The Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta are pleased to be co-sponsoring “The Adventure of the Apollo Moon Landings,” a lecture given by General Charles Duke, Jr. (Ret) on Tuesday, April 7th at 6:30 pm in Taylor Murphy 101. General Duke is a retired astronaut who served as the lunar module pilot during the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972. He is also the author of the book, Moonwalker. The lecture is made possible by an award from the University Lecturers Committee. Light refreshments will be served after the lecture.

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Six Texas State students participated in the Collegiate Model Arab League exercise that took place at the University of St. Thomas last Friday, February 6, 2009. Organized by the Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce, this is an annual event in which university students represent Arab states as they compete for individual and team awards in five categories: Joint Defense Council, Council on Palestinian Affairs, Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers, Council on Political Affairs, and Council of Arab Environmental Affairs Ministers. In this picture (from right to left), History Professor Dr. Elizabeth Bishop, and students Jennifer Cooke, Corey Conant, Alexis Garcia, Jenevieve Hazel, and Andrew Nelson congratulate keynote speaker Ambassador Clovis Maksoud (Kristopher John Floyd is not pictured).

The Department of History, Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, and the Hispanic Policy Network are pleased to be co-sponsoring “LBJ and the Felix Longoria Controversy: Loyalty, Patriotism, Honor, Courage, and Pragmatism,” a lecture given by Dr. Patrick Carroll on Monday, February 16th at 6:30 pm in Taylor Murphy 101. Dr. Carroll is professor of history at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, and his book, Felix Longoria’s Wake: Bereavement, Racism, and the Rise of Mexican American Activism, will be available for sale. A reception hosted by the Hispanic Policy Network will follow the lecture.

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The Public History Program, Department of History is pleased to be co-sponsoring the Texas Historical Commission (THC) Visionaries in Preservation Symposium Jan. 14-15 here in Taylor Murphy Hall. THC has arranged for News8 Austin to do live shots from the Taylor Murphy courtyard at 6 am on Wednesday morning.

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