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Outgoing VP Report by Ariana Traill (September 2021)
Incoming VP Report by Teresa Ramsby (February 2022)
Vice President’s Report, September 6, 2021
Submitted by Ariana Traill, VP for Education
1. Activities since the January Meeting
a) Staffing (new members/positions as of January 2022)
Pearson Committee: Jane Sancinito, U. Mass – Lowell (replacing Michael Brumbaugh)
Erika Weiberg, Duke University (moving up to chair, following Kelly Shannon-Henderson)
TBA (new member, replacing Kelly Shannon-Henderson)
CCUE: Elizabeth Manwell, Kalamazoo College
JCCAE: TBA (replacing Mary English)
Coffin: TBA (moving up to chair, replacing Michael Brumbaugh)
Koenen: Michael Sampson, U. of Manitoba (replacing John Dillery)
Teaching Excellence Awards Committee: TBA (replacing Kristina Meinking)
Graduate Committee: TBA (replacing Brandon Jones)
b) 2022 Meeting in San Francisco (held as fully virtual meeting)
Two events (approved)
1. Panel (K-12): “Building the Accessible Classroom”. Panelists: Amy Rosevear, Cherry Creek High School, Marisa Alimento, Crossroads Middle School, Nathalie Roy, Glasgow Middle School, Molly Swetnam Burland, William and Mary College, Max Pinsky, University of Central Florida, Michael Furnam, Florida State University.
2. K-12 Teachers’ Tea
c) Awards, post-2021 virtual meeting
Koenen (2021): Sohair Ahmad (Egypt)
Pearson (2021-2022): Uwade Akhere (Columbia)
Coffin (2021): Robert Amstutz, James S. Rickards High in Tallahassee, FL (deferred)
Zeph Stewart:
Melissa Maturano, for the Advanced Certificate Program with the Classics Department at Hunter College
John Harrop, to attend Washington University in Saint Louis for an MAT in Latin
SCS Pedagogy:
Megan Beckman, Southwest Allen County Schools, Fort Wayne, IN for a Latin novella library
Ed DeHoratius, Wayland H.S., MA for a new iPad for video creation
Evan R. W. Dutmer, Culver Academies, Culver, IN, to create a ‘Culver Ancient Schoolroom’ prototype immersive lesson
James Stark, Collinsville H.S., Collinsville, IL to take students to IJCL-North, Feb. 2022
d) Committee Updates
JCCAE: A subcommittee consisting of Jessica Blum, Daniel Leon and Ivy Livingston revised the SCS Award for Excellence in Teaching at the K-12 Level in light of suggestions by the Equity Advisor, Victoria Pagan. One notable change is to move from a model of nomination, to application, in order to remove any stigma attaching to “self-nomination” and to broaden the candidate pool.
K-12: After an editorial meeting for Classical Outlook, a few members of the K-12 Committee are working with Ken Kitchell create an informal bibliography for classics pedagogy. Conversations are ongoing with the AP American office to build for potential transfer to AP in the future, if desired.
Teaching Excellence Awards Committee: This committee is finishing a similar revision of the SCS Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Collegiate Level along similar lines.
Graduate Committee
a) 2022 Meeting in San Francisco (held as fully virtual meeting)
One event (approved)
Panel: “Rebuilding, Reconnecting, Restructuring: The Future(s) of Classical Studies Post-COVID.”
In the spirit of rebuilding, reconnecting, and restructuring our relationships inside and outside our departments, the SCS Graduate Student Committee is hosting a workshop that seeks to envision possible futures for the field of Classical Studies. The twin purposes of our panel are: to 1) continue addressing many of the current critiques regarding accessibility, equity, and equality of opportunity in the field, and to 2) model a version of Classics that is not insular and reclusive, but builds academic and personal alliances with other fields, humanities-related and otherwise.
Panelists: Nicholas Cross, PhD, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Samantha Masters, PhD, Stellenbosch University, Hallie Franks, PhD, NYU, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Elizabeth Heintges, Columbia University.
(b) The inaugural SCS/AIA Dissertation Lecture took place on April 22, 2021, in large part organized by AIA Student Affairs Interest Group and the Graduate Student Committee. The premiere talk was "Forgetting Sextus Pompey: the bellum Siculum and Vergil’s Aeneid" by Elizabeth Heintges, PhD Candidate at Columbia University.
2. Issues for Board Action
None in this cycle. I am finishing my work as VP and looking forward to welcoming the incoming VP for Education.
