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In this Issue
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From the President
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The Arts and Humanities in an Age That Needs Them
Earlier this spring SCS President S. Georgia Nugent issued a
Presidential Letter treating important issues raised by the Trump administration's proposed budget. According to that plan, vital governmental educational organizations such as the National Endowment for the Humanities would be eliminated, as would the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. All our members, especially those in the United States, are no doubt gravely concerned about what these proposed cuts may mean. Whatever one's political position may be, clearly thoughtful consideration of the brave new world that we all face, in which the importance of art and literature is often misunderstood and the humanities devalued, is in order.
Now is the time for us to speak boldly about the importance of our common cultural pursuits that derive from our study of ancient cultures, artifacts, languages and literature. Some may choose to follow the SCS' action steps, which include calling congress or emailing one's representative via the websites www.house.gov or www.senate.gov. There is also a form offered by the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) to assist you. Further, on the SCS' website, one can find a report from that same organization.
Far be it from me to tell you what to write or even to write at all. But I can tell you what I have written. I am calling on both houses of congress to negotiate with the executive branch to preserve all three of the organizations mentioned above. I am asking them that, however they may have to reconfigure funding, at the very least not to shutter these venerable agencies that promote humanities research, foster thought about our societal enterprise, and promote artistic endeavor in a time that, perhaps more than any before, needs all of these. My hope is that the arts and humanities are given greater opportunity to thrive in the United States.
I close with a final thought, not unrelated to this topic. It has truly been my honor to serve as the president of CAMWS during this past year, a year in which the world saw such drastic changes. Even as we attended to our business as teachers and researchers in classics, the world round about suffered, faced fears, slimly avoided and often perilously encountered disasters. We often saw, yet again, the tears of things about which I spoke briefly in Kitchener. As an organization and as each individual, while grieving with those who grieve and comforting those who mourn, we cannot let the negative things of this world hold us back. We stand on the shoulders of giants, surely we do, those educators, many of them CAMWS members, whose care, stalwart faithfulness, and excellent teaching brought each one of us to this point in our lives and careers. We have become more humane, a bit more human, because of those who were positive examples for us. Like Aeneas beholding the Trojans depicted on Juno's temple in Carthage, let us derive at least in part from the memory of our own mentors the courage to face the future with boldness precisely because we did not get this far on our own. We owe it to those mentors to be the best examples of human decency we can to our students and to the world.
Thank you all for your kind support throughout this year. Those at CAMWS central merit particular thanks: Tom Sienkewicz, Jevanie Gillen, and all the CAMWS executive committee. And now I ask you, as I close, to join me with a warm wish for Laura McClure as she embarks on her CAMWS presidency. As Horace says, sapere aude, incipe (Epist. 1.2.40f.).
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From the Secretary-Treasurer
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Dear CAMWS Members:
I would like to begin by thanking our Canadian hosts, and especially Local Chairs Andrew Faulkner and Sheila Ager of the University of Waterloo, for their excellent hospitality for the 113th meeting of CAMWS in Kitchener-Waterloo. As Douglas Peers, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo observed in his welcoming remarks at the banquet, this hospitality included a taste of all phases of Canadian weather, including winter snow, spring rain, and beautiful, warm summer sunshine all in the course of three days. I enjoyed seeing many of you there and want to thank all the participants for making it a most intellectually stimulating and enjoyable meeting. This year's
ovationes were particularly memorable since they were the last ones given by CAMWS orator James May of St. Olaf College. It was fitting that Jim, who is retiring this year from a long and successful teaching career, received a standing ovation at the banquet in Kitchener. If you would like to listen to Jim's last
ovationes, as well as the awarding of Special Service awards, and Alden Smith's tear-jerking presidential address, entitled "Ekphrasis and Allusions: Cicero's Path and Virgil's Pathos," you can access the audio files at
https://camws.org/CAMWS2017. If we did not see you this year in Canada, we hope to see you next year in Albuquerque.
During the 2016-2017 fiscal year CAMWS has implemented several important initiatives. First of all, the organization has joined the National Humanities Alliance in order to provide CAMWS leadership and its members information about issues related to the humanities and to support the humanities in these challenging times (as described by President Alden Smith in his contribution to this newsletter). CAMWS recently also became an institutional member of the Society for Classical Studies. This membership will provide access to GreekKeys to all CAMWS members. While details are still being worked out, I hope to be able soon to offer more information about such a membership benefit.
Another important initiative was a revision of the dues structure to provide some financial support for contingent faculty. Details are provided elsewhere in this newsletter and include a significant increase in the cost of lifetime memberships. So it might be worth considering becoming a lifetime member before these increases are implemented. The current cost of an individual lifetime membership is $1000 and a joint lifetime membership is $1400. While the new dues structure goes into effect at the beginning of the next membership year (on July 1, 2017), CAMWS will continue to accept lifetime memberships at the old rate until October 1, 2017. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact me for a
modus operandi.
In addition, this year CAMWS increased the number of fieldwork/excavation awards from three to four, including one named in honor of Peter Knox of Case Western University. CAMWS introduced several new awards this year, including awards for new teachers and Faculty-Undergraduate Collaborative Research Grants. Two promising collaborative research grants were awarded and I suspect that there will be even more interest in this opportunity in the future. Oddly, however, there were no applications for either of the awards for new teachers, including a student loan assistance award and start-up funds award. I suspect that there are new teachers who would benefit from both of these opportunities, so please spread the word and encourage people to apply next year.
One final initiative is the creation of an on-line CAMWS Presidential Portrait Gallery, which you can access at https://camws.org/about/hist.php. Just click on a presidential name to view the portrait. Many thanks, especially, to CAMWS historian Ward Briggs of the University of South Carolina, who provided many of the portraits. There are still a number of lacunae, however, so if you are able to fill in any of the gaps, please let me know.
I would like to end this message with praise for Alden Smith of Baylor University. Alden has provided CAMWS excellent leadership this year and I enjoyed working with him. I also look forward to working with his successor, Laura McClure of the University of Wisconsin, as we plan for the 2018 meeting in Albuquerque. Go Badgers!
Meanwhile, Happy Summer!
Tom Sienkewicz
CAMWS Secretary-Treasurer
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113th Annual Meeting of CAMWS
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The 113th Annual Meeting of CAMWS was held April 5-8, 2017, in
Kitchener, Ontario at the invitation of the
University of Waterloo. The official program is available as a
PDF file from the CAMWS website and via
Guidebook.com. Many thanks to the Local Committee and to all who came to Kitchener and made the meeting a great success.
Photo Highlights
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Opening Panel sponsored by the WCC on the contributions of Grace Harriet Macurdy. Pictured L to R: Sheila Ager, Maria Marsilio, Ann Raia, Elizabeth Carney, Walter Penrose, and Gillian Ramsey
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WCC Plenary Reception on Wednesday Night |
Committee Members working through lunch on Thursday. Visible (L to R): Samuel Hahn, Sarah Teets, Elizabeth Deacon, Wesley Wood, Kara Kopchinski, Rebecca Frank, David Schenker, Mark Padillo, and Andromache Karanika.
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Lisa Whitlatch, Allison Keith, and Dennis Alley enjoying a break between panels. |
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Flora Manakidou and Rebecca Harrison enjoying the live music by Impromptu at the Thursday evening reception hosted by the Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies. |
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Our hosts at the University of Waterloo provided a wonderful buffet lunch on Friday. |
If you were on campus Friday, this needs no further explanation!
