Salvete/χαίρετε! Application deadlines for various opportunities for members are approaching. February 5: Deadline for submission of papers for the 2017 undergraduate research panel at the annual meeting of the Society of Classical Studies February 15: Deadline for applications for summer travel-study scholarships to the American Academy at Rome, the American…
National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week is fast approaching (March 7-11). We need more teachers ready to take up the charge, as we know from the article which Ronnie Ancona and Kathleen Durkin wrote for Amphora: https://classicalstudies.org/amphora/there-shortage-certified-latin-teachers-please-spread-word-0. There are many resources to be found at https://www.promotelatin.org/nltrw, including a mini-grant application. Grants of up to $200…
Registration is now open for the 88th Annual Convention hosted by the Gamma Omicron Chapter of Monmouth College. You can find details about lodging, registration, and convention activities on the Convention page. Please join us April 1-3 in Monmouth; March 14 is the cut-off for timely hotel reservations and March…
ΗΣΦ at the SCS/AIA Panel sponsored by ΗΣΦ: The Next Generation: Papers by Undergraduate Classics Students, Saturday (1/9), 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Sheraton Golden Gate 2. Reception for members, advisers, and other interested parties on Friday evening (1/8) from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Union Square 16 of…
Hey, Cicero, I will not even mention that the latest edition of Nuntius is now available on the ΗΣΦ website. Included in this issue are the mores of the 87th annual convention in New Jersey and exciting announcements of tempora to come. Just follow this link: Nuntius 89-2. Five printed…
Starting a new Latin position in California? Here is a new resource for you! The new California Latin Teacher Mentoring Project has now posted an online link, hosted by California Classical Association South at ccasouth.org. This link will offer a place for any new Latin teacher working in California to…
Jeremiah Dane Weigert was born in a valley of fresh hewn corn from the mid-fall harvest near a little town called Fairfield. He grew, strengthened by the muddy water of the banks of the Skunk River. Weigert began to study the Latin language in order that he might read ancient…
This year (2014-15) our chapter fostered Classics education for the students of Augustana College. During our Homecoming Cardboard Regatta our group made it into the finals for the mixed group bracket and fought valiantly but unfortunately lost to a superior boat. This showed the drive and determination that the Classics…
Salvete et καὶ χαίρετε! I am a rising senior studying Classical Languages at the University of Iowa. I was born in Gonaives, Haiti and moved to Florida with my family when I was 11 years old. I started to learn Latin in high school. In addition to teaching Latin, my…
Salvete omnes! My name is Alexandra Howell, and I am the 2015-2016 Megale Chrysophylax. I was born and raised in New Orleans where I fell in love with the classics over eight years ago in my first Latin class. After high school, I made the trek up the Mississippi to…
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