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Making History: Graduate Alumni Symposium

The "Making History" Graduate Alumni Symposium will be held on January 19, 2024, from 10 am to 3:30 pm in the Office of China Initiatives (basement floor of Fine Arts Library). This full-day event will feature a fantastic roster of alumni speakers from the History Department graduate program, a mentoring coffee hour, and many opportunities for networking, conversation, food, and drink. 

In case the University closes due to winter weather, the event will be held on Zoom starting with Panel One at 11 am. A link will be distributed to registered participants. Questions can be addressed to emilymokros@uky.edu

Program

10:00 am – 10:15 am: Welcome and Introductions, Emily Mokros, Kathy Newfont, and Anastasia Curwood

10:15 am – 11:00 am: Making History Together: Mentoring Coffee Hour

11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Panel One: Making History on Campus, moderated by Ashley Sorrell

Le Datta Grimes, Oral Historian, Clemson University
Joanna Lile, Lecturer, Georgetown College
Jillean McCommons, Assistant Professor, University of Richmond Anthony Miller, Assistant Professor, Hanover College

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm: Lunch and Networking

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Panel Two: Making History Beyond Campus, moderated by Allen Fletcher

Jonathan Coleman, Executive Director, Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation Amanda Higgins, Executive Director, LexHistory
Stephanie M. Lang, Editor, The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society Amber Sergent, Social Studies Teacher, Woodford County High School

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Making History Going Forward: Closing Discussion, moderated by Garrett Freas and Arshiya Jeelani

3:30 pm: Closing comments, Hilary Jones

 

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Office of China Initaitives (Lower Level of Little Fine Arts Library)
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A Screening of THE 24TH, and Interview with Director

Join us for a film screening of The 24th, a historical film written and directed by Kevin Willmott! This film screening will be held virtually followed by a brief Q&A discussion. For more insight on the film, check out this interview.

Read more on Kevin Willmott's extensive works HERE.

Watch The 24th movie trailer!

This event is sponsored by:

  • English Department MFA Visiting Writers Series
  • International Film Certificate Program
  • Gaines Center for Humanities
  • UK History Department
  • Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies
  • Rosenberg College of Law
  • Cooperative for the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • UK Veteran's Resource CEnter
  • William T. Young Library
  • UK Office of Institutional Diversity

To register, click HERE! Contact Pearl James for more information.

 
Date:
Location:
Law School and streaming simulcast
Event Series:

A Screening of THE 24TH, and Interview with Director

Join us for a film screening of The 24th, a historical film written and directed by Kevin Willmott! This film screening will be held virtually followed by a brief Q&A discussion. For more insight on the film, check out this interview.

Read more on Kevin Willmott's extensive works HERE.

Watch The 24th movie trailer!

This event is sponsored by:

  • English Department MFA Visiting Writers Series
  • International Film Certificate Program
  • Gaines Center for Humanities
  • UK History Department
  • Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies
  • Rosenberg College of Law
  • Cooperative for the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • UK Veteran's Resource CEnter
  • William T. Young Library
  • UK Office of Institutional Diversity

To register, click HERE! Contact Pearl James for more information.

 
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Law School and streaming simulcast
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"All Quiet on the Western Front" Showing

Monday, September 15 at 7 PM is the first installment in the Honors/Gaines Center/History Department Sponsored War and Society film series.

The film All Quiet on the Western Front will be shown in the WT Young Library Auditorium at 7 PM with a short introduction and post-film discussion led by Dr. Karen Petrone, Chair of the UK Department of History.
 
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WT Young Library Auditorium
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