April 2, 2010

BCU Students Present Papers at Missouri Valley History Conference

SIOUX CITY, Iowa –Briar Cliff University history students recently presented their senior thesis papers at the 53rd Annual Missouri Valley History Conference in Omaha, Neb.

BCU students Kelli Langel, Le Mars, Iowa, Joanne Sweeney, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Matt Chicoine, Sioux City, presented their research to an audience of history undergraduates, graduates and professors from around the U.S.

The conference offered the students an opportunity to reach and learn from a broader audience, according to Eric Juhnke, Ph.D., associate professor of history and department chairperson.

Langel, Sweeney and Chicoine, along with fellow senior history majors Nick Hegge, Crofton, Neb., Jon Niemic, Las Vegas, Nev., and Brad Moneto, Sioux City, will present their papers on campus at 7 p.m., April 11 in Heelan Hall Room 383. This free event will be open to the public.

The Missouri Valley History Conference was founded and organized by the history department at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. The conference allows scholars to exchange ideas and advance historical knowledge.

Enrollment at Briar Cliff University is over 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care, compassion and openness to all. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.

-30-