Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. Joseph K Yick

  • Professor at History, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

2026

  • Other, Faculty Classroom Evaluator. February 26, 2026.

2025

  • Other, Faculty Classroom Evaluator. September 11, 2025.
  • Other, Faculty Classroom Evaluator. February 19, 2025.
  • I wrote a confidential letter of recommendation for a former Texas State graduate student of mine, who applied for entry into Law School, Law School Admission Council. February 12, 2025.

2024

  • Other, Faculty Classroom Evaluator. October 4, 2024.
  • Other, Faculty Classroom Evaluator. February 21, 2024.

2023

  • Volunteer, Bobcat Day. February 18, 2023.

2022

  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2021 - 2022.

2021

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a book manuscript for the University of Michigan Press. 2021.

2020

  • Chair, Swinney Leave Committee. September 2019 - May 2020.

2019

  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2018 - 2019.

2018

  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2017 - 2018.
  • Chair, Ingram Professorship Committee. September 2018 - November 2018.
  • Chair, Swinney Leave Committee. September 2017 - March 2018.

2017

  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2016 - 2017.

2016

  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2015 - 2016.
  • Member, Graduate Studies Committee. 2015 - 2016.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Written and Oral Examinations. 2015 - 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Asian News journal of the American Philosophical Association. December 13, 2016.

2015

  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Oral Examination, Center for International Studies. 2014 - 2015.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Examination, Department of Political Science. 2014 - 2015.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Graduate Studies Committee. 2014 - 2015.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Written and Oral Examinations. 2014 - 2015.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Examination, Center for International Studies. June 1, 2015.
  • Evaluator, Political Science M.A. Exit Exam Essay and Outcomes Assessment. April 1, 2015 - May 1, 2015.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Examination, History. April 1, 2015.

2014

  • Liberal Arts Scholarships Committee Representative. 2013 - 2014.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Oral Examination, Center for International Studies. 2013 - 2014.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2013 - 2014.
  • Member, Student Awards and Scholarships Committee. 2013 - 2014.

2013

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a chapter in a book edited by two scholars based in Australia and Okinawa. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a history textbook for Oxford University Press. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a history textbook for Rowman & Littlefield. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a history textbook for Cengage Learning. 2013.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Oral Examination, Center for International Studies. 2012 - 2013.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2012 - 2013.
  • Member, Student Awards and Scholarships Committee. 2012 - 2013.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Written and Oral Examinations. 2012 - 2013.
  • Member, Asian Studies Board of Advisors, Center for International Studies. 2006 - 2013.

2012

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a new textbook edition for Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2012.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2011 - 2012.
  • Member, Student Awards and Scholarships Committee. 2011 - 2012.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Written and Oral Examinations. 2011 - 2012.

2011

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a textbook chapter for Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2011.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2010 - 2011.
  • Member, Student Awards and Scholarships Committee. 2010 - 2011.

2010

  • Member, Fulbright Scholarships Campus Committee. 2010.
  • Member, Ingram Family Endowed Professorship Planning Committee. 2009 - 2010.
  • Library Committee. 2009 - 2010.

2009

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a book proposal and manuscript for Routledge. 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed an article manuscript for Labor History (Routledge). 2009.
  • Judge, The Writing Center Essay Contest. 2009.
  • Chair, Library Committee. 2008 - 2009.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2008 - 2009.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Written and Oral Examinations. 2008 - 2009.

2008

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed selections from a textbook manuscript for Oxford University Press. 2008.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Oral Examination, Center for International Studies. 2007 - 2008.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2007 - 2008.
  • Chair, Library Committee. 2007 - 2008.

2007

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a textbook chapter for Houghton Mifflin. 2007.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Hong Kong Baptist University. 2007.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2006 - 2007.
  • Chair, Library Committee. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Modern South Asian History Search Committee. 2006 - 2007.

2006

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a world history series for Longman Publishers. 2006.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a textbook manuscript for Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2006.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a textbook chapter for Pearson Prentice Hall. 2006.
  • Other, Participation in McGraw-Hill’s World History Survey on the Internet. 2006.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2005 - 2006.
  • Chair, Library Committee. 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, Graduate Studies Committee. 2005 - 2006.
  • Participant, Comprehensive M.A. Written and Oral Examinations. 2005 - 2006.

2005

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed selections from a book manuscript for Palgrave Macmillan. 2005.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer of paper proposals on Chinese and Japanese History, Fourth Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. 2005.
  • Other, Wrote a brief endorsement of an edited volume published by Palgrave Macmillan. 2005.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2004 - 2005.
  • Chair, Student Scholarships and Awards Committee. 2004 - 2005.

