Eisenhower National Historic Site - Eisenhower Academy (U.S. National Park Service)

THE EISENHOWER ACADEMY, a summer institute for teachers, will be held July 6 - 11, 2008 at Gettysburg College and Eisenhower National Historic Site. Sponsored by the National Park Service, Gettysburg College, and Mount St. Mary's University, the Academy presents an in-depth perspective of Dwight D. Eisenhower as president and world leader. Sessions introduce effective strategies for teaching the Cold War in the classroom and include:

New scholarship on the Eisenhower Presidency.
Field trips, lectures, and discussion on the 1950s including the Cold War, civil rights, and popular culture.
A visit to the Eisenhower National Historic Site to get an intimate glimpse into Eisenhower's life and times.
Opportunities to learn about and use primary source documents, film and video footage, and the World Wide Web as research tools.
A walk through historic Gettysburg exploring Eisenhower's life and times in the community.

ACCOMMODATIONS
The week long seminar is held at Gettysburg College. Accommodations include air conditioned classrooms, dormitories, dining hall, the use of the computer labs, library, and recreational facilities.
The Academy, including classroom seminars, document package, field trips, special evening events, banquets, Eisenhower Farm picnic, lodging and all meals, costs $685.00 single occupancy. The day student fee is $380.

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND GRADUATE CREDITS
Two Pennsylvania Professional Education Credits (60 Act 48 CEUs) are available for attending the Academy.
Three graduate credits are available for an additional fee of $1035 through the Mount St. Mary's Master of Education program. The professor for the course is Dr. Michael Towle, Department of Political Science. To receive credit, students will complete course assignments and lesson plan, and attend all sessions of the Academy.
FACULTY
Dr. Beth Bailey, Department of History, Temple University. Her books on American cultural history include From Front Porch to Back Seat and Sex in the Heartland.
Dr. Michael Birkner, History Department, Gettysburg College. His books include Dwight D. Eisenhower (American Presidents Series).
Dr. George Colburn, writer and producer of the prime time documentary, The Eisenhower Legacy.
Dr. Irwin Gellman, author of The Contender: Richard Nixon.
Dr. Van Gosse, Department of History, Franklin and Marshall College
Ms. Carol Hegeman, Supervisory Historian, Eisenhower National Historic Site, author of the lesson plan, Thaw in the Cold War: Eisenhower and Khrushchev at Gettysburg.
Dr. Richard H. Immerman, Department of History, Temple University. He coauthored Waging Peace: How Eisenhower Shaped an Enduring Cold War Strategy.
Dr. David Nichols, author of A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution.
Dr. Keith W. Olson, History Department, University of Maryland College Park. His current research topic is Eisenhower and civil rights, his books include The GI Bill, the Veterans, and the Colleges.
Mr. David Oshinsky, Author of Polio: An American Story.
Mr. Bradley Patterson, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, 1954-61.
Ms. Lee Ann Potter, Education Specialist, National Archives.
Dr. David Schuyler, Department of American Studies, Franklin and Marshall College. Author of A City Transformed: Redevelopment, Race and Suburbanization in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1940 - 1980 and assoc. editor of Journal of Planning History.
Dr. David B. Sicilia, Department of History, University of Maryland College Park. He coauthored The Greenspan Effect: Words That Move the World's Markets and is assoc. editor of Enterprise and Society: The International Journal of Business History.
Dr. Sharon Ullman, History Department, Bryn Mawr College
Dr. Daun Van Ee, Editor, The Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Library of Congress.

FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Carol Hegeman at (717) 338-9114 ext. 10 or e-mail us.

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2008 Schedule (Draft)