COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN CLASSICS AND PHILOSOPHY
UNC-A students taking Classics and Philosophy courses participate in the undergraduate research collaboration between Gordon Wilson, Feldman Professor of Philosophy and the General Editor of the international Henry of Ghent project mentioned below, and Lora Holland, Associate Professor of Classics. This project involves the editing and publication of volumes in the Henrici de Gandavo Opera Omnia Series for Ancient and Medieval Philosophy sponsored by the de Wulf-Mansion Center at the University of Louvain, Belgium. This collaboration offers a unique opportunity (such study and skills are generally available only for graduate students and professors) for undergraduate students at UNC-A to learn Latin paleography and the basics of text editing by going to the original hand-written Latin texts--Humanistic research at its best, in the manner of Petrarch, Erasmus of Rotterdam and other great Humanists. Knowledge of Latin is required for working on this project! For more information on the Henry of Ghent project see the UNC-A Philosophy HG page . Link to UNC-A Undergraduate Research Homepage for Calendar, Deadlines, and Grant Opportunities.
Congratulations to Jennifer Gray, Senior Philosophy major and Classics minor, who was invited to participate in the 12th annual Posters on the Hill Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) poster session on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2008. Click here for photos from this event! The title of her poster is "A Gradual Improvement of the Second Exemplar of Henry of Ghent's Quodlibet IV." Sixty competitively selected students from colleges and universities around the nation displayed their research in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a late afternoon reception. In the morning of the same day, there was an orientation session, followed by visits from students and their faculty mentors to their Representatives and Senators' offices. Jennifer's was one of only handful of Humanities proposals accepted, and she is the first UNC-Asheville student ever to win this honor. She has been working for the past two years on six manuscripts of the medieval philospher Henry of Ghent in collaboration with Dr. Gordon Wilson, the General Editor for a new critical edition of this author. Jennifer has been awarded funding from various sources around campus. Jennifer is also being allowed to examine the original manuscripts in Europe this summer. Jennifer gained these opportunities through her participation in the joint Classics-Philosophy Latin Paleography Undergraduate Research Collaboration.
Congratulations again to Jennifer Gray , and to her faculty mentor, Dr. Gordon Wilson for winning a Summer 2008 Faculty-Student Partnership Award for Undergraduate Research!
Congratulations to Alejandra McCall, Senior Classics and History double major and member of Eta Sigma Phi (Classics Honor Society), who has been invited to study Latin manuscripts and other documents concerning the expulsion of the Jesuits from Chile that are housed in restricted access collections in Spain and in Rome this May. In June and July, she will travel to Chile where she has been given permission to study collections and pursue research on the influence of the Jesuit presence on the Classical Tradition in Chile. Ally has been awarded funding from various sources around campus, including a Summer Research Award from the UNC-Asheville Undergraduate Research Program. Ally gained this opportunity through her participation in the joint Classics-Philosophy Latin Paleography Undergraduate Research Collaboration.
Congratulations again to Alejandra McCall, who received the History Department's PHILIP WALKER AWARD in recogition of her "outstanding research and work in foreign languages." This award comes with a cash prize of $250.00. Well done, Ally!
Congratulations to Megan Miller, Senior Classics major and President of Eta Sigma Phi (Classics Honor Society) and President of NSCS (Honors Program Honor Society), who has been invited to attend the second Lincoln College International Summer School in Greek Palaeography (GPSS) at the University of Oxford, England, from Sunday, 27 July to Saturday, 2 August 2008. The school offers participants the opportunity to acquaint themselves with the fascinating world of Greek manuscripts in the unique setting of Oxford University and the Bodleian Library. GPSS 2008 will offer lectures, special classes and tutorials on Greek palaeography and textual criticism. Megan has been awarded funding from various sources around campus. Megan gained this opportunity through her participation in the joint Classics-Philosophy Latin Paleography Undergraduate Research Collaboration.
Congratulations again to Megan Miller, who was recognized as Outstanding Student Organization president for herleadership in Eta Sigma Phi and as co-president of the NationalSociety of Collegiate Student at the snnual Academic and Leadership Awards Ceremony Thursday, April 17, 2008. Each year UNC Asheville recognizes those students and student organizations that have excelled in their contributions to the University community. Strong student leadership at UNC Asheville is marked by a balance between the rigors of academic life and the citizenship of co-curricular and community involvement. And yet another congratulations to Megan and to her faculty mentor, Dr. Sophie Mills, for winning a Summer 2008 Faculty-Student Partnership Award for Undergraduate Research! Well done, Megan!
We are currently putting together the Summer 2008 Paleography Team. Previous team members are invited to re-join with the new members! Contact Dr. Holland for details (lholland@unca.edu).
Student Work on the Henry of Ghent Project
Summa (Quaestiones Ordinariae), Article 53 (G. A. WILSON, ED.)
Question 5, Alejandra McCall (Classics & History)
Questions 1-4, Kristina Robinson (Classics, Class of 2006)
Question 2, Kelly Davis (Classics), Alexis Granum (Philosophy), Jennifer Gray (Classics & Philosophy), Megan Miller (Classics), Jaclyn Stacy (Spanish & Engineering)
Quodlibet IV (G. ETZKORN - G. A. WILSON, EDS.)
