ED: UGA Classics Summer Institute

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UGA’s 2011 Summer Institute courses have been announced!

To view the flyer: http://classics.uga.edu/temp%20images%20pdfs/summerinstituteposter11.pdf

Each year the Institute offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate Latin and Classics courses, including, in odd-numbered years, a methods course for Latin teachers and Intensive Beginning Greek and, in even-numbered years, Intensive Beginning Latin. The Institute curriculum is supplemented by workshops and guest lectures by visiting master teachers and scholars. The program is designed especially for Latin teachers who wish to continue their education or earn a Master’s degree in Latin on a summers-only basis. The faculty of the Department of Classics share in a tradition of cooperation with high school teachers that culminates each summer in an exciting and challenging curriculum. Here are the offerings for the summer of 2011:

First Short Session – June 13 – July 1, exam on July 5
GREK 2050 – Intensive Greek I 9:00 – 11:45 am Park Hall 225 Dr. Naomi Norman

Second Short Session – July 6 – July 26, exam on July 27
GREK 2060 – Intensive Greek II 12:30 – 3:15 pm Park Hall 225 Dr. Charles Platter

LATN 4/6400 – Augustan Literature 1:00 – 3:45 pm Park Hall 114 Dr. Christine Albright

Through Session – June 13 – July 25, exam on July 26
CLAS 4/6329 – Roman Republic 9:00 – 10:15 am Park Hall 228 Dr. T. Keith Dix

LATN 6030 – Tacitus 10:30 am – 12:00 noon Park Hall 116 Dr. John Nicholson

CLAS 8000 – Proseminar 3:50 – 5:50 pm • Mondays Only Park Hall 222 Staff

LATN 4/6770 – Teaching Methods 3:50 – 5:50 pm • Wednesdays Only Park Hall 222 Mr. Randy Fields
Housing:
For the most up-to-date information about available University Housing, please visit: http://www.uga.edu/housing/rates/nextyearsrates.html. Off-campus housing is also available. UGA meal plans are offered at low student rates.

Tuition:
Tuition rates for summer 2010 were $250 per credit hour plus $584 in fees for in-state students and $871 per credit hour for out-of state students (2011 rates will be available in early 2011 – please check the UGA Bursar’s Office for the most updated information).

Latin teachers from outside Georgia may complete a tuition waiver to reduce tuition to the in-state level. Modest scholarships are also available from the Department. Scholarships are also offered by non-UGA organizations; please visit www.classics.uga.edu for a list.

Admissions:
All Institute participants must be admitted to the University of Georgia, either as Degree or Non-Degree students. Please apply on the Graduate School website at http://www.grad.uga.edu. For admission to the Summer Institute, complete the online application packet available at http://classics.uga.edu/academic_programs/summer_institute_application.htm. Writing samples may be emailed to grading AT uga.edu.

Deadlines:
Application and supporting documents must be received no later than April 1st for domestic applicants, six weeks earlier for international applicants.

For more information, please contact Kay Stanton at gradinq AT uga.edu or Dr. John Nicholson at jhn AT uga.edu, or call 706-542-9264.

ED: AAR Classical Summer School 2011

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American Academy in Rome Classical Summer School

This six-week program is designed to provide qualified graduate students, mature undergraduates, and middle school, high school, and two-year college teachers with a well-founded understanding of the growth and development of the city of Rome through a careful study of material remains and literary sources.

(See more information and download forms at: http://www.aarome.org/other-ways-to-participate.php?rt=program&rid=27)

2011 dates
June 20 – July 29, 2011

2011 application deadline
January 18th, 2011
Notification will be on or around March 1, 2011.

2011 Director
Professor Susann S. Lusnia, FAAR’96, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Studies, Tulane University

Costs
Tuition: $1,800
Basic room and board: $4,200 (estimated)
Tuition, room and board will total approximately $6,000, not including airfare, personal
expenses and additional, unplanned expenditures. This estimate does not include lunches, any travel not directly related to the program of the Summer School, nor expenses such as laundry, tips, amusements, or shopping.

Lodging
Students of the Classical Summer School must stay at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies (ICCS). The estimated cost for 6 entire weeks is $4,200 per person for a shared double room and half board (breakfast and dinner 5 days per week, 42 nights). Admission is contingent upon the participant’s agreeing to stay at ICCS.

Application Materials
The deadline for applications is January 18, 2011. Please thoroughly read the 2011 Guidelines before completing the Classical Summer School Application.

All application materials must be mailed or emailed to the Director:
Prof. Susann Lusnia
Department of Classical Studies
210 Jones Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
Email: lusnia.aarcss AT gmail.com

Scholarships
All applicants are eligible for the Sollman and CSAAR Scholarships. Applicants are also encouraged to apply for scholarships offered through their regional and state classical organizations. Fulbright Commission grants are open only to secondary school teachers of Latin, and have a January 11, 2011 deadline. Applicants for all scholarships MUST ALSO submit the Classical Summer School application to the Director.

Roman Junction What’s Your Function?

From Cambs Times:

The find reveals a new junction on the historic Fen Causeway road which runs underneath Whitemoor Marshalling Yards, the site where Network Rail are building a brand new railway reycling centre worth £23 million.

The discovery points towards the town’s ancient history as a centre for settlement and trade, and provides evidence of further links to nearby settlements.

North Pennines Archaeology Ltd sent workers to the Whitemoor site to investigate the remains of the rail yard and establish whether the course of the Fen Causeway had been fully removed by the rail yard’s construction.

The archaeologists came across a 12 metre-wide road and an additional eight metre-wide road heading south-west of the junction. It is believed that this was built to meet an east-west road recently excavated at the County Council’s waste transfer facility at Melbourne Avenue.

Another possible road, though less well preserved, heads north-eastwards towards known settlements and the salterns in the Longhill Road area.

Kasia Gdaniec, of the Cambridgeshire County Council’s Historic Environment Team, said: “This has been a rare opportunity to investigate an unexpectedly well-preserved section of the Fen Causeway. It is the first time that a junction has been found in association with it,”

She added: “March has a wealth of fantastic archaeological remains that are exciting and challenging in equal measure.”

The discovery falls under the former marshalling yards where a new national railway recyling centre is in the second phase of construction. The centre will enable Network Rail to sort, clean, process, recycle and re-use railway materials.

The centre aims to create even more jobs in the town.

via Roman road junction discovered at Network Rail site | Cambs Times.