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Enjoying excellent food and dinner speeches at the Friday Banquet. |
James May preparing to deliver his final
ovationes as official - and longest serving - CAMWS orator. Naturally, he seranaded us with "
O Canada, Domus et Patria"
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2016-17 CAMWS President Alden Smith addressing the banquet on "Ekphrasis and Allusions: Cicero's Path and Virgil's Pathos." |
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CAMWS 2018 Local Committee members introducing us to Albuquerque at the Saturday business meeting. |
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Alden Smith passing the gavel to incoming President Laura McClure |
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Saturday afternoon field trip to St. Jacobs Farmer's Market |
Audio Highlights from the Banquet
- Welcome (Peter Knox, Case Western Reserve University)
- Welcome (Douglas Peers, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo)
- Response (Laura K. McClure, University of Wisconsin)
- Special Service Award: Nick Aroutzidis (Andrew Faulkner, University of Waterloo)
- Special Service Award: Brigette Schneebeli (Shelia Ager, University of Waterloo)
- Ovationes Introduction (Peter Knox, Case Western Reserve University)
- Ovatio: Antony Augoustakis, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (James May, St. Olaf University)
- Ovatio: David Schenker, University of Missouri (James May, St. Olaf University)
- Ovatio: Ruth Scodel, The University of Michigan (James May, St. Olaf University)
- Address: "Ekphrasis and Allusions: Cicero's Path and Virgil's Pathos" (Alden Smith, Baylor University)
- Closing (Peter Knox, Case Western Reserve University)
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2016-17 CAMWS Award Winners
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Ovationes
The following members of CAMWS were honored with ovationes, delivered in Latin by CAMWS orator Jim May, at the banquet in Kitchener:
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Antony Augoustakis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
David Schenker University of Missouri
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Ruth Scodel University of Michigan |
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American School of Classical Studies at Athens Program Molly Harris, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Grant
American Academy in Rome Program Michael Tae Woo, University of Kansas
Benario
Skills in Archaeology: AAR/Gabii Summer Program in Digital Documentation of Archaeological Collections Andrew Carroll, Regis Jesuit High School, Denver, CO
British School at Athens: Postgraduate Course in Linear B & Mycenaean Greek Sarah Hilker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award for Excellence in College Teaching
Patrick M. Owens, Wyoming Catholic College
Kraft Award For Excellence In Secondary School Teaching
Dawn Strauss (left), Kenwood Academy High School
CAMWS First Book Award
Tom Hawkins (not pictured), Ohio State University Iambic Poetics in the Roman Empire (CUP1014)
Meghan DiLuzio (above, center), Baylor University A Place at the Altar: Priestesses in Republican Rome (PUP2016)
Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award
Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr., University of Massachusetts Amherst The Other Middle Ages. A Medieval Latin Reader (Bolchazy-Carducci)
Faculty-Undergraduate Collaborative Research Grant
"The Faces of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Study of Graffiti" Dr. Holly Sypniewski (left) and student Brittany Hardy (right), Millsaps College
"Hoi Polloi Logoi" Dr. Christina Vester (left) and student Elizabeth Tennant (right), University of Waterloo
Manson A. Stewart Undergraduate Awards
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Daniel Hintzke receiving his award. |
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Isabel Cusack, University of Michigan Daniel Hintzke, Monmouth College Jacob Sawyer, Macalester College Michael Sloman, University of Georgia Stephanie Wong, Loyola University Chicago
Honorable Mention: Samantha Breecher, University of Michigan Sarah Phillips, Mississippi State University
Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training And Travel Awards
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Recipients (L to R) Samuel Hahn, Jennifer Kendrick, Alexis Whalen, Melanie Zerlikovsky, Lauren Brooks, Mary Smith, and Sarah Teets with subcommittee chair Lorenzo Garcia (far left) and 2016-17 President, Alden Smith (far right). |
Teacher Training Awards
Laura Briscoe (St. Pius High School, Atlanta, GA) Michael Garcia (Westwood High School, Memphis, TN)
Southern Section Teacher Training and Travel Awards
Shaina Anderson (University of Florida) Chris Dobbs (University of Missouri) Mary Hamil Gilbert (University of Virginia) Mark Joseph Hogan (Boston College) Kristine Mallinson (Texas Tech University) Maria Marable (Meigs Academic Magnet School) Stephen B. Ogumah (The Graduate Center, CUNY) Crystal Rosenthal (The Episcopal School of Dallas) Brett Stine (Texas Tech University)
Travel Awards for CAMWS, Kitchener, Ontario
Mary E. Smith (Oldfields School, Sparks Glencoe, MD) Melanie Zerlikovsky (Immaculate Heart High School, Oro Valley, AZ Lauren Brooks (BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ) Alexis Whalen (Sharon High School, Sharon MA) Jennifer Kindick (Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, CO) Sarah Christine Teets (University of Virginia) Samuel Hahn (University of Colorado, Boulder)
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Mr. Aroutzidis receiving his award from Andrew Faulkner at the Friday banquet. |
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Special Service Awards
Brigitte Schneebeli (University of Waterloo) Nick Aroutzidis (University of Waterloo)
Student Group Travel Awards
Jared Copeland, Scotsdale Preparatory Academy Jenny Luongo, St. Andrew's Episcopal School Karen Caroe, Desert Springs Christian Academy
Graduate Student Paper Award
Ursula M. Poole, Columbia University (left) Sarah Christine Teets, University of Virginia (right)
CPL Award for the Outstanding State Vice President
Amy K. Leonard (Georgia)
CPL Award for the Outstanding Regional Vice President
Osman Umurhan (Rocky Mountain)
Outstanding Promotional Activity in the Schools K-12:
Ian Hochberg (not pictured), St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School College/University: Robert Holschuh Simmons (left), Monmouth College
Excavation / Fieldwork Awards (Peter Knox Award)
Elizabeth Wilcox (right), Austin Peay University Esther Knegt, Brock University Kaoru Yui, Mount Allison University Jordan Bonadurer, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Phinney Greek Prize
Zebediah Figura, Grinnell College
CAMWS Advanced Greek Prize
Justin Hone, Brigham Young University John Martin, Brigham Young University
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High School Results
Many thanks to the small army of graders who made this year's competition possible:
Committee Members: William Duffy, University of Texas at San Antonio (TX); Debbie Felton, University of Massachusetts (MA); Sarah Ellery, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN); Chris Ann Matteo, Washington Latin Charter Public School (DC).
Non-Committee Volunteers: Nicoletta Villa-Sella, The Linsly School (WV); Jaime Claymore, Mountain View High School (GA); Tom Cirillo, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN); Patrick Owens, Wyoming Catholic College (WY); Randall Nichols, Westminster Schools of Augusta (GA); Patty Lister, Thomas Jefferson High School (VA); Nora Murphy, Shaker Heights High School (OH); Tom Garvey, The Meadows School (NV); Trey Suddarth, Memphis University School (TN); Keely Lake, Wayland Academy (WI); Deanna Solomon, Classical Cottage School (VA); Kyle McGimsey, Trinity Preparatory School (FL); Dawn LaFon, White Station High School (TN); Meredith Kendall, The Bolles School (FL); Abigail Simone, Houston High School (TN).
- 53 schools in 19 states (and one European country) participated in the contest. Georgia (9 schools) and Virginia (8 schools) were the states with the greatest representation.
- Official submission numbers: 534 Intermediate and 451 Advanced (985 total). Compared to last year, this marks a 31% increase in the total number of submissions.
- Awards were distributed proportionally according to the level of Latin. (For example, since about 70% of the Intermediate exams were from Latin Three, 70% of the awards in this level went to Latin Three.)
- In order to make the contest as fair and objective as possible, all of the grading was blind, and all of the papers were evaluated according to AP-style translation "chunks."
- In determining the top awards, ties did not cause substantial problems. When ties were a factor, awards were distributed to achieve a balance between the different graders.
- In some cases, the number of Certificates of Commendation may be a little lower or higher than the stated 20% threshold, depending on how the ties worked out.
- Names of winners are listed in descending order of performance.
