Saint Francis University HiPS (History and Poli Sci) Department

Very well said John, Sarah, and Shannon. Our students have been absolute rock stars this semester.

Our friends in Environmental Engineering asked us to share: Help us get ready for Martin Luther King Day by Celebrating Scientists and Engineers of Color! What: an online "workshop" to make posters Who: anyone in the SFU community When: Friday, November 20, 3:30 pm... Where: Zoom and zoom breakout rooms if you want to work with some friends. Register here: https://francis-edu.zoom.us//tZUlfuGtqz0iEte16PVxccdd92glL What else? Why? You'll get a template poster to work from, and then you'll spend some time looking for images and information about the person (or people) you choose. You are welcome to work in pairs or teams! All the digital posters will be collected and then printed up to display on campus on Martin Luther King Day, and beyond, in 2021. CES credit? You bet. Want to participate but can't make the meeting? No problem. Email [email protected] and get connected. See more

#EverythingHasAHistory Our students write about the history of all kinds of interesting topics - including Dakota Graham's paper on Led Zeppelin! We our student athletes! https://sfuathletics.com//womens-soccer-graham-brings-rock

As a photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad, Alfred A. Hart spent years documenting the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s. Hart'...s background as a landscape artist informed his work, which included this photoa shot of an unidentified Native American man looking out over Palisade Canyon in Nevada. In 1800s America, some saw the railroad as a symbol of modernity and national progress. Other feared that the Transcontinental Railroad would undermine the sovereignty of Native nations and destroy Indigenous communities and their cultures as it expanded. Lakota, Cheyenne and other tribes fiercely resisted the railroad as it encroached on Indigenous communities. Other Native nations interacted with the railroad (and the companies and government forces that backed it) differently. For instance, the Pawnee worked with the railroad, seeing benefits to the partnership. Learn more about the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on Indigenous peoples and nations on our blog: https://s.si.edu/trr : The Library of Congress

Wonderful article on running, memory/myth, and environmental history from our alumna Madeline Berry, who is pursuing her PhD in history at Mississippi State University. https://envhistnow.com//so-much-history-in-just-13-1-mile/