Congratulations to Allyson Blomeley and Dan Kostin, co-winners of the 2007 Guy Cooper and Elizabeth Ray Classics Award, presented at the 2007 UNC-A Academic and Leadership awards ceremony on April 19. Complete list of Academic award winners.

Here are a number of useful resources for current Classics majors and minors, and other students taking Classics courses:

Handbook for Classics Majors --NEW!

Writing Papers in Classics Courses --required reading for all students in Classics courses

-Senior Thesis Guidelines

-Research Tools for Classics Students available in Ramsey Library, the Classics Dept. Library or online

-Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions

-Guide to Abbreviations in Classics, Near Eastern Studies and Related Fields

-Link to UDallas useful links for Classicists

-What on earth can I do with my Classics Degree? that is, if you don't want to become a professional Classicist

-Graduate School in Classics Programs if you do want to make Classics your lifetime profession, it is in your best interest to research available graduate programs carefully and discuss your options with your advisor

-American Philological Association Statement of Reasearch -- interesting reading and highly recommended if you are thinking of pursuing an advanced degree

-STOA -- a really fine online resource for Classics

-Internet Resources --I've tried to pick out some current good sites, but I haven't tests these links recently...

http://www.unca.edu/urp/Fall2007SymposiumSchedule.html

link to Fall 2007 Symposium Schedule

Papers of particular interest to Classics students:

Session I B New Hall 119, 1-1:20pm, Hannah Fuller, "Out of Context: the Cubiculum from Boscoreale" (this is an Art History paper on the frescos taken from the Roman villa at Boscoreale and put on display at the Metropolitan Museum in New York)

Session III B New Hall 119, 3:45-4:05pm, Nikki Espie, "The Classical Education of African Americans: The Unexplored Classical Tradition in Asheville, North Carolina" (this is a Classical Studies paper taken from Nikki's senior thesis on the Allen School here in Asheville)