Union University Dept of History

Department News

2013

March 16 - Phi Alpha Theta Members Go to Rotary Breakfast
February 23 - Phi Alpha Theta Group Attends Regional Conference in Nashville
February 19 - Phi Alpha Theta Initiates New Members and Elects Officers for 2013-2014

2012

December 15 - Three History Majors Are December Graduates
December 13 - Phi Alpha Theta Presents Best Chapter Award Check to Union University Library
December 7 - Phi Alpha Theta Celebrates End of Fall Semester with French Dinner
November 29 - History Club Ends Fall Semester With Pizza Party
November 6 - History Department Group Does Community Service Project at Parker’s Crossroads
October 29 - History Club Inducts New Members and Prepares for Upcoming Events
October 25 - Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer Talks about the American Civil War
October 10 - Phi Alpha Theta members work at Grand Opening of Providence House at Casey Jones Village
October 6 - History Alumnae Represent Phi Alpha Theta at Casey Jones Village Event for Children
September 28 - Phi Alpha Theta Celebrates Best Chapter Award with Pizza Party
September 18 - Prize-winning Civil War Scholar Will Serve as Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer on October 25
September 17 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Fall Initiation and Plenary Meeting
September 15 - Phi Alpha Theta Supports Fund"Racing" Event Benefiting Hippotherapy in West Tennessee
September 10 - History Department Holds Annual Welcome Reception
August 24 - History Department Participates in Several Events to Begin the 2012-2013 Academic Year
August 8 - Union’s Delta-Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta Wins 10th Straight Best Chapter Award
June 4 - History Major Has Outstanding Baseball Season for Union Bulldogs
June 2 - Union Students Participate in Holocaust Trip to Europe
May 19 - Nine History Majors Go Through Graduation Line at Spring Commencement
May 11 - History Department Celebrates End of School Year with Phi Alpha Theta Cookout/Baby Shower
May 4 - History Students Receive Recognition at Union University’s Annual Awards Convocation
May 3 - History Major Wins Phi Alpha Theta Scholarship
May 3 - History Department Holds Its Annual Awards Banquet
May 1 - History Students Deliver Papers at Union University Scholarship Symposium
April 18 - Phi Alpha Theta Adds New Member at Special Induction Ceremony
April 9 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Its Annual Red T-Shirt Spirit Day
April 4 - Dr. LeForge presents talk about Nineteenth-Century Black Holy Women at Spring Pew Luncheon
April 3 - History Club Inducts Four Students at Spring Initiation
March 31 - Phi Alpha Theta Group Goes to Shiloh For 150th Anniversary Battle Reenactment
March 24 - Three Delta-Psi Students Present Papers at Tennessee Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference
March 7 - Phi Alpha Theta Sponsors Franco-American Bake Sale
February 21 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Spring Initiation and Plenary Meeting
January 8 - History Students and Faculty Attend Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Convention in Orlando, Florida
January 5 - Dr. Carls Elected National Vice President of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society