Kelly Davis (Classics), Jennifer Gray (Classics & Philosophy), Megan Miller (Classics)
Quodlibet XV (G. ETZKORN - G. A. WILSON, EDS.)
Jennifer Gray (Classics & Philosophy)
Recent Publicity
As published in the Winston-Salem Journal, Monday, July 30, 2007
Under Community Milestones, In Education
• Jennifer Gray, the daughter of Mason Gray of Winston-Salem, was recently selected by Georgetown University's philosophy department to present her research at "The Workshop on Latin Paleography and Critical Editing." The prestigious workshop, which attracts scholars from around the world, is held at Georgetown University July 9 through Aug. 3.
Gray, a philosophy major at UNC Asheville, will be the youngest presenter at the conference. She was chosen by the workshop committee to present her research on Henry of Ghent. Gray studied photo duplicates of rare European manuscripts originating from London, Padua, Melk, Bologna and Valencia. She is a 2001 graduate of West Forsyth High School.
As published in the Asheville Citizen-Times on August 9, 2007 under College News:
Simone Project awards senior scholarship
TRYON — The Eunice Waymon-Nina Simone Memorial Project has awarded Megan Elizabeth Miller the 2007 Nina Simone Senior Scholarship. The scholarship award carries a $1,000 stipend.
Miller, the daughter of Brenda B. Miller, is a 2003 graduate of Polk County High School.
She is a senior classics major at UNC Asheville. Her course of study includes a concentration in Greek and Latin and a minor in anthropology.
She has maintained a 3.9 cumulative grade point average throughout her collegiate career.
Miller has presented her research on paleography (the study of early writing) at regional and national conferences, including UNC Asheville’s Symposium on Undergraduate Research and the 2007 National Conference on Undergraduate Research in San Francisco.
Miller holds the additional distinction of being the only undergraduate to be selected as a participant in The Workshop on Latin Paleography and Critical Editing, a five-week program held this summer for international scholars, sponsored by the Philosophy Department at Georgetown University.
After graduation, Miller hopes to attend Oxford University to pursue advanced degrees.
The Simone Project sponsors two general scholarships each year. Scholarships are need-based and open-disciplined, and applicants from across the globe are encouraged to apply.
Awards may be used for both formalized academic study and ancillary cultural enrichment opportunities with an educational emphasis
Spring 2007 NCUR Presentation (and Publication in NCUR Proceedings)
Megan Miller, "The Trials of the Modern Editor: Decoding and Deciphering the Medieval Manuscripts of Henry of Ghent" Directed by Gordon Wilson
Spring 2007 UR Symposium Presentations Click HERE for photos.
Jennifer Gray, "The Evolution of Manuscripts and their Models Found within the Henrici Opera Omnia Series, Quodlibet IV" Directed by Gordon Wilson
Megan Miller, "The Trials of the Modern Editor: Decoding and Deciphering the Medieval Manuscripts of Henry of Ghent" Directed by Gordon Wilson
Spring 2006 NCUR Presentation (and Publication in NCUR Proceedings)
Kristina Robinson, “The Process Of Editing Henry Of Ghent's Article 53, Question 1 Of His Quaestiones Ordinariae” Directed by Lora Holland
Spring 2005 UR Symposium Presentation
Kristina Robinson, “Editing Medieval Latin Manuscripts in the Twentieth Century” Directed by Lora Holland
Honors and Awards:
Summer, 2007 Megan Miller has been selected as one of twelve participants in a Workshop in Editing Medieval Texts to be held from July 9 to August 3 at Georgetown University. Info link for Summer 2007 WORKSHOP IN EDITING MEDIEVAL TEXTS at Georgetown University with instruction by Girard Etzkorn and Gordon Wilson.
Spring, 2007 Megan Miller (Classical Languages and Literature) "THE TRIALS OF THE MODERN EDITOR: DECODING AND DECIPHERING THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS OF HENRY OF GHENT," 21st National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA, April 12-14, 2007. Megan won a Research Grant from UNC-A's undergraduate research program to present her paper. Congratulations, Megan!
Summer, 2006 Kristina Robinson, Philosophy Dept. Research Award to view manuscripts in the Vatican Library and in Brussels
Summer, 2006 Megan Miller, UNC System Undergraduate Research Opportunity Expansion Initiative Award under the UNC Research Development Initiative for "Latin Paleography/Editorial Work on the Henry of Ghent Project"
Summer, 2004 Kristina Robinson, UNC-A Student-Faculty Undergraduate Research Partnership "Editing Medieval Latin Text in the 21st Century" Co-awarded with Lora Holland (Classics) and in collaboration with Gordon Wilson (Philosophy)
Upcoming Conferences:
Southeastern Medieval Association (SEMA) will be meeting Oct. 4-7, 2007, at Worford College in Spartenburg, SC.
University of Virginia at Wise, Medieval and Renaissance conference in September, 2007. (Abstracts due June)
SUMMER 2006 LATIN PALEOGRAPHY TEAM luncheon in New Hall Forum
from left to right, Girard Etzkorn, Gordon Wilson, Kelly Davis, Megan Miller, and Alexis Granum. Jennifer Gray (below, left), Jaclyn Stacy (below, right)
Team members not pictured: Lora Holland, Kristina Robinson
The Summer 2006 LATIN PALEOGRAPHY TEAM office in New Hall
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