University of Mary Washington Professor of History Jeffrey McClurken is the recipient of a prestigious 2014 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV).
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McClurken Receives Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award
McClurken Receives Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award
University of Mary Washington Professor of History Jeffrey McClurken is the recipient of a prestigious 2014 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV).
Jeffrey McClurken, professor and chair of history and American studies
The awards are the Commonwealth’s highest honor for faculty at Virginia’s public and private colleges and universities, recognizing superior accomplishments in teaching, research and public service. This year, 12 faculty members were selected from a highly competitive pool of candidates. In February, the recipients will each receive a $5,000 cash award underwritten by Dominion Foundation.
McClurken, who joined the UMW faculty in 2001, has been instrumental to the university’s digital history efforts and has been on the forefront of incorporating technology in the classroom. He also serves as chairperson of the history and American studies department.
He has presented numerous lectures and presentations across the country on teaching with social media, digital history and 19th-century American social and cultural history. His 2009 book “Take Care of the Living: Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families in Virginia” examines the long-term consequences of the Civil War for veterans and their families in Southside Virginia.
McClurken, named to the Princeton Review’s inaugural list of “300 Best Professors,” received the Mary Washington Young Alumnus Award in 2003 and the J. Christopher Bill Outstanding Faculty Service Award in 2012.
In addition to his work in the history department, McClurken has served as chair of numerous university committees, including the Campus Academic Resources Committee, the Race and Gender Curriculum Advisory Committee and the Provost’s Ad Hoc University Committee on Digital Initiatives. He also has been active in countless university-wide initiatives, including the Teaching and Learning Technologies Roundtable, the Monroe Hall Renovation Planning Committee and the College of Arts and Sciences Strategic Planning Committee.
Outside of UMW, McClurken frequently lends his time to local public school systems, as well as to the Central Rappahannock Regional Library.
A 1994 graduate of Mary Washington, McClurken received a master’s degree and doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.
The General Assembly and Governor created the Outstanding Faculty Award program in 1986. Since the first awards in 1987, more than 300 Virginia faculty members have received this high honor. For more information about the program, visit http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/OFA/OFAprogramOverview.asp.
McClurken Discusses Digital Humanities
Jeff McClurken, professor and chair of history and American studies, lead a daylong workshop at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. on Friday, Jan. 10. He spoke to faculty, librarians, and administrators about the wide-ranging aspects of digital humanities.
Read more here: Jeffrey McClurken Workshop at Dickinson.
Jeffrey McClurken Presents at Three Workshops
Over the last month, Jeff McClurken, Chair of History & American Studies, has run digital history workshops at three institutions. In early May he worked with Duke’s Cathy Davidson to run a workshop at Davidson College to help faculty there develop a “Digital Studies Program.” In late May, he ran a multi-day workshop on “Developing the Digital Liberal Arts” for faculty and staff at UNC-Asheville, a fellow COPLAC institution. Finally, he was invited to run a workshop about “Teaching Digital History” at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University as part of the THATCamp Humanities and Technology Conference in early June. At THATCamp he also proposed and led a discussion session on “A SWAT Team for Rescuing Old Digital Humanities Sites.”
History Lessons
Professor Jeffrey McClurken shows students how to blend the traditional and the digital.
Jeff McClurken’s Class Airs on C-SPAN This Weekend
A class session from Associate Professor and Chair of History and American Studies Jeffrey McClurken’s U.S. History in Film course will air on C-SPAN 3 on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. and midnight and on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. The class session, focused on the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind,” was filmed at UMW in October 2012. For more information, visit http://www.c-span.org/History/Events/Lectures-in-History-Gone-with-the-Wind/10737437341/.
Jeff McClurken Receives Topher Bill Award
Jeffrey McClurken, associate professor of history and American studies, has been recognized with the J. Christopher Bill Outstanding Faculty Service Award for his contributions to the university as well as involvement and leadership in the community.
“His work with administrators, alumni, community members, faculty and students alike constitutes a truly impressive record of service,” said Chris Foss, professor of English, who presented the award at an open faculty session Thursday, Aug. 23.
McClurken, who joined the UMW faculty in 2001, has been instrumental to the university’s digital history efforts and has been on the forefront of incorporating technology in the classroom. He also serves as chairperson of the history and American studies department.
For the full news release, please visit http://www.umw.edu/news/2012/08/23/umw-history-professor-receives-service-award/.
Jeff McClurken Featured on Ars Technica Website
Jeff McClurken, associate professor of history, discusses technology trends and higher education in the Sunday, June 10 article “Future U: Fear and Loathing in Academia” on the Ars Technica website.