Intermediate Contest - Level Two
I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Icho Lu Rob McFadden Vivi Lu
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The Linsly School (WV) Memphis University School (TN) Walton High School (GA)
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Nicoletta Villa-Sella Marilyn Reinhardt Alan Farnsworth
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II. Book Award Winners (top 3%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Ryan Puterbaugh Arvind Saligrama Julianne Cuevo
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The Meadows School (NV) Walton High School (GA) Flint Hill School (VA)
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Tom Garvey Alan Farnsworth Ken Andino |
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Certificates of Commendation (top 20%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Reid Chandler Madeline Zhang Maria Mortala Pranav Rajbhandari Ray Bae Alba Vasquez Anna Smith Marco Smidt Andrew Li Cameron Evans Vijdan Gill Ben Cramer Aina Casassas Zane Pasha Jared Stone John Giesler Jonathan Milton Anna Ju Madison Hesse Colleen Carrington Will Portera Arnab Das C.J. Nkenchor Charlie Eason Kiana Solis Ryan Burns Kyle Koester Neeraj Raja James Moore McKenna Alden Gregory Guo |
Memphis University School (TN) Walton High School (GA) Aula Escola Europea (Spain) Walton High School (GA) Walton High School (GA) Aula Escola Europea (Spain) Aula Escola Europea (Spain) BASIS Tucson North (AZ) Walton High School (GA) Memphis University School (TN) Memphis University School (TN) Memphis University School (TN) Aula Escola Europea (Spain) The Meadows School (NV) The Meadows School (NV) Walton High School (GA) The Linsly School (WV) Walton High School (GA) Brookfield Academy (WI) Rockbridge County High School (VA) Memphis University School (TN) Memphis University School (TN) Flint Hill School (VA) Memphis University School (TN) BASIS Tucson North (AZ) Summit Country Day School (OH) Memphis University School (TN) Walton High School (GA) Walton High School (GA) Houston High School (TN) Memphis University School (TN) |
Marilyn Reinhardt Alan Farnsworth Montserrat Bastons Garcia Alan Farnsworth Alan Farnsworth Montserrat Bastons Garcia Montserrat Bastons Garcia Samuel Brown Alan Farnsworth Marilyn Reinhardt Marilyn Reinhardt Marilyn Reinhardt Montserrat Bastons Garcia Tom Garvey Tom Garvey Alan Farnsworth Nicoletta Villa-Sella Alan Farnsworth Ruth Osier Patrick Bradley Marilyn Reinhardt Marilyn Reinhardt Ken Andino Marilyn Reinhardt Samuel Brown Larry Dean Marilyn Reinhardt Alan Farnsworth Alan Farnsworth Abigail Simone Marilyn Reinhard |
Latin Two Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 182
Average Score 12 / 41
Certificate of Commendation Average 24 / 41
Book Award Average 28 / 41
Cash Award Average 31 / 41
Intermediate Contest - Level Three
I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Michael Ambrosius Brandon Lewis Joseph Tarquine Mayu Takeuchi Josh Manuel Harry Sage Minjung Yu |
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) Oconee County High School (GA) Charlotte Latin School (NC) St. Stephen's Episcopal School (TX) Oconee County High School (GA) |
Sarah Ellery Tom Cirillo Tom Cirillo Leslie Rogers Karen McQuaid Karen McQuaid Leslie Rogers |
II. Book Award Winners (top 4%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Vineet Gangireddy Loyd Templeton Anand Saluja Robert Hegler Elisabeth Rabjohus Victoria Ayres-Ibarra Jacob Leung |
Walton High School (GA) Memphis University School (TN) Brookfield Academy (WI) University School (OH) The Old Stone School (VA) BASIS Tuscson North (AZ) Walton High School (GA) |
Alan Farnsworth Ryan Sellers Ruth Osier Peter Millett John Siman Samuel Brown Alan Farnsworth |
III. Certificates of Commendation (top 20%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Vibhusha Kolli Arthur Laffer Tayja Sallie Cambell Rosener Laura Scott Cary Eleana Olson Kevin Reidy Victoria Toledo Jacob Sloman Ty Williams Caroline McCain Calvin Lucido Varun Krishnaswamy Jason Wu Paul Lee Catherine Clover Sophia Stine Mohammed Hyder Jacob Warmath Sean Longbrake David Feo Josefina Cuddeback Suhwan Lee Eliana Foley Vivian Avery Erin Pugh Ty Fertel Max Miller Cadence Fisher Ethan Hurst Maheep Brar Braedan Kelly Ryan Lamp James Mohn Philip Wunderlich Adam Kim Sebastian Van Der Weide Jack Magner Thomas Drake Ethan Lam Kaitlyn Catapano Isabella Hay
Joshua Stueckle Miguel Beristain Olivia Roberts
Jayson Wu Bridget Lynch Bailey Keel Rachel Maxwell Balin Armstrong LeDajah Williams Jennifer Ramsay Luke Kobrin Danielle Zhao Riley Rosener Riley Pohlman James Blatchford |
Brookfield Academy (WI) Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) Lone Pine Classical School (CO) Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (AZ) Charlotte Latin School (NC) BASIS Tucson North (AZ) Covington Latin School (KY) Brookfield Academy (WI) Pace Academy (GA) Memphis University School (TN) Rockbridge County High School (VA) Flint Hill School (VA) Walton High School (GA) North Gwinnett High School (GA) Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) Charlotte Latin School (NC) BASIS Tucson North (AZ) Houston High School (TN) Charlotte Latin School (NC) Covington Latin School (KY) St. John's School (TX) Classical Cottage School (VA) North Gwinnett High School (GA) BASIS Tucson North (AZ) Ravenscroft School (NC) Ravenscroft School (NC) University School (OH) Greenhills School (MI) D'Evelyn Jr. / Sr. High School (CO) Memphis University School (TN) University School (OH) Mountain View High School (GA) Dacula High School (GA) St. Stephen's Episcopal School (TX) Memphis University School (TN) Houston High School (TN) Flint Hill School (VA) Flint Hill School (VA) Westminster Schools of Augusta (GA) Memphis University School (TN) Mountain View High School (GA) Marist School (GA)
Central Magnet School (TN) Central Magnet School (TN) Marist School (GA)
Walton High School (GA) TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas (TX) Memphis University School (TN) Rockbridge County High School (VA) Flint Hill School (VA) Dacula High School (GA) Dacula High School (GA) The Bolles School (FL) Walton High School (GA) Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (AZ) Greenhills School (MI) Memphis University School (TN) |
Ruth Osier Tom Cirillo Karen Karppinen Jared Copeland Karen McQuaid Samuel Brown Kelly Kusch Ruth Osier Elizabeth Kann Ryan Sellers Patrick Bradley Ken Andino Alan Farnsworth Jeremy Martin Sarah Ellery Karen McQuaid Samuel Brown Abigail Simone Karen McQuaid Kelly Kusch Mindy Wolfrom Deanna Solomon Jeremy Martin Samuel Brown Jonathan Avery Jonathan Avery Peter Millett Jeffrey Allen Pierre Habel Ryan Sellers Peter Millett Jaime Claymore Patrick Yaggy John Rocklin Ryan Sellers Abigail Simone Ken Andino Ken Andino Randall Nicholls Ryan Sellers Jaime Claymore Thomas Marier/ A.W. Saunders Jason Nabors Jason Nabors Thomas Marier/ A.W. Saunders Alan Farnsworth Alleyne Rogers Ryan Sellers Patrick Bradley Ken Andino Patrick Yaggy Patrick Yaggy Meredith Kendall Alan Farnsworth Jared Copeland Jeffrey Allen Ryan Sellers |
Latin Three Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 352
Average Score 18 / 41
Certificate of Commendation Average 28 / 41
Book Award Average 34 / 41
Cash Award Average 37 / 41
Advanced Contest - Level Four
