Thursday, April 17, 2008

History and Politics Club--Clarkston

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The Lyceum Committee and the History and Politics Club of Clarkston Campus is sponsoring an event Wednesday, April 16th from 12:30 to 2:00pm in D 2180 that current GPC students should find interesting and useful. The event is called, ‘You CAN Get There From Here,’ and the program includes 3 recent GPC grads in various stages of the their post-GPC careers. They have agreed to come and talk to current GPC students about how our school helped prepare them for what they are now doing. Of course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions later on.

We think this idea would be very useful to our current GPC student body. Students often know that coming to college is a good idea, but sometimes it is great to see some concrete evidence of the utility of the GPC experience. Our speakers are Adel Powell, a PhD candidate at UGA, David Dechant, a former recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke scholarship and arborist, and Ali Lakhani a new employee of a forturne 500 company. Each student credits his and her time at GPC as critical to reaching their goals.

Once again, the event is Wednesday, April 16th 12:30pm to 2:00pm in D2180. Of course, if you can offer a little extra credit for attendance, that helps motivate students too!

Thank you all in advance,

Marc Zayac

History and Politics Club Co-advisor

Clarkston campus

Georgia State University history lecture

Friends/Colleagues,

A reminder that next Thursday, April 24 we will be hosting UNC's Fitzhugh Brundage for our 2008 Dale Somers Memorial Lecture. Professor Brundage's writing centers on historical memory in the South since the Civil War. His works include The Southern Past: A Clash of Race and Memory (2005), Socialist Utopia in the New South: The Ruskin Colonies in Tennessee and Georgia, 1894-1901 (1996) and Lynching in the New South: Georgia and Virginia, 1880-1930 (1993).

This year's activities will be composed of two events:

1) Dr. Brundage will conduct an informal faculty development seminar on the topic "Beyond Blackface; African Americans and the creation of American Mass Culture, 1890 to 1930". This is in 804 GCB from 1.30-3.00 pm.

2) The lecture itself: "Is Southern History still a front in the Culture Wars?" This is at 4pm in Troy Moore Library (9th floor GCB). We will also be awarding our 2008 Dale Somers Memorial Book Awards to David McCreery and Rob Baker in recognition of their contributions to scholarship.

Please mark your calendars, and feel free to publicize this far and wide. Bring your students! Flier attached.

Best,

Jake Selwood.

--
Jake Selwood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
Georgia State University

Dunwoody Politics and History Club

Professor Pamela Hecht, GPC alumni and business law instructor at Dunwoody, will present "How To Get Into Law School: A Practical Guide" on Tuesday, April 22 at 9:30 AM in C 1100 (Dunwoody). Sponsored by the Dunwoody History and Politics Club. Hope to see you there.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Phi Theta Kappa-Gods, Guns, and Glory No. 3

Phi Theta Kappa's--Alpha Zeta Mu Chapter

Presents Gods, Guns, and Glory No. 3:

Afghanistan After the Taliban

All students and faculty are invited to attend!

Come join us for an exciting, unique, and thought provoking presentation!

This educational experience will offer a video presentation followed by a group

discussion facilitated by Dr. Tim Furnish and Professor William Simson that will explore:

-How the Taliban came to be

-The American military intervention and its impact

-The contending players on the Afghan scene

-The “reconstruction” of Afghanistan

-Whether and why Afghanistan is slipping into chaos

When: Thursday, April 17th at 7:00 pm

Where: GPC Dunwoody in the C

building auditorium (Room C-1100)

This is a free event and refreshments will be provided

If you have any questions, contact Dave Hocevar at dhlifeisgood@yahoo.com

Monday, April 7, 2008

Dunwoody P and H Club

You are invited to the following end-of-the-year events sponsored by the Dunwoody History and Politics Club:
Wed. April 9: Viewing of "Fahrenheit 911": 2PM C 1100 (Dunwoody);

Tuesday April 15: Viewing of "In the Valley of Elah": 2 PM C 1100
(Dunwoody);

Tuesday April 22: Professor Pamela Hecht: "How To Get Into Law School: A
Practical Guide": 9:30 AM C 1100 (Dunwoody).

Hope to see you there.