With the website change, the blog is moving too. From now on, you can follow the HTS Undergraduate Student Blog at www.hsoc.gatech.edu/undergrad-blog. The old blog (this one!) will stay live and all the posts will remain, so don't worry if you forgot to jot down a deadline or make note of an internship opportunity. The information is still there!
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The School of History and Sociology has gotten a makeover! Go to www.hsoc.gatech.edu to check out the new look of the website.
On Friday, April 22, 2016, the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Tech is hosting a day-long symposium that will feature a roundtable discussion composed of leading historians and sociologists, a series of breakout sessions led by those experts, a panel marking the 20th anniversary of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and a reception. More information is in the flyer below and on the School's website: http://hsoc.gatech.edu/symposium.
Come join the School of History and Sociology as we celebrate our undergraduate award winners and induct new students into the national history honor society. The event features a talk and dinner! All are welcome. http://tiny.cc/PAT_2016
Tuesday April 5, 6PM
102 Stephen Hall Building
Tuesday April 5, 6PM
102 Stephen Hall Building
Congratulations to Joe Lupton, Ph.D. student in the graduate program in History and Sociology of Technology and Science. Joe passed his qualifying exams with flying colors! Congrats Joe.
Dr. D'Unger is looking for a new student assistant to help with tasks related to the HSOC undergraduate program, recruitment, and outreach to alums. The qualified candidate must be extremely reliable, organized, flexible, detail oriented, creative, able to work on tight deadlines, and able to function both independently and in a close work space.
Required skills include:
Excellent writing and oral communications skills (including proof reading);
Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint;
Experience with Google docs and forms; and
Ability to create digital and print media, such as flyers, brochures, digital ads, etc.
Preferred skills include:
Experience with blogging software, especially Drupal;
Experience with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop; and
Experience maintaining websites using a content management system.
Tasks include:
Basic office work (copying, filing, compiling mailings, etc.);
Maintaining the HSOC blog, which will be hosted on Drupal;
Creating hard copy and digital advertising;
Maintaining databases of HSOC alums and prospective students; and
Other tasks, as needed.
The pay is $10 an hour for approximately 8 - 10 hours per week, beginning the first or second week of school. The position is available for the spring and summer 2016 semesters. There is a possibility that it will be extended into fall as well, but that's TBD.
Want to apply? Email your resume and a statement about your relevant experience to Dr. D'Unger at amy.dunger@hsoc.gatech.edu. Any examples of work you've done in the past (e.g., graphic design, websites) should be included in your application materials.
Required skills include:
Excellent writing and oral communications skills (including proof reading);
Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint;
Experience with Google docs and forms; and
Ability to create digital and print media, such as flyers, brochures, digital ads, etc.
Preferred skills include:
Experience with blogging software, especially Drupal;
Experience with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop; and
Experience maintaining websites using a content management system.
Tasks include:
Basic office work (copying, filing, compiling mailings, etc.);
Maintaining the HSOC blog, which will be hosted on Drupal;
Creating hard copy and digital advertising;
Maintaining databases of HSOC alums and prospective students; and
Other tasks, as needed.
The pay is $10 an hour for approximately 8 - 10 hours per week, beginning the first or second week of school. The position is available for the spring and summer 2016 semesters. There is a possibility that it will be extended into fall as well, but that's TBD.
Want to apply? Email your resume and a statement about your relevant experience to Dr. D'Unger at amy.dunger@hsoc.gatech.edu. Any examples of work you've done in the past (e.g., graphic design, websites) should be included in your application materials.
“Holmes v. Atlanta: Changing the Game” was curated by a team of HSOC students (HTS majors Anna Arnau, Ericka Brundage, Hayden Gregg, plus doctoral student Renee Shelby) working under direction of Mary McDonald and Jennifer Sterling. The exhibit documents the life of Alfred “Tup” Holmes, a Black golfer whose successful Supreme Court suit compelled integration of the Bobby Jones Golf Course and other public recreational facilities in Atlanta and throughout the U.S.
