Clubs
The History Club sponsors field trips, historically-themed events and hosts on-campus lectures by noted historians. The Iota Lambda chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the history honors society, participates in regional conferences that highlight student research and writing. The two groups collaborate in publishing the annual Frank Walter Review.
Internships
The History Department also offers an internship program, through which students gain practical experience in museum work and government service, for example. Internships are available with U.S. congressmen or senators and at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation or the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.
Peter Canisius Distinguished Professorships
This program was designed to support creative and imaginative teaching initiatives. Current programs include "In Their Own Words and In Their Own Way" created by Keith Burich, PhD and "The Holocaust in History, Literature and Film" by Larry Jones, PhD. Each presents unique learning opportunities for students through travel, guest lectures and events. In recent years, the History Department has also produced distinguished professorship programs in "The Jewish Experience in Comparative Perspective: Europe and America" by Nancy Rosenbloom, PhD and Dr. Jones and Bruce Dierenfield, PhD's "Program in the African American Experience."