Your Gifts at Work
Our generous donors have made it possible for us to fund:
Student Scholarships
Each year the History Department presents a number of scholarships made possible by grants from donors. Last year, the department presented the following awards/scholarships: the Robert Detweiler Outstanding Senior Award, Dan Krieger Award, Kristin King Morana Scholarship, Thomas Redican Memorial Scholarshp, J. Irving Snetsinger Awards (2), and the Jeri Ewy Thiel Memorial Scholarship. In the past five years, the History Department has awarded 27 students over $23,000 in academic scholarships supported by donations.
Faculty Professional Development
Last year, donors helped to fund the travel expenses of three faculty members as they conducted summer research. Professor George Cotkin traveled to New York to continue research on his book on how Americans have thought about inhumanity. Professor Manzar Foroohar spent two weeks in Venezuela studying the land-tenure system, and gathering information for her courses on Latin America. Professor Carolyn J. Stefanco completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University.
Instructional Resources
Past donations have allowed the department to purchase special computer software and teaching resources such as films and maps to enhance the instruction of History at Cal Poly. This year, thanks to generous donations, the department is able to provide a stipend of $750 each to three new tenure-track faculty members for the purchase of teaching materials for courses in their areas of specialization.
Would you consider making a donation to enhance the study and instruction of history at Cal Poly?
Please contact the department chair at (805)756-2670.
