Dr. Ott was invited by the Organization of American Historians and the National Park Service to be a consultant for a new park interpretation plan at Joshua Tree National Park in California. Her duties involved a three-day visit to the park, meetings with park staff, and the composition of a 15-20 page recommendation for park interpretation, and the presentation of her ideas at a public meeting held at the park.
Dr. Susanne Wiedemann was accepted to the NEH Summer Institute at the Library of Congress on "Rethinking America in a Global Perspective."
Dr. Betsy Schroeder was appointed Visiting Professor of History at the College of William and Mary for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Eva Navarijo was accepted to the 2008 Trans-Atlantic Summer Institute (TASI) at the University of Minnesota on "Immigrants in Europe and North America:Representations of Self and Other."
Kate Reifsteck (B. A., 2008) is an analyst in the real estate department of the Grand Center.
