It is with great sadness that I am passing along the message that long-time OCC member Steven Strauss passed away on July 20th, 2018. Steve taught Latin for over 20 years at Notre Dame Academy and was a past OCC president. He was a kind and dedicated educator and will be greatly missed. For more information, click here.
Please sign the following petition in support of the Latin Program at the Columbus Alternative High School, which the district is planning to cut. Please sign as soon as possible, since a meeting (at which there is a chance the program can be saved) will be held this Thursday, February 8th. Here is the link:
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/550/508/783/
In the summer of 2018 (July 16-August 3), there will be an NEH Summer Seminar for pre-collegiate teachers on the topic of Roman Daily Life. This seminar is an opportunity to read Petronius and some graffiti in Latin and look at Pompeian archaeology for various topics of Roman daily life. The Petronius reading forms a central core of the seminar, and thus an intermediate level of Latin proficiency (1 year of college level Latin) is required. The seminar will be held in St. Peter, Minnesota (1 hour from Minneapolis) on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College. The NEH pays each person $2700 to participate, which will more than cover the living and food expenses (approximately $1500) – note that each participant is responsible for their own travel expenses. The seminar has been organized by Matthew Panciera (Gustavus Adolphus College) and will be co-taught by him, Beth Severy-Hoven (Macalester), Jeremy Hartnett (Wabash), and Rebecca Benefiel (Washington and Lee).
The application deadline is March 1. More information and directions on applying can be found at the seminar website https://gustavus.edu/events/romandailylife/.
If you have any questions, please write me (Matthew Panciera), the director of the seminar, at panciera@gustavus.edu.
SALVI is hosting a free spoken Latin day at the Franciscan University of Steubenville on Saturday, November 18 from 9:30am-4pm. All Latin teachers and students are welcome. Please see the flyer below for more details:
Please see the attached flyer about the Semple Scholarships at the University of Cincinnati:
The Latin Zone