2004

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer of paper proposals on Chinese and Japanese History, Third Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. 2004.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a research proposal submitted to the University Grants Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government of China. 2004.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a textbook proposal for McGraw-Hill. 2004.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2003 - 2004.
  • Member, Student Awards and Scholarships Committee. 2003 - 2004.

2003

  • Editor, Journal of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies. 2003.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a Hong Kong Baptist University’s research proposal. 2003.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer of paper proposals on Chinese and Japanese History, Second Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. 2003.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2002 - 2003.
  • Member, Student Scholarships/Awards and Undergraduate Committees. 2002 - 2003.

2002

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a Hong Kong Baptist University’s research proposal. 2002.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a textbook chapter for McGraw-Hill. 2002.
  • Usher, Liberal Arts Summer Commencement. 2001 - 2002.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2001 - 2002.
  • Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee. 2001 - 2002.
  • Examiner in History, Comprehensive M.S. Written Examination, Technology Department. 2001 - 2002.

2001

  • Attendee / Participant, Served as the Special Representative of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies to participate in an enlarged meeting and retreat of the Council of Conferences of the Association for Asian Studies. 2001.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a Hong Kong Baptist University’s research proposal. 2001.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University of Central Florida. 2001.
  • Faculty Classroom Evaluator. 2000 - 2001.
  • Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee. 2000 - 2001.
  • Member, Student Scholarships/Awards Committee. 2000 - 2001.
  • One-time Faculty Minutes Secretary. 2000 - 2001.
  • Member, Program Committee, annual meeting of the World History Association of Texas. March 3, 2001.

2000

  • Member, Select Committee for Brunson Graduate Award. 1999 - 2000.
  • Member, Modern European History Search Committee. 1999 - 2000.

1999

  • President, Southwest Conference on Asian Studies. 1999.
  • Chair, Joint Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies and the Historical Society for 20th Century China. 1999.
  • Advisor, Presidential Seminar Committee. 1998 - 1999.
  • Member, Faculty Research Committee. 1997 - 1999.
  • Member, Academic Policy Oversight Committee, Faculty Senate. 1997 - 1999.
  • Chair, Liberal Arts Research Advisory Committee. 1997 - 1999.

1998

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a book manuscript for the Cornell East Asia Series, Cornell University. 1998.
  • Collaborator, Served as an overseas collaborator for a proposed research project of the History Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 1998.
  • Vice President, Southwest Conference on Asian Studies. 1998.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Boise State University. 1998.
  • Member, Travel Committee. 1997 - 1998.

1997

  • Program Chair, annual meeting of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies. 1997.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Served as an External Peer Reviewer for the Idaho State Board of Education’s Specific Research Grant Program. 1997.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Council of Foreign Relations. 1997.
  • Member, Travel Committee. 1996 - 1997.
  • Member, Chair Policy Committee. 1996 - 1997.
  • Member, Library Committee. 1996 - 1997.
  • Member, Publications Committee. 1996 - 1997.
  • Member, Summer School Teaching Committee. 1996 - 1997.
  • Member, Graduate Theses Committee. 1996 - 1997.
  • Member, University Selection Committee, Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. 1995 - 1997.
  • Supervisor, Pretest on College Board SATII World History (1500 to the Present), Educational Testing Service (Princeton, New Jersey), administered at Southwest Texas State University. December 4, 1997.

1996

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed a Hong Kong Baptist University’s research proposal. 1996.
  • Official visit of Peking University, 19-29 March. 1996.
  • Member, Chair Policy Committee. 1995 - 1996.
  • Member, Faculty Evaluations Committee. 1995 - 1996.
  • Member, Summer School Teaching Committee. 1995 - 1996.
  • Member, Tenure and Promotion Review Committee. 1995 - 1996.

1995

  • Chair, Asia Study Group. 1994 - 1995.
  • Member, Library Committee. 1994 - 1995.
  • Member, Travel Committee. 1994 - 1995.

1994

  • Member, Student Scholarships and Awards Committee. 1993 - 1994.

1993

  • Member, Travel Committee. 1992 - 1993.
  • Agency Supervisor (History), Cooperative Education and Internship in the School of Applied Arts and Technology. 1992 - 1993.

1992

  • Member, Travel Committee. 1990 - 1992.
  • Member, Student Scholarships/Awards. 1990 - 1992.

1991

  • Usher, Liberal Arts Spring Commencement. 1990 - 1991.

1990

  • Member, Curriculum Committee. 1989 - 1990.

1989

  • Reviewer / Referee, Assisted the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Auburn University-Montgomery in reviewing the University of Alabama’s proposal for a baccalaureate program in Asian Studies. 1989.