Showing posts with label Missouri Conference on History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Missouri Conference on History. Show all posts

Monday, May 16, 2011

MCC-Blue River instructors contribute at 53rd Annual Missouri Conference on History

Instructors Antonio Holland (l), Sharon Hunter (cntr), and Joseph Volpe (r)

This April Kansas City's Country Club Plaza provided the backdrop for the 53rd Annual Missouri Conference on History, a statewide meeting hosted by The State Historical Society of Missouri and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Department of History. Outside of the lecture chambers, local university publishers touted their wares to prospective history writers, and colorful enthusiasts, such as a group of Civil War re-enactors who will recreate the Battle of Lexington this summer, represented their upcoming celebrations of history. Three of MCC-Blue River’s instructors joined other well-known experts from throughout the Midwest to discuss Missouri's history, culture and politics.

Instructors Antonio Holland (instructor of history), Sharon Hunter (English), and Joseph Volpe (political science) participated in the conference over a span of two days, attending a large number of panel discussions, listening to