Over the weekend, we had the pleasure of hosting the 6th annual Minnesota Undergraduate History Symposium, which drew students and faculty from twelve church-related colleges and universities in Minnesota and Iowa.

Our symposium coordinator, Prof. Gehrz, getting things started in CC 313 – photo: Sam Mulberry
Kent Whitworth of the Minnesota Historical Society – photo: Sam Mulberry
Nelson Menjivar ’19 sharing some of his oral history of the civil war in his native El Salvador – Photo: Chris Gehrz
Art History major Haley Shearer ’19 – who has been working at the Minnesota History Center this year — presented her research on the history of the dime museum – Photo: Chris Gehrz
History/Business major Justin Brecheisen ’19, introducing his research on the 1853 Gunnison massacre in Utah – Photo: Chris Gehrz
Our traditional MUHS group photo – Photo: Chris Gehrz

In addition to the student research that was presented, we had a terrific (and timely) opening conversation with Kent Whitworth, director and CEO of the Minnesota Historical Society. His comments on “The Future of Public History” and the Q&A that followed were recorded and podcast on Prof. Mulberry’s Live from AC2nd network.

You can see the full program here. If you’re interested in learning more about the research presented by twelve of our students, stay tuned for details of our annual Senior Seminar presentations, coming up the evenings of May 13th and 20th.

Published by Chris Gehrz

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