3 Majors Present at 2105 NCUR in Spokane

Archaeology/art history double  major Carly H., archaeology major Alyssa R. along with social studies education/classical studies double major Alex D., recently presented at the 2015 NCUR Conference in Spokane, WA.  Each student presented research in their related discipline.  The conference was held April 16-18 at Eastern Washington University with over 2,000 students from across the nation in attendance.

Alex D., Alyssa R. and Carly H.

Student Catie W. attends AIA conference

Being an undergraduate, this was my first time going to an archaeological conference, or really any conference of this size, and it was an awesome experience! I am from the suburbs of Chicago and since the AIA and APA conference was in Chicago this year, it was really a no-brainer that I should try and go. I was especially excited to get the chance to meet up with some of our UE alums for lunch that Friday thanks to Deb Trusty organizing it through the UE Archaeology Facebook page. It was so great meeting/seeing them!

I went to the conference Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and it was really interesting to hear about the new research, finds, and theories presented, and to just be around so many people so interested in archaeology. Walking in on Friday it really hit me that everyone around me was somehow related to the field of archaeology and it was such a great feeling to already have that connection to them. I really learned a lot and going to the conference just made it even clearer to me that this field is where I belong. I look forward to the day that I may give a presentation or a paper at a conference like this.

UE had multiple people attend the conference along with Catie. Many alumni went or presented including Andrea K., Lisa D., Hilary C., Deb T., and Mike K.

Two UE Archaeology Majors Present at NCUR

We are very pleased that two of the eight UE students who presented at the 2012 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) held at Weber State University in Ogden, UT March 29-31 were archaeology majors!  Elizabeth B. presented a poster entitled "University of Evansville Veterans: Civil War to Afghanistan and Iraq" and Rachel L. presented a paper entitled "Castles, Confusion, and the Count: Vlad the Impaler's Impact on Tourism in Romania."  Both presentations were very well received and Rachel has been invited to publish hers in the NCUR 2012 Proceedings!  Elizabeth and Rachel had a great time and recommend that other students take advantage of this opportunity to present their original research.

History major Ashley M., Rachel and Elizabeth at Weber State.

Elizabeth with her poster.

Student Hilary W. Presents at Conference

Art History and History double-major Hilary Waltz presented a paper entitled “Religious Art of the Sixteenth Century” at the Indiana Regional Conference of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society held at Indiana Wesleyan University on March 24, 2012. Hilary’s paper won best paper in the Religious Art category. Congratulations Hilary!

Hilary (third from left) with Dr. Heidi Strobel (in red) and students at Harlaxton in spring 2011.

Three UE Archaeology and Art History Majors present at Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Convention

Archaeology and Art History seniors Rachel Lawrence, Emily Mella and Leah Thomas presented their original research at the Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society) Bienniel Convention in Orlando, FL January 3-7, 2012. 

Leah (left rear) and Emily (right) enjoying Orlando when not in conference sessions.

Rachel presented a paper entitled "Vlad the Impaler: Incidents of an Unlikely Idol," Emily presented "The Development of European Religious Architecture," and Leah presented "The Art of 18th Century Dining."  Congratulations to these three members of the class of 2012!


Rachel gives her presentation at Phi Alpha Theta.

Six UE Archaeology Alumni Present at AIA Conference

Annually the Archaeological Institute of America hosts the biggest conference of Classical archaeologists in North America. Archaeologists from around the world attend. Presenting a paper, poster or workshop there is a true honor. This year the AIA conference was in Philadelphia during the first week in January and no fewer than six alumni participated. Congratulations to the following:

Danielle Riebe (above) (University of Illinois at Chicago), author of the poster “Signatures in Ceramics: Identifying Prehistoric Interaction through Ceramics on the Great Hungarian Plain”

Melissa Eaby (The Institute for Aegean Prehistory, Study Center for East Crete), coauthor of the paper “Death and Burial in Early Byzantine Chryssi, Crete”

Theresa Huntsman (Washington University in St. Louis) who authored the paper “Eternal Personae: The Performance of Etruscan Identity in Chiusine Cinerary Urns”

Theodora Kopestonsky (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), co-organizer of the session “Silent Participants: Terracottas as Ritual Objects”

Andrew Reinhard (American School of Classical Studies in Athens) who led a roundtable discussion entitled “How to Prepare Digital Images, Maps, Plans, and Tables for Archaeological Publications”

Robert Wanner (EAC / Archaeology) who organized the colloquium “Roman Dacia and Moesia: Developments in Archaeology and Heritage Preservation in Romania”

Way to go UE Archaeology Alumni!

Juniors Leah Thomas and Rachel Lawrence present at conference

Leah (left) and Rachel (right) at Moravian College.

Juniors Leah Thomas and Rachel Lawrence presented their original research at the Fifth Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA on December 4, 2010. Leah, who is a double-major in Archaeology and Art History, read a paper entitled “Italian Matrons and Courtesans: A Study in Portraiture,” while Rachel Lawrence, a double-major in Archaeology and History, presented “Vlad the Impaler: Monster with a Cause.” Both received UExplore Undergraduate Research Travel Grants that allowed for their participation in this conference.