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About Robert Senkewicz

I teach courses in early American history, concentrating on the colonial, revolutionary, and early national periods. I also teach courses on the history of California, the American Southwest, the Civil War, and a course in historical writing, designed for history majors and minors. 

I am the history department's pre-teaching advisor. In that capacity, I assist students who are interested in acquiring a single subject credential enabling them to teach history and social studies on the secondary level. If you're interested in this, or would like to talk about possibilities, please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail.

Positions

1997 - 2018 Professor, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of History
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1987 - 1997 Associate Professor, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of History
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1978 - 1987 Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of History
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1976 - 1978 Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University ‐ Deparment of Humanities
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Curriculum Vitae

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Research Interests

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Honors and Awards

  • Norman Neuerburg Award for Distinguished Research and Writing on the History of Early California [Historical Society of Southern California]: Awarded for the book Junípero Serra
  • California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary
  • Hubert Howe Bancroft Award, The Bancroft Library, Berkeley: For “significant achievements in historical research and scholarship.”
  • California Council for the Promotion of History: Certificate of Meritorious Performance “For an outstanding contribution to the promotion of history.”
  • Norman Neuerburg Award [California Mission Studies Association]:”For outstanding contributions towards the study and preservation of California's missions, presidios, and ranchos.
  • Joseph Bayma, S.J. Scholarship Award [Santa Clara University]: “In recognition for having established among colleagues and students a well-deserved reputation for productive, meaningful, and rigorous scholarly work.”
  • Norman Neuerburg Award for Distinguished Research and Writing on the History of Early Cifornia [Historical Society of Southern California]: Awarded for the book Antonio María Osio’s ‛The History of Alta California’: Memoirs of Mexican California.

Education

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1974 Ph.D. in History, Stanford University
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1970 M.A. in History, Stanford University
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1969 B.S. in History, Fordham University
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Contact Information

History Department
O'Connor Hall
408-554-6850

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