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Title: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: hdog1017 on October 03, 2017, 09:34:55 PM
Who teaches Western Civ now? Just curious
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: warriorchick on October 03, 2017, 09:48:15 PM
Quote from: hdog1017 on October 03, 2017, 09:34:55 PM
Who teaches Western Civ now? Just curious

It isn't a required class anymore.  A student can choose from a variety of classes that are covered under "History of Cultures and Societies".

http://www.marquette.edu/core-of-common-studies/course-histories.php

It is certainly not taught in the Varsity, a la Fr. O'Donnell.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: MU_Beav on October 03, 2017, 09:52:13 PM
Donnelly? Solid educator, very fine person.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: Jay Bee on October 03, 2017, 10:52:55 PM
Quote from: warriorchick on October 03, 2017, 09:48:15 PM
It isn't a required class anymore.  A student can choose from a variety of classes that are covered under "History of Cultures and Societies".

http://www.marquette.edu/core-of-common-studies/course-histories.php

It is certainly not taught in the Varsity, a la Fr. O'Donnell.

Required? I didn't have to take it. Wish I had. Took American History with mostly older kids, got a B. All A's otherwise, so first semester fell to a 3.8. Western Civ & it would have been a sleepwalk to a 4.0. Ugh
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: warriorchick on October 04, 2017, 06:23:27 AM
Quote from: MU_Beav on October 03, 2017, 09:52:13 PM
Donnelly? Solid educator, very fine person.

Yep, sorry, my bad.

I was a transfer student and didn't have to take it.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: ATL MU Warrior on October 04, 2017, 06:56:05 AM
Quote from: warriorchick on October 04, 2017, 06:23:27 AM
Yep, sorry, my bad.

I was a transfer student and didn't have to take it.
I was not a transfer student and didn't have to take it.  '93 grad.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: GGGG on October 04, 2017, 07:17:12 AM
In my era (class of '90), i believe if you were an Arts & Sciences grad you did have to take it.  Many of the other colleges had students take it by default, but could have substituted out another class instead.

After taking I first semester in the Varsity Theatre, I skipped a semester and took II in the classroom first semester of my sophomore year.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: swoopem on October 04, 2017, 07:31:35 AM
I had to take it in 2006 but took it during FFP. Can't remember the teacher but she was an old woman. Think her name started with a H???

FFP was the best. Thanks a lot, Pilarz
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: ATL MU Warrior on October 04, 2017, 07:58:52 AM
Quote from: Sultan of Slap O' Fivin' on October 04, 2017, 07:17:12 AM
In my era (class of '90), i believe if you were an Arts & Sciences grad you did have to take it.  Many of the other colleges had students take it by default, but could have substituted out another class instead.

After taking I first semester in the Varsity Theatre, I skipped a semester and took II in the classroom first semester of my sophomore year.
I was BusAd so you are probably right.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: DoggyDaddy on October 04, 2017, 08:33:15 AM
Nothing quite like Dr. Hachey in the ol' Varsity, he talked and looked a bit, like JFK.
Still recall hearing him use the term zeitgeist which baffled me at the time; it fit those years.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 04, 2017, 10:29:53 AM
Class of '91.  I did not take.  Was not required for Engineering students.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: GWSwarrior on October 04, 2017, 10:57:44 AM
Quote from: warriorchick on October 03, 2017, 09:48:15 PM
It isn't a required class anymore.  A student can choose from a variety of classes that are covered under "History of Cultures and Societies".

http://www.marquette.edu/core-of-common-studies/course-histories.php

It is certainly not taught in the Varsity, a la Fr. O'Donnell.

There are some awesome courses on there. Thanks Chick. makes me want to go back and take some. can i audit from Colorado. ok i'm a dork
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: warriorchick on October 04, 2017, 11:30:37 AM
Quote from: GWSwarrior on October 04, 2017, 10:57:44 AM
There are some awesome courses on there. Thanks Chick. makes me want to go back and take some. can i audit from Colorado. ok i'm a dork

I am sure you can. They have online classes now.  Not saying they won't charge you.   ::)
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: Hards Alumni on October 04, 2017, 03:36:49 PM
2000.  Prof Naylor.

Obsessed with power point and Lou Reed.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: mu-rara on October 04, 2017, 04:05:14 PM
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on October 04, 2017, 03:36:49 PM
2000.  Prof Naylor.