2011

December 10 - Five History Majors Earn Bachelor’s Degrees at December Graduation
December 2 - Phi Alpha Theta/History Department French Christmas Dinner Honors December Graduates
November 28 - History Club Celebrates End of Semester with Pizza Party
November 17 - Phi Alpha Theta Presents Best Chapter Award Check to Union’s Library
November 16 - Program at History Education Reception Features History Student Teacher
November 15 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Special Induction Ceremony
November 1 - History Group Does Service Project at Historic Bemis Auditorium/Theater
October 24 - History Club Initiates Five New Members at October Meeting
October 11 - Dr. Pauline Maier Talks about Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution for History Lectureship
October 7 - Phi Alpha Theta Celebrates Best Chapter Award with Pizza Party
September 19 - Phi Alpha Theta Inducts Three New Members at Fall Plenary Meeting
September 12 - Department Holds Annual Welcome Reception
August 30 - Delta-Psi Chapter Wins 9th Straight Phi Alpha Theta Best Chapter Award
August 26 - History Department Participates in Several Events to Launch Academic Year
August 15 - Dr. Pauline Maier from MIT Will Serve as the 2011 Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer on October 11
May 21 - Nine History Majors Graduate at Union’s Spring Commencement Exercises
May 21 - History Major Receives Tigrett Medal at the 100th Presentation of the Award
May 10 - Department Celebrates End of the 2010-2011 Academic Year with Nineteenth Annual Cookout
May 6 - Graduating History Majors Receive Recognition at Awards Convocation
May 6 - Dr. Bates Receives Faculty of the Year Award at Annual Awards Convocation
May 5 - Department Recognizes Students and a History Alumnus at Annual Awards Banquet
May 4 - Graduating History Major Presents Honors Thesis Defense
April 13 - History Education Program’s Spring Reception Attracts Large Crowd
April 13 - History Club Elects Officers and Initiates Six New Members at Spring Meeting
April 6 - History Professors Speak at Pew Summer Research Program Luncheon
April 2 - Union Group Attends Kentucky Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference; Five UU Students Present Papers
March 14 - Delta-Psi Chapter Celebrates Phi Alpha Theta with Red T-shirt Day
March 1 - History Club Has Pizza Party and Spring Meeting
February 21 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Spring Initiation and Plenary Meeting

2010

December 11 - Six History Majors Go through Graduation Line at Union’s December Commencement
December 3 - Phi Alpha Theta, History Department Join Together at Annual French Christmas Dinner
November 22 - Phi Alpha Theta Presents Best Chapter Award Check to Union University Library
November 8 - Department Sponsors Reception/Program for Students Interested in Teaching History
November 2 - History Group Does Community Service Project at Casey Jones Village
October 26 - Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Lectures at Union
October 25 - History Club Inducts Five New Members
October 22 - Phi Alpha Theta Celebrates 2010 Best Chapter Award with Pizza Party
September 20 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Fall Initiation and Plenary Meeting
September 15 - Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Daniel Walker Howe Will Speak at Union on October 26
September 13 - Department Holds Annual Welcome Reception
September 6 - Union’s Delta-Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta Wins 8th Straight Best Chapter Award
August 27 - Department Begins New Academic Year with Many Activities and a New Home
June 6 - Group Does Holocaust Tour in Europe
May 22 - Several History Majors Participate In Union’s Spring Commencement Exercises
May 14 - Phi Alpha Theta and History Department Mark End of School Year with Eighteenth Annual Cookout
May 7 - History Major Recognized at Union’s Annual Awards Day Convocation
May 6 - Department Celebrates History Students’ Academic Achievements at Awards Banquet
April 14 - History Student Teachers Talk about the Classroom
April 10 - Delta-Psi Chapter Members Present Papers at Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conferences
March 22 - History Club Inducts Six New Members at Spring Meeting
March 22 - Delta-Psi Chapter Celebrates Phi Alpha Theta at Union with Red T-Shirt Day
March 17 - Phi Alpha Theta Sponsors Its Sixth Annual Franco-American Confection and Bake Sale
March 5 - Phi Alpha Theta Presents Best Chapter Award Check to Union’s Library
February 23 - Record Number Attend Phi Alpha Theta Spring Initiation/Plenary Meeting
February 13 - Phi Alpha Theta Cheers on Union’s Basketball Teams
January 9 - Eleven History People Attend the Phi Alpha Theta 2010 Biennial Convention in San Diego
January 8 - History Professor Receives Outstanding Service Award from Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society

