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Steve Alvin
History
Illinois Valley Community College

815 North Orlando Smith Avenue
Oglesby, IL 61348

I am IVCC's Study Abroad Coordinator:  For more information about study abroad, click here.

OFFICE NUMBER: D-305
VOICE: (815) 224-0423

FAX: (815) 224-3033
E-mail:
steve_alvin@ivcc.edu

Education:
B. S. History Southern Illinois University, 1978
M. A. History Southern Illinois University, 1982
ABD History University of Minnesota, 1988

Collegiate Teaching Experience:
1997-Present Illinois Valley Community College
1994-98 Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
1992-93 Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND
1990-91 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL


Research Interests:
16th Century maritime history
U. S. Civil War naval history
European overseas expansion
Military history

Current Project:
A "biography" of the ironclad gunboat USS Essex

Hobbies:
Baseball, SABR, APBA, model building, model railroading, military gaming, reading

Professional Organizations/Activities:
Phi Alpha Theta
U. S. Naval Institute

Courses Taught:  Fall 2009 (clink on link to access the syllabus)
bullet History 1000:  History of Western Civilization I
bulletHistory 1001:  History of Western Civilization II  Link to images for "Staging Absolutism"
bulletHistory 2006:  History of the Middle East

Click HERE to link to the Companion Site for Speilvogel (used in History 1000 and 1001)

 Cool Links!

Click here for a list of cool history links!  More will be added on a regular basis!                           

 

Office Hours: Fall 2009

Also by appointment

Note:  Office hours may be cancelled due to meetings.  Office hours during Finals Week are by appointment only

Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:00 Office   Office   Office
9:30 " His 1000-02 " His 1000-02 "
10:00 His 1000-01 '' His 1000-01 " His 1000-01
10:30 " '' " " "
11:00 His 2006 His 1001-01 His 2006 His 1001 -02 His 2006
11:30 " " " " "
Noon   "   "  
12:30   Office   Office  
1:00 His 1000-03 " His 1000-03 " His 1000-03
1:30 " to 1:45 " to 1:45 "
2:00 Office   Office    
2:30 " "
3:00 to 3:30          

 

 

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