I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Jocelyn Robertson Joanna Boyland Margot Armbruster Lillian Biscof Wendy Yao Celia Anderson |
Classical Cottage School (VA) Lone Pine Classical School (CO) Brookfield Academy (WI) The Linsly School (WV) Walton High School (GA) The Meadows School (NV) |
Deanna Solomon Karen Karppinen Ruth Osier Nicoletta Villa-Sella Alan Farnsworth Tom Garvey |
II. Book Award Winners (top 6%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Matteo Stocco Shini Raja Michael Hu Arjun Guidroz Simon Van Der Weide Chang Yu Olivia Zhang Rebecca Mays Sophia Dort Brian Lu Ashley Stonely Karan Shenoi |
Classical Cottage School (VA) Walton High School (GA) Walton High School (GA) Thomas Jefferson High School (VA) Flint Hill School (VA) Memphis University School (TN) St. John's School (TX) Thomas Jefferson High School (VA) The Old Stone School (VA) Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) Walton High School (GA) Walton High School (GA) |
Deanna Solomon Alan Farnsworth Alan Farnsworth Patty Lister Ken Andino Ryan Sellers Mindy Wolfrom Patty Lister John Siman Sarah Ellery Alan Farnsworth Alan Farnsworth |
III. Certificates of Commendation (top 20%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Sana Kamboj Charlie Evans Davis DeFoor Joseph Delamerced Katherine Lager Daniel Marks Soham Sonthi Joshua Ocampo Daniel Rhodes Matthew Wright Kyle Neary Emma Ellis Soma Hannon Anna Miele Harrison Dinsbeer Connor Merritt Jason Wang Malathi Reddy Lucas Kuan Simran Minhas Gautam Apte Jon Staffel Jacob Webb Matt Nelson Jason Suh Michael Warden Brad Kerkhof Matthew Temple Jackson Howell Andrew Mayor Alexander Brandt Alan Li Brady Slinger Josh Tyler John Tarvin Lily Zheng David Rubin Charles Mayock-Bradley Jocelyn Ting Bethany Lowenkamp Allison Park Henry Richter Joseph Warren Coleman Christopher He Zoe Boggs |
The Meadows School (NV) Memphis University School (TN) Summit Country Day School (OH) Summit Country Day School (OH) Walton High School (GA) Walton High School (GA) Walton High School (GA) The Meadows School (NV) Classical Cottage School (VA) Classical Cottage School (VA) Marist School (GA) The Lovett School (GA) The Linsly School (WV) The Lovett School (GA) The Bolles School (FL) University School (OH) Memphis University School (TN) Walton High School (GA) Walton High School (GA) Walton High School (GA) Shaker Heights High School (OH) Memphis University School (TN) Memphis University School (TN) Lone Pine Classical School (CO) Shaker Heights High School (OH) Summit Country Day School (OH) Memphis University School (TN) Memphis University School (TN) Memphis University School (TN) University School (OH) Durham Academy (NC) D'Evelyn Jr. / Sr. High School (CO) Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) Memphis University School (TN) Covington Latin School (KY) Charlotte Latin School (NC) Greenhills School (MI) Rockbridge County High School (VA) Shaker Heights High School (OH) Shaker Heights High School (OH) North Gwinnett High School (GA) Rockbridge County High School (VA) University School (OH) Walton High School (GA) Durham Academy (NC) |
Tom Garvey Ryan Sellers Larry Dean Larry Dean Alan Farnsworth Alan Farnsworth Alan Farnsworth Tom Garvey Deanna Solomon Deanna Solomon Thomas Marier/A.W. Saunders Ken Rau Nicoletta Villa-Sella Ken Rau Meredith Kendall Karl Frerichs Ryan Sellers Alan Farnsworth Alan Farnsworth Alan Farnsworth Nora Murphy Ryan Sellers Ryan Sellers Karen Karppinen Nora Murphy Larry Dean Ryan Sellers Ryan Sellers Ryan Sellers Karl Frerichs Edith Keene Pierre Habel Sarah Ellery Trey Suddarth Kelly Kusch Karen McQuaid Jeffrey Allen Patrick Bradley Nora Murphy Nora Murphy Jeremy Martin Patrick Bradley Karl Frerichs Alan Farnsworth Edith Keene |
Latin Four Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 295
Average Score 16 / 43
Certificate of Commendation Average 28 / 43
Book Award Average 36 / 43
Cash Award Average 40 / 43
Advanced Contest - Level Five
I. Cash Award Winners (top 3%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
*Aspen Bombardo Sam Katz Elijah Martincek Mitchell Arnold |
Trinity Preparatory School (FL) Shaker Heights High School (OH) North Gwinnett High School (GA) Flint Hill School (VA) |
Kyle McGimsey Nora Murphy Jeremy Martin Ken Andino |
*perfect score!
II. Book Award Winners (top 8%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Lily Gray Josh Eiland Bryan Wu Lucy Wang Adithya Suresh Malcolm Reynolds Allen Zhang Kristin Myers |
Lone Pine Classical School (CO) The Lovett School (GA) Walton High School (GA) Walton High School (GA) Charlotte Latin School (NC) St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School (VA) Walton High School (GA) Thomas Jefferson High School (VA) |
Karen Karppinen Ken Rau Alan Farnsworth Alan Farnsworth Lawrence Wall Ian Hochberg Alan Farnsworth Patty Lister |
III. Certificates of Commendation (top 20%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Akshay Balaji Hailey McDonnell Brooks Eikner Noah Harris Sanjeevani Bhavsar Nathan Wu Jason Tan Landon Rhodes Anand Prabhu Eric Liu Margaret Lee James Wilusz Jane Matthews Kevin Zhang Noah McThenia Ally Koh Ram Gollapudy Dylan Kim Rahul Mehra Fiachra Rottinghaus |
Thomas Jefferson High School (VA) Flint Hill School (VA) Memphis University School (TN) Oak Hall School (FL) Thomas Jefferson High School (VA) Walton High School (GA) Brookfield Academy (WI) Classical Cottage School (VA) The Lovett School (GA) Thomas Jefferson High School (VA) Rockbridge County High School (VA) St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School (VA) The Lovett School (GA) Walton High School (GA) Oak Hall School (FL) Walton High School (GA) Brookfield Academy (WI) Walton High School (GA) Memphis University School (TN) Lander Catholic High School (WY) |
Patty Lister Ken Andino Trey Suddarth Generosa Sangco-Jackson Patty Lister Alan Farnsworth Ruth Osier Deanna Solomon Ken Rau Patty Lister Patrick Bradley Ian Hochberg Ken Rau Alan Farnsworth Generosa Sangco-Jackson Alan Farnsworth Ruth Osier Alan Farnsworth Trey Suddarth Patrick Owens |
Latin Five Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 156
Average Score for all Latin Five Papers 18 / 43
Certificate of Commendation Average 31 / 43
Book Award Average 38 / 43
Cash Award Average 42 / 43
College Results
Many thanks to the graders who made this year's competition possible:
Committee Members: Krishni Burns, University of Akron (OH); Salvador Bartera, Mississippi State University; Amy Leonard, Grady High School (GA); Margaret Musgrove, University of Central Oklahoma
- 40 different schools in 18 different states (and two schools in Canada) participated in the contest.
- Official submission numbers: 282 Intermediate and 189 Advanced (471 total). Compared to last year, this marks a 34% increase in the total number of submissions.
- In order to make the contest as fair and objective as possible, all of the grading was blind, and all of the papers were evaluated according to AP-style translation "chunks."
- In determining the top awards, ties did not cause substantial problems. When ties were a factor, awards were distributed to achieve a balance between the different graders.
- In some cases, the number of Certificates of Commendation may be a little lower or higher than the 15% threshold, depending on how the ties worked out.
