David Voelker

Fall 2012 Semester

David Voelker — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:43:35 +0000

This fall, I am teaching Hist. 205, “U.S. History from 1600 to 1865,” and Hist. 302, “Problems in American Thought” (on the new topic of wilderness). My scheduled office hours are Tuesday and Thursday, from noon to 1:00, and Friday from 1:00 to 1:30. My office is located in Theatre Hall 377. No appointment is needed. For more information about these courses and my scholarly work, see the links to the right. (Feel free to email me at voelkerd@uwgb.edu with questions.)

Professor Clif Ganyard takes over History chair duties this fall. If you need advising for the History major or minor, please contact him directly.

Best regards,

David Voelker

Associate Professor of Humanistic Studies and History

Spring 2012 Semester

David Voelker — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:20:22 +0000

This spring, I am teaching Hist. 205, “U.S. History from 1600 to 1865,” and Hist. 310, American Colonial History.

My drop-in office hours are Tuesday and Thursday, from 11:30 to 1:00, and Friday from 12:30 to 1:30. My office is located in Theatre Hall 377. For more information about these courses and my scholarly work, see the links to the right. (Feel free to email me at voelkerd@uwgb.edu with questions.)

Best regards,

David Voelker

Associate Professor of Humanistic Studies (and History Program Chair)

Fall 2011 Semester

David Voelker — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:15:03 +0000

This fall, I am teaching Hist. 205, “U.S. History from 1600 to 1865,” and Hist. 302, “Problems in American Thought.” My scheduled office hours are Tuesday and Thursday, from 11:30 to 1:00, and Friday from 12:30 to 1:30. My office is located in Theatre Hall 377. For more information about these courses and my scholarly work, see the links to the right. (Feel free to email me at voelkerd@uwgb.edu with questions.)

Best regards,

David Voelker

Associate Professor of Humanistic Studies (and History Program Chair)

Instructions for Using Google Docs

David Voelker — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:32:09 +0000

Google Docs is an online word processor that you can use for free with a Google account. With Google Docs, you can have access to your files from any computer with an internet connection. You can export a Google Docs file in MS Word format.

If you don’t have a Google account, you can sign up for one here.

If you already have a Google account (for gmail, etc.), simply login and use the “more” link at the top of the Google page to access “Documents.”

For additional tips on using Google Docs, see the links below. –DV

Spring 2011 Semester

David Voelker — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:43:00 +0000

This spring, I am teaching “History of the U.S. from 1865 to the Present” (adult degree only) and an upper-level course on the Early American Republic. I am also currently serving a 3-year term as chair of the history program, which means that I advise all history majors and minors. My scheduled office hours are Tuesday and Thursday, from 1:00 to 2:00 and Friday from 12:30 to 1:30. My office is Theatre Hall 377.

For more information about my courses and scholarly work, see the links to the right.

Best regards,

David Voelker

Humanistic Studies and History

(Feel free to email me at voelkerd@uwgb.edu with questions.)

ADDENDUM: Because of job candidates on campus, I will not be able to hold my scheduled office hours on 2/1 or 2/8. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Fall 2010 Semester

David Voelker — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:36:31 +0000

This fall, I am teaching Hist. 205, “U.S. History from 1600 to 1865,” Hist. 302, “Problems in American Thought” (on the theme of disobedience), and another section of Hist. 205 for the UWGB Adult Degree program. My scheduled office hours are Tuesday and Thursday, from 11:30 to 1:00, and Friday from 12:30 to 1:30. My office is located in Theatre Hall 377. I am also able to meet by appointment. For more information about these courses and my scholarly work, see the links to the right.

Best regards,

David Voelker

Humanistic Studies and History

(Feel free to email me at voelkerd@uwgb.edu with questions.)

Handbook for Writing Historical Essays

David Voelker — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:07:02 +0000

Over the years, I have created quite a few handouts on reading and writing for my history students. This year, I collected these documents into a Handbook for Writing Historical Essays, which I assign in my upper-level history courses. The handbook is available for a few dollars (the cost of production) in the Phoenix Bookstore. Students may also download a pdf version of the handbook by clicking here. The handbook has been updated for the fall 2011 semester.

Here is the table of contents:

1. Preface: Why I Assign Essays in this Course

2. Reading Historical Scholarship

3. Reading Notes Template

4. Plagiarism and How To Avoid It

5. Using Evidence

6. Using Footnotes

7. Writing Rules

8. So What? How to Write With a Thesis

9. Beware of the Pseudo-Thesis

10. The Work of Topic Sentences

11. Writing with a Thesis: A Flowchart

12. Essay Rubric

Many of these handouts were posted separately on my online handout library; for the sake of simplicity of updating, I have removed the individual handouts in favor of supplying this collection.

Best,