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The Department of Classics Outreach Program
The Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin has received some funds from the College of Liberal Arts to expand its outreach efforts. As a result, we should be able to send faculty members and graduate students to various schools and events throughout Texas, to speak on whatever Classics-related topic might be of interest. Recent class visits by UT faculty members have ranged from an introduction to Homer for second graders through discussion of Latin meter for an AP Latin class, and we can also perform scenes from ancient dramatic works in English and/or Latin. In addition to Latin classes, we are eager to address English classes reading Greek and Roman literature in translation, history classes studying the ancient world, in-services, exploratory language classes, Latin clubs and events, and community gatherings outside the schools. In fact, we encourage you to think of any areas where you think a visit by a member of our Department might be of use to you, your school, and your community.
We also encourage teachers of Latin to bring their students on field trips to our campus and our department. Among the activities we might include in a such field trip are visits to classes in Latin, Greek, or Classical Civilization; talks by professors on various topics; tours of the campus' classical art and Latin inscriptions; performances of scenes from ancient drama; and participation in our readings of Greek and Latin texts aloud (every Wednesday and Thursday at noon, or we can schedule additional ones). Some funds are available to assist school groups that might otherwise not be able to make the trip to Austin.
A List of Possible Topics That We Could Present at Your School
Please contact any of the following with your ideas on how members of the UT Austin Classics Department can contribute to your teaching (all can be reached by phone at 512-471-5742):
Tim Moore, Chair: timmoore@mail.utexas.edu;
Bill Nethercut, Chair, Outreach Committee: nethercut@mail.utexas.edu;
Candace Kash, Undergraduate Coordinator: ugclass@mail.utexas.edu
Last Updated 01 August
2003 by the Undergraduate Coordinator.
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