Dr. James Moyer of the Religious Studies Department has been named a Provost Fellow in Teaching and Learning for the 2009-2010 school year. A founding member of the Antiquities Program, Dr. Moyer joined Missouri State University in 1970 and served for many years as the Chair of the Religious Studies Department.
Here’s a list of our 2000-2009 graduates in Antiquities and/or Latin. Once I’m finished with this list, I will be working on lists of earlier alumni. If you have information to share, please send it to me asap. If the information I have on you is incorrect or out of date, please let me know that too. Continue reading
Amy M. Bergant – BA in Antiquities (Classical) and Latin, magna cum laude
Kyle G. Grothoff - BA in Antiquities (Classical) in the Honors College, cum laude
Abigail A. LaFevers – BA in Antiquities (Classical) and Anthropology, cum laude
Michelle M. Peters – BA in Antiquities (Classical) in the Honors College, summa cum laude
Meghan M. Walters – BA in Antiquities (Classical), summa cum laude
Lindsey Young – BA in Antiquities (Classical), cum laude
Dr. Dianne Strickland (Art) and Dr. Pauline Nugent (Classical Languages) will be conducting a summer 2009 study program in Florence, Italy.
The summer program in Florence gives students total immersion in the art and culture of Florence. This will be the third year the program is offered, as it has exceptional student response. The four-week trip also includes arranged tours, a 3-day trip to Rome, and an optional trip to Venice. Continue reading
By Toni Mitchell, LTN 102 Student
What made Oedipus Rex such a stunning experience was partly its strict adherence to Aristotle’s precepts of the great Greek tragedy. The play was delivered in one sitting, without an intermission, and though the language had been “modernized,” it adhered to Sophocles’ original piece in terms of plot and character. It began “in medias res,” and we watched as Oedipus gradually learned the truth about the murder of (unbeknownst to him) his father, and consequently, the truth about himself. I think it evoked the “catharsis” Aristotle prized; the ending was devastating, with Oedipus on his knees pleading for his daughters while the blood shined from his eyes. Continue reading