My Fall 2025 Semester

Posted October 3, 2025 by Emmy Mahoney

Hello, everyone! Having made it through one month of this semester, I thought I would share a little bit about the classes that I am currently taking. As a dual degree student in the archives and history program, I am enrolled in two library classes and one history class.

My first library class is LIS 451 Academic Libraries. This class focuses on the skills and responsibilities necessary to be a librarian working at an academic institution. For this class, we are required to complete a semester-long group project, in which we simulate working in committees. I am a member of the marketing committee, who is responsible for creating, planning, and promoting a hypothetical library event for an academic institution. The professor gives us a lot of time to work on the project in class, which I am very appreciative of. My second library class is LIS 506 Government Archives. Some of the main goals of this class include learning how the government functions, as well as understanding the difference between public and private records. I am taking this class in the form of synchronous online sessions, which is very convenient for my schedule.

The third and final class that I am enrolled in this semester is HIST 561 Special Topics in World History: African Diaspora Religions. This class focuses on the religions practiced by African diasporas across the world. The main goal of this class is to demonstrate new and creative methods for examining primary and secondary sources in the historical field. Up until now, I have never had the opportunity to learn so extensively about this topic, so I am very excited to be taking this class. Since the beginning of September, I have already learned so much in each of these classes, and I am looking forward to learning so much more!