{"id":3504,"date":"2026-04-23T14:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/history\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:31:22","slug":"history-department-end-of-year-barbecue-and-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/history\/2026\/04\/23\/history-department-end-of-year-barbecue-and-awards-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"History Department End-of-Year Barbecue and Awards Ceremony!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us on Monday, April 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 at Patten House for ribs, delicious vegetarian\/vegan food, awards, and a chance to celebrate the semester!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/04\/image-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/04\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3505\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7590347739343788;width:780px;height:auto\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>Please join us for the History Department&#8217;s End-of-Year BBQ and Award Ceremony, a relaxed afternoon dedicated to celebrating our community&#8217;s achievements and enjoying some well-deserved downtime together! Pitmaster Dr. Mark Johnson will treat us again this year to his signature juicy ribs while UPD will offer delicious vegan and vegetarian options. During the event we will honor our outstanding students, announce the winners of departmental scholarships, and hold the Phi Alpha Theta induction ceremony. Come and unwind after a busy semester! It is all of you who make our department special and we can&#8217;t wait to see you there for fantastic food, great company, and a joyous celebration of our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>End-of-Year BBQ and Award Ceremony<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patten House, Tuesday, April 28, 2:00-4:00PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us on Monday, April 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 at Patten House for ribs, delicious vegetarian\/vegan food, awards, and a chance to celebrate the semester!<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/history\/2026\/04\/23\/history-department-end-of-year-barbecue-and-awards-ceremony\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2029,"featured_media":3505,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14,12,13],"tags":[35426,5,35044,35698,35588],"class_list":{"0":"post-3504","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-department-news","8":"category-faculty-news","9":"category-history-news","10":"category-student-news","11":"tag-department-news","12":"tag-events","13":"tag-faculty-news","14":"tag-history-news","15":"tag-student-news","16":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>History Department End-of-Year Barbecue and Awards Ceremony! 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