Everyone is invited to Latin Day, which takes place on campus on Thursday, March 18. The main events are two lectures by Prof. Mary T. Boatwright, a Roman historian from Duke University. You might know Prof. Boatwright as the author of two textbooks on Roman history.
Thursday, March 18
Memorial Union Theater
9:45: Welcome and general information, followed immediately by the
first lecture ("Women in the Forum Romanum")
12:30: Second lecture ("What's in a Name? Hadrian's Pantheon and its
non-Hadrianic Dedication")
Cost: $7
Email Professor Beneker at jbeneker@wisc.edu if you are interested in going!
Classics Society
Monday, February 1, 2010
SPRING 2010 - First Meeting of theNew Semester!
Hi Everyone!
Welcome back to a new semester and 2010!! It was really good to see everyone, as well as some new faces and I hope that those of you who couldn't make it tonight will be at the next meeting or will attend some of our upcoming events!
First off we have a NEW MEETING TIME!! From now on we will be meeting on WEDNESDAYS at 6:30 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS to take note of:
**JCL (Junior Classical League) has their State Convention this weekend. There are a number of ways to get involved Thursday evening, and throughout the day on Friday. We plan to sell T-shirts at the union Thursday night and they may need chaperones for the dance Friday night. If you have time to volunteer either day, and did not sign up tonight, please e-mail Professor Beneker with your name and availability. More specific information on the JCL events to come!
**MOVIE NIGHT next wednesday (Feb. 3) at 7 pm in the union. The plan is to bring movies (classically related) and we will vote on which one to watch.
**There are a number of upcoming lectures in the classics department which may be of interest to you. On Jan 28th, and Feb. 2nd, 4th and 9th the four finalists for open teaching positions will be giving talks, and there are a number of other speakers coming throughout February and March. For specific information on people and times check events on the department website.
**Sunday Afternoon studying in the Greek and Latin Reading Room (4th floor Memorial Union). Come study with fellow classics society members!
OTHER EVENTS discussed tonight, still in the planning process:
-Trip to the Chicago Art Institute (we are going to make this happen!)
-Olympics
-Ice Skating
-Feb. 27th welcome back/ winter gathering
That's all for now. Look out for more details about JCL and I hope everyone stays warm and is enjoying their classes so far. Hope to see you guys this weekend or at the movie next week!
-Phoebe
Welcome back to a new semester and 2010!! It was really good to see everyone, as well as some new faces and I hope that those of you who couldn't make it tonight will be at the next meeting or will attend some of our upcoming events!
First off we have a NEW MEETING TIME!! From now on we will be meeting on WEDNESDAYS at 6:30 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS to take note of:
**JCL (Junior Classical League) has their State Convention this weekend. There are a number of ways to get involved Thursday evening, and throughout the day on Friday. We plan to sell T-shirts at the union Thursday night and they may need chaperones for the dance Friday night. If you have time to volunteer either day, and did not sign up tonight, please e-mail Professor Beneker with your name and availability. More specific information on the JCL events to come!
**MOVIE NIGHT next wednesday (Feb. 3) at 7 pm in the union. The plan is to bring movies (classically related) and we will vote on which one to watch.
**There are a number of upcoming lectures in the classics department which may be of interest to you. On Jan 28th, and Feb. 2nd, 4th and 9th the four finalists for open teaching positions will be giving talks, and there are a number of other speakers coming throughout February and March. For specific information on people and times check events on the department website.
**Sunday Afternoon studying in the Greek and Latin Reading Room (4th floor Memorial Union). Come study with fellow classics society members!
OTHER EVENTS discussed tonight, still in the planning process:
-Trip to the Chicago Art Institute (we are going to make this happen!)
-Olympics
-Ice Skating
-Feb. 27th welcome back/ winter gathering
That's all for now. Look out for more details about JCL and I hope everyone stays warm and is enjoying their classes so far. Hope to see you guys this weekend or at the movie next week!
-Phoebe
Saturday, November 14, 2009
T-shirts: Order yours now!
