UNBC Northern Historical Student Society

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ANNOUNCEMENT:

Dear friends,

It is with reluctance that the Northern Historical Student Society must announce that we are postponing the third Northern Historical Conference until October 23-24, 2020. While we had hoped to run the conference on February 28-29 of this year, recent events at UNBC have caused us to miss some deadlines and opportunities for communications and outreach, and as such we realized that our pre-determined dates will not be best for the success of this conference.

However, we see this delay as an opportunity to make the Northern Historical Conference even better! If you already purchased your tickets, not to worry: the dates will be changed, and you do not need to repurchase them. If you already submitted an abstract, there will be no need to resubmit! If you are working on a paper this semester that you would like to present next year, our submissions will remain open until October 2, 2020! If you have purchased your ticket and cannot make it in October, we will be offering full refunds.

We look forward to seeing you in October!

Sincerely,

The Northern Historical Student Society Executive Team

Seeing as everyone is settled back into class after the strike, the madness of December, and Christmas break, let's get back to introducing ourselves!

Meet your Executive Team - Aaron Larsen, President
Hi everyone, my name is Aaron Larsen and I am in the first year of my Masters’ degree in the UNBC History Department, studying the links between geography and witch trials in Zug, Switzerland. I have been going to UNBC for eight years now, starting with my Bachelor of Arts, followed by a Bachelor of Education, and I just keep coming back for more. This is also my fifth year of being an executive of the NHSS, after previously being our Media Coordinator for three years, and an Advisor for one year. I’m also one of the co-founders of the Northern Historical Conference, one of my proudest achievements at UNBC!

I’m so excited to be back on the NHSS Exec team, so I can add one more thing to my already non-existent work/life balance. Yay! When I’m not having an existential crisis or working on my graduate studies, you can find me teaching History 191 tutorials, teaching at Nusdeh Yoh Elementary, or travelling and getting into trouble in another far away corner of the world. My dream is to one day publish at least one book before I travel the old Silk Road trade route and preferably not die. Come say hi next time you see me!

Come on down to the Thirsty Moose Pub tonight!

We’re selling tickets for our pub night this Friday! Come chat with us and bring 10$ for your ticket! Each ticket gets you a free drink!

Come check out our table in the Winter Garden outside of Tim’s! We’ll be here until Thursday!

Come learn more about the Northern Historical Conference we are hosting February 28/29 2020! Whether your interested in attending or presenting, it’s a great way to find out more information!

Also hear about our Pub night at the Thirsty Moose January 24th!

For tickets to the conference, click the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/73745610105

Don’t miss out on our early bird pricing!

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Meet your Executive Team - Nolan Foster, NHSS Vice President

Hello new, old, and potential friends! My name is Nolan Foster, and after a quick ten year hiatus from post secondary, I am back at school. I am currently a third year History major, and intend to apply for law school after completing my undergraduate degree. In saying that, who knows what the future holds… I’ve already changed my mind twice about what I want to be when I grow up since I started writing this bio.

Even though I barely have it anymore, in my spare time I usually enjoy plucking away at a guitar, playing in the snow, or reading. Being new to the NHSS, I am excited at the prospect of helping share History with the community. If you ever have questions or just feel like chatting, feel free to stop me in the halls and chat.