The Philadelphia Classical Society
Fall Professional Day 2016
Saturday, November 19, 2016
The Baldwin School, Anne Frank Library, Bryn Mawr
9 am Doors Open/Check-In/Coffee & Morning Refreshments from Whole Foods
9:45 am Business Meeting [Financial Report; Announcements]
10 am "Tibullus 1.1: Unconventionally Adhering to Traditional Roman Values," Raymond Akers, Saint Joseph’s University
10:25 am "Helen in the Age of Glamour: Hedy Lamarr as Greek Myth's Most Beautiful Girl," Professor Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos, Saint Joseph’s University
11 am Refreshments & Coffee Break
11:20 am Update on Latin-Based Philadelphia Charter Schools and Cristo Rey Network
11:30 am “Surfing the Latin Classroom: Digital Inking and Class Collaboration,” Professor Valentina DeNardis, Director of Classical Studies, Villanova University
11:45 “Excavating a Roman Villa: Can You Dig It?” Professor Valentina DeNardis with Villanova students from the 2016 Vacone, Italy Rutgers University excavation
12:15 pm CLASSICS ALIVE! Sharing Pedagogy and Trends [5 minutes per person/bring 30 handouts; register with Mary Brown, mary.brown@sju.edu]
12:45 pm Lunch Catered by The Black Cat Café, Devon
1:15 pm "What's That You're Drinking? Midas Touch or Chateau Jiahu," Patrick McGovern, Ph.D., Scientific Director, Biomolecular Archaeology Project, Penn Museum, in memoriam Dr. Rudolph Masciantonio
Nota Bene:
- Dr. McGovern's two books will be available for purchase, signed.
- Bring used or new books for our traditional PCS “Libri Classici” giveaway!
- Materials for the 2017 PCS Contest Week, February 19-25, will be available.
- PCS Annual Latin Week Judging Day: February 25, 2017 [snow date: March 4]
- The PCS Annual Awards Luncheon will be held @Drexelbrook on Saturday, April 8, 2017
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