The shirts are white with black lines for the toga and Bucky on the brooch, and red for the circles on the brooch. If you are interested in buying a shirt at the low low price of $12, please email the Classics Society at uwclassicssociety@gmail.com. The last day to order shirts will be December 2nd at noon!, so hurry and get yours today!
For alumni: We will do our best to get them to you before the holidays!
(click on the image of the t-shirt for a larger picture!)
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Meeting Minutes 11/4/09
Hi Guys!
I really hope that everyone had a good Halloween and that November is going well so far! Here's what was discussed tonight:
*Saturnalia will be Thursday December 10th!! The time isn't set but it will probably be in the late afternoon/ early evening.
-It is Professor Montiglio's last semester here so we talked about giving her a gift (possibly a toy pistol to "shoot" her next students) and maybe telling a favorite story about Greek class.
-ALSO we will have a slideshow to show off our travels and where we have all been! So if you have any cool pictures of yourself, friends, a professor, or a sight, e-mail them to Andrea and they will be included!
*T-shirts
-We have 50 of the old-style t-shirts (Bucky in front of the Coliseum) so if you want one just let us know.
-Sizes S-XXL for $12
*Movie Night Thursday Nov. 19th at 7 pm.
-The location is TBA.
-We will either be watching "Life of Brian", "O Brother Where Art Thou" or "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"...we will be voting!
*Ice skating
-Tentatively set for Saturday Dec. 5th.
-Professor McClure kindly offered her house for hot chocolate and cookies to follow!!
*Classics Department Info
-If you have any thoughts/ concerns about class sizes or courses that are offered in the Classics department- please let Professor McClure know! Only through student feedback can she know what is going on, and what people think about the classes. Is your Greek/ latin class too big? Are there too many or not enough humanities courses on offer? Just send her an e-mail if you have any thoughts or concerns.
Thanks so much! And I hope to see everyone at the upcoming events!
-Phoebe
I really hope that everyone had a good Halloween and that November is going well so far! Here's what was discussed tonight:
*Saturnalia will be Thursday December 10th!! The time isn't set but it will probably be in the late afternoon/ early evening.
-It is Professor Montiglio's last semester here so we talked about giving her a gift (possibly a toy pistol to "shoot" her next students) and maybe telling a favorite story about Greek class.
-ALSO we will have a slideshow to show off our travels and where we have all been! So if you have any cool pictures of yourself, friends, a professor, or a sight, e-mail them to Andrea and they will be included!
*T-shirts
-We have 50 of the old-style t-shirts (Bucky in front of the Coliseum) so if you want one just let us know.
-Sizes S-XXL for $12
*Movie Night Thursday Nov. 19th at 7 pm.
-The location is TBA.
-We will either be watching "Life of Brian", "O Brother Where Art Thou" or "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"...we will be voting!
*Ice skating
-Tentatively set for Saturday Dec. 5th.
-Professor McClure kindly offered her house for hot chocolate and cookies to follow!!
*Classics Department Info
-If you have any thoughts/ concerns about class sizes or courses that are offered in the Classics department- please let Professor McClure know! Only through student feedback can she know what is going on, and what people think about the classes. Is your Greek/ latin class too big? Are there too many or not enough humanities courses on offer? Just send her an e-mail if you have any thoughts or concerns.
Thanks so much! And I hope to see everyone at the upcoming events!
-Phoebe
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Homecoming Update
Unfortunately, we will not be participating in the Homecoming Parade this year. Due to the lack of interest and inability to meet before Friday to come up with a new idea, implement it, make costumes, etc. this decision makes sense. I think that CS would benefit from being in the parade, but not from an idea that we had to come up with on Tuesday and make happen before Friday.
For those who were interested in participating, thank you for your time and willingness to promote our group!
See you at dinner and the Symposium! (Times TBD)
-Melissa
For those who were interested in participating, thank you for your time and willingness to promote our group!
See you at dinner and the Symposium! (Times TBD)
-Melissa
Meeting Minutes 10/7/09
Hey!!
