History Career Series
Meet professionals and learn about careers in history!
This weekly event held during the fall semester introduces Boise State history students to interesting and important careers in a variety of fields, from non-profit management and private consulting to managing archives, museums, and more.
- Each session starts at 4:30 p.m. on some Mondays during the fall semester, and each session lasts about 30 minutes, during which guests speak about their careers and career trajectory and answer questions from students.
- During Fall 2022, the History Career Series will be held in person in the Department of History’s conference room (on the west end of the Albertsons Library building, room 194; see maps and directions at History Contact ).
Presented by the Department of History and the Working History Center
In This Section:
Fall 2022 Schedule
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September 12: Chuck Westerberg
Partner Account Manager, Yellowfin
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September 26: Ela Miljkovic
Research Historian, Stevens Historical Research Associates
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October 10: Travis Jeffres
History Programs Manager, Boise City Arts & History Department
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October 24: Kurt Ikeda
Director of Interpretation and Education, Minidoka National Historic Site, National Park Service
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November 7: Eric Forsch
Federal Program Officer for Idaho and Oregon, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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November 28: Gene F. Williams
Certified Genealogist and retired professional genealogist, Boise FamilySearch History Center
Previous Guests
- Fall 2021: Aimee Steele, Assistant Historic Preservation Planner, City of Boise; Phillip Thompson, Executive Director, Idaho Black History Museum; Jackie Peterson, Independent Consultant and Content Developer, Museums and Cultural Institutions; Jason Roe, Digital History Specialist, The Kansas City Public Library; Jason Tippeconnic Fox, Architectural Historian, Idaho State Historical Society; Janice Dilg, Consulting Historian, HistoryBuilt; Ernest Hoidal, Attorney at Law; Jennifer Stevens, Principal and President, Stevens Historical Research Associates; Diana Burrell, Development and Marketing Administrator, Idaho State Historical Society; Jennifer Spencer, Membership and Volunteer Coordinator, Idaho State Historical Society
- Fall 2020: Nathan Carpenter, Director, Global Education and International Services, Northampton Community College; Kim Hogeland, Acquisitions Editor, Oregon State University Press; Morgen Young, Senior Historian, Historical Research Associates, Inc.; National Parks: Steve Cote, Park Ranger, Alcatraz Island, National Park Service; Lindsay Chervinsky, Scholar-in-Residence, Institute for Thomas Paine Studies and Senior Fellow, International Center for Jefferson Studies; Eliza Canty-Jones, Director of Community Engagement and Editor, Oregon Historical Quarterly, Oregon Historical Society; Stephanie Clark, State Archivist, State of Oregon; Kylie Pine, Curator and Director of Collections, Willamette Heritage Center; Shelley Brooks, Program Coordinator, California History–Social Science Project; Bob Omberg, Deputy Assistant General Counsel (retired), National Labor Relations Board; Liz Covart, Host, Ben Franklin’s World and Digital Project Editor, Omohundro Institute