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General Information
Phi Alpha Theta
is a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history
through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the
exchange of learning and ideas among historians. It seeks to bring students,
teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges,
which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members
in a variety of ways. Since its establishment in 1921, Phi Alpha Theta has
grown to more than eight hundred thirty-nine chapters in fifty states, more
than any other accredited four-year college honor society.
Membership eligibility requirements: Undergraduates must have completed a minimum of 12 credits hours in history courses, with a GPA 3.1 or better for all history classes, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Graduate students must have completed a minimum of one third of their residence requirements for the Master’s degree, with a GPA of 3.5 or better for all courses taken for graduate credit, and no grades of ‘fail’ (or equivalent) on graduate record.
The Phi Alpha Theta chapter at UF organizes regular meetings and occasional conferences and produces a journal Alpata which welcomes both undergraduate and graduate student submissions.
Current officers
President: John
Hunt
Vice President: Michael Goldman
Vice President: Ben Cohen
Secretary: Kelly Chang
Treasurer: Emma Milman
Chair of the Regional Phi Alpha Theta Committee: Daniel
Philpott
January 31, 7:00 pm, Keene-Flint 117. Guest speaker: Joel
Buchanan (African-American Archives Coordinator for UF Libraries) will be
talking about the Civil Rights Movement in Gainesville & the University
of Florida.
February 21, 7:00 pm, Griffin-Floyd Hall, room 100. Guest speaker: Katherine
Clinton (Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland)
February 21, first floor, Keene-Flint Hall. Spring book sale.
February 27, 7:00, Pugh Hall Atrium. Movie night: Rosewood
(about acts of racial violence in Rosewood, Florida, in the early 20th century);
Dr. James Davidson (Anthropology) will introduce the movie.
March 20, time and location tbd. Internship fair.
April 17 meeting, 7:00 pm, location tbd. PAT conference preparations and
elections for officer positions.
April 18-19 PAT conference, Keene-Flint Hall and Pugh
Hall
April 18, 7:00pm, location tbd, spring induction ceremony
Fall 2007 Meetings
September 27, 7:30 pm Keene-Flint 117. We will be
having a speaker addressing graduate studies in history, the 4-1 program,
applying to grad school, etc.
October 18 Movie night:
"Good Night & Good Luck"- 2005 film starring
George Clooney
Introduced by Dr. Mike Bowen of the history department
Griffin-Floyd Hall, Room
100, food provided.
November 15, 7:30, Leigh Hall 142. Guest speaker: Scott Camil, "The Vietnam
War Comes to Gainesville: The Trial of the Gainesville Eight"
Dec 6 Fall induction ceremony
Our chapter of Phi Alpha Theta is hosting the 2008 regional meeting on April 18-19, 2008.
Deadline for submission of paper abstracts: March 1
Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words, and they
can be submitted by snail mail or electronic mail. We will be informing participants
about the status of their submissions no later than March 14.
Deadline for submission of final papers: April 1. Papers
should be no longer than 10-12 double-spaced typewritten pages
to be read in a maximum of 20-25 minutes, and there should be a
brief autobiography attached to each submission. Only PAT members are eligible
to submit papers. Awards will be given for the best undergraduate
and graduate papers.
Send abstract submissions to Steve Noll by email or to:
Phi
Alpha Theta Conference
Department of History University of Florida
025 Keene-Flint Hall
PO Box 117320
Gainesville, Fl 32611
Phi Alpha Theta
