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American Philological Association
Honors Sweet Briar College Professor

SWEET BRIAR, Va. — Eric Casey, associate professor of classics at Sweet Briar College, an all-women’s liberal arts college near Lynchburg, Va., has been awarded the American Philological Association’s “Excellence in Teaching” award. The presentation was made Saturday, Jan. 5 at the organization’s annual convention in Chicago. [READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE]

University of Richmond Offers
Ovid Course for Teachers

This course is designed for High School Latin teachers and will focus on discovering, understanding and enjoying Ovid's Metamorphoses, though it also will help to prepare to teach the Ovid AP syllabus. [TELL ME MORE]

Author Seeks Reviews of Epigraphy Text

Dr. Matthew Hartnett of the St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, is looking for Latin teachers and professors in the Virginia area who are interested in receiving a review copy of his new publication, By Roman Hands: Inscriptions and Graffiti for Students of Latin. He is looking specifically for those intructors who would be interested in test-driving this text as a supplement in their regular Latin courses.

If interested, please contact: Dr. Matthew Hartnett, Chair, Classics Department, St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA 01772, matthewhartnett@stmarksschool.org.

After a very successful inaugural session last summer, SALVI (Septentrionale Americanum Latinitatis Vivae Institutum, or North American Institute for Living Latin Studies, Inc.), presents its second Rusticatio Virginiana – a beginners-only week of total immersion in Latin with high energy conversation exercises and readings from Latin literature. As a federally-recognized public charity, SALVI has no religious affiliation; however, we are proud to announce that our Rusticatio Virginiana program has received the endorsement of the Opus Fundatum ‘Latinitas’ (the Latinitas Foundation) of Vatican City.

Program Dates: June 30 – July 6, 2008. Arrival 12 PM Monday, June 30. Departure 12 PM, Sunday, July 6.

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Message from the President

I  was very pleased by the large turnout for the Fall meeting at UVA and wish to thank our outstanding speakers Niall Slater of Emory University, Marty Abbott of ACTFL and Elizabeth Baughn of the University of Richmond. We noted some significant milestones at that meeting. Arthur Stocker handed over the reins of the Latin translation contest to John Miller. We all owe Arthur our individual and collective gratitude for his years of service and dedication to the Classical Association of Virginia. In another landmark moment... [READ THE ENTIRE LETTER]

Message from the Newsletter Editor

As this is the fifth year that I have been Newsletter Editor, I think that it is time to "pass the torch" of the editorship to someone new. Cathy Daugherty has graciously agreed to accept the position of Newsletter Editor. I know that she will bring a fresh, innovative, and up-to-date approach to the position.

I wish to thank all those members who helped me with this challenging position over the past five years. I sincerely appreciate the efforts of all those CAV members who have contributed to the newsletter.

Respectfully yours,
Cheryl Ryan

The American Classical League and its Committee on Educational Computer Applications are planning a two-week technology workshop and study tour, "Rome: In Situ & in the Lab" in Rome and Campania from July 20 to August 3, 2008. [GO TO FULL PRESS RELEASE]

Rome Reborn 1.0

The Institute for Advanced Technology in Humanities at the University of Virginia has collaborated in the production of an on-line digital model of Rome as it would have appeared in AD 320. [TAKE A LOOK]
 

Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit ~ Vergil's Aeneid, I.203