Hey Everyone,
As the title of the post says, two more things related to Classics and possible fun times!
Liyana forwarded us a copy of a PR letter from Duke University, unfortunately it is a PDF and I don't know how to insert it into the blog without it going funny. So I'll give you a link to check out Duke University and what they have to offer for programs related to Classics. If, however, you want a copy of the PR letter email us and we will send you a copy, but it looks like most of the information covered in the letter is there on the site if you go through it.
Next: there is a new weekly event starting Wednesday September 19th until December 12th at Garbonzo's. The event is called Pub Stumpers Trivia! Trevor (the manager) said this in his email: "This is a weekly trivia league which will run every Wednesday until December 12. We are now recruiting teams of 4-6 to participate. The winning team each week will receive a free large pizza and a pitcher of Half Pints St. James Pale Ale. At the end of the season there will be a grand prize for the team who has earned the most points through the season." (I decided to bold the info on free stuff to hopefully entice those who like free things!)
So if anyone is interested in forming a team and wanting to participate in this little weekly event let us know as soon as you can by emailing us so we can email Trevor and form a team. We will also need to come up with the usual awesome Classics related team name.
Hope everyone has a great weekend,
Your Consuls,
Myla and Remi
Friday, September 14, 2012
Minutes From Wednesday
Hey everyone,
First official meeting of the year went well. We would like to thank those who came out! Also, we will be posting here what we decided and discussed in the meeting and we also have the minutes in the binder in the Common Room (4G07) so that everyone will have access to the minutes and can participate even if they cannot make it to the meetings.
Social: We will be having one, hopefully February 2nd (Groundhog Day) and we will also have a groundhog plush animal dressed in a toga! We will be forming committees next week and start to go over budgeting for that as well. Also, we want to do it for charity again for the Children's hospital!
Colloquium: We want to have a min. of 5 people to run it, there was an interest of 8 people during the meeting. We were thinking of doing one in the fall, possibly November or quite possibly doing a small "lecture series" where during the free period or some time on a Friday and then hit the pub afterwards. The "lecture series" would then have just probably 2 or 3 presenters. On another note we want to have a bigger colloquium on March 2nd.
Trick or Treat for Winnipeg Harvest: It will be hosted at Leyna's house, unless things change, but we will post any changes on that.
Fundraiser at Rumours: We want to do this on Saturday October 27th and we will be contacting Rumours shortly.
Pub Nights: We want one on Friday November 16th and the next one in early December. We were also thinking about doing this at Garbonzo's. We also signed up at Garbonzo's for the Loyalty Points reward system, so for every dollar spent there a point is earned. All you will have to do is tell the server that you are part of the Classics Club and we'll earn points!
Pub Trivia/Quiz Night: We spoke with the manager at Garbonzo's and we cannot charge and have a pot of money to be won because that would be against Manitoba Lotteries laws. However, we were thinking that everyone could buy a small gift (max $10) and then the winning team wins the ultimate grand prize of all the gifts!
Zombie Walk: People showed interest and it is on Saturday October 13th this year. More info to come when it gets closer to the date.
Pizza and Bake Sales: We hope to book for the year 2nd floor Centennial at the escalators for Mondays. Every third sale would possibly be a bake sale (those take more effort and time and we don't make as much). We will be having the pizza/bake sales every two weeks. More info to come shortly.
Christmas Baskets: We want to do it and there was a general agreement, so motion was passed!
Classics Challenge: No one wants to run it and it is a lot of work, so we will not be doing a Classics Challenge this year.
Shirt ideas: This will be part of the next meeting! So please feel free to brainstorm and bring your ideas to the meeting or write it on the board in the Common Room or write it in the binder if there is no room on the board.
Cheers,
Your Consuls
First official meeting of the year went well. We would like to thank those who came out! Also, we will be posting here what we decided and discussed in the meeting and we also have the minutes in the binder in the Common Room (4G07) so that everyone will have access to the minutes and can participate even if they cannot make it to the meetings.
Social: We will be having one, hopefully February 2nd (Groundhog Day) and we will also have a groundhog plush animal dressed in a toga! We will be forming committees next week and start to go over budgeting for that as well. Also, we want to do it for charity again for the Children's hospital!
Colloquium: We want to have a min. of 5 people to run it, there was an interest of 8 people during the meeting. We were thinking of doing one in the fall, possibly November or quite possibly doing a small "lecture series" where during the free period or some time on a Friday and then hit the pub afterwards. The "lecture series" would then have just probably 2 or 3 presenters. On another note we want to have a bigger colloquium on March 2nd.
Trick or Treat for Winnipeg Harvest: It will be hosted at Leyna's house, unless things change, but we will post any changes on that.
Fundraiser at Rumours: We want to do this on Saturday October 27th and we will be contacting Rumours shortly.
