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Each year the History Department and its many programs and clubs host numerous events and programs. Follow us on Instagram for our full event calendar. Below you can read about a few of our annual events.

 


Join Law School Admissions Officers from Law Schools in Kentucky to learn more about applying to law school.

Each fall, History Department faculty square off at the annual Great History Bakeoff. Join us to experience History as you never have before! 

History faculty members make and share dishes from their place and period of study. You will have the opportunity to learn a bit about foods from a range of time periods and places. Students serve as judges and award prizes for Best Overall and Most Likely to Cause Dysentery.

 

Fall 2024
Best Overall–Prof. David Serafini
Most Likely to Cause Dysentery–Dr. Jennifer Hanley

Fall 2023
Best Overall–Dr. Katie Lennard
Most Likely to Cause Dysentery–Dr. Jennifer Hanley

Fall 2022
Best Overall–Dr. Jennifer Hanley
Most Likely to Cause Dysentery–Dr. Jennifer Hanley

Join us to learn about upcoming classes, events, and opportunities. Connect with faculty and other students. 

This annual panel discussion features alumni who have pursued a variety of careers.

The History Undergraduate Research Conference (HURC) is an internal conference in which WKU students present the results of their scholarship in a friendly and supportive academic setting. It exists to celebrate the achievements of our students and to share ideas with other like-minded historians (both undergraduates and faculty).

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The History Undergraduate Research Conference (HURC) is an internal conference in which WKU students present the results of their scholarship in a friendly and supportive academic setting. It exists to celebrate the achievements of our students and to share ideas with other like-minded historians (both undergraduates and faculty).

Learn More

Each spring, the History Department and History Club co-sponsor a Vintage Board Game night. Through a large collection of vintage board games that students can play, students gain a unique perspective on United States history. The board games, mostly from the period 1950 to 1990, reflected and reinforced social and cultural values and provide students with an opportunity to think about how childhood changed across a long period of American history.

Join us to learn about upcoming classes, events, and opportunities. Connect with faculty and other students. 

The Lowell Harrison Distinguished Lecture brings prominent historians to campus each year.

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