| Department of Classics | University of Colorado at Boulder | Dec 2000 |
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CU Classics Department Plays Prominent Role in Epic Tantalus Production
Meet our Newest Graduate Students
Ancient Sculpture Symposium Planned
Ann Nichols Classics Fellowships to be Awarded
Exhibition of Gold Roman Coins Commands Attention
Classics Instructor Enjoys Home-schooling Local Students
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Department of Classics
University of Colorado at Boulder
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Boulder, Colorado 80309
From Our Chair
Our first full year in the Eaton Humanities Building - recently renamed in recognition of a generous gift by the Woody and Leslie Easton - is proving an exciting one. The Department welcomes two new faculty members to its ranks: Peter Hunt, whose special interests are in Greek history, and Beth Dusinberre, who specializes in the art and archaeology of ancient Greece and the Near East. The Department now offers an impressive array of courses in the History and material culture of antiquity and this year is developing a new undergraduate and graduate curriculum in art and archaeology.
For the first time many years, the Department is close to full strength and our faculty are exercising their talents in a variety of exciting projects. Elsewhere in this newsletter you will read about the Department's collaboration with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in staging the academic symposium on the Royal Shakespeare Company's premiere of "Tantalus" in Denver. You will also read how students participated in preparing an exhibit of Roman coins on loan to the University. Coming events include an interdisciplinary symposium on "Marble in the Roman World", organized by Diane Conlin.
In order to maintain our existing programs of enrichment in undergraduate and graduate education, the support of our friends and alumni is increasingly important. For example, students were able to attend the performance of "Tantalus" because a gift from alumna Ann Nichols made it possible for the Department to subsidize ticket purchases that would have otherwise been beyond a student's budget. There are many ways to support students in the Classics Department. For example, the Graduate School will match a gift $125,000 or $250,000 to create an endowed fellowship that will support a graduate student for one semester of a full year. A gift of $25 to the Hough Library Fund will cover the cost of another text for student use in our beautiful new Reading Room. Even if this is not a convenient time for you to make a gift to Classics, please take a moment to complete the form included with this Newsletter to let us know of your activities. Sharing your experiences with the current generation of Classics students is yet another way of showing your support.
Peter E. Knox, Chair
