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The History Class of '03
At Commencement
ceremonies on May 17th, 2003, the degree of Bachelor of Arts in history
was awarded to the following sixteen members of the graduating class:
Edmond
P. Albano III (honors)
Alison Buckens
Makenzie Burgess
(honors)
Timothy
Dooley
Michael Egan
(honors)
Jonathan
Feinstein
Aaron
Gauthier
Kendall Helbock
(honors)
Donna McNamara (honors &
magna cum
laude)
Rafael
Morales, USNR
Marisa
Pisseri
Sarah Pool (honors)
D. Patrick Scanlon III
(honors)
Chad Somerville
(honors)
Juliana
Tozzi
Jason Whalen (honors)
Fourteen members
of the Class of '03 graduated with minors in history:
Sean
Bowen
Nicolas Brown
Nina Castellana
Jessica Choronzy
Candice
D'Andrea
Joseph Donato
Robert Gondolfo
Nandy Jean-Baptiste
Zebulon Mabie
John Matula
Carina Ochoa
Stephen Shevlin,Jr.
Jennifer
Starzynski
Tonya Tomaj
 Congratulations,
Class of 2003!
[above: Steve Shevlin is the tall guy] to
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For its 2003 Field
Trip, the Department of
History joined forces for the first time with the Departments of Art
History and American Studies to visit the historic port and resort city of
Newport, Rhode Island. On the morning of Saturday, April 5th,
Professors Colin Morris, Lawson Bowling and David
Shields, accompanied by
Professor Gillian Greenhill Hannum and Professor Laura Kaufman
of the
Department of Art History and 32 students and staff made the three-hour
journey from Purchase to downtown Newport. Our first port of call
was the Newport Visitors' Center, where art and artifacts from Newport's
rich maritime and social history are displayed. We headed next for
the beautiful Griswold House, a Stick Style masterpiece designed by Richard Morris Hunt, which is
now home to the Newport Art Museum and featured a silent auction..
TheTouro Synagogue (1763)
Further
highlights of our first day included a guided tour of the atmospheric Redwood Library and free time in the historic wharf district. In the late afternoon, dodging a few
showers, we
visited the campus of Salve Regina
College, where we were given an expert tour of the college's historic
& contemporary
architecture by Professor James Yarnell, Assistant Professor of Art
History. Our second day began with a brisk morning stroll along the dramatic Cliff Walk
past some of the Gilded Age mansions perched on the Atlantic. A visit to
the most magnificent Newport mansion of them all,
The Breakers, was followed by the comparatively more restrained
Marble House of the Vanderbilts. Students commented that it was as
fascinating to see the elaborate "work" rooms of these
homes--kitchens and servants' quarters--as the formal, recreational and
personal rooms of the wealthy families who owned them.
Several of us had lunch in the restaurant overlooking the enclosed court
at the Tennis Hall of Fame. In the afternoon, the highlight was our
visit to the beautiful colonial-era Touro Synagogue (dating to
1763,
the oldest Jewish house of worship in the United States), where we heard an instructive talk by the synagogue's current rabbi. We returned to
campus in the evening, having gained insight into Newport's unique place
in history and appreciating the architectural
legacy that make it a beautiful place today. Thanks to Professors Greenhill Hannum and Kaufman for their
organization and on-site expertise.
The
Breakers
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