SCS News
Dues Payments and Logging in to SCS Web SitesPosted Wed, 02/11/2015 - 16:15 in SCS Announcements. The Johns Hopkins University Press (JHUP) which manages our membership database has recently upgraded the online payment mechanism it uses to collect dues. This upgrade requires users to log in to the JHUP system before entering credit card information. New members will need to create an account that they can subsequently use to gain access to resources that JHUP maintains for us such as our directory of members and issues of TAPA in Project Muse. |
Candidates for This Summer's ElectionPosted Wed, 02/11/2015 - 14:08 in SCS Announcements. The Nominating Committee has recruited this slate of candidates for the election to take place this summer. Members are reminded that it is possible to nominate additional candidates by petition. Nominations of candidates not proposed by the Nominating Committee shall require the signature of twenty members in good standing (2015 dues must be paid) and must be reported to the Executive Director by April 15, 2015. |
Italy Preservation Field School – Buildings, Ceramics, Paper, Books and ArtPosted Wed, 02/11/2015 - 10:53 in SCS Announcements. We are now accepting applications for our summer 2015 field school, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage and offering students the opportunity to study and travel in Italy. Courses and field projects are offered in building, ceramics, and document restoration, preservation, and techniques. Session One runs from June 1 to June 26 and Session Two runs from July 13 to August 7. Inter-Session programs are available. |
The Vergilian Society Programs for Summer 2015Posted Wed, 02/11/2015 - 10:50 in SCS Announcements. The Vergilian Society summer 2015 programs are accepting registrations, including for the new culinary tour of southern Italy. For information about the 2015-2016 tours and registration: http://www.vergiliansociety.org/tours/2015-2016-tours/ |
Ikarian Centre – Modern Greek Course for Archaeologists and ClassicistsPosted Wed, 02/11/2015 - 10:19 in SCS Announcements. This course will run from 13-29 June, 2015 on the Island of Ikaria in Greece and is designed for those who wish to learn Modern Greek to enhance their study of/work on Classical Antiquity. Texts and vocabulary will be targeted towards ancient and archaeological themes, as well as to the demands of professional communication in Modern Greek (in the field, at museums, with local authorities, etc.). Courses are offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Class sizes are small (no more than 8 students) for maximum speaking time. |
Summer Workshop: Aristotle on the EmotionsPosted Wed, 02/11/2015 - 10:14 in SCS Announcements. The Emory University Institute for the History of Philosophy (IHP) will host its seventh annual summer workshop on June 14–26, 2015, on the topic of "Aristotle on the Emotions." (http://www.philosophy.emory.edu/ihp/summer-seminar15.html ) |
Fix Word 2011 (Mac) Problems with GreekKeys 2008 KeyboardPosted Mon, 02/09/2015 - 20:56 in SCS Announcements. Unlike other applications, Word 2011 does not process all the instructions contained in the GreekKeys Unicode keyboards. Several keyboard shortcuts do not work (such as command-b, command-z, command-w), and the "terminator" definitions are ignored, so that following a deadkey diacritic with a mistyped letter, such as typing b (beta) instead of v (omega) after option-3 (circumflex), produces gibberish that requires an extensive deletion to remove. |
Online Summer Latin Course: OvidPosted Mon, 02/02/2015 - 16:44 in SCS Announcements. The Department of Classical Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro will offer a 3-week, all-online, graduate-level course on Ovid (LAT 602) from July 6 to July 24, 2015