Joint Meeting of the

 

Illinois Classical Conference

 

And

 

AMICI, The Iowa Association of Classicists

 

October 10-12, 2008

Augustana College, Rock Island IL

ICCLOGO

 

N.B. All sessions on Saturday take place at Augustana College in Old Main;

all sessions on Sunday take place at Stoney Creek Inn in the Blackhawk Room.

 

 

 

  ۩       Friday, October 10, 2008       ۩ 

 

I.C.C. Advisory Council Meeting   ۩   5:007:30 P.M.

Presidential Suite, Stoney Creek Inn

Presider:  Alice Mulberry, Ray Elementary School, President, I.C.C.

 

Conference Registration   ۩   4:309:30 P.M.

Lounge, Stoney Creek Inn

 

Social   ۩   7:309:30 P.M.

Lounge and Bar, Stoney Creek Inn


 

  ۩       Saturday, October 11, 2008       ۩ 

 

Conference Registration   ۩   8:30 A.M. 5:00 P.M.   ۩   Old Main 121

 

Book Exchange   ۩   8:30 A.M. 5:00 P.M.   ۩   Old Main Parlor 121

Chairman:  Marilyn Brusherd, Editor, Augur

 

Books/Materials Exhibit   ۩   8:30 A.M. 5:00 P.M.   ۩   Old Main 124

Chairman:  Brian Tibbets, Monmouth-Roseville H.S.

 

Session I   ۩   9:00–10:15 A.M.   ۩   Old Main 122

 

Panel:  Building Ties between College and High School Latin Programs

Presider:  Carin Green, University of Iowa

Organizer:  Ariana Traill:  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

                                                                           Presenters:                  

Francesca Tataranni, Northwestern University

James Chochola, Lane Tech Preparatory High School

Ariana Traill, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Laurie Jolicoeur, Lyons Township High School

 

Break   ۩   10:1510:30 A.M.

 

Session II   ۩   10:30–12:00 A.M.   ۩   Old Main 122

 

Telling the Truth:  Persians, Families, and Oracles

Presider:  Lee Brice, Western Illinois University

 

Drauga:  Persian Lies in Herodotus

Billie Cotterman, University of Iowa

 

Mothers and Children:  Adoption in the Sanctuary of Asclepius

Carin M. C. Green, University of Iowa

 

Menander’s Violent Oikos

Madeleine M. Henry, Iowa State University

 

Greek Oracles in a Christian Setting:  The Citations of Didymus the Blind

Mischa Hooker, Augustana College

 

Lunch   ۩   12:00–2:00 P.M   ۩    Old Main

 

Presider: Alice Mulberry, Ray Elementary School; President, I.C.C.

Invocator:William Napiwocki, St. Joseph College Seminary, Loyola University

 

Luncheon Presentation   ۩   1:002:00 P.M.   ۩   Old Main 122

(Co-sponsored by the Western Illinois Society of the Archaeological Institute of America)

Introduction:  Tom Banks, Professor Emeritus, Augustana College

Speaker:  Jane Borelli, Professor Emerita, Augustana College

Oscar Broneer, World-Class Archaeologist:  from Brâna to Isthmia, by way of Augustana College

  ۩       Saturday, October 11, 2008       ۩ 

 

Business Meetings   ۩   2:15–3:15 P.M.

 

ICC   ۩   Old Main 122

Presider:  Alice Mulberry, Ray Elementary School; President, I.C.C.

 

AMICI   ۩   Old Main 125

Presider:  Cindy Smith, Loras College, AMICI Consul

 

Break   ۩   3:153:30 P.M

 

Session III   ۩   3:30–5:00 P.M.   ۩   Old Main 122

 

Building Bridges Between the Ancient and Modern World

Presider:  Emil Kramer, Augustana College

 

Bridging the Empire:  Religion and Engineering in Roman Mérida

Carl Springer, Southern Illinois University

 

Plato’s Forms and Evolutionary Psychology

Tom Banks, Professor Emeritus, Augustana College

 

Medieval Manuscripts as a Teaching Tool in the Latin Classroom

Mark Thorne, Wheaton College

 

Meeting of J.C.L. Sponsors   ۩   5:00 P.M.   ۩   Old Main 122

Presider:  Christopher Condrad, Barrington High School

 

Meeting of Eta Sigma Phi Sponsors   ۩   5:00 P.M.   ۩   Old Main 125

Presider:  Carin Green, University of Iowa

 

Banquet   ۩   The Brown Bottle,

1624  Fifth Avenue, Moline, IL

 

                                             Reception   ۩   6:007:00 P.M., Cash Bar                             

Dinner   ۩   7:00 P.M.

Presider:  Alice Mulberry, Ray Elementary School; President, I.C.C.

Invocator:  William Napiwocki, St. Joseph College Seminary, Loyola University

 

2008 Awards

Presenter:  Vicki Wine, Monmouth College

 

Banquet Presentation

Introduction: Cynthia Smith, Loras College; College Consul, AMICI

Speaker:  Kathryn Thomas, Creighton University

Early Midwestern Contributors to the Classical Journal – and Mussolini

 


 

  ۩       Sunday, October 12, 2008       ۩ 

 

Session IV   ۩   9:00–10:15 A.M.   ۩   Blackhawk Room   ۩   Stoney Creek Inn

 

Latin Pedagogy

Presider:  Anna Reiff, Amos Alonzo Stagg H.S.

 

Latin Songs Students Like to Sing in Class

Virginia K. Hellenga, Monmouth College

 

Authentic Stories in the Latin One Classroom

Elisa C. Denja, Northwestern Gifted and Talented Program and Bochazy-Carducci Publishers,

and LeaAnn Osburn, Our Lady of the Elms High School and Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers

 

A Student Project for Intermediate Latin Poetry Classes:  Writing a Literary Translation

Marcia H. Lindgren, Director of the Latin Program, University of Iowa,

with Life Blumberg and Joshua Langseth, University of Iowa

 

Break   ۩   10:1510:30 A.M.

 

Session V   ۩   10:30–11:45 A.M.   ۩   Blackhawk Room   ۩   Stoney Creek Inn

 

Current National Issues in Secondary Latin Education

Presider:  Amanda Woodruff, Valley H.S.

                                                                                                                                                                                              

The Fate of the AP Latin Literature Exam:  Where Do We Stand?

Alice Mulberry, Ray Elementary School; President, I.C.C.

 

ACL/APA National Standards for Latin Teacher Preparation: Soliciting your Input

John Gruber-Miller, Cornell College,

member of the ACL/APA Joint Task Force on Latin Teacher Preparation

 

Break   ۩   11:45 A.M. 12:00 P.M.

 

Lunch and Business Meeting   ۩   12:001:30 P.M.

Johnny's Italian Steakhouse,

1300 River Drive,  Moline IL

Presider:  Alice Mulberry, Ray Elementary School; President, I.C.C.

Invocator:  William Napiwocki, St. Joseph College Seminary, Loyola University

 

 


 

I.C.C. Officers

President………….………Alice Mulberry

Vice-President….…………...Emil Kramer

Secretary………………….Steve Pilewski

Treasurer…………….….Elizabeth Skoryi

 

AMICI Officers

College Consul……………… Cindy Smith

High School Consul…………………..TBA

Secretary-Treasurer…....John Gruber-Miller

Local Committee

Vicki Wine, Chair

Tom Banks

Kirsten Day

Mischa Hooker

Emil Kramer

 

C.E.U.’s will be available through
Monmouth College