Intermediate Contest
I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Amy Matthews Bretton Cotton Emily Palm Stephanie Stoker Isabella Reilly |
Emory University University of South Florida Christendom College Brigham Young University Christendom College |
Louise Pratt Eleni Manolaraki Andrew Beer Karen MacFarlane Andrew Beer |
II. Book Award Winners (top 3%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Sara Culbertson Natalia Gimenez Tanner Slaughter |
Wake Forest University Brigham Young University George Washington University |
Michael Sloan Karen MacFarlane Elise Friedland |
III. Certificates of Commendation (top 12%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Ashley Derr Cary Blandford Ty Rocher Ian Myers Stephen Bothwell James Stebbings Alexa Alexander Joshua Butek Emelyn Hatch Hartej Singh Stephen Webinga Duncan Miller Kathryn Hazleton Giuliana Savini Bryan Robins John Martin Cole Warlick Dylan Severino Lauryn Hanley Dylan Winkler Mary Porter Justin Blair |
University of South Florida Xavier University Xavier University University of Texas at Austin Xavier University Xavier University University of Texas at Austin Christendom College Wake Forest University Emory University University of South Florida University of South Florida University of South Florida Wake Forest University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Davidson College University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin Emory University University of Tennessee |
Eleni Manolaraki Thomas Strunk Thomas Strunk Aaron Cogbill Thomas Strunk Thomas Strunk Aaron Cogbill Andrew Beer Michael Sloan Louise Pratt Eleni Manolaraki Eleni Manolaraki Jason Nethercut Michael Sloan Karen MacFarlane Karen MacFarlane Jeanne Neumann Matthew Loar Aaron Cogbill Paul Hay Louise Pratt Justin Arft |
Intermediate Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 282
Average Score 21.18 chunks/41 total
Cash Award Average 39
Book Award Average 36.7
Certificates of Commendation Average 32.5
Advanced Contest
I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Kathleen Kelly (Perfect Score) Jamie Wheeler (Perfect Score) Catherine Johnson Ethan Russo Eva H. Buchanan-Cates |
Ave Maria University Baylor University Davidson College University of Texas at Austin Kenyon College |
Joseph Yarborough Julia Hejduk Jeanne Neumann William Nethercut Adam Serfass |
II. Book Award Winners (top 4%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Nick Rozema Laura Cermak Mary Billion Rebecca Deitsch |
Grand Valley State University Christendom College University of St. Thomas University of Dallas |
Quinn Griffin Andrew Beer Lorina Quartarone Teresa Danze |
III. Certificates of Commendation (top 15%)
Student |
School |
Teacher |
Irene Carriker Thomas Hogan Jaclyn Lund Anne Larsen Michael Sloman Daniel W. Chen Jacob Hornecker Emma Vanderpool Stefan Czarnecki Sam Ross Matthew Summers Ryan Yeazell Jonathan Assis Michael DeFelice Ethan Farber Henry Bauer Samantha Meyer Max Handler Daniel Politte David Nussman |
University of Dallas University of Dallas University of Virginia Indiana University University of Georgia University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University of St. Thomas Monmouth College Wayne State University University of Texas at Austin Christendom College Xavier University University of South Florida University of Virginia Washington University in St. Louis University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sewanee: The University of the South Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis Xavier University |
Teresa Danze Teresa Danze Jane Crawford Cynthia Bannon Professor O'Connell Ariana Traill Lorina Quartarone Bob Simmons Thomas Kohn William Nethercut Andrew Beer Thomas Strunk Jason Nethercut Jason Nethercut Kirstin Mann Matthew Loar Stephanie McCarter Kirstin Mann Kirstin Mann Thomas Strunk |
Advanced Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 189
Average Score 24.4 chunks/43
total
Cash Award Average 42.4
Book Award Average 40.3
Certificates of Commendation Average 35.95
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Resolutions
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Resolutions for 113th CAMWS Meeting,
Kitchener, Ontario
08 March 2017
WHEREAS neither snow, nor hail, nor sleet, nor tornadoes, nor dark of night have kept CAMWS from crossing the northern border for only the third time in 113 years, where we have been welcomed
a mari usque ad mare identidem ad mare to our rendez-vous
in Kitchener,
WHEREAS we have come with gratitude to the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnawbe, and Haudenosaunee peoples,
WHEREAS those of us who RSVP'ed, or not, were regaled by tales of the Drunken Duchess of Vassar (a.k.a. Grace Harriet Macurdy) and rocked anachronism not through Google but through (Peter) Bing,
WHEREAS we, 380 strong and did we say free, enjoyed 15 panels, 10 sessions of papers, 14 round table discussions, and four workshops, despite being waylaid at Pearson airport,
WHEREAS at our banquet Peter Knox opened the door to a Dean who has no Douglas Peers, and led us by the via temptanda of Alden Smith and on to mortal things that touch the mind,
WHEREAS we honored, with special service awards, the achievements of Nick Aroutzidis from the Canadian Order of American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association and Brigitte Schneebeli, administrative assistant sans pareil of the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo,
WHEREAS James May's sixteenth and final ovationes were met with a standing ovation, while he waved the flag to O Canada, Domus et Patria,
WHEREAS we cheered the distinguished achievements of Antony Augoustakis, David Schenker, and Ruth Scodel, and celebrated the award-winning student papers of Ursula Poole and Sarah Teets,
WHEREAS the faculty, staff, students, and catering services of the University of Waterloo; Renison University College; the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo; and the local organizing committee, ably led by Sheila Ager and Andrew Faulkner, have seen to our every need, their forethought and charm befitting the True North of strong coffee and free sumptuous breakfasts and breaks,
WHEREAS the Holiday Inn Kitchener Waterloo Hotel and Conference Centre provided excellent accommodation and fed us cuisine magnifique avec service exceptionnel,
WHEREAS receptions with Impromptu and Bites McLellan Trio soothed our savage breasts, only to leave us thanking the Waterloo Regional Police for not raiding the wild party in the Presidential - we mean Prime Ministerial - suite after the Friday banquet,
WHEREAS we crossed paths four times at King and Weber Streets without getting lost once, or even using the sortie de secours, thanks to our drivers and our student guides, en route to Waterloo and hope to do so again this afternoon at the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
BE IT RESOLVED, BEFORE THIS GETS TOO SYRUPY, that we sadly take our maple leaf from the home of vicious Canada Geese, so that we reconvene, Laura McLured by a new president, to the Land of Enchantment in Albuquerque in 2018.
Members of the Resolutions Committee in Attendance at this year's CAMWS
(in alphabetical order):
Kristopher Fletcher
Anne Groton
Kristin Lord
Robert White
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New in
The Classical Journal
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VOL. 112 / NO. 4
NARRATIVE DESIRE AND THE LIMITS OF LAMENT IN HOMER
by Tyler Flatt
Abstract: This article demonstrates how a particular type of narrative formula in Homer - the pivotal counterfactual - creates in contexts of lamentation a suggestive correspondence between the desire to mourn and the desire to hear (and relate) more narrative. The various other structural functions of such formulae are best understood in relation to this more fundamental effect. Pivotal counterfactuals that express a longing for extended mourning occur in thematically parallel locations in the Iliad and Odyssey, and significantly enhance the power of subsequent formal lamentations while reinforcing the narrative teleology of both poems.
ALEXANDER-IMITATORS IN THE AGE OF TRAJAN: PLUTARCH'S DEMETRIUS AND PYRRHUS
by Mallory Monaco Caterine
Abstract
: Interest in Alexander the Great witnessed a revival among Greek intellectuals at the beginning of the 2nd century AD , coinciding with the reign of the Alexander inspired emperor Trajan. This paper argues that Plutarch's Demetrius and Pyrrhus participate in this contemporary discourse by exploring the phenomenon of Alexander imitation directly. Plutarch portrays these Hellenistic kings as men whose perceived similarities to Alexander failed, for various reasons, to bring them lasting success. These Lives call into question which of Alexander's traits a ruler should imitate and suggest that an association with Alexander can do as much harm as good to a ruler's reputation.
ROMA(NA) MATRONA
by E.V.Mulhern
Abstract: In the Bellum Civile, Lucan in part draws his three major characters by illustrating their relationships with women. Cato and Pompey appear with their Roman wives, where Caesar appears only in an illicit relationship with the foreign Cleopatra and while rejecting the apparition of Roma at the Rubicon. This article will demonstrate that Caesar's repudiation of Roma is emblematic of his rejection of Rome, Roman womanhood, and Romanness, in contrast to Cato and Pompey, whose devotion to their wives echoes their devotion to the doomed res publica. The poet develops this scheme by identifying Roma and the republic with the virtuous Roman matron.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH: GENERIC CONFLICT AND NARRATIVE DELAY IN PUNICA 14
by Raymond Marks
Abstract: In Punica 14, Silius Italicus uses several digressions to associate Sicily with poetic traditions that were felt by the Romans to espouse a decidedly non- or anti-martial epic agenda (Alexandrian, Callimachean, neoteric). These digressions interrupt, delay and push back against the book's martial epic content, its narrative about Marcellus' invasion of the island. A conflict of genres or literary modes thus ensues in which epic's struggle to assert its hegemony over unepic literary traditions mirrors Rome's struggle to conquer Sicily. Through this conflict Silius explores the consequences of imperialism for Rome's Hellenistic heritage, including the influence of the Alexandrian poetic tradition on Roman epic.
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New in
Teaching Classical Languages
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Teaching Classical Languages 8.1 Now Available!
Summer is a perfect time to check out the latest issue (8.1) of
Teaching Classical Languages
. The three articles in this issue share several common themes. First is the importance of teacher self-reflection and dedication to constant improvement. Each author tells the story of how they perceived a need in the classroom and sought a solution. Additionally, each author shows that it is okay to take risks in the classroom as long as one can articulate the challenges faced, the goals of the course, and then respond with thoughtful revision. Second, these authors review both old (the Direct Method), recent (communicative language instruction) and new (SCALE-UP) methods to see how they might be adapted to the Latin or Greek classroom. Finally, each article offers a different approach to research. In "Competency and Collaboration: An Approach to the Second Semester Latin Course," Kristina Meinking takes advantage of both experiential data provided by her students in the heat of the course and qualitative data retrieved from them at the end of the course. In "An Old Teaching Dog Tries Some New Tricks: Changing a Traditional Latin Classroom," Matthew Panciera offers an autobiographical case study, chronicling key events and offering sample activities as he sought to transform his classroom from an eclectic, traditional reading approach to a more communicative one. Finally, in his review article of the Greek reader
Alexandros
, Paul Nitz sets the work in historical context and suggests new ways to make use of it in a communicative classroom. Wishing you a fabulous summer. Enjoy!
To find these articles and more, click on Current Issue at tcl.camws.org.