2009

December 12 - Three History Students Participate in Union’s Fall Commencement
December 4 - Department Celebrates End of Semester with Phi Alpha Theta Christmas Dinner
November 30 - History Club Holds Annual Fall Semester Pizza Party
November 9 - Student Teacher Talks about Teaching at Fall Semester History Education Reception
November 4 - History Group Does Community Service Project At Green Frog Historic Village
October 29 - Pulitzer Prize Winner Serves as Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer on October 29
October 26 - History Club Holds Fall Initiation
October 9 - Delta-Psi Chapter Celebrates Best Chapter Award with Pizza Party
September 21 - Delta-Psi Chapter Inducts Twelve Students into Phi Alpha Theta
September 15 - Delta-Psi Chapter Wins Seventh Straight Phi Alpha Theta Best Chapter Award
September 14 - Forty People Attend Annual History Welcome Reception
September 11 - Pulitzer Prize-winning Author to Serve as Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer on October 29
September 10 - History Department Begins New Year with an Abundance of Activities
May 23 - History Students Receive Diplomas at Spring Graduation
May 15 - Department Honors Graduating Seniors at Year-End Cookout
May 5 - Department Celebrates the History Club's 80th Anniversary & Academic Achievement at Awards Banquet
May 1 - Graduating History Major Recognized at Union’s Awards Day Convocation
April 28 - Large Group Attends History Teacher Education Reception
April 17 - Phi Alpha Theta Sponsors Carl Harken Baseball Day
April 15 - History Honor Society Holds Its Annual Bake Sale
April 10 - Department Student Organizations Induct New Members
March 16 - Delta-Psi Chapter Celebrates Phi Alpha Theta with Red Shirt Day
March 6 - History Student Wins Civil Rights History Paper Award at the University of Tennessee, Martin
February 28 - Three History Students Present Papers at the Tennessee Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference
February 19 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Its Spring Plenary Meeting and Initiation Ceremony
January 7 - Phi Alpha Theta Presents Best Chapter Award Check to Union's Library Director

2008

December 19 - Three History Students Are Among December Degree Recipients
December 12 - Department Celebrates End of Fall Semester at Phi Alpha Theta Christmas Dinner
December 1 - History Club Holds Annual Fall Semester Pizza Party
November 11 - Department Promotes History Education Program at Fall Reception
November 8 - Phi Alpha Theta Celebrates Its 55th Anniversary at Union with a Homecoming Reception
November 7 - Dr. Carls Receives 2008 Alumni Distinguished Faculty/Staff Award
November 5 - History Group Does Community Service Project at Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
October 30 - World-Renowned Military Historian Serves as 2008 Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer
October 27 - History Club Holds Fall Initiation
October 7 - Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lectureship Features Dr. Jeremy Black on October 30
October 2 - Delta-Psi Chapter Initiates New Members at Phi Alpha Theta Best Chapter Award Pizza Party
September 22 - Department Holds Annual Welcome Reception for History Students on September 22
September 8 - Union’s Delta-Psi Chapter Wins Sixth Straight Phi Alpha Theta Best Chapter Award
August 21 - Dr. Thomas Has Book Published
June 1 - Union Students Participate in European Holocaust Travel Experience
May 17 - Ten History Majors Graduate from Union On May 17, 2008
May 9 - History Students Win Honors at Union University Awards Day Convocation
May 9 - History Student Presents Paper at Union University Scholarship Symposium
May 8 - Department Salutes Its Graduates at Sixteenth Annual Phi Alpha Theta/History Department Cookout
May 1 - Department Holds Annual Awards Banquet on May 1
April 7 - History Student Teacher Program Highlighted at Department Reception
April 5 - Students Present Papers at Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference; Two Students Win Best Paper Prizes
April 4 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Fourth Annual Franco-American Confection and Bake Sale
March 20 - Internationally Acclaimed British Historian Will Be 2008 Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer
March 14 - Rutledge Honorary History Club Sets Spring Agenda at March 14 Meeting
March 11 - Holocaust Travel/Study Experience Moves Ahead at Union, Three Other Institutions
March 5 - History Major Wins Research Paper Award
March 4 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Spring Semester Initiation and Plenary Meeting
February 11 - History Faculty Assist in Tornado Cleanup
January 17 - Phi Alpha Theta Presents Best Chapter Award Prize Check to Library
January 6 - Seven Students Present Papers at Phi Alpha Theta Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico

