History students in Dr. Julia Troche’s senior seminar (HST 598) developed novel research projects on the theme of “The Living Dead: A Historical Perspective.” While students conducted research on any time period and any cultural group, they were united in their use of mortuary culture and funerary evidence in their projects. As the course is a Public Affairs capstone class, engaging directly with the goals of cultural competence and community engagement, students were tasked not only with completing a research paper, but with translating this research into a conference-style research poster and public-facing component. The public facing component took the form of presentations to local high schools or community groups, digital art exhibits, TikTok videos, and Wikipedia edits (all of these will be made available on the History Blog in coming months). The research posters were presented to the campus community on the morning of Friday May 13. Those students who could not attend in person recorded voice-overs accessible by QR code. History Club—a group of students interested in history, from any discipline—was also in attendance to advertise the great events they host. The History Department hopes these sorts of events continue, to celebrate student research and our Public Affairs mission, and to foster a greater sense of community among history students and faculty.