ROCHESTER — Nazareth University hosted the Western/Central New York Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Conference in late April. More than 70 students, faculty, and staff from regional colleges and universities, including Canisius, Alfred, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Brockport, University at Buffalo, RIT, Ithaca, and CUNY, traveled to Nazareth to participate in this full-day conference.
Nazareth student Savannah Devore of Pittsford, studying History, presented at regional Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society conference. Students presented on a range of topics across 14 traditional paper panels and one multimedia and poster panel. Nazareth University students presented to high acclaim.
Other WNY-area presenters from Nazareth included:
- Amelia Burm, “Presidential Libraries: The Dangers of Digitization”
- Savannah Devore, “Exploring Diversity of Museums in the United Kingdom”
- Olivia Frank, of Rochester, “The Poisoned Court: La Voisin, Gendered Persecution, and the Affair of the Poisons”
- Noor George, of Rochester, “From the Mughals to Modi: The Evolution of the Indian Muslim Woman’s Identity”
- Larissa Harnish of Rochester, “Palestinian Liberation Theology: Responses, Resistance, and the Role of Key Figures in Shaping Concepts of Liberation”
- Ellery Mertens, “Conquest to Confidence: High Heels”
- Katherine Paulus, of Rochester, “Everyone’s Always Been Scared of a Powerful Woman: How Gender And Social Class Played A Role In The Mystery Cults Of Ancient Rome”
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