Pub Nights: We want one on Friday November 16th and the next one in early December. We were also thinking about doing this at Garbonzo's. We also signed up at Garbonzo's for the Loyalty Points reward system, so for every dollar spent there a point is earned. All you will have to do is tell the server that you are part of the Classics Club and we'll earn points!
Pub Trivia/Quiz Night: We spoke with the manager at Garbonzo's and we cannot charge and have a pot of money to be won because that would be against Manitoba Lotteries laws. However, we were thinking that everyone could buy a small gift (max $10) and then the winning team wins the ultimate grand prize of all the gifts!
Zombie Walk: People showed interest and it is on Saturday October 13th this year. More info to come when it gets closer to the date.
Pizza and Bake Sales: We hope to book for the year 2nd floor Centennial at the escalators for Mondays. Every third sale would possibly be a bake sale (those take more effort and time and we don't make as much). We will be having the pizza/bake sales every two weeks. More info to come shortly.
Christmas Baskets: We want to do it and there was a general agreement, so motion was passed!
Classics Challenge: No one wants to run it and it is a lot of work, so we will not be doing a Classics Challenge this year.
Shirt ideas: This will be part of the next meeting! So please feel free to brainstorm and bring your ideas to the meeting or write it on the board in the Common Room or write it in the binder if there is no room on the board.
Cheers,
Your Consuls
Friday, September 7, 2012
AIA/CAM Lecture Series
One last post for today: AIA Lecture Series are back. The first one is Sunday September 23rd at 3 pm. The speaker is: John Dillon on The Alexandrian Quartet: Callimachus, Philo, Origen and Cavafy. Join us at the U of M in University College. Again if you need any directions, email us at uwclassics@gmail.com and we'll give you directions. They also have a blog where they will post the upcoming lectures: http://aiawinnipeg.wordpress.com
Cheers,
Your Consuls.
Scholarships
Prof. Golden wanted to let everyone know that the AHEPA scholarships are due Thanksgiving day 8 October 2012. These are a great scholarships worth $2,500 (for Manitoba residents of any cultural background) and $2,000 (for students outside Manitoba of Greek heritage). Anyone interested can let us know and we will send them the form (I seem to have some trouble posting it on this blog without making it ridiculously large).
Also, through the UW there are other scholarships and bursaries available: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/services-awds-current-continuing
The first deadline is September 14th.
Cheers,
Your Consuls
Also, through the UW there are other scholarships and bursaries available: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/services-awds-current-continuing
The first deadline is September 14th.
Cheers,
Your Consuls
First Meeting
Hello all,
We're due for our first meeting, Wednesday September 12th and we have a lot to discuss. First of all we got the room 2M74. If you have any trouble finding it, email us beforehand at uwclassics@gmail.com and we'll give you some directions.
Since we have so much to discuss, here's a list of things you can think about before coming to the meeting:
We're due for our first meeting, Wednesday September 12th and we have a lot to discuss. First of all we got the room 2M74. If you have any trouble finding it, email us beforehand at uwclassics@gmail.com and we'll give you some directions.
Since we have so much to discuss, here's a list of things you can think about before coming to the meeting:
- Social: whether or not we want to do it
- Colloquium: when we want it.
- Trick or Treat for Winnipeg Harvest: where we'd like to do it
- Peer tutoring and outreaching in classes
- Fundraiser night @ Rumours
- Pub Nights: when and Pub Quiz idea (essentially a trivia night)
- Zombie Walk: who wants to do it
- Pizza and Bake sales
- Christmas Baskets
- Classics Challenge: does anyone want to run it?
In order to make the meetings more efficient, we'll be posting these agenda before every meeting.
See you there!
Your Consuls.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Welcome back!
Welcome back everyone!
The new school year has arrived and the UWCSA is excited to start it with you. We welcome back new and returning students to join us at our table during OWeek. We will be there Wednesday Sept. 5th in the afternoon, followed by Thursday morning, and Friday afternoon.
New to the UWCSA: Twitter!! Follow us @uwclassics and visit our Facebook page @ University of Winnipeg Classics Department for updates on we we're doing.
We also invite anyone interested to join us for our first meeting on Wednesday Sept. 12, 12:30-1:20. We will decide on the majority of activities we want to do for the year on that day, so your presence will be greatly appreciated. We will announce the room number and the agenda closer to the date.
Cheers!
Your Consuls.
The new school year has arrived and the UWCSA is excited to start it with you. We welcome back new and returning students to join us at our table during OWeek. We will be there Wednesday Sept. 5th in the afternoon, followed by Thursday morning, and Friday afternoon.
New to the UWCSA: Twitter!! Follow us @uwclassics and visit our Facebook page @ University of Winnipeg Classics Department for updates on we we're doing.
We also invite anyone interested to join us for our first meeting on Wednesday Sept. 12, 12:30-1:20. We will decide on the majority of activities we want to do for the year on that day, so your presence will be greatly appreciated. We will announce the room number and the agenda closer to the date.
Cheers!
Your Consuls.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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