A calendar of upcoming History Department events is in the office. You will also find current copies of The Chronicle of Higher Education on the coffee table. You may check out history dissertations, which are shelved in chronological order in the office. The department does not provide school supplies for students, but you can use the staplers and other equipment. For official letters, such as job applications, the secretaries can give you department stationery.
Graduate study can be a solitary and arduous undertaking.
We should remember, however, that we are part of a community of scholars and that other graduate students share many of the same problems and concerns. Within the department this community finds official institutional embodiment in the History Graduate Student Association, an official campus organization affiliated with the Graduate Student Association. The History Graduate Student Association serves as your voice to the department and to the university. Thus it is imperative that you attend HGSA meetings, take the time to devote serious consideration to issues raised there, and help shape the association for the future. The HGSA meets at the beginning and end of every semester and otherwise as needed.