Teaching Classical Languages 8.1
- Kristina Meinking, "Competency and Collaboration: An Approach to the Second Semester Latin Course"
- Matthew Panciera, "An Old Teaching Dog Tries Some New Tricks: Changing a Traditional Latin Classroom"
- Paul Nitz, Review of Díaz Ávila and Rouse, Alexandros, to Hellenikon Paidion
Teaching Classical Languages welcomes articles offering innovative practice and methods, advocating new theoretical approaches, or reporting on empirical research in teaching and learning Latin and Greek. Contact John Gruber-Miller, Editor,
Teaching Classical Languages
, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA 52314,
jgruber-miller@cornellcollege.edu
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CAMWS News and Announcements
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Upcoming Deadlines
- Friday, August 18, 2017: Deadline for receipt of CAMWS 2018 Panel and Workshop Proposals
- Friday, September 1, 2017: Deadline for receipt of 2018 CAMWS First Book Award and 2018 Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award nominations
- Friday, September 18, 2017: Deadline for receipt of individual abstracts for CAMWS 2018
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Support CAMWS by giving your of time. Please consider volunteering to serve on one of our many committees and subcommittees:
https://camws.org/volunteerform.
New Structure for CAMWS
Membership Dues for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018
At the 2017 Business meeting in Kitchener, the following dues structure was approved by the membership. The categories marked in bold reflect the following changes:
- Creation of a new category (contingent faculty) to provide some financial assistance to CAMWS members who are not currently in a full-time, tenure track position. CAMWS follows the AAUP definition of contingent faculty.
- The individual and joint/spouse categories have both been increased by $10 to provide this financial assistance for contingent faculty.
- The life membership categories have been raised to follow best practice of a Lifetime Membership rate at 20 x regular Individual (Annual) Membership.
- Note that these increase will be implemented gradually over a three-year period.
1. Individual, $65
2. Contingent Faculty, $45
3. First-Time Teacher or New CAMWS, $30
4. Student, $30
5. Retired Active (with CJ), $306.
6. Retired Associate (no CJ), $0
7. Joint Spouse/Partner (single mailing), $90
8. Retired Active (with CJ) Joint Spouse/Partner (single mailing), $50
9. Life Individual (one-time fee), $1200*
10. Life Joint Spouse/Partner (one-time fee), $1600**
Notes: *Life Individual would increase to $1250 in FY 18-19 and to $1300 in FY19-20. **Life Joint would increase to $1700 in FY18-19 and to $1800 in FY 19-20.
CAMWS 2018 Call for Submissions
The 114th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South will be held Wednesday-Saturday, April 11-14, 2018, at the Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque, NM, at the invitation of the University of New Mexico. Proposals for panels, workshops, individual papers and round-table discussions on any aspect of Graeco-Roman antiquity are now being accepted. Especially welcome are submissions likely to be of broad interest, including those on pedagogy. Teachers and students at any level (K-12, college, or university) may submit proposals, but
papers written by undergraduates will be evaluated separately and assigned to sessions designated for them.
All panel and workshop proposals (with accompanying abstracts) must be
received by 12:01 a.m. on
Friday, August 18, 2017. All individual paper proposals must be
received by 12:01 a..m. on
Friday, September 22, 2017. All submissions will be judged anonymously by the Program Committee, chaired by CAMWS President Laura Mcclure of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
An individual may deliver no more than one paper or workshop at the meeting and may submit no more than one abstract. A person is free to organize a panel, or a workshop, or a round-table discussion in addition to presenting a paper (whether in his/her own panel or in another session). No one whose paper has already been accepted for a panel or a workshop may submit an individual abstract.
An organizer may submit no more than one proposal for a panel or a workshop. A panel must have a minimum of three, and no more than six, papers. Workshops must have at least one presenter and one presider and include significant activities for audience participation.
Papers delivered at CAMWS should present new ideas to the audience, not repeating work already presented in a similar venue. Members are welcome to present work delivered at the author's home institution, at a specialized conference, or at a meeting outside North America, especially if it is work-in-progress that would benefit from wider discussion. However, if an abstract has been accepted for a meeting of a regional or national classical organization in the United States or Canada, it must not be submitted for the CAMWS meeting, unless they have been substantially changed.
Authors of abstracts and organizers of panels/workshops are
not to be identified by name anywhere in their proposals. The panel or workshop organizer will submit a description of the panel or workshop along with the abstracts of the panelists or workshop participants. All submissions must follow these
Formatting Guidelines for CAMWS Submissions. Submissions which do not follow these guidelines will be returned to the author for revision.
The maximum time for an individual paper is 15 minutes. Papers in panels with fewer than six participants may exceed this time limit, but no panel may last longer than 100 minutes. Workshops will typically last one hour.
Requests for audio-visual equipment must be made at the time the abstract is submitted. CAMWS welcomes papers on material culture and reception; however, because LCD projectors are expensive to rent, please request them for textually-based papers only when necessary.
Individuals must provide their own laptop computers and adapter/sound cables. CAMWS cannot provide internet access during presentations.
All presenters and organizers are required to be members of CAMWS for the 2017-2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018). Membership dues may be paid at
camws.org/ membership/memberinfo.php by credit card ($3.00 processing fee) or by mailing a check along with a membership form to CAMWS, Department of Classics, Monmouth College, 700 E. Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462 (office 309-457-2284; fax 815-346-2565;
camws@camws.org).
The Program Committee will reach its decision about proposed panels and workshops by September 15, 2017 and individual abstracts by November 15, 2017.
Please be aware that submission of an abstract is a commitment to present the paper in person in Albuquerque. Individuals whose papers have been accepted are expected to register for the CAMWS meeting by December 31, 2017 in order to guarantee a place on the program.
RECEIPT DEADLINES:
Friday, August 21, 2017 for panels/workshops, Friday, September 22, 2017 for individual abstracts, and Monday, November 6, 2017 for Round Table Discussions.
CAMWS Endorses NCLG Recommendations on Requirements for Seals of Biliteracy for Classical Languages
These recommendations, based upon
ACTFL guidelines, were generated by the National Committee for Latin and Greek (NCLG). This document was endorsed by the CAMWS Executive Committee on November 17, 2016. CAMWS encourages other state, provinicial, regional and national classical organizations to endorse these guidelines as well. The Illinois Classical Conference endorsed these recommendations at its annual meeting in September, 2016. For a copy of these recommendations, see
https://camws.org/sealofbiliteracy.
Festschrift Celebrating James M. May
(PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE CAMWS LADISLAUS J. BOLCHAZY PEDAGOGY BOOK AWARD)
James M. May
of St. Olaf College served as CAMWS President in 1998-1999 and as CAMWS Orator 2002-2017.
Ab omni parte beatus
Classical Essays in Honor of James M. May
ed. Anne H. Groton
xi + 374 pp., 2 illustrations (2017) 6" x 9" Hardbound, ISBN 9780-86516-843-5
That the influence and interests of Classics Professor James M. May extend well beyond his chosen areas of research and publication - Cicero, classical rhetoric, and Latin pedagogy - is amply illustrated in the Festschrift his professional colleagues and former students present in his honor: eighteen essays whose subjects range from the Homeric poems of the eighth century BCE to classical allusions in present-day winner of the Man Booker Prize. Contributors include Dean M. Apel, Marquis S. Berrey, Hilary J. Bouxsein, Christopher Brunelle, Gwendolyn L. Compton-Engle, Christopher P. Craig, Jane Webb Crawford, Robert N. Gaines, Anne H. Groton, Jon Hall, John F. Miller, Rick M. Newton, Sarah A. Nix, Terry L. Papillon, Steve Reece, Jon Solomon, Jennifer S. Starkey, Matthew C. Steenberg, Ann Vasaly, Jakob Wisse.
CAMWS Presidential Portrait Gallery
Our website now includes a gallery of CAMWS Presidents: https://camws.org/about/hist.php. Just click on a presidential name to view the portrait. We are still missing a number of portraits, so if you can fill any of the lacunae, please let us know.
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CAMWS Member Save with Oxford!
Oxford University Press is offering a 25% discount on its entire Classics list to all CAMWS members. Go to
https://camws.org/oup-promotion to take advantage of this promotion. Please note that only CAMWS members can access this page with their personal email address and a password which has been sent to all current members.