It was really good to see everyone who came tonight, and I hope that those of you who couldn't make it are doing well!! As far as what was discussed:
*T-Shirts
-We will be printing off more of the Coliseum Bucky shirts, so they will be available if you are interested
-BUT more importantly-we are hoping to have new t-shirts by Winter Break. So- get creative!! The deadline for t-shirt designs is our next meeting- Wed. October 21st!! We will vote then on the new "look"!
*Lecturers
-Two potential speakers were discussed- hopefully one for the Fall semester and one for the Spring. But- if you have an idea of someone- feel free to bring it to the next meeting.
*For those of you interested in Archaeology it was suggested that you check out the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)'s website at www.archaeological.org. You can get a year-long membership for only $26 and there is a lot of helpful, useful and interesting information for students.
*HOMECOMING!!
-There is the parade next Friday, October 11th. If you would be interested in participating in making a float and being in the parade- contact Melissa!! mlmillard27@gmail.com
-This will hopefully include a a SYMPOSIUM after the parade- details of where/ when to come!
*Apple/ raspberry/ pumpkin patch/ corn maze THIS SUNDAY!!
-It is a 20 mile bike ride, or a 20 minute drive. If you want to go- get in touch! A car load will leave from the Union at 10:30 am...or you can BIKE!!
*The Chicago trip has been postponed until next semester. It was too hard with the football games/ Thanksgiving/ finals...but it will happen!!
*Sunday Studying in the Greek and Latin Reading Room (4th Floor Memorial Library) Later afternoon usually beginning around 3. You can get a free key to the room from the Admin. office on the 3rd floor...or just knock!
*Kaplan FREE GRE this Saturday 9:30-noon. This is a good way to see what the test is like without spending any money!
That's all for now- but stay posted on the upcoming events!!
See you soon, and good luck with classes!
-Phoebe
It was really good to see everyone who came tonight, and I hope that those of you who couldn't make it are doing well!! As far as what was discussed:
*T-Shirts
-We will be printing off more of the Coliseum Bucky shirts, so they will be available if you are interested
-BUT more importantly-we are hoping to have new t-shirts by Winter Break. So- get creative!! The deadline for t-shirt designs is our next meeting- Wed. October 21st!! We will vote then on the new "look"!
*Lecturers
-Two potential speakers were discussed- hopefully one for the Fall semester and one for the Spring. But- if you have an idea of someone- feel free to bring it to the next meeting.
*For those of you interested in Archaeology it was suggested that you check out the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)'s website at www.archaeological.org. You can get a year-long membership for only $26 and there is a lot of helpful, useful and interesting information for students.
*HOMECOMING!!
-There is the parade next Friday, October 11th. If you would be interested in participating in making a float and being in the parade- contact Melissa!! mlmillard27@gmail.com
-This will hopefully include a a SYMPOSIUM after the parade- details of where/ when to come!
*Apple/ raspberry/ pumpkin patch/ corn maze THIS SUNDAY!!
-It is a 20 mile bike ride, or a 20 minute drive. If you want to go- get in touch! A car load will leave from the Union at 10:30 am...or you can BIKE!!
*The Chicago trip has been postponed until next semester. It was too hard with the football games/ Thanksgiving/ finals...but it will happen!!
*Sunday Studying in the Greek and Latin Reading Room (4th Floor Memorial Library) Later afternoon usually beginning around 3. You can get a free key to the room from the Admin. office on the 3rd floor...or just knock!
*Kaplan FREE GRE this Saturday 9:30-noon. This is a good way to see what the test is like without spending any money!
That's all for now- but stay posted on the upcoming events!!
See you soon, and good luck with classes!
-Phoebe
Monday, October 5, 2009
Meeting Minutes - 9/23/09
Hey!!
It was really great to see everyone at the meeting today! There were
so many new faces, which is awesome and I hope that everyone who
couldn't make it tonight is having a good semester and will be able to
attend some of our upcoming events! Speaking of which...
SUNDAYS around 3- Study Session in the Greek and Latin Reading Room!
(It is located on the 4th floor of Memorial Library. If you get off
the elevator: take a right, and then another right. Walk down the
long hallway (walking towards Langdon) and it's on your left hand side
through the first set of doors. There will be signs, and it is locked
so you can knock, or ask a librarian to get your own key!)