2007

December 8 - Phi Alpha Theta, History Department End Fall Semester With Formal French Christmas Dinner
November 8 - Phi Alpha Theta and History Department Sponsor 'Day of Remembrance' Service Project at Fort Pillow
November 1 - Rutledge Honorary History Club Sponsors Reformation Day Event
October 23 - Department Members Present Program on Ken Burns’ Historical Documentary The War
October 13 - Phi Alpha Theta Celebrates Best Chapter Award With Pizza Party
October 9 - Civil War Expert Lectures at Union on October 9
September 22 - Union’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter Wins Fifth Straight Best Chapter Award
September 14 - 2007 Tennessee Conference of Historians Held at Union University
September 1 - Civil War Specialist to Speak as Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer on October 9
May 20 - Seventeen Department Majors Participate in Union’s Spring Graduation
May 3 - Department Celebrates Academic Achievement at Annual Awards Banquet
April 30 - Department Students Participate in Union’s Fourth Scholarship Symposium
April 15 - Department To Host Tennessee Conference of Historians in September
March 26 - History to Offer Holocaust Travel/Study Experience in 2008
March 25 - Phi Alpha Theta Students Present Papers At Tennessee Regional Conference
March 17 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Annual Franco-American Bake and Confection Sale

2006

December 12 - Phi Alpha Theta Chapter Gives Best Chapter Award Check to Union's Library
December 8 - Department Honors Former Congressman Ed Bryant and Graduating Seniors at French Christmas Dinner
November 11 - Department Faculty Member Publishes Book
November 9 - History Group Does Service Project at Ames Plantation
November 5 - Phi Alpha Theta Holds Time Capsule Dedication Ceremony
October 13 - Phi Alpha Theta Celebrates Fourth-Straight Best Chapter Award with Pizza Party
September 1 - Brown University Professor to Serve as Tenth Annual Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer
August 20 - History Honor Society Chapter Wins Fourth-Straight Phi Alpha Theta Best Chapter Award
May 20 - Political Science Major Wins Elizabeth Tigrett Medal
May 5 - Department Celebrates Student Achievements at Annual Awards Banquet
May 2 - Students Present Papers at Third Annual Scholarship Symposium
April 22 - Phi Alpha Theta Sponsors Franco-American Bake and Confection Sale
April 11 - History Group Does Service Project at Shiloh National Military Park
March 3 - Department Celebrates Dr. Bates' Ph.D.
February 27 - Students Present Papers at Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference

2005

December 16 - Bates Completes Ph.D.
December 10 - Department Honors December Graduates
November 11 - History Group Works at Fort Donelson
October 14 - History Honor Society Wins Third-Straight Phi Alpha Theta Award
August 30 - History Lecturer to Speak on Vietnam War
May 6 - Department Holds Annual Awards Banquet
April 25 - Students Present Papers at Tennessee Political Science Association Meeting
April 5 - History Students Present Papers at Phi Alpha Theta Conference
March 30 - Tanner Holds Town Hall Meeting at Union

2004

December 19 - Department Honors Its December Graduates
November 22 - Congressman Tanner Speaks in Political Science Class
November 11 - Phi Alpha Theta Does Service Project at Shiloh National Military Park
October 15 - Phi Alpha Theta Chapter Wins Second-Straight Best Chapter Award
October 1 - UPenn Professor to Speak at Annual History Lecture
May 7 - Rutledge Honorary History Club Celebrates 75th Anniversary
March 28 - Students Present Papers in Mississippi; Patterson Wins First Place
February 25 - Phi Alpha Theta Presents Check to Union University Library
February 1 - Students Present Papers at Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Convention in New Orleans

2003

October 1 - Harvard History Professor to Speak at Union

2002

November 1 - LSU Press publishes book of former History professor
October 1 - Yale Professor to be Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer
September 1 - Department to Host Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference

2001

October 27 - Yale Professor is Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer for 2001

2000

October 6 - Expert on Soviet Russia serves as Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer
September 1 - Expert on Soviet Russia to be Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer in October, 2000
September 1 - Lindley does Pew
August 1 - Lindley presents scholarly papers
June 1 - Department adds full-time political scientist
May 2 - Carls publishes book in France