Research & Experiential Learning

Beaufort History Museum Internship

In an independent study with Elizabeth Peck, History major Aiden De La Torre wrote curriculum guidelines for the Beaufort History Museum for K-12 teachers and their students. The museum covers early Native American inhabitants through the colonial period, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and into the modern era.  His project highlighted key historical themes such as the Gullah Geechee culture, the impact of the Civil War, and Beaufort’s role in U.S. history.

ISRE “Breathing Democracy Into Spaces” Conference

Students in Dr. James Shinn's History 492 “Atlantic Slavery & Antislavery” course presented at ISRE's Third Annual Spring Symposium – “Breathing Democracy into Spaces." It was sponsored by a grant from USC's McCausland Fund. 

Collaboration with the National Park Service

Watch USCB History major Clay Weeks explain his research project on the origins of Porter's Chapel, which is part of the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in Beaufort. Students in Dr. Robert Landrum's Applied History course made posters about different aspects of the Reconstruction Era. The National Park Service displayed the posters in the visitors center in Naval Heritage Park. 

Dr. Shinn’s students Kolby Minckler, Samantha Mischke, and Grace Farish presenting their research project at USCB's Breathing Democracy into Spaces event.

Student Research and Scholarship Day 

USCB History students often present independent research  at USCB’s annual Student Research and Scholarship Day on the Bluffton campus.