Welcome

Welcome to the department of history website. In addition to a two-semester core class in world civilization, the department offers courses in American, European, Latin American, and church history. There are also history internships, a History and Historians course that focuses on historical methodology, and a senior seminar that provides an in-depth research and writing experience. Students may choose history as a major or minor.

Department News

Phi Alpha Theta Members Go to Rotary Breakfast

Mar 16, 2013 - Four members of the Delta-Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society attended a pancake breakfast that the Jackson Old Hickory Rotary Club sponsored on March 16, 2013, at Andrew Jackson Elementary Magnet School. The local Rotary club will use the money it raised from the annual event to help support Rotary International projects such as the eradication of poli... MORE

Phi Alpha Theta Group Attends Regional Conference in Nashville

Feb 23, 2013 - A group of six Union University faculty members and students attended the Tennessee Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Belmont University in Nashville on February 23, 2013. Some 85 people from across the state and beyond participated in the conference which featured Dr. Richard Blackett, the Andrew Jackson Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, as the lunche... MORE

Phi Alpha Theta Initiates New Members and Elects Officers for 2013-2014

Feb 19, 2013 - The Delta-Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta held its spring plenary meeting on February 19, 2013, where it initiated new members and elected officers for 2013-2014. Twenty-three people attended the meeting, which was presided over by President Jeffrey Lewoczko. Chapter Vice President Mary Ellen Poe conducted the initiation ceremony for Union’s four new members, and Pres... MORE

Three History Majors Are December Graduates

Dec 15, 2012 - Three history majors were among the more than 300 students who graduated at Union University’s commencement exercises on December 15, 2012. Charles Evans and Cale Little received their Bachelor of Arts degrees during the graduation ceremony, while David Conway, who also earned a BA degree, graduated in absentia. David was also the recipient of the fall semester Academ... MORE

Phi Alpha Theta Presents Best Chapter Award Check to Union University Library

Dec 13, 2012 - Union’s Delta-Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society presented a check that it received from the society’s national headquarters as a 2012 Best Chapter Award winner to the Union University library on December 13, 2012. Jeffrey Lewoczko, the chapter president, gave the check to Library Director Anna Beth Morgan in a special ceremony held in the library. C... MORE

Phi Alpha Theta Celebrates End of Fall Semester with French Dinner

Dec 7, 2012 - The Delta-Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society celebrated the end of the fall semester by hosting a formal French Christmas dinner at the home of Dr. Stephen Carls on December 7, 2012. Thirty people participated in the event, which included a several-course meal, recognition of graduating history major Cale Little, and a musical program by flautist Patr... MORE