{"id":64,"date":"2020-03-31T16:32:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2020-03-31T16:32:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:32:19","slug":"start-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/?page_id=64","title":{"rendered":"Start Here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/06\/34897592552_90f44a1135_b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago street, Michigan Ave\" class=\"wp-image-149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/34897592552_90f44a1135_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/34897592552_90f44a1135_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/34897592552_90f44a1135_b-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/34897592552_90f44a1135_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the Navigating History website for Loyola history graduate students. This site provides resources meant to help students navigate their graduate programs and explore career options open to historians with masters and doctoral degrees. The information posted to these pages is not meant to be comprehensive. Rather, these materials are meant to supplement coursework, programs, workshops, and other initiatives offered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/history\/academics.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loyola history graduate program<\/a>. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/history\/academics.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">department website<\/a> for information about graduate degree requirements, courses offered, exam and dissertation guidelines, and other program requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>First<\/strong>, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/history\/currentstudents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">history department&#8217;s web page for current graduate students<\/a> and download the stepping stone document for your degree program. Read it carefully.<\/li><li><strong>Second<\/strong>, take a look at the site index found below and explore the resources and information available on this website. Contact Dr. Mooney-Melvin with any questions.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NAVIGATING HISTORY SITE INDEX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information <\/strong>related to <strong>career exploration<\/strong>, including IDPs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/five-skills-for-historians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Five Skills for Historians<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/career-exploration\/\">IDPs &amp; Career Exploration Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginephd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ImaginePhD<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information<\/strong> about <strong>professional development<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/managing-your-online-presence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Managing Your Online Presence<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/mentoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mentoring<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/pedagogy-loyola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pedagogy @ Loyola<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/other-pedagogy-resources\/\">Other Pedagogy Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/professional-orgs-conferences-networking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professional Organizations, Conferences, &amp; Networking<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/publishing-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Publishing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/jobs-fellowships-internships-other-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$$$: Jobs, Fellowships, Internships, Scholarships, &amp; Other Funding<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information related to job searching<\/strong>, including guidelines for putting together CVs, resumes, and cover letters, and where to search for jobs and internships and other kinds of funding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/job-search-resources\/\">Job Search Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/jobs-fellowships-internships-other-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$$$: Jobs, Fellowships, Internships, Scholarships, &amp; Other Funding<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous resources &amp; lists<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/misc-resources-lists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Calendar<\/strong> listing events, workshops, and seminars related to professional development and Loyola&#8217;s history graduate programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/2021-2022-career-pathways-events\/\">2021-2022 events<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/2020-2021-events-calendar\/\" title=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/2021-2022-career-pathways-events\/\">2020-2021 events<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/2019-2020-events-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019-2020 events<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/history\/2018-2019-events-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018-2019 events<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other important links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loyola University Chicago History Department<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/gradschool\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loyola University Chicago Graduate School<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Navigating History website for Loyola history graduate students. This site provides resources meant to help students navigate their graduate programs and explore career options open to historians with masters and doctoral degrees. The information posted to these pages is not meant to be comprehensive. 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