John Ireland Research Paper Competition 2012

Two awards are given annually for the best research paper written either for the 400-level capstone History Seminar course or for an upper-level history course. Criteria include: depth and breadth of research, organization, originality of topic, development of interpretation, quality of writing, use of evidence, and a complete bibliography of sources. This year’s submissions are due by February 18, 2012. Click here for submission guidelines. Click here for application form.

NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY

Congratulations to history majors, Andrew Jacobs (above) and Laura Woodland-Thompson (below), who gave poster presentations on NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY, Saturday, October 22, 2011, at Macalester College. Dr. Vanca Schrunk is their mentor.