Education Division, Vice President’s Report
Submitted by Teresa Ramsby, VP for Education (2022-2025), February 24, 2022
1. Activities of the Education Division
-- since the September 2021 report by Ariana Traill, outgoing VP for Education
a) Staffing (new members/positions) – please see attachment with all current Education committee members listed
Pearson Committee:
Anna Uhlig, University of California Davis (replacing Kelly Shannon-Henderson)
Joint Committee on the Classics in American Education (JCCAE):
Mary English, Montclair State University (her position was reinstated as an ad hoc At-Large member, in light of the impending revision of the Latin Teacher Standards document).
Coffin Traveling Fellowship Committee:
Emma Vanderpool, Springfield Honors Academy (moving up to chair, replacing Michael Brumbaugh)
Adrianne Pierce, retired HS teacher
Mary Brown, President of Philadelphia Classical Society
Teaching Excellence Awards Committee:
Courtney Roby, Cornell University (replacing Kristina Meinking)
Graduate Committee:
Nadhira Hill, University of Michigan (replacing Brandon Jones)
TBA (replacing Rob Santucci) – The Committee is actively seeking to fill this spot.
Kristina Meinking, Elon University, member of CCUE, ex officio.
Sub-Committee to select winners of Pedagogy Awards and Zeph Stewart Award:
Evelyn Adkins (Chair), Case Western Reserve
William Lee, Tom C. Clark High School
Charlaine Lunsford, Wilson High School
Kris Seaman, University of Oregon
Sub-Committee to select K-12 Teaching Award Winners
TBD
ACL/SCS Committee to Revise Latin Teacher Standards: (ad hoc committee, formed 01/22)
Ronnie Ancona, Hunter College, co-Chair
Cynthia White, University of Arizona, co-Chair
William Lee, Tom C. Clark High School (TX)
Dan Leon, University of Illinois UC
Michelle Martinez, Walnut Hills High School (OH)
Emma Vanderpool, Springfield Honors Academy (MA)
b) 2023 Meeting in New Orleans
Four events in the works for the Annual Meeting:
Finalized (recurring) event: K-12 Teachers’ Tea at Annual Meeting
Workshop to be submitted to the Program Committee: (Education Division and Membership Committee co-hosting): “What Can We Learn From Our Teaching Award-Winner Colleagues?”
Presiders – Andrea Kouklanakis (Chair of Membership Committee) and Teresa Ramsby (VP for Education);
Invited Panelists – College Award winners: Deborah Beck (UT Austin), Richard Ellis (UCLA), Wilfred Major (LSU), and Brett Rogers (PSU); K-12 Award winners: Jessie Craft (Regan HS, NC), Mathew Olkovikas (Pinkerton Academy, NH), and Margaret Somerville (Friends’ Central School, PA).
Panel to be submitted to the Program Committee: (K-12 Committee hosting): “Revising the Standards for Latin Teacher Preparation – Ideas and Suggestions”
Presider: Teresa Ramsby (University of Massachusetts Amherst);
Invited Panelists: TBD (consisting of university faculty for Teacher Preparation Programs and Latin Teachers with consultation of the K-12 Committee);
Discussants: the co-Chairs of the Committee to revise the document – Ronnie Ancona (Hunter College) and Cynthia White (University of Arizona).
Panel to be submitted to the Program Committee: (Graduate Committee hosting): Title: TBA, Invited Panelists: TBD. See more information below.
c) Awards, post-September Report:
Excellence in Teaching Classics at the College and University Level (2021):
Deborah Beck, UT Austin
Richard Ellis, UCLA
Wilfred Major, LSU
Brett Rogers, University of Puget Sound
Reported by Ariana Traill, outgoing VP for Education
Excellence in Teaching Classics at the K-12 Level (2021):
Jessie Craft, Regan HS in North Carolina
Mathew Olkovikas, Pinkerton Academy in New Hampshire
Margaret Somerville, Friends’ Central School in Pennsylvania
Reported by Ariana Traill, outgoing VP for Education
Erich S. Gruen Prize (2021):
Yanxiao He, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, for his paper "Sophytos, the Western Sea People, and Popular Performers on the Indian Ocean".
Reported by Nandini Pandey and Kristen Seaman (Co-Chairs)
Lionel Pearson Fellowship, 2022-2023:
Dido Wang, Classics major at UCLA, pursuing MPhil degree at Cambridge.
Reported by Erika Weiberg (Chair)
d) Committee Updates
Committee on College and University Education: The committee met on January 7, 2022, and discussed many items of business. Minutes are available upon request.