As far as what was discussed at tonight's meeting:
Amanda, a representative from Kaplan came and spoke to us briefly
about the different ways that Kaplan can help Student Organizations.
Kaplan offers free practice tests for the GRE as well as the LSATs and
other graduate school entrance exams, which is a really great
opportunity. They also offer resume writing workshops, and provide
general help with applying to graduate school, so having them work
with the Classics Society should be beneficial for a lot of us!
-We went over some other events that we will be planning, including:
*Trip to the Chicago Art Institute (depending on how many people
are interested, we could take university vans, or possibly even rent a
coach. We are thinking either the first or second Saturday in
November! Half a day at the museum with a possible tour of classical
art, and then half a day shopping/ spending time in the city!)
PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE e-mail me if you are interested in this trip, so
that I can figure out the transportation. It would probably only cost
$20 or $25, and would include the round-trip transportation as well as
museum entry! E-mail me and let me know how interested you are:
definitely (would put money on it), it depends, maybe, etc...Thanks!
*Lectures- Keep thinking about potential speakers and bring ideas
to the next meeting!
*Homecoming Parade/ Team events. If you are interested in getting
involved, contact Melissa!
*Class Visits- for those of you who have been previously involved
with the Classics Society, please consider speaking to a class. It
only takes a couple minutes, and is really good way for students who
would be interested in the CS to find out about us!
*T-Shirts! We passed around a design which is a T-shirt made to
look like a toga. If you have other ideas, please bring them to the
next meeting! We are hoping to get an early start on getting t-shirts
this year.
Okay, well please e-mail me if you are interested in the Chicago trip,
and I hope to see you all either at volleyball or the library this
weekend! Have a good rest of the week and good luck with classes!
-Phoebe
It was really great to see everyone at the meeting today! There were
so many new faces, which is awesome and I hope that everyone who
couldn't make it tonight is having a good semester and will be able to
attend some of our upcoming events! Speaking of which...
SUNDAYS around 3- Study Session in the Greek and Latin Reading Room!
(It is located on the 4th floor of Memorial Library. If you get off
the elevator: take a right, and then another right. Walk down the
long hallway (walking towards Langdon) and it's on your left hand side
through the first set of doors. There will be signs, and it is locked
so you can knock, or ask a librarian to get your own key!)
As far as what was discussed at tonight's meeting:
Amanda, a representative from Kaplan came and spoke to us briefly
about the different ways that Kaplan can help Student Organizations.
Kaplan offers free practice tests for the GRE as well as the LSATs and
other graduate school entrance exams, which is a really great
opportunity. They also offer resume writing workshops, and provide
general help with applying to graduate school, so having them work
with the Classics Society should be beneficial for a lot of us!
-We went over some other events that we will be planning, including:
*Trip to the Chicago Art Institute (depending on how many people
are interested, we could take university vans, or possibly even rent a
coach. We are thinking either the first or second Saturday in
November! Half a day at the museum with a possible tour of classical
art, and then half a day shopping/ spending time in the city!)
PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE e-mail me if you are interested in this trip, so
that I can figure out the transportation. It would probably only cost
$20 or $25, and would include the round-trip transportation as well as
museum entry! E-mail me and let me know how interested you are:
definitely (would put money on it), it depends, maybe, etc...Thanks!
*Lectures- Keep thinking about potential speakers and bring ideas
to the next meeting!
*Homecoming Parade/ Team events. If you are interested in getting
involved, contact Melissa!
*Class Visits- for those of you who have been previously involved
with the Classics Society, please consider speaking to a class. It
only takes a couple minutes, and is really good way for students who
would be interested in the CS to find out about us!
*T-Shirts! We passed around a design which is a T-shirt made to
look like a toga. If you have other ideas, please bring them to the
next meeting! We are hoping to get an early start on getting t-shirts
this year.
Okay, well please e-mail me if you are interested in the Chicago trip,
and I hope to see you all either at volleyball or the library this
weekend! Have a good rest of the week and good luck with classes!
-Phoebe
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