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Summer Workshops Focus on Columbia River's Role in History
Portland State University is one of only five schools nationally to receive a $114,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to conduct workshops on "Landmarks of American History." The workshops provide opportunities for K-12 and community college educators to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics and landmarks in American history.
The Department of History at PSU, along with the Center for Columbia River History (a consortium that includes PSU, Washington State University at Vancouver and the Washington State Historical Society), will use this grant to host two six-day workshops on "Currents of History: The Columbia River and the Making of the American West" for community college teachers. The workshops will be offered twice-June 26-July 1, 2005 and July 10-July 15, 2005-and will explore the Columbia River and how it shaped human communities in the Pacific Northwest. Participants will study significant themes including Native American history, the fur trade and exploration, international disputes over the Northwest territory, American expansion, federalism and competition over resources.
The workshops will focus on four sites along the Columbia River-Astoria, Portland, Bonneville Dam and The Dalles-each representative of an important historic period; the participants will travel the lower Columbia and a portion of the mid-Columbia River with historians as their guides. Participants will also learn to incorporate the workshop materials and topics into their teaching materials for their classrooms.
"'Currents of History' is a particularly exciting workshop because it raises awareness of the history of our unique region while also placing our regional history into a national perspective," said Katy Barber, assistant professor of History at PSU.
Admitted participants will receive a $500 stipend and are eligible for travel support. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2005; to apply for the workshops or for more information visit www.ccrh.org or contact Katy Barber at currents@pdx.edu or 503-725-3979.
For more information about the National Endowment for the Humanities, visit www.neh.fed.us.
The Department of History at PSU, along with the Center for Columbia River History (a consortium that includes PSU, Washington State University at Vancouver and the Washington State Historical Society), will use this grant to host two six-day workshops on "Currents of History: The Columbia River and the Making of the American West" for community college teachers. The workshops will be offered twice-June 26-July 1, 2005 and July 10-July 15, 2005-and will explore the Columbia River and how it shaped human communities in the Pacific Northwest. Participants will study significant themes including Native American history, the fur trade and exploration, international disputes over the Northwest territory, American expansion, federalism and competition over resources.
The workshops will focus on four sites along the Columbia River-Astoria, Portland, Bonneville Dam and The Dalles-each representative of an important historic period; the participants will travel the lower Columbia and a portion of the mid-Columbia River with historians as their guides. Participants will also learn to incorporate the workshop materials and topics into their teaching materials for their classrooms.
"'Currents of History' is a particularly exciting workshop because it raises awareness of the history of our unique region while also placing our regional history into a national perspective," said Katy Barber, assistant professor of History at PSU.
Admitted participants will receive a $500 stipend and are eligible for travel support. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2005; to apply for the workshops or for more information visit www.ccrh.org or contact Katy Barber at currents@pdx.edu or 503-725-3979.
For more information about the National Endowment for the Humanities, visit www.neh.fed.us.
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