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Upcoming Events:
| March 28
4pm Bate 1010 | Prof. Radcliffe Edmonds of Bryn Mawr University, will give a lecture entitled "Who Are You? Mythic Narrative and Identity in the 'Orphic' Gold Tablets." This lecture is sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and the programs in Classics and Great Books. | | February 28
4pm Bate 1005 | Dustin Mengelkoch (UNC Chapel Hill) will speak on "Statius and His Northern Renaissance". Sponsored by the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program. | | Dr. Julian Lethbridge, Visiting Distinguished River Professor of International Affairs and Professor of English, the University of Tübingen, Germany will deliver a series of four lectures on - "The Place of History Among the Disciplines (T Feb. 12, 4pm)
- "The Place of Theology Among the Disciplines" (T Feb. 19, 4pm)
- "The Place of Literatary Criticism Among the Disciplines" (T Feb. 26, 4pm)
- "The Function of the Humanities at the Present Time" (T March 4, 5:30pm)
Sponsored by the Harriot College of Arts and Sciences the Department of English, and the Program in Great Books, the Office of International Affairs and the Office of the Provost. All talks are in Bate 1032. | | Nov. 1, Thurs. 7pm
Flanagan 265 | Traianos Gagos, Associate Professor of Greek and Papryology, Director of the Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS) University of Michigan will speak on "Senses of Space and Place in 6th Century Jordan" This talk is co-sponsored by the Dept. of Anthropology and Classical Studies | | Nov. 8, Thurs. 7pm
Flanagan 265 | The Department of Anthropology series on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Near Eastern Archaeology presents Theodore Burgh, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion, University of North Carolina, Wilmington who will speak on "Listening to the Artifacts: Music Culture in Ancient Israel/Palestine" | | Nov. 28, Wed. 7pm
Flanagan 265 | The Department of Anthropology series on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Near Eastern Archaeology presents S. Thomas Parker, Associate Professor of History, North Carolina State University, who will speak on "A Possible Early Christian Church at Aqaba on the Red Sea in Jordan" | ECU Fine Arts Calendar
S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series
Fasti Carolinenses, a Triangle Classics Calendar
Exhibitions at the North Carolina Museum of Art
Exhibitions at the Ackland Museum of Art, Chapel Hill News:
Joyner Library is providing free access to the single best online research tool in Classics: L' Année Philologique. This bibliographical resource provides searchable current online access to every article published in classics back to at least 1969. |
 | Perry McKenzie has been recognized with a "Pirate Profile" for her remarkable achievement of completing a double major in History and MULT: Classical Civilization in only 3 years. She is applying to MA programs in historical preservation and looks forward to graduating in May. She is a member of both Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society and Phi Sigma Iota Foreign Language Honor Society. She is working on a senior thesis on the Athenian General Pericles and his historical reception. | | | | | Graduates, Spring 2008 Left, Perry McKenzie (BA Classical Civlization) plans to begin a Master's program in Historical Preservation at UNC Greensboro. Center, Lee Bradbury (BA Classics) is applying to MFA programs in writing. Right, Thomas Taylor, named Outstanding Senior by the Classics faculty, will be applying to PhD programs in Classics next year. | |
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| Graduates, Fall 2007: Chris Wilms (left, BA Classical Civilization) plans to attend law school in the fall and has been admitted to one of his choices already. Will Canterbury (right, 2nd BA Classical Civilization) is finishing his thesis on depictions of phalloi in classical antiquity and plans to apply to Masters programs in history next fall. | | |
| Graduates, Fall 2006: From left to right - Kort Shankweiler (Double Major History and BA Classical Civ.) is looking ahead to graduate school with an eye to coaching football. Heath Chapman (Double Major History and BA Classical Civ.) taking a bit more Latin to get ready to teach Latin in secondary schools next fall. Doug Frangis (Double Major Anthro and BA Classical Civ.) is applying to graduate schools to begin an advanced degree in Classical Archeology. And Cliff Robinson (Triple Major English, Philosophy and Classics) will be finishing his third major in philosophy while studying at the University of Leiden this spring. He is also applying to graduate schools in Classics and Classical Philosophy and hopes to begin his Ph.D. this fall. | | |
 | Prof. John Given produced the American Philological Association staged reading and singing of Gilbert and Sullivan's first collaboration, Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old (1871), with new music composed by Alan Riley Jones of the Durham, NC Savoyards. The cast of 28 singers, drawn from high schools, colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada, performed the story of the aged Olympians' desire to examine their status among mortals and trade places for a year with Thespis' company of comedians. In addition to producing, Prof. Given also trident his hand as Neptune, looking the very model of a modern major admiral? | | | In Memoriam
Dr. Eugene Edward Ryan, Professor Emeritus, 79, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006. A native of Chicago, Dr. Ryan received his Ph.D. from Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. In 1968 he began his career at East Carolina University in the Philosophy Department, where he served as Department Chair and later served as the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Along with Dr. Papalas, he was one of the founding members of the Classical Studies Program. A scholar of the Renaissance Aristotelian Commentator Francesco Patrizi da Cherso he established an academic collaboration between East Carolina University and the University of Ferrara in Ferrara, Italy. He retired in 2002. Alumni Updates:
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 | Steve Hill continues teaching world history at Rose High, where he entertains students with blood-curdling tales of his murders in the Roman forum. Despite our repeated admonitions that SPQR does not stand for "Slaughter Pleading Quaking Roman" tour-guides, Steve's exploits abroad continue to strain American-Italian relations. | | |
 Callie Dellano (Classical Civilization, 2004) finally got to see Rome. "The churches were remarkable. But I have to say that the most memorable event was being able to see Raphael's original paintings in the villa of the Borghese family. It was actually a miracle that we were able to get tickets. It is usually sold out days in advance. We we walked up to the ticket counter, the lady realized we were not Italians (even though I really am!) and pulled out some tickets from under the counter. We are already saving up to go to Rome again. | |
 | Lisa Wilbourne completed her Master's degree at the University of Iowa, and is now teaching Classics at the Raleigh Latin School. | | | George Kaupp (Classics Major '98) continues his work as National Honor Society moderator at the Cardinal Newman School in Columbia, S.C. He says, "I am teaching six classes again. I have a Latin I class with 18 students, a Latin II with 7, and two Latin III classes, one with 14 and the other with 7." He is teaching a new course on vocabulary and epic, drawing on Professor Cerutti's course and the Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid in Translation.(8/4/06). Amanda Austin Fletcher(Classics '00, MA Classics U. Florida) writes: "Still teaching a vastly growing latin program at Lake Norman High School (would you believe there is a waiting list to get into latin?) while also welcoming my first daughter Ansley Morgan into the world on January 21, 2005." (05/27/05) |
 Graduates '04-05:Julie Williams (B.A. English; MULT: Classical Civilization 2005) is honored by Chancellor Steve Ballard and the East Carolina Alumni Association of Phi Beta Kappa for her outstanding academic record. | | Giving to Classical Studies:
If you would like to make a donation to support the study of Classics, there is an online form you can use. Under "college/school/area", select "College of Arts & Sciences". Under "*Select Account*", if "Classics" is not listed, write it in below under "other". There is also a printable mail-in form. Any amount you choose to give will help us create awards, scholarships, and travel abroad opportunities for students who plan to teach Latin or pursue advanced degrees in Classics. And thank you! Alumni Updates:
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