CANES Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

CANESDepartment of Classical and Near Eastern

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We offer two Majors:

Classical Languages

Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations


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Our Classical Languages Major offers two tracks:

Greek Language Track

Latin Language Track


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All Classical Languages Majors:

Take an introduction to classical and Near Eastern Civilization

Learn to write in the track language

Publicly defend a senior thesis at the conclusion of a senior capstone seminar


StudiesGreek Language Track:

9 hours (3 classes) of basic Greek skillsGreek 101 – 102 – 201 or equivalent

27 hours of upper-division study9 hours of disciplinary skills9 hours of Latin language

9 hours of advanced Greek study


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Brian Martens (LAT ‘10) during a trip to EgyptWhile studying abroad in Spring 2008


StudiesLatin Language Track:

9 hours (3 classes) of basic Latin skillsLatin 101 – 102 – 201 or equivalent

27 hours of upper-division study9 hours of disciplinary skills9 hours of Greek language

9 hours of advanced Latin study


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Professsor Habash excavating at the site of Ancient Corinth


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All Classical and Near Eastern Civilization Majors:

Take an introduction to classical and Near Eastern civilization

Take the lower-division sequence in one ancient language

Arabic – Greek – Hebrew – Latin

Publicly defend a senior thesis at the conclusion of a senior capstone seminar


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In addition,Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations

Majors take

24 hours of upper-division study3 hours each: literature, history, philosophy/religion,

art/archaeology

12 hours elective upper-division study


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Scholarships !Leo Vincent Jacks Scholarships

competitively available to incoming freshmen wanting to study Classical Languages

Two scholarships every yearRenewable up to 4 years with successful

performance


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Lydia Riehl (LAT ‘13), the department’s first-ever Jacks Scholar


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Extracurriculars !Eta Sigma Phi National Honor Society

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Jasmine Parhar (CNE ‘03) and Rachel Waggoner (CNE ‘04) at the 2003 Eta Sigma Phi initiation


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CANES Majors’ awards and honors

Goldwater Scholarship: Adam Karnik (LAT ‘10)

Rhodes Scholarship Finalist: Brian Martens (LAT ‘10)


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Adam Karnik (LAT ‘10) at the Fall ‘09 open house


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Manson Stewart Award of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South

1996: Carolyn (Conoan) Harvey (LAT ‘96)1998: Gwen Gruber (GRK ‘98)2003: Amanda Kimura (LAT ‘04)2008: Meghan Freeman (LAT ‘09)2009: Adam Karnik (LAT ‘10)


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Bisenius Family Summer Research Scholarship

one per year to an honors student

2008: Meghan Freeman (LAT ‘09)

2009: Brian Martens (LAT ‘10)


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Meghan Freeman (LAT ‘09) inside the Pantheon during a semester abroad in Rome, Fall 2008


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Creighton University Presidential Mentoring Scholarship

2009: Adam Karnik (LAT ‘10)2009: Brian Martens (LAT ‘10)2010: Claire O’Brien (CNE

‘13)


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Brian Martens (LAT ‘10) during a trip to EgyptWhile studying abroad in Spring 2008


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Study abroad !

CANES has a basic goal of seeing every major spend a semester abroad in a classical land

Within the last two years our majors have studied in:

Athens – Rome – Sicily


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Brian Martens (LAT ‘10) at the ‘Lion Gate’ of Mycenae during a semester abroad in Greece, Spring 2008


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Sam Padilla (GRK ‘09) amidst the Greek ruins at Selinunte during a semester abroad in Sicily, Fall 2008


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Brian Clifton (GRK ‘10) at the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounionduring a semester abroad in Athens, Fall ‘09


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Get a job !Recent CANES majors are now . . .


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Newspaper reporter (Shay Graves, CNE ‘04)

Doctor (Michael Dawson, LAT ‘04; Brandon Massin, LAT ‘03; Jasmine Parhar, CNE ‘03); Joe Poterucha, CNE ‘04; Gerry Stanley, CNE ‘00)

Medical researcher(Trevor Gerson, GRK ‘08; Lisa Lopez, CNE ‘02; Julie Mund, ‘05)

Dentist (Heidi Draayer, GRK ‘06; Zach Russell, LAT ‘02)

Lawyer (Stacy Lucht, CNE ‘06; Victor Padios, LAT ‘00)


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Fall ‘09 open house


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CANES (s-ince 2000)

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Chemistry nationwide

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Biology nationwide

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Fall ‘09 open house


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StudiesFrom the Princeton Review:

“We can't overest imate the value of a Class ics major. . . . according to the Associat ion of American Medical Col leges, students who major or double-major in C lass ics have a better success rate gett ing into medical school than do students who concentrate so le ly in bio logy, microbio logy, and other branches of sc ience. . . .”

http://www.princetonreview.com/Majors.aspx?cip=161200&page=1


StudiesFrom the Princeton Review:

“Furthermore, according to Harvard Magazine , C lass ics majors (and math majors) have the highest success rates of any majors in law school . . . . pol i t ica l sc ience, economics, and pre-law majors lag fa i r ly far behind. . . . furthermore, Classics majors consistent ly have some of the highest scores on GREs of a l l undergraduates.”

http://www.princetonreview.com/Majors.aspx?cip=161200&page=1



High School teacher (Katie Antholz, LAT ‘04; Carolyn (Conoan) Harvey LAT ‘96; Jenny Fotsch, LAT ‘03; Sarah Schmidt, LAT ‘07; John Taylor, LAT ‘06)

Jesuit (Brian Taber, LAT ‘05)

English professor (Matt Low, GRK ‘02; Rachel Bash, CNE ‘02)

Professor of Classics(Gwen Gruber, GRK ‘98)


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Fulbright Scholar Jenny Fotsch (LAT ‘03) in the 2008 Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome



CANES Majors are currently studying in:

Medical School(Zach Torgerson, CNE ‘07)

Law School(Stephanie Nevins, LAT ‘08;

David O’Brien, CNE ‘07; Chris Mihalo, CNE ‘08; Sam Padilla, GRK ‘09)


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Professor Averett explaining finds in a trench on the island of Cyprus



CANES Majors have gone on to study in:

The Warner Institute for Conflict Resolution(James Hillis, LAT ‘07)

UCLA Archaeology Program (PhD)(Evan A. Carlson, GRK & CNE ‘08)

The University of Notre Dame Theology Department (PhD)(Brian Barrett, LAT ‘05)


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Professor Bucher on the roof of the Pantheon in Rome




The University of Texas - Austin Classics Department (PhD)(Amanda Kimura, LAT ‘04)

University of Iowa Classics Department (PhD)(Vanessa Espinosa, LAT ‘08)

Yale University Classics Department (PhD)(Meghan C. Freeman, LAT ‘09)


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the Yale University LibraryBrian A. Martens, at

Lincoln College, Oxford UniversityEvan A. Carlson, graduation day,

Columbia University


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Professor Clark imitates the pose of the famous Minoan ‘snake goddess’




The Indiana University Department of Chemistry (PhD)(Taylor Page, LAT ‘07)

The Universty of Edinburgh First Millennium Program (MA)(Tasha Gefreh, CNE & LAT ‘09)

Kansas State Certification Program in early childhood education(Allie Parillo, CNE ‘07)



CANES Majors are studying in, or have studied in:

The Brown University Department of Religious Studies (PhD)(Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos,

GRK ‘02)

Columbia University Postbac and Anthropology MA Programs(Evan A. Carlson GRK & CNE ‘08)

University of Pennsylvania Postbac Program(Meghan C. Freeman, LAT ‘09)


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Professor Stephens contemplates sunset on the island of Rhodes

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