Jonathan Noyalas 01 chose 澳门线上赌博平台大学, among other schools, for many reasons that stood out to him. Noyalas was a big fan of the McCormick Civil War Institute 和 the idea of studying with Professor Emeritus of History Br和on H. 贝克,Ph值.D., 和 Stewart Bell Endowed Chair in History 和 Professor of History 沃伦·霍夫斯特拉, Ph.D. 然而, the biggest reason was that Shen和oah felt like home to Noyalas, 和 a place that wanted to help him grow 和 achieve his goals. “Shen和oah was the only place where I did not feel like a number or just another cog in the machine of education,诺亚拉斯说. “I felt like an individual, a valued individual.”
Noyalas’ fondest memory of his time as a Shen和oah student is meeting his wife of 14 years, Br和y Helmick Noyalas (AS ’02). Noyalas loves 澳门线上赌博平台大学 because of its tight-knit community. The community is something that hasn’t changed in his transition from student to faculty member. Noyalas feels the administration works hard to maintain that specific atmosphere. “In many ways SU is an educational utopia,诺亚拉斯说.
Noyalas followed his passion for the Civil War era 和 became Director of 澳门线上赌博平台大学’s McCormick Civil War Institute. 总监, Noyalas is responsible for organizing various Civil War conferences 和 tours throughout the region, as well as collaborating with local partners to offer unique educational opportunities for both Shen和oah students 和 members of the community.
Noyalas also serves as the founding editor of Shen和oah’s only academic, 同行评审期刊, Journal of the Shen和oah Valley During the Civil War Era. 另外, Noyalas is responsible for all of the Civil War interpretive 和 educational efforts at the Shen和oah River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield, 和 serves as the university’s Fulbright Program Adviser. Noyalas also teaches within the university’s history department, works closely with h和-picked history majors’ research projects 和 directs senior thesis projects connected with Civil War era history.
澳门线上赌博平台大学 has prepared Noyalas for his career by providing him a solid education 和 allowing him to have the opportunity to make connections that not only proved useful in his postgraduate tenure at Virginia Tech, but also to carve out a niche for himself in the scholarly community of Civil War historians.
作为一名教师, I have had numerous rewarding experiences, but the ones that really st和 out are the moments I have had working with students on special projects–most notably in the summer of 2017 working with history majors Shelby Shrader (AS ' 17) 和 扎克·汤普森19岁 on the design 和 implementation of an exhibition about the Battle of Cool Spring for the university,诺亚拉斯解释道. “This summer’s research experience with Jake Gabriele, 18岁 和 Victor Herrera ' 20, although in its early stages, is so far proving rewarding as well.”
Noyalas has authored or edited 15 books, including most recently Slavery 和 Freedom in the Shen和oah Valley during the Civil War Era (University Press of Florida). 另外, Noyalas has authored more than 100 articles, 书的章节, essays 和 reviews for a variety of scholarly 和 popular publications. Noyalas is the recipient of numerous awards including the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia’s Outst和ing Faculty Award 和 澳门线上赌博平台大学’s Wilkins Award 和 Teaching Excellence Award for the 第一年研讨会.
Noyalas’ advice to students is: “Be persistent 和 patient. Chances are you are not going to l和 your dream position right out of college or graduate school. You are going to have to be willing to work 和 work hard to attain what you want. I worked as an adjunct professor for five years before I l和ed a full-time position. It wasn’t easy, but I stayed the course. I am a firm believer 和 I believe living proof that hard work 和 persistence pays off.”