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9:30-10:30 AM:
REGISTRATION
MUC 2ND FLOOR COMMONS
10:00-11:30AM
MORNING SESSION
GREEK ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Moderator: Nicole Hamonic, University of South Dakota
Commentator: Kylie Stevens, University of South Dakota
MUC 211
2:00-3:30 PM
AFTERNOON SESSION
THE GREAT PLAINS AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
Moderator: David Grettler, Northern State University
Commentator: Kurt Frisch, University of South Dakota
Cindy Schnabel, Northern State University
“Arsenic, Grasshoppers and the Water in Oakes, North Dakota, 1930-2006”
Kristyn Ward, University of South Dakota
“World War II War Brides on the Northern Great Plains”
Monica King, University of South Dakota
“The Eris Kylix: A Depiction and Cause of Strife”
RECENT MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY
Moderator: Ric Dias, Northern State University
Commentator: Taylor Hamblin, University of South Dakota
Keith Lingle, University of South Dakota
“The Royal Tombs of the Macedonian Kings at Veringa: Controversy, Importance, and Protection”
ANCIENT ROMAN PROVINCE HISTORY
Moderator: Graham Wrightson, South Dakota State University
Commentator: Adam Bockelman, University of South Dakota
MUC 216
Matthew Remmich, Northern State University
“Oil for Weapons: Diplomacy and Arms in the Iran-Iraq War”
Sam Reuland, University of South Dakota
“Judea/Palestine: A Historical Analysis Before and After Roman Imperial Occupation”
Jenna D’Ottavio, University of South Dakota
“The Sexual Appeal of Strapped Bombs: A Radicalized Dogma in the Name of Jihad”
Joshua Rahn, University of South Dakota
“Gallia Belgica”
WOMEN’S HISTORY IN WORLD WAR I
Moderator: Margaret Preston, Augustana College
Commentator: John Little, University of South Dakota or John
Jessica Sundleaf, University of South Dakota
“Germania”
MUC 225 A
Christopher Zimmer, University of South Dakota
“Franklin Roosevelt, Realistic Isolationism, and American Preparedness for Word War II”
Welcome and Awards: Lindsey R. Peterson, University of South Dakota
Plenary Lecture: Jack Tunstall, Executive Director of Phi Alpha Theta
“The Effect of World War I on World History”
12:30-2:00 PM:
LUNCH
Lauren Evans, Augustana College
“’God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It’: Shifting Gender Roles and the Portrayal of British
Women in World War I Propaganda Posters”
Kylie Stevens, University of South Dakota
“Gertrude Bell and the Arab Bureau”
MODERN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Moderator: Lindsey R. Peterson, University of South Dakota
Commentator: Jeremy Fajman, University of South Dakota
Joel Springman, University of South Dakota
“Armor in Airland Battle Doctrine”
PLENARY SESSION
MUC 225 BC
Carolyn Johnson, Augustana College
“The Sisters of Cheer: A Consideration of South Dakota Women on the World War I Home Front”
Jackson Yates, University of South Dakota
“’Why ROTC?’: A brief look into the history of the Reserve Officer Training Corps and Its Purpose”
11:30-12:30 PM:
MUC 216
Jonathan Susemihl, University of South Dakota
“The Crusades Today: How the Perceptions of a Medieval War Affect Contemporary Conflict in the Middle
East”
Joel Springman, University of South Dakota
“Dacia”
UNITED STATES MILITARY HISTORY
Moderator: Kurt Hackemer, University of South Dakota
Commentator: Kristyn Ward, University of South Dakota
MUC 211
MUC 225 BC
MUC 225 A
Christopher Zimmer, University of South Dakota
“A Self Inflicted Wound: How Militancy Backfired on the Black Panther Party”
Lexy Antoine, University of South Dakota
“It’s Time for A Change NOW: The Importance of the Foundation of the National Organization for Women”
Joshua Rahn, University of South Dakota
“The Stonewall Riot: Three Days of Freedom”
3:30-4:30 PM:
AFTERNOON ROUND TABLE
MUC 225 BC
“The Middle of Everywhere: Perspectives on the Great Plains’ Environment in a Time of Change”
Moderator: Sean Kammer, Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota Law School
Panelist: Mark DeLaurier, Lecturer, University of South Dakota Communication Studies
Panelist: David Nesheim, Assistant Professor, Chadron State College Depart. of Social & Communication Arts
Panelist: Holly Jean Ríchard, Ph.D. Candidate, University of South Dakota Department of English
Phi
Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta was founded in 1921 "to recognize and encourage excellence in the study of history." Today
there are 820 active chapters in colleges and universities throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the
Philippines. To become eligible students must have junior standing or higher, a 3.0 grade point average, and at least
twelve hours in history with a 3.1 or better. The organization publishes The Historian, a journal of history that now
has the second highest circulation among historical journals published in the United States.
Zeta Mu Chapter was formed at The University of South Dakota in 1957 and since that time has inducted over
611 members.
The Fiftieth Annual Student History Conference has received generous assistance from the Department of History and
Phi Alpha Theta.
FIFTIETH ANNUAL
STUDENT HISTORY CONFERENCE
21 APRIL 2015
PHI ALPHA THETA
REGIONAL CONFERENCE
MUENSTER UNIVERSITY CENTER
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA