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Undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Classics may use the following facilities.
Alexander Room
The
Alexander Room was established in 1983, in honor of Dr. James Wagner Alexander,
Professor in the Department of Classics 1935-1982, Head of the Department
1947-1980, Franklin Professor of Classics 1980-1982.
The Alexander Room, a quiet, comfortable reading room and reference library with approximately 3,200 volumes, is open M-F from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Keys are available to graduate students for after-hours use.
Classics Computer Lab
The
Classics Computer Lab, located in Park Hall 232, is a state-of-the-art
facility reserved for the use of classics faculty and students. The Lab
is equipped with eight Gateway Pentium III computers (named for Greek
gods); one station is handicap accessible.
The lab is also equipped with a PowerMac 6500/250 and an Ibycus machine used for searching Greek and Latin texts. The Gateways run Windows 98, and the PowerMac has System 7.5.5 loaded. All have CD-ROM and ZIP drives. There is also a scanner available for student use.
The Gateway computers are connected to the campus network with access to Arches, OASIS, and GALIN and are loaded with Internet Explorer 5 for Web browsing. They can be used to search the TLG and PHI CD-ROMs of Classical authors, to access the Database of Classical Bibliography and various photo albums of classical material prepared by faculty members and to log-on to the departmental Web pages for individual courses. All computers are equipped with WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and GreekKeys and are connected to printers. Lab users must supply their own paper. The Lab is open M-F from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Keys are available to graduate students for after-hours use.
Classics Commons
The
Classics Commons, Park Hall 215, is a quiet lounge reserved for the use
of Classics faculty, students, and staff. Equipped with a microwave, refrigerator,
and coffee pot, the Commons is a convenient gathering place for members
of the department.
The Commons is open M-F from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Keys are available to faculty, staff and graduate students for after-hours use.
Slide Collection
The
Classics Department Slide Collection, housed in Park Hall 242, contains
approximately 10,000 images of sites and artefacts from antiquity. The
collection has been entered into a database and is in the process of being
digitized.
At present over 5,000 images have been digitized and are stored on the departmental server for classroom and website use. The Slide Collection is reserved for use by classics faculty and graduate students who are teaching courses.
Teacher Resource Center
The
Teacher Resource Center (TRC), located in Park Hall 225, houses a wide
range of commonly used Latin and Greek textbooks and other instructional
materials.
The TRC may be used by students enrolled in both our Latin Teaching Apprenticeship and our Summer Teacher Institute and others interested in teaching classical languages. Holdings include books and articles on teaching methodology, classroom-ready curriculum units, information on national standards, College Board publications on teaching AP Latin, and a range of items provided by the American Classical League's Teaching Materials and Resource Center, as well as Prentice Hall, Bolchazy-Carducci, and other publishers of Greek and Latin texts.
Complete
2007-2008
Events Calendar
Dr. Spence wins the
2008 Albert Christ-Janer
Award
for Creative Research.
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Congratulations to our Classics
award winners and graduates!
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