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From Our Institutional Members
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CFP ILLINOIS CLASSICAL CONFERENCE (FALL 2017 MEETING)
Call for Papers
Illinois Classical Conference Meeting
October 7-9, 2016
The Illinois Classical Conference seeks proposals for its annual conference, to be held at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, IL, from October 6-8, 2017. There is no set theme: we would like to maintain variety both in level and in topic. We encourage presenters to meet the high standard of quality we have seen in the past by offering presentations which are engaging, enlightening, and focused. Speakers have been from all backgrounds (educators, non-educators, Classics enthusiasts, students) and from all levels (kindergarten through university). Our annual meetings exhibit Illinois's profound commitment to the Classics by offering a wide variety of topics.
Proposals are being accepted in two formats:
- Paper: traditional talk, 15-20 minutes
- Workshop: interactive presentation, 30-40 minutes
The Illinois Classical Conference was established in 1937 and has enjoyed a robust membership every year since (including presidents emeriti Farrand Baker, Bernice Fox, and Tom Sienkewicz). Our membership is a dedicated mix of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educators who are interested in a wide variety of topics related to history, culture, mythology, and pedagogy. The ICC draws its membership from 8 elementary school programs, 15 middle school programs, 79 high school Latin programs, and 23 colleges and universities that offer Classics programs. The ICC assists in the development of an MAT program in Latin at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and also supports a certamen league, the Illinois Junior Classical League, the Illinois Latin Tournament, and the Latin Pedagogy Workshop.
Please contact Ariana Traill (
traill@illinois.edu) with any inquiries.
Submissions will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis.
Please submit this form electronically to traill@illinois.edu or by mail to Ariana Traill, Classics Department, 4080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews Ave, Urbana IL 61801.
(Please be aware that campus mail can add an extra week to delivery time.)
Submissions deadline: August 1, 2017
LIVING GREEK IN GREECE
August 5-20, 2017
Course Description
Living Greek in Greece is an intensive introduction to spoken Attic Greek. In two seminar-style meetings every day, participants read and discuss ancient Greek literature and philosophy in Attic Greek. Each year, readings are organized around a set theme. This year's theme is Inspiration and texts will include selections from Hesiod's
Theogony
and
Works and Days
as well as passages from the LGiG Anthology of Greek passages in prose and verse. In addition to the daily seminar sessions, Living Greek in Greece includes a variety of optional fun activities designed to build one's facility in speaking and understanding Greek, as well as lectures both in English and (ancient) Greek on topics relating to classical as well as modern Greek culture. Every year the program also features a trip to an important site in Greece that is relevant to the year's theme. In 2017, the course will visit Delphi and Mt. Parnassus.
Prerequisites
Participants should have a basic reading knowledge of Attic Greek. This is usually the equivalent of at least one year of Greek at the university level.
Classroom and Housing
Living Greek in Greece is held at the Hellenikon Idyllion, a hotel and Hellenic cultural center located in the charming seaside village of Selianitika on the north coast of the Peloponnese. Classes take place outdoors in a lush garden, just a few meters from the beach.
Accommodation at the Idyllion in shared bungalow apartments is included in the cost of the course. All apartments have a full bath, kitchen access, and air conditioning. Groceries can be purchased in the village and there are numerous seaside tavernas within walking distance. The garden also has fruit trees available to the program's participants.
Living Greek in Greece Staff
Claire Catenaccio, Joseph Conlon, Anna Conser, Richard Hutchins, Darrel Janzen, Jason Pedicone, Alex Petkas, Barbara VInck
Tuition and Fees
The cost of Living Greek in Greece is
$2750.
This amount includes tuition, housing, course materials, and site visits. Airfare and transport to and from the airport is not included.
The Paideia Institute is able to offer a number of full and partial scholarships to students with financial need. Please visit our
scholarships page
to learn more.
Academic Credit
Academic credit is available for Living Greek in Greece on an optional basis through Brooklyn College. Students taking Living Greek in Greece for credit enroll as students at Brooklyn College, take a final exam and pay an additional Brooklyn College tuition of
$2400
($800 / credit) for non-residents of New York State and
$1140
($380 / credit) for New York residents directly to Brooklyn College. All students seeking credit should indicate this on their application. The Paideia Institute will support students admitted to Living Greek in Greece through the Brooklyn College application and enrollment process.
"Time and Eternity:
The Conception of Time in Archaic Greek Literature"
22-24 September 2017
University of Virginia
Organizers:
Call for Papers: Lutheranism & the Classics V:
Arguing with the Philosophers
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana
September 27-28, 2018
WHAT: The Wittenberg Reformation held the classical languages in high esteem and fostered the study of ancient Greek and Latin literature, including philosophy. While Martin Luther distrusted meretricious reason if it supplanted faith, nonetheless he and other reformers regarded Plato and Aristotle highly. Luther himself was a gifted logician and loved disputation. Dialectic was an important component of the traditional Trivium and Melanchthon wrote influential textbooks on the subject. The conference organizers seek individual papers (or panels with at least three participants) on such topics as follow:
- Reformation-era Perspectives on Ancient Latin/Greek Philosophers
- Early Christian Philosophers (Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Origen, etc.)
- Cicero: Stoicism, Epicureanism, the Middle Way
- 500th anniversary of Luther's Heidelberg Disputation
- Luther's Supposed Hatred of Philosophy: Real or Imagined?
- The Relationship between Rhetoric and Dialectic
- The Logic of the Liturgy
- Does Philosophy Contribute to Lutheran Hymnody?
- How Might Christian Children Learn Logic?
Our subject is broadly conceived and considerable latitude will be given to cogent abstracts. Proposals should exemplify philological excellence, contribute to the conference theme however broadly and avoid overspecialization. Individual presenters should plan for their papers to be 18 minutes in length. Selected papers from this conference may be published.
WHO: Keynote addresses by Dr. Roland Ziegler, Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne; Dr. Angus Menuge, Concordia University Wisconsin; Dr. Sarah Byers, Boston College; and E. Christian Kopff, University of Colorado.
WHEN: Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be submitted by electronic attachment to Carl P.E. Springer, professor, SunTrust Chair of Excellence in the Humanities, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, at springercarl@ymail.com by November 1, 2017.
LIVING LATIN IN PARIS
December 27, 2017 - January 3, 2018
Course Description
Living Latin in Paris is an intensive Latin experience focusing on Medieval Latin and set in Paris. Participants read important Latin texts from the Medieval to the Renaissance period that relate to the city of Paris, the intellectual capital of Medieval Europe. Daily readings are paired with visits to important historical and literary sites in Paris and its environs. Both on site and in the classroom, participants are encouraged to communicate with instructors and each other in Latin. The program's goal is to provide an intensive period of Medieval Latin study while helping participants form strong connections with Medieval Latin literature and culture.
Prerequisites
Participants must be over the age of 18 by the time the program starts and should know the basics of Latin grammar. This usually means the equivalent of one year of college or two years of high-school Latin. No experience speaking Latin is required, but experienced Latin speakers are also encouraged to apply.
Classroom and Housing
Classes for Living Latin in Paris are held in the Monastery of the Congregation de St. Esprit, one of the last remaining monasteries in the Latin Quarter. Le Quartier Latin takes its name from the Medieval students at the Sorbonne, who continued to speak Latin long after the rest of Europe had begun speaking the vernacular languages. To make the course as accessible as possible to all, there are four housing possibilities of different comfort and price: a bunk bed in a youth hostel; one bed in a hotel room shared with another course participant. Participants selecting this option will be matched by gender and age; a single hotel room; a hotel room shared with a non-participant. For photos of classrooms and accommodation click here.
Living Latin in Paris Staff
Daniel Gallagher, Catherine Lambert, Matthew McGowan, Gregory Stringer
Academic Credit
Continuing Education Units (CEU's) are also available for this program at no cost.
Costs
- Tuition and youth hostel housing: $1750
- Tuition and shared hotel room: $2500
- Tuition and single hotel room or double room with non-participant: $3000
Request an Application
Students of at least 18 years of age and at least an intermediate knowledge of Latin grammar are invited to apply. This usually means at least one year of college or two years of high school Latin.
