University of Arkansas at Little Rock

DoubleTree Little Rock Hotel
424 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas
September 23-25, 2010

Sponsored by
Department of History
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Conference Registration

Hotel Registration

DoubleTree Hotel (Conference Hotel) $99.00 per night – 501-372-4371
Wyndham Hotel (Across the Arkansas River from the DoubleTree), $88 per night – 501-371-9000
LaQuinta Hotel (6 Blocks from the DoubleTree), $72.00 per night – 501-374-9000

Each hotel has free van service for airport pickup and local transportation. Contact the hotel to request service.

Submit a Paper or Panel

Deadline for Submission extended to June 1, 2010
Send 250 word abstract and one page vita to cfwilliams@ualr.edu

Conference Program

Special Events

Tours of Clinton Presidential Library
Central High School Civil Rights Museum
Scott Plantation Agricultural History Living Farm
Heifer International Headquarters
Riverboat Cruise on Arkansas River

Information about History Department scholarships for 2010-2011 is now available on our website. Click on the “scholarships” link for information about the scholarships and a link to the application form. Applications are due at 5 pm on Friday, 12 March.

CONGRATULATIONS to Doah Strojek, who has been invited to present her paper “The Katyn Massacre” at the Phi Alpha Theta biennial conference in San Diego in January. Doah presented this research at the regional Phi Alpha Theta conference at UA Monticello in April and won the award for best undergraduate research paper. This is a huge honor for Doah!

October 6, 2009 – Kristin Dutcher Mann

“Traveling the World with M.W. Gibbs: Local History Goes to School”

Judge Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was a prominent African American Republican politician in turn-of-the-century Little Rock.  He and his family were unusually well-traveled, and their writings and travels complicate our ideas about race, politics, and American imperialism in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. In the 2008-2009 school year Professor Mann and teachers at Gibbs Magnet School partnered to weave the travels of Judge Gibbs and his family into the art, literacy, and social studies curriculum. This talk presents Judge Gibbs’ story, as well as the impact it had on the school community.

Interested in museum work? Thought about a career in public history but didn’t know what that entailed? Here’s an opportunity to further your interest and check out the field of public history. The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is looking for volunteers. If you are interested in learning more about the Mosaic Templars or this volunteer opportunity, call Jessica Stepp at 501-682-5866.

Phi Alpha Theta picnic, 26 September. Details to follow.

Calling all History majors: the History Department has gone Facebook! Join our Facebook group, History at UALR, to stay informed of department happenings, and to keep in touch with faculty and other History majors.�

The History Department is pleased to welcome three new faculty members to our ranks. Soon-to-be Dr. Jeff Kyong-McClain, Assistant Professor, comes to us from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne and will be teaching classes in Modern China as well as the History of World Civilization. Dr. Jess Porter, Assistant Professor of Geography, will offer courses in physical, cultural, and urban geography. Mr. Aaron Horton, a doctoral candidate in History at Louisiana State University and Visiting Assistant Professor, will teach History of Civilization I and II.

The History Department will offer three “Surviving History” workshops during the first full week of classes. These workshops will offer hands-on exercises in effective note-taking, quick and concise textbook reading, effective and persuasive writing, that will help students survive and thrive in core history courses. Students are invited to attend one of the following workshops:

Monday, 24 August, 12:00 pm - Stabler Hall 111

Tuesday, 25 August, 3:00 pm - Stabler Hall 111

Wednesday, 26 August, 1:00 pm - Stabler Hall 111

Please call the History Department at 569-3235 with questions.