 · 4:30pm All are welcome to the First Annual College vs Community Cricket Match, to be held over Homecoming weekend. On Saturday Oct 9, at 4:30 pm the Wooster Fighting Scots Cricket Club will take on the newly formed Wooster Community Team under the floodlights in the John P. Papp (football) Stadium… Read More
History Picnic a Big Success!
Everyone had a great time at the Department of History’s picnic! I’ve posted photos on the Department of History’s new flickr account. Please leave your comments! If you’d like to tag or identify people in the photos, you just need to add woosterhistory to your contacts. Thanks again to Phi Alpha Theta and the Department… Read More