In a matter of roughly ten weeks, the HSOC team pulled together an extensive series of panels that fill the walls of a large reception space at the course’s clubhouse. One highlight for me was a map showing locales where forty-some subsequent civil rights cases were won based on citations to Holmes v. Atlanta.
The exhibit will remain on permanent display at the club, so be sure to check it out when you get a chance! Here is an awesome panorama photo taken of the students' careful curation.
In a matter of roughly ten weeks, the HSOC team pulled together an extensive series of panels that fill the walls of a large reception space at the course’s clubhouse. One highlight for me was a map showing locales where forty-some subsequent civil rights cases were won based on citations to Holmes v. Atlanta.
The exhibit will remain on permanent display at the club, so be sure to check it out when you get a chance! Here is an awesome panorama photo taken of the students' careful curation.
The Sports, Society and Technology program of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and the Georgia Tech Office of the Arts present Sports on Film, a series of sports films that will be held in the Student Center Theater. Reflecting this year’s Arts@Tech theme of “Get Your Game On,” the program is free and open to the public.
The sports film reveals itself to be the most elastic of cinematic genres, capable of encompassing drama, romance, farce, satire, and social commentary. While sports films have been around since cinema’s inception, the Sports on Film series at Georgia Tech will examine how the sports film reinforces and critiques issues of race, nation, gender, celebrity, and fan culture.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 7PM at the Student Center Theater:
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 7PM at the Student Center Theater:
Slap Shot (George Roy Hill, 1977, USA), 123min.
Nancy Dowd wrote this hilarious comedy about a Rust-Belt semi-pro ice hockey team led by Paul Newman. The film serves as a biting critique of violence, machismo, and the media.
Nancy Dowd wrote this hilarious comedy about a Rust-Belt semi-pro ice hockey team led by Paul Newman. The film serves as a biting critique of violence, machismo, and the media.
This past Saturday new exhibit, “Holmes v. Atlanta: Changing the Game” opened. Curated by a team of HSOC students (HTS majors Anna Arnau, Ericka Brundage, Hayden Gregg, plus doctoral student Renee Shelby) working under direction of Mary McDonald and Jennifer Sterling, the exhibit documents the life of Alfred “Tup” Holmes, a Black golfer whose successful Supreme Court suit compelled integration of the Bobby Jones Golf Course and other public recreational facilities in Atlanta and throughout the U.S.
In a matter of roughly ten weeks, the HSOC team pulled together an extensive series of panels that fill the walls of a large reception space at the course’s clubhouse. One highlight for me was a map showing locales where forty-some subsequent civil rights cases were won based on citations to Holmes v. Atlanta.
The opening reception, held in the middle of a very rainy day, attracted an overflow crowd of over a hundred visitors, including many members of the Holmes family. Ninety-seven-year-old Charlie Bell, who played alongside “Tup” Holmes in the first Black foursome to play at Bobby Jones, on Christmas Eve of 1955, flew in from New Orleans for the occasion. He and the Holmes family were deeply moved and deeply appreciative of what Mary, Jennifer, and team had done. So were the members of the Friends of Bobby Jones Golf Course, a neighborhood association devoted to preserving the Buckhead facility. I spent more than an hour fielding compliments on behalf of Jennifer and Mary, who had to miss the event while attending an academic conference.
Congrats to everyone involved in staging the exhibit, which will remain on permanent display at the club.
In a matter of roughly ten weeks, the HSOC team pulled together an extensive series of panels that fill the walls of a large reception space at the course’s clubhouse. One highlight for me was a map showing locales where forty-some subsequent civil rights cases were won based on citations to Holmes v. Atlanta.
The opening reception, held in the middle of a very rainy day, attracted an overflow crowd of over a hundred visitors, including many members of the Holmes family. Ninety-seven-year-old Charlie Bell, who played alongside “Tup” Holmes in the first Black foursome to play at Bobby Jones, on Christmas Eve of 1955, flew in from New Orleans for the occasion. He and the Holmes family were deeply moved and deeply appreciative of what Mary, Jennifer, and team had done. So were the members of the Friends of Bobby Jones Golf Course, a neighborhood association devoted to preserving the Buckhead facility. I spent more than an hour fielding compliments on behalf of Jennifer and Mary, who had to miss the event while attending an academic conference.
