Student News & Activities
There are a wide range of clubs and opportunities available to our History students. Here you can find out more about joining the History Club and Phi Alpha Theta, checking out study abroad options, and participating as a judge in the annual History Day competition. This page also features recent activities and accomplishments of our current undergraduates.
STUDENT NEWS
Updates will be forthcoming
HISTORY CLUB TRIP
NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD INTERPRETIVE CENTER
The History Club traveled to Niagara Falls on Saturday, November 19th to get a tour of the yet-to-be-opened Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Interpretive Center at the site of the new Amtrak rail station. Students learned about how the center not only reveals an important part of American history to the local public, but also how it is tied into the reimagining of Niagara Falls' future as a tourist city in the wake of its industrial decline. We were treated to insights about the project and local history by a board member of the center, the city planner of Niagara Falls, a guide from the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, a professor of African American history at UB, and the organizer of the tour, Ally Spongr, the Project Coordinator of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.