Mission Statement of the USI History Department

The Department of History at the University of Southern Indiana seeks above all to teach students to understand, analyze, and interpret the past, to evaluate critically the ways in which the past shapes the current world, and to provide students with the skills to communicate their knowledge and ideas effectively. The department’s principle mission is to introduce the study of history as part of the University Core Curriculum required of all University of Southern Indiana undergraduates and to offer a well-developed, diverse, and up-to-date program of historical study to advanced undergraduates, including those training to be secondary-level history and social science teachers.  Faculty members produce historical knowledge through their research and writing and share this knowledge through their teaching, scholarly presentations and publications.  Department members also help identify, preserve, and promote the historical resources of the region through their active leadership in the Historic Southern Indiana and Center for Communal Studies programs, and engage the broader community by participation in activities designed to increase general interest in history and to broaden understanding of past human activity.

Department Chair
Tamara Hunt, Ph.D.
tlhunt@usi.edu