Welcome to Graduate School Orientation at Middle Tennessee

Welcome to Graduate School Orientation at Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of History Dr. Pippa Holloway, Director of Graduate Studies DATE

Important Faculty and Staff to Know Chair of Department : Dr. Amy Sayward asayward@mtsu. edu Director of Graduate Studies : Dr. Pippa Holloway phollowa@mtsu. edu Director of Public History : Dr. Rebecca Conard rconard@mtsu. edu Ms. Kathy Slager – Graduate Secretary - keslager@mtsu. edu Ms. Tara Hayes – Main office Secretary – tahayes@mtsu. edu Other Faculty info at: http: //www. mtsu. edu/history/faculty_history. shtml

Important Places on Campus • Peck Hall – History Department • Albert Gore Research Center • Center for Popular Music • Center for Historic Preservation • James Walker Library • Keathly University Center • James Union Building • Recreation Center • Graduate Studies - Ingram • Cope Administration • Parking Information • Map: • http: //www. mtsu. edu/maps. shtml

Peck Hall 223 Second Floor, BLUE Hall Telephone: (615) 898 -2536 Mailing Address: Department of History Middle Tennessee State University Box 23 1301 E. Main Street Murfreesboro, TN 37132 You have a mailbox here! http: //www. mtsu. edu/history/

Centers for Excellence • Center for Popular Music – Dale Cockrell http: //popmusic. mtsu. edu/ Room 140, Bragg Mass Communications • Albert Gore Research Center – Dr. Jim Williams http: //janus. mtsu. edu/ Todd Hall Suite 128 • Center for Historic Preservation – Dr. Van West http: //www. mtsuhistpres. org/ Black House, Harrison House, Downtown Heritage Center

Places to Know on Campus Graduate Studies – Ingram Building http: //www. mtsu. edu/graduate/ graduate@mtsu. edu 2269 Middle TN Blvd. Dean – Michael Allen Associate Dean – Peter Cunningham peterc@mtsu. edu Graduation Analyst – Glenda Vandygrift gvandygr@mtsu. edu Cope Administration – Records, Bursar, Financial Aid Parking Information – Parking Decals 1403 East Main Street http: //frank. mtsu. edu/~parking/ parking@mtsu. edu

Places to Know on Campus, cont. James Walker Library Graduate Carrels available by application, Starbucks http: //library. mtsu. edu/ Recreation Center Pool, Climbing Wall, Fitness classes http: //www. mtsu. edu/camprec/ Keathley University Center Food, Housing, Bookstore James Union Building Scheduling and Registration

Association of Graduate Students in History (AGSH) President – Rebecca Key Duke (clove 614@yahoo. com) Each year members of AGSH elect officers and representatives to serve on history department committees. AGSH provides opportunities for professional development and social activities, including sponsoring two annual picnics, a monthly "Meet the Faculty" event, and workshops on relevant professional issues. There is a small membership fee collected at the beginning of the year to cover expenses. On facebook under: Association of Graduate Students in History at MTSU

H-Grad Email Listserv �Administered by AGSH �Contains information such as: announcements about AGSH activities, as well as job and internship announcements. �Faculty members can not read the discussion board, but it is a good idea not to say anything on the board that you would not say in public. �To subscribe to HGRAD, go to this page: http: //lists. mtsu. edu/scripts/wa. exe? HOME �Click on hgrad-l. On the righthand side of the page, there's a link to "subscribe. " Just follow the instructions.

The History Concentrations q M. A. in History q M. A. in Public History q Ph. D in Public History q ** -- Certificate in Public History?

Graduate Student Handbooks �Available on the mtsu. edu/history website � Master of Arts in History: http: //www. mtsu. edu/history/ma_history. shtml � Master of Arts in Public History: http: //www. mtsu. edu/history/documents/MA_Public_History_Handbook. doc � Ph. D in Public History: http: //www. mtsu. edu/publichistory/phd/Ph. DOutline. shtml

Other Important Links and Information Graduate Catalog – http: //mtsu. edu/gcat CGS Student Resources – Great info Here! http: //www. mtsu. edu/graduate/current. shtm l Graduate Student Bill of Rights http: //www. mtsu. edu/gcat/10_12/2010 - 12_Bill. Of. Rights. pdf

More links and Resources Blog - http: //mtsuhistory. blogspot. com/ Twitter – http: //twitter. com/mtsuhistory Facebook groups and pages – search MTSU History and MTSU Public History Newsletters - http: //www. mtsu. edu/publichistory/Newsletters. shtml Picasa - https: //picasaweb. google. com/MTSUHistory

Life In Graduate School Responsibilities Regulations Roles of Graduate Program Director and Public History Director Working in a community Collaboration Advisors Comprehensive Exams

Welcome to the Middle Tennessee State University & History Department Communities!