Obsessed with power point and Lou Reed.
Naylor was my TA in '78.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: sodakmu87 on October 04, 2017, 06:08:15 PM
Class of '87;  yeah I'm a geezer now.  Dr Julius Ruff and Dr Alan Ball.  Two great history profs.  They would be worth seeing again after all these yrs.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: GooooMarquette on October 04, 2017, 06:09:22 PM
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on October 04, 2017, 03:36:49 PM
2000.  Prof Naylor.

Obsessed with power point and Lou Reed.

Naylor taught it in 80-81, when I was a frosh.  Loved when he handed out the evaluation forms, then sat down at the piano and played for us while we filled them out.  Awesome teacher.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 04, 2017, 06:42:35 PM
When MU made the NIT finals in 1995 the game was on a Thursday night.  We had tests scheduled for Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday he told us about his time at MU in 1977 and marching to the lake and hoped we could have a similar experience......tests postponed until next week. I got to have dinner with him as we were at the same conference about 8 years ago, 20 years after having him as a prof and had a great time.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: SaveOD238 on October 04, 2017, 07:17:08 PM
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on October 04, 2017, 03:36:49 PM
2000.  Prof Naylor.

Obsessed with power point and Lou Reed.

I had Naylor for North Africa in about 2010.  Great dude. 
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: The Lens on October 05, 2017, 06:15:24 AM
Walking into Western Civ at the Varsity with a man who could command the stage like Prof. Naylor was definetely a "welcome to college" moment.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: Mr. Sand-Knit on October 05, 2017, 08:01:25 AM
All history professor discussions at MU should begin and end with Dr. Zupko.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: GGGG on October 05, 2017, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: Mr. Sand-Knit on October 05, 2017, 08:01:25 AM
All history professor discussions at MU should begin and end with Dr. Zupko.


History minor here.  Never was able to get into his class and that was too bad. 

I ended up in a class with a guy with one arm who read "A Prairie Home Companion" for half the class, and another guy who was arrested a couple years later for stealing items out of the Belgian national archives. 

EDIT:  The first guy was Karel Bicha.  The second was John Rooney, and it was the French archives.

http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/20681
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: RJax55 on October 05, 2017, 11:44:57 AM
Quote from: Mr. Sand-Knit on October 05, 2017, 08:01:25 AM
All history professor discussions at MU should begin and end with Dr. Zupko.

+1. His Crusades class was as good as it gets.

Another classic from that department was Dr. Hay. With his thick Tennessean drawl, the fresh flowers, busts of Andrew Jackson
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: Juan Anderson's Mixtape on October 05, 2017, 12:18:49 PM
Quote from: RJax55 on October 05, 2017, 11:44:57 AM
+1. His Crusades class was as good as it gets.

Another classic from that department was Dr. Hay. With his thick Tennessean drawl, the fresh flowers, busts of Andrew Jackson

Loved Dr. Hay!  Slept through most of Western Civ II with Naylor.  His style never clicked with me. I did manage to stay awake for WC I (also with Naylor).
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: barfolomew on October 05, 2017, 12:49:21 PM
Quote from: RJax55 on October 05, 2017, 11:44:57 AM
+1. His Crusades class was as good as it gets.

Another classic from that department was Dr. Hay. With his thick Tennessean drawl, the fresh flowers, busts of Andrew Jackson

Concur about Dr. Hay.
Will never forget the origin of the phrase "straight from the horse's mouth" after his class.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: Warriors4ever on October 06, 2017, 09:23:40 PM
Loved Dr. Hay. Never knew that story about Dr. Rooney.
I was in Honors and we had Fr. Donnelly for our Western Civ class while Hachey was teaching at the Varsity. We were all freaked out our freshman year mid-terms when one question came from the caption of a picture in the textbook.  We showed the exam to Dr.McCabe from the English Dept who was head of Honors and he agreed with us.
Title: Re: Who teaches Western Civ now?
Post by: MU_Beav on October 06, 2017, 09:27:52 PM
Quote from: Mr. Sand-Knit on October 05, 2017, 08:01:25 AM
All history professor discussions at MU should begin and end with Dr. Zupko.

You are correct - an eccentric in so many ways and wonderful fellow.
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