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Financial Contributors to CAMWS for 2016-17
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General Fund
Anonymous Donor Emily E. Baragwanath Herbert W. and Janice M. Benario Christopher M. Brunelle Ann Raia Colaneri James H. Dee Kristopher F. B. Fletcher Charles A. George Emily E. Gering Nicolas P. Gross Rebecca R. Harrison Liane Houghtalin George W. Houston Dennis P. Kehoe Peter E. Knox Adam Kozak Paul J. Lotz James M. May Stephanie A. McCarter and Daniel S. Holmes Laura K. McClure Sophie Mills Stephen A. Nimis John R. Porter Stephanie J. Quinn Kenneth J. Reckford Christina A. Salowey L. William Schneider Janice F. Siegel Marcia M. Stille Theodore A. Tarkow Barbara P. Wallach Lanetta M. Warrenburg
Awards & Scholarships
Joel P. Christensen Christina A. Clark Christopher P. Craig Monessa F. Cummins Kristopher F. B. Fletcher Katherine A. Geffcken Charles A. George Rebecca R. Harrison Liane Houghtalin Stanley A. Iverson Sharon L. James Joy K. King Eleanor W. Leach Jamie Meyer Carole E. Newlands Diane J. Rayor L. William Schneider Thomas J. Sienkewicz Runako K. Taylor
Benario Travel Award
Lynne McClendon
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Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Prize
Suzanne L. Brown Helena R. Dettmer Charles A. George Emily E. Gering Anne H. Groton Stanley A. Iverson L. William Schneider
Excavation / Fieldschool Prize
Jenny S. Clay Kristopher F. B. Fletcher Laura Gawlinski Charles A. George Emily E. Gering Liane Houghtalin Martha J. Payne R. G. Peterson L. William Schneider
Ruebel Undergraduate Fund
Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. David F. Bright Christopher P. Craig Julia D. Hejduk Daniel B. Levine Christine G. Perkell Ruth Scodel Thomas J. Sienkewicz Niall W. Slater Alden Smith
CPL
Wisconsin Latin Teachers Association
Other
Charles A. George L. William Schneider
Contributions to the Annual Meeting
American Classical League Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. Eta Sigma Phi National Latin Exam University of Waterloo, Department of Classics Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies Women's Classical Caucus
Total: $12,494.00
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Membership
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Individual Membership
Individual membership in CAMWS for the fiscal year July 1 through June 30 may be purchased for $65 ($30 for student, retiree, first-time teacher, or new CAMWS member; $45 for contingent faculty). Joint spouse/partner membership is available for $90, retired spouse/partner membership for $50. A life membership costs $1200 for an individual and $1600 for joint spouse/partner.
A membership includes a one-year subscription to
The Classical Journal
as well as on-line access to the
Loeb Classical Library
. Please indicate on the membership form whether you would prefer to receive
CJ
electronically (via JSTOR) or in print. For an extra $5 you may receive the journal in both formats. Please note that membership in CAMWS provides electronic subscription only to the current volume of
CJ
. CAMWS members wishing to have access to back issues of the journal can do so at a special rate through JStor. Please contact Tom Sienkewicz at
stcamws@camws.org
for additional information.
The CAMWS Newsletter is sent electronically to all members with e-mail addresses. If you would like to receive a print version in addition, you may indicate that on the membership form.
As part of your CAMWS membership, you are automatically subscribed to
Classical Journal On-Line
from which you will received frequent reviews of new books in the classical field, unless you indicate on the membership form that you opt out of this subscription.
Membership in CAMWS also includes on-line access to the
Loeb Classical Library
. (Please note that it may take two or more weeks following payment to process this on-line access.)
Please note:
Individual memberships or subscriptions to
CJ
sent to an address outside the United States or Canada are subject to a $20 postage surcharge. Individual subscriptions automatically include membership in CAMWS.
You may use the CAMWS membership form to join ACL or SALVI, subscribe to any of eight other scholarly journals, order a copy of Herbert Benario's
CAMWS: A History of the First Eighty Years
, purchase various CAMWS merchandise (including 6-inch 'Roman' rulers, a CAMWS YoYo, shot glasses or koozies) and/or make a tax-deductible contribution to CAMWS.
An individual must be a current member of CAMWS in order to 1.) submit panel, workshop or individual paper proposals for the annual meeting, 2.) register for the annual meeting; 3.) apply for any CAMWS awards or scholarships, including CPL awards; or 4.) hold a CAMWS office or serve on a CAMWS committee.
If you are already a CAMWS member and wish to order CAMWS memorabilia or subscribe to other journals, please use this
Miscellaneous Order Form
.
How to Join or Renew Your Membership
Please use this electronic membership form:
www.camws.org/membership/memberinfo
. Payment by credit card is possible through the CAMWS web site (A $3 processing fee will be added to each credit-card transaction.) or you can print out this membership form and mail it to CAMWS with a check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank or a bank that uses U.S. routing codes to:
CAMWS
Monmouth College
700 E. Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462
Institutional Membership
If your institution or organization becomes a member of CAMWS, it receives the following benefits:
- One CAMWS award for an outstanding student to be chosen by your institution. The student receives a congratulatory certificate stating that your school has designated the student as a recipient of a CAMWS Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies for the current academic year, plus a free membership in CAMWS for the following academic year. As CAMWS members, these students would have full access to the on-line Loeb Classical Library. To designate your student honoree(s), please complete the on-line award designation form and submit it no later than May 1st for each academic year. For a list of previous recipients, see CAMWS Award For Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies.
- The option to choose up to two additional student award recipients ($30 each). Payment required by May 1st of each academic year.
- A certificate stating your institution's support of CAMWS
- Eligibility for your students to compete in the CAMWS Sight Translation Contests (required for colleges and universities)
- Publication of institutional announcements free of charge in the CAMWS Newsletter and on the CAMWS website.
- 20% discount on ads in the annual meeting program and in The Classical Journal.
- For K-12 Institutional Members, one complimentary registration at the CAMWS Annual Meeting (not including the banquet)
- Inclusion on the list of CAMWS Member Institutions, which will be
- printed in the program of the CAMWS Annual Meeting (if membership is received prior to the printing of the meeting program)
- printed in the CAMWS Newsletter (if membership is received by May 1st)
- posted on the CAMWS Website (with hotlinks to the websites of institutional members)
Institutional membership also supports CAMWS awards and scholarships and efforts to promotion Classics in the CAMWS region.
Becoming an Institutional Member
Any educational institution or organization can become a member of CAMWS by paying an annual fee of either $60 (for a K-12 school or a college or university offering a B.A. in Classics), $75 (for a college or university offering a M.A. only in Classics) or $110 (for a university offering a Ph.D. in Classics). The cost of additional student honorees is $30 per student (maximum two).
To become an institutional member (and/or to order up to two additional student honorees), you can use this on-line form: camws.org/membership/institutionform.php.
Payment can be made by check via groundmail or online by credit card or Paypal account A $3 processing fee will be added to each credit-card transaction.
You many also become an institutional membership of CAMWS by printing this Institutional Membership Form and sending a check or money order to:
CAMWS
Monmouth College
700 E. Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462
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2016-17 Institutional Members
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*CAMWS would like to welcome 1st-time Institutional Members.
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CAMWS Members in the News
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Alden Smith
CAMWS recognizes
Alden Smith
of Baylor University as a recipient of Baylor's Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year Award. To read more, go
here
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CAMWS recognizes
Ronnie Ancona
of Hunter College CUNY as a recipient of a 2017 Pegagogy Award from the Society for Classical Studies to attend the Paideia Institute's Living Latin in NYC program.
Elizabeth Wilcox
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Classics in the News
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Earlier this month, the
Wall Street Journal explored the many reasons behind the 30% rise in National Latin Exam participation over the past 16 years, offering a portrait not merely of language survival, but of revival: "
Carpe Diem: U.S. Students Revive Latin and Greek."
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Obitus Recentes
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Abierunt Ad Maiores
Listed here are those individuals whose deaths have come to the attention of CAMWS since the last Business Meeting. A full listing of deceased members may be found on our
Necrology of CAMWS Members page. You are invited to leave comments, anecdotes, and other loving remembrances of these CAMWS members on the
CAMWS Necrology Blog.
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Submissions
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The CAMWS Newsletter is published three times per year, in the fall, winter, and spring/summer. The deadline for the fall edition will be
October 15, 2017. Send submissions by email:
Timothy_Heckenlively@baylor.edu or
newsletter@camws.org. Send submissions by regular mail to:
Dr. Timothy Heckenlively
CAMWS Newsletter Editor
Department of Classics
Baylor University
One Bear Place #97352
Waco, TX 76798
If you have questions, email or call 254-710-1399.
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