K-12 Committee: This committee met jointly with the JCCAE committee on January 8, 2022, and the minutes are provided below.
Joint Committee on Classics in American Education: The committee met on January 8, 2022, and discussed many items of business. Minutes are available upon request.
Graduate Committee: This committee had a fruitful discussion on January 6, 2022 and intends to form a panel for the 2023 Annual Meeting to discuss the need for pedagogical training for MA and PhD candidates in Classics.
Teaching Excellence Awards Committee: This committee will re-revise the SCS Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Collegiate Level in order to simplify the application process and make it more inclusive.
Standards for Latin Teacher Preparation Committee: This six-member committee (members listed above) will undertake a joint effort (between ACL and SCS) to revise the document outlining the professional standards for Latin teachers in North America, first issued in 2010. The timeline of the committee’s work is roughly two years, and the committee has just begun its work. The panel, referred to above, at SCS (and one possibly at ACL) will contribute to the work of this committee.
Masciantonio Fund Committee: Jennifer Sheridan Moss presented actionable plans for the Masciantonio fund in January. The Board of Directors approved inquiry into a website designed to accommodate the needs of K-12 Education for SCS. The VP for Education will serve on the newly constituted Masciantonio Fund Committee.
2. Issues for Board Action
None at this time.
EDUCATION DIVISION COMMITTEES (as of February 2022)
Committee on College and University Education
Teresa Ramsby, Chair, ex officio (2022-2026)
Matthew Santirocco, ex officio
Helen Cullyer, ex officio
Jeffrey Henderson, ex officio
Kathleen Lynch, AIA representative, ex officio
Kristina Meinking (2019-2023)
Kristen Seaman (2020-2024)
Elizabeth Manwell (2022-2026)
Evelyn Adkins (2021-2025)
Teaching Excellence Awards Committee
Dawn Strauss (2020-2023)
Courtney Roby (2022-2025)
John Gruber-Miller (2021-2024)
Teresa Ramsby, ex officio
Committee on K-12 Education
Teresa Ramsby, Chair
Matthew Santirocco, ex officio
Helen Cullyer, ex officio
Jessica Blum (2019-2023)
Michelle Martinez (2021-2025)
John Bracey (2021-2025)
Dan Leon (2021-2025)
Coffin Traveling Fellowship Committee
Emma Vanderpool (2021-2024), Chair
Adrianne Pierce (2022-2025)
Mary Brown (2022-2025)
Teresa Ramsby, ex officio
Joint Committee (with ACL) on the Classics in American Education
SCS Representatives:
Teresa Ramsby, SCS Co-Chair
Evelyn Adkins (2022-2024)
Michelle Martinez (2021-2023)
Kristen Seaman (2022-2024)
Dan Leon (2022-2024)
Mary English (at-large member, 2022-2024)
ACL Representatives:
Mary Pendergraft, ACL Co-Chair
Charlaine Lunsford
Emma Vanderpool
Ivy Livingston
William Lee
2022-2023 Sub-Committee for Pedagogy and Stewart Awards
Evelyn Adkins (Chair)
William Lee
Charlaine Lunsford
Kris Seaman
Graduate Student Committee
Irene Morrison-Moncure (2020-2023), Co-chair
Christopher Gipson (2020-2023), Co-chair
Michael Okyere Asante (2021-2024)
Nadhira Hill, Michigan (2022-2025)
Meredith Millar (2021-2024)
TBA (22-25, to replace Rob Santucci)
Kristina Meinking (2022-2023)
Teresa Ramsby, ex officio
Pearson Fellowship Committee
Erika Weiberg (2020-2023), Chair
Jane Sancinito (2022-2025)
Anna Uhlig (2022-2025)
David Ungvary (2021-2024)
Charles B. Watson (2021-2024)
Teresa Ramsby, ex officio
Gruen Prize Committee
Nandini Pandey, Co-Chair (founder)
Kristen Seaman, Co-chair (founder)
David DeVore
Ann Kuttner
Jeremy McInerney
Koenen Fellowship Committee
Arthur Verhoogt (2020-2023), Chair
Michael Sampson (2022-2025)
Katherine Blouin (2021-2024)
Teresa Ramsby, ex officio
ACL/SCS Committee to Revise Standards for Latin Teacher Preparation (ad hoc)
Ronnie Ancona, co-Chair
Cynthia White, co-Chair
William Lee
Dan Leon
Michelle Martinez
Emma Vanderpool
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