Congrats to everyone involved in staging the exhibit, which will remain on permanent display at the club.
All Ivan Allen Alumni are invited to attend the Homecoming Reception for Ivan Allen College Graduate Students and Alumni this Friday, October 23rd, from 3-5PM in the lobby of the Habersham building!
This networking opportunity will bring together current students, alumni/alumnae, faculty, and staff. Two recent alumnae - Glo Ross (HSOC) and Susan Robinson (DM/LMC) - will give brief remarks. Refreshments will be served!
This networking opportunity will bring together current students, alumni/alumnae, faculty, and staff. Two recent alumnae - Glo Ross (HSOC) and Susan Robinson (DM/LMC) - will give brief remarks. Refreshments will be served!
HISTORY CLUB AND PHI ALPHA THETA FALL TEA (AND COFFEE)
Please join us for Phi Alpha Theta and the History Club's fall tea on Monday, October 19 at 3:00. All HTS majors, minors, and students who are interested in history are invited. This is a chance for HTS students to touch base with each other and plan any special events for the rest of the academic year. Dr. Gerona will also have information about next year's induction and the Phi Alpha Theta yearly regional conference. If you would like more information please contact Dr. Gerona (cgerona@hsoc.gatech.edu) or Phi Alpha Theta president Taylor Prichard (taylor.prichard.14@gmail.com).
Please join us for Phi Alpha Theta and the History Club's fall tea on Monday, October 19 at 3:00. All HTS majors, minors, and students who are interested in history are invited. This is a chance for HTS students to touch base with each other and plan any special events for the rest of the academic year. Dr. Gerona will also have information about next year's induction and the Phi Alpha Theta yearly regional conference. If you would like more information please contact Dr. Gerona (cgerona@hsoc.gatech.edu) or Phi Alpha Theta president Taylor Prichard (taylor.prichard.14@gmail.com).
The School of History and Sociology will host a preview party on October 8 from 11AM-12PM. Come join other students and faculty to preview the course schedule (before they are online!) for Spring and enjoy food, drinks, and a book raffle. Hope to see you there!
Dr. David Sehat (Department of History, GSU) will present his talk on “The Jefferson Rule: How We Started Fighting over the Founding Fathers” for the HSOC Fall Speakers Series. Attend his talk at 4PM in the Old Civil Engineering Building, Room 104. All are welcome.
The Undergraduate House of Representatives in SGA has a seat for every degree granting college, but the seat for History and Sociology is currently empty.
Students who want a chance to get involved in SGA, make a big impact on campus, and help clubs get funding for events they host should apply!
Students who want a chance to get involved in SGA, make a big impact on campus, and help clubs get funding for events they host should apply!
Applications can be found at tinyurl.com/UHR201516. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to the Speaker of the House, Julia Falvey, at julia.falvey@gatech.edu.
HSOC will host its second
Speaker Series of the semester on Monday, September 14th. Alexandra Hui from Mississippi State University will be presenting on "Listening to Nature: Representing Bird Song, 1885-1945." It will be at 4:00PM in the Old CE Building,
room 104. All are welcome.
Check out the awesome new Ivan Allen College website and the feature story on the school name change from HTS to HSOC. You can read it at www.iac.gatech.edu/news-events/stories/440721.
The School of History, Technology, and Society is now officially the School of History and Sociology! The change reflects the importance of both disciplines in the school and acknowledges that--while the faculty are leaders in the study of science, technology, and medicine--they also do research on a wide variety of other things.
The new abbreviation for the school will be HSOC. Both the undergraduate and graduate degree names (BS- History, Technology, and Society; MS & PhD- History and Sociology of Technology and Science) and the course prefixes (HIST, HTS, SOC) will remain the same.
The new abbreviation for the school will be HSOC. Both the undergraduate and graduate degree names (BS- History, Technology, and Society; MS & PhD- History and Sociology of Technology and Science) and the course prefixes (HIST, HTS, SOC) will remain the same.















