Speaker: Jacqueline Fellows

6:00 pm Thursday, March 9
Eaton Humanities, HUMN135
Free and open to the public!

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The Centro’s curriculum focuses on learning on-site. The central course,  takes students to archaeological sites and museums virtually every class day. Students experience lessons in the Forum, below the Vatican, at hidden gems around Italy – in other words, the Roman world is the classroom.

We take the show on the road – next year, to Southern France and the Bay of Naples.  In addition to day-trips from Rome, the Centro hits the road three times through the semester, experiencing  and . 
 

[video:https://youtu.be/RoZp5V7DGKE]

In short, engagement with the raw stuff of history is central to the program’s ethos, and, thanks to the Rome staff’s connections, Centristi get into places that few (if any) other groups are allowed to tread.

The Centro has a policy of meeting every student’s financial need. We want to share the Centro’s unique experience with as many students as possible.  Students can receive more than $25,000 in financial aid when they demonstrate need through a FAFSA. 

Beyond “The Ancient City,” the Centro offers Greek and Latin at the intermediate and advanced levels, yet experience with Latin or ancient Greek is not required for the program.  Our course offerings extend to Elementary Italian, Renaissance/Baroque Art History, and Conservation.  Additionally, we offer an internship with the archaeological study collection at the American Academy in Rome.

Overall, the Centro provides your opportunity to study abroad in Ancient Rome.
 

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Announcement of the 2021 Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize

Summary:

Classics Graduate students are invited to submit essays to be judged by a committee of three faculty members. The writer of the essay judged to be the best will receive $1,500 and will present his or her essay as a lecture to the department, to be followed by a reception. Even very good seminar papers are likely to have a better chance if they have been revised and improved; hence the fall submission deadline.

Eligibility:

Graduate students enrolled in the Department of Classics at the University of Colorado at �鶹ӰԺ in the Fall 2021 semester are eligible to submit essays in the field of Classics, broadly defined. These will usually have been written for seminars and courses here, but essays originally written at other institutions are also eligible. Essays should be between four and six thousand words in length, although shorter submissions may be considered. If the essay includes a research apparatus (footnotes, bibliography, image captions), these should not be included in the word count. A student who has won the prize may not compete a second time.

Submission deadline:

Electronic versions of the essays (.docx, .doc, or .pdf)
should be submitted to Steve Slater (steve.slater@colorado.edu) by Monday, September 20, 2021.  The winner will be announced by Monday, October 4, 2021.

Prize:

In addition to the cash prize ($1500) the winner will present his or her essay to the department in a public lecture to be followed by a reception. 

Judging:

The papers will be judged anonymously. The selection
committee consists of three faculty members in the Department of Classics. The committee may decide not to award the prize.  In exceptional circumstances, the committee may decide to acknowledge more than one paper in whatever way they deem appropriate, e.g. designating a paper as an honorable mention, splitting the prize money, or sponsoring two lectures.  The announcement date, due date, and amount of the prize may vary from year to year.

Judges for this year’s competition are Professors Sarah James (Committee Chair),
Lauri Reitzammer,and Zach Herz.

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 Announcement of the 2020 Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize

Summary: Classics Graduate students are invited to submit essays to be judged by a committee of three faculty members. The writer of the essay judged to be the best will receive $1,500 and will present his or her essay as a lecture to the department, to be followed by a reception. Even very good seminar papers are likely to have a better chance if they have been revised and improved; hence the fall submission deadline.

Eligibility: Graduate students enrolled in the Department of Classics at the University of Colorado at �鶹ӰԺ in the Fall 2020 semester are eligible to submit essays in the field of Classics, broadly defined. These will usually have been written for seminars and courses here, but essays originally written for other courses or at other institutions are also eligible. Essays should be between four and six thousand words in length, although shorter submissions may be considered. If the essay includes a research apparatus (footnotes, bibliography, image captions), these should not be included in the word count. A student who has won the prize may not compete a second time.

Submission deadline: Electronic versions of the essays (.docx, .doc, or .pdf) should be submitted to Peter Hunt (peter.hunt@colorado.edu) by October 12th.  Please submit an anonymous version of the essay, so the committee may judge the essays blind to the extent possible.   The winner will be announced by October 26th.

Prize: In addition to the cash prize ($1500) the winner normally presents their essay to the department in a public lecture followed by a reception.  We anticipate that the lecture will need to be given via Zoom this year.

Judging: The selection committee consists of three faculty members in the Department of Classics. The committee may decide not to award the prize.  In exceptional circumstances, the committee may decide to acknowledge more than one paper in whatever way they deem appropriate, e.g. designating a paper as an honorable mention, splitting the prize money, or sponsoring two lectures.  The announcement date, due date, and amount of the prize may vary from year to year.

Judges for this year’s competition are Professors Dimitri Nakassis (Committee Chair), Isabel Köster, and Zach Herz.  Send submissions to Peter Hunt.

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Professor Nick Rauh (Purdue) -  Searching for Pirates: "The Rough Cilicia Archeological Survey Project”

[video:https://youtu.be/TJlsT5tvJGo]

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Please find a full schedule of Summer 2020 Classics classes here.

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All Classics undergraduates should limber up for the Matthew Dwyer Translation competition. This will take place on Monday, 2nd March, in HUMN 345, at 2-4:30 pm and Tuesdaty, 3rd March, in HUMN 350, at 1:30-4 pm. One prize each for Greek and Latin will be awarded to the student who provides the best translation of a short passage of prose or poetry, previously unseen. Each exam will take one hour. Although you will not be allowed to use a dictionary, help will be provided in the form of vocabulary and grammar assistance specific to the assigned passage. All undergraduates are encouraged to try! The prize for best Latin translation will be a brand new copy of Lewis & Short’s Latin dictionary, and the prize for best Greek translation will be a brand new copy of the unabridged Liddell & Scott Greek-English Lexicon.  Questions can be referred to Professor Carole Newlands.

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