HIST 103 News

[All this come from the office of multi-cultural student affairs.--TI]

November 3, 2008 - Opening Ceremony and Culture Presentation

10:30 am - Opening Ceremony
Bryan Brady, Hidatsa tribal member of New Town, ND
East Patio of the Memorial Union

11:00 am - Hidatsa Culture
Bryan Brady will be giving a presentation on the Hidatsa culture.
Meadow Lark Room in the Memorial Union

November 4, 2008 Ojibwe Culture Presentation

11:00 am - Hidatsa room of the Memorial Union

Gifts of the Creation and the Inheritance of the Seventh Generation: Ojibwe cultural survival and the American Dream. Ojibwe peoples’ (Anishinaabe) encounter with America has had profound unique implications for the survival of the culture. Robert Shimek (Red Lake tribal member of Bemidji, MN) examines some of the conflict, controversy and impacts on the ability of Ojibwe culture to survive and thrive in modern America.

For a schedule of all events: www.ndsu.edu/multicultural

You will find information about presentations on Turtle Mountain Chippewa fiddling, Arikara culture, Native American poetry, an Ojibwe leadership and governance (film), United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous People, Ojibwe language sessions, the Spring 2009 Pow-wow at NDSU, and much more!

Video of the NDSU Hutmacher expedition now posted at YouTube. Go to Heritage Video, posted by the Center for Heritage Renewal.

This notice comes from the NDSU College of Math & Sciences. Sorry about the age limit.--TI

"A first ever Science Cafe will be held on Thursday, October 30th, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Stokers Lounge located in the lower level of the Hotel Donaldson, downtown Fargo. Science Cafes are live events that involve face-to-face conversation with a scientist about current science topics. They are open to the community and take place in casual settings like pubs or coffee houses. Dr. Benton Duncan, Professor of Mathematics, will host the discussion, entitled 'North Dakotans Matter More than Californians: Your Power and the Electoral College.' The Science Cafe is sponsored by the College of Science and Mathematics and the Hotel Donaldson, and attendees must be 21 or older. If you have any questions, please contact Keri Drinka at 231-6131 or keri.drinka@ndsu.edu."

New photos from the past weekend's work at the Hutmacher farmstead, Dunn County - students from HIST 103 & HIST 431 on a service learning expedition, restoring the earth-&-stone Hutmacher farmhouse. Hosted by Preservation North Dakota, sponsored by the Center for Heritage Renewal.

All Cultural Currents and History in Your Community assignments have been updated to this date: 10/19/08. Also, Quiz 6 grades have been added to Blackboard.

As I've mentioned in class, amazing to say, we are running ahead of schedule in class proceedings. Today we will conclude Lecture 7 and begin Lecture 8. I'm going to defer on administration of Quiz 7 until next Tuesday. Everybody got that? Quiz 7 on Tuesday next! And, I expect on the same day to conclude Lecture 8. After that we'll take Thursday the 23rd off, since I'll be in Salt Lake City. The following week we start in on Lecture 9, still a bit ahead of schedule. Which is fine with me, because I think some of the later stuff is scheduled a little tight. Keep watching this space for updates.

How come we're running ahead? Because of course revisions. In reworking the technology and content of a course, I prefer to schedule with a little slack, rather than risk being too tight. It's a work in progress.

N. Pogue's office hours are now 11:00-12:00 Tuesdays and Thursdays in room 203 Minard. Also, assignments, "History In Your Community" and "Cultural Currents" have been graded up to this date: 10/12/2008. -N. Pogue

Heritage Service Learning at the Hutmacher Farmstead, Dunn County, North Dakota

Heritage Service opportunity! 60 points possible! (See grade pages of course websites for how service learning points fit into the grading scheme.)

Participants: 16 students (from HIST 431 & HIST 103 classes) + Prof. Isern & wife Suzzanne Kelley

Departing Friday 17 October, 5pm, from T Lot
Returning Sunday 19 October, 7pm, to same place

Transport provided (state vans)
Lodging provided (three persons to a room in Dickinson motels)
Snacks & beverages provided at work-site
Buy your own meals
- Dining Friday evening en route at the Wood House, Bismarck
- Dining Saturday evening at the Buckskin Bar & Grill, Killdeer

The project: restoration of the Hutmacher farmstead, a stone & earth building complex in Dunn County, North Dakota. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hutmacher farm is an outstanding example of German-Russian folk architecture. Restoration is being conducted by Preservation North Dakota. NDSU student participation is sponsored by the Center for Heritage Renewal. Check out the center's Webshots and Youtube sites for photos and video of previous work parties at this historic site. Look up additional material about the Hutmacher farmstead at the PND site.

Main tasks underway: rebuilding exterior stone walls and the earth roof. The roofing is of particular historical and architectural interest. The roof rests on native timbers, across which are laid branches of local chokecherry, plum, and so on. Atop that goes a layer of flax straw. Atop that goes a layer of locally quarried clay, applied by hand. And atop that a mix of clay and gravel. Process carried out under specifications provided by an expert consultant in earthen buildings.

Have collected expressions of interest by email – thanks to all who have responded. Will need definite commitments on or about Tuesday 14 October. If you commit, show up, on time!

Clothing: we'll watch the weather and dress for it. Work clothes, and the work will be dirty. Tools provided. Try not to over-pack, because we’ll be six to a van.

I can tell you, it's an amazing place, the Hutmacher farm, and a good time to be had working with mud and stuff like that and then relaxing in the Buckskin Bar & Grill.

(Cross-posting this notice, which I just received.--TI)

What are the prospects for the U.S. economy, your savings and future jobs?

An open forum at noon today (Oct. 9) at the NDSU Memorial Union Great Room (Ballroom) hosted by the ND Extension Service, and the Dept. of Agribusiness and Applied Economics will discuss those questions and:

- How did the U.S. economy get in this situation?
- Review current policy actions.
- What you should know about financial management and job search strategies.

For more information contact:
Cole Gustafson
701-231-7096
David Saxowsky
231-2049

Heritage Service opportunity! 60 points possible! Take a look at the Service Learning web page, and then consider the following opportunity.

Departing Friday 17 October, about 4pm; returning Sunday 19 October, about 5pm. Transport provided; lodging (in Dickinson motels) paid. Needed: 10-12 heritage service volunteers.

The project: restoration of the Hutmacher farmstead, a stone & earth building complex in Dunn County, North Dakota. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hutmacher farm is an outstanding example of German-Russian folk architecture. Restoration is being conducted by Preservation North Dakota. NDSU student participation is sponsored by the Center for Heritage Renewal. Check out the center's Webshots and Youtube sites for photos and video of previous work parties at this historic site. Look up additional material about the Hutmacher farmstead at the PND site.

Main tasks underway: rebuilding exterior stone walls and the earth roof. The roofing is of particular historical and architectural interest. The roof rests on native timbers, across which are laid branches of local chokecherry, plum, and so on. Atop that goes a layer of flax straw. Atop that goes a layer of locally quarried clay, applied by hand. And atop that a mix of clay and gravel. Process carried out under specifications provided by an expert consultant in earthen buildings.

Interested? If so, give me a preliminary indication by email (isern@plainsfolk.com). No commitment at this point, but I need to look ahead toward funding and possible recruitment outside this class.

I can tell you, it's an amazing place, the Hutmacher farm, and a good time to be had working with mud and stuff like that and then relaxing in the Buckskin Bar & Grill.

(This information comes from the NDSU Division of Fine Arts.--TI)

NDSU Little Country Theatre proudly presents
BEYOND THERAPY
by Christopher Durang

October 10-11, 16-19
Askanase Auditorium
Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:00 pm
Fine Arts Box Office: 231-7969 or Music Ed Room 115

Learn more about this production on YouTube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aK89IRntEM

Your couch or mine? Set in Manhattan, Beyond Therapy is the story of naive Prudence as she struggles with the singles scene with the help of her chauvinistic therapist. When she answers Bruce's zany personal ad, her world is thrown into a tailspin of crying, love triangles, guns and inept therapists. Love as usual, but through the skewed sensibilities of the award-winning comedic writer Christopher Durang.

Ticket Information: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/finearts/theatre/production_season/beyond_therapy.shtml

This notice from Dr. Cooley, about another event that would fill the Cultural Currents assignment.

"The History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies faculty invite you to our second colloquium at 3:00pm on October 3, 2008. Our speaker is David Kilroy from Nova University who will be presenting, 'With Us or Against Us?: The United States and Irish Neutrality during World War II and the Early Cold War.' Please come to Family Life Center 122 for what will be an invigorating paper and discussion."