CAHSS and Alvin Sherman Library Host National History Day Workshops

The Center for the Humanities in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), in collaboration with the Department of History and Political Science (DHPS), and the Alvin Sherman Library, hosted the National History Day Workshops for 8th to 12th grade students. Students learned about various history topics from DHPS faculty, and about research from librarians in the Alvin Sherman Library.

David Kilroy, Ph.D., Interim Chair of DHPS enthusiastically said,

“It was a wonderful event.  Several faculty members in the Department of History and Political Science spent the best part of two hours brainstorming with the students.  The theme for this year’s National History Day project is ‘Breaking Barriers’ and the variety of topics among the students who came was pretty wide. Fortunately the range of our faculty’s expertize enabled us to provide assistance for all those who attended.  I think the students went away happy and motivated.”

Alvin Sherman librarians Charlene Cain and Lisa Ellis taught students about research. The library said of the event: “The Alvin Sherman Library was pleased to collaborate with NSU’s Department of History and Political Science for the National History Day event. Librarians engaged students with their research topics by showing them how to locate primary sources and utilize all of the resources available to them through our joint-use library. Students were encouraged to use our library’s Ask A Librarian services and seemed very excited to find sources for their topics.”

 

According to Andrea Shaw Nevins, Ph.D, Director of the Center for the Humanities, and Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs in CAHSS, “Several parents expressed to me appreciation that their students had this opportunity to work with NSU faculty and staff. We hope to continue this event as part of the various series offered by the Center.

For more information about the Center for the Humanities please go to: https://cahss.nova.edu/humanities/series-events.html