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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

Download Program HERE

Download Registration Form HERE

PCS 2016 at Baldwin 

PCS 2016 people

PCS 2016 Villanova

PCS 2016 Villanova excavation 

PCS 2016 Midas Touch

PCS 2016 Patrick McGovern

PCS 2016 toast to Rudy

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