Centennial of Polish Independence & American-Polish Relations

Friday, November 09, 2018, 09:00am - 03:45pm

About The Event

Centennial of Polish Independence & American-Polish Relations

Program for November 9th at VSU:

SCHOLARLY SESSION: THE UNITED STATES & POLAND
Ashley Hall Rotunda, 9:00 AM to Noon. Free & open to public
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
"Polonia Restituta: The Centennial of Polish Independence, and its
Significance in Modern History,” by Neal Pease, History, Professor of History,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Editor-in-Chief of The Polish Review
UNITED STATES & POLAND
1. “A Georgian in Poland’s November Insurrection, 1831”
John P. Dunn, Professor of History, Valdosta State University
2. “Fords, Food, and Flyers: Americans in Poland 1918-1921,”
Mathew Adams, Asst. Prof. of History, Savannah State University
3. “Free Again: The United States and Poland’s way out of Communism,”
Anna Mazurkiewicz, Assoc. Prof. of History, University of Gdansk, Poland,
and President of the Polish-American Historical Association

THE TASTE OF POLAND
Honor’s College, Noon – 1 PM. Free & open to public
1. “Students quest students” trivia game;
2. VSU Study Abroad Program info desk (Gdansk, Poland for May-June
2019);
3. Presentation of the East Central European cuisine.

AWARDS CEREMONY
Odum Library Auditorium, 2:00 – 3:45 PM. Free & open to public
Winners of the Photo&Essay competition announced. Awards bestowed.

THE FOURTH PARTITION – FILM SCREENING
Odum Library Auditorium, 2:30 – 3:45 PM. Free & open to public


Contact : jdunn@valdosta.edu
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Contact John Dunn at jdunn@valdosta.edu; Dr. Anna Mazurkiewicz at amazurkiewicz@valdosta.edu; or the Department of History at (229) 333-5947 to learn more.