2025 Grad Found a Home in History

• Hometown: Syracuse, NY
   
• Program of Study: History major, Sociology and Anthropology Minor, Cultural Anthropology immersion
   
• Internship and/or Co-op: Internship at Seward House Museum in Auburn, NY, and Co-op at Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in Rochester, NY
   
• Awards and Honors: Dean’s List, COLA Commencement Delegate nominee
   
• After Graduation Plans: Applying to graduate schools with plans to pursue a master’s in education. 

Originally, Chase enrolled at RIT as an environmental sciences major, but later switched into the History BS program, which felt like a better fit for him. 

“[RIT’s history degree] is a bachelor’s of science, which I feel really puts you apart from other history majors in the job market after graduation. But, they also take a very analytical approach by making you take coding classes and digital history. It's just very different, and it's very interdisciplinary,” he explained.

As a history major, Chase worked two internships, including at the Seward House Museum and the Susan B. Anthony House. Additionally, his academic achievement earned him a spot on the Dean’s List every semester since his sophomore year and a nomination to be a commencement delegate. 

With plans to enroll in graduate school to pursue a master’s in education, Chase reflects on his time at the RIT College of Liberal Arts and would like to extend a big thank you to his family, who helped him stay at RIT,  as well as Associate Professor Micheal Brown, Ph.D., (history); [retired] Professor Robert Ulin, Ph.D. (sociology/anthropology); and Jeff Ludwig, his advisor at the Seward House Museum. 

Some of Chase’s favorite experiences during the past four years include competing at meets with RIT’s Swim Club and attending guest lectures and networking events on campus to learn from others in the field.

Looking back, Chase offers this bit of advice for his younger self and other incoming students: “I would have told myself to join more clubs because I didn't even get involved with the swim club until my senior year here at RIT. I had such an enjoyable time with that and doing all the extracurricular activities associated with it,” he said.

— Reported by Colin Farmer (’24BS, ’25MS), double major journalism and sociology/anthropology BS and communication MS, College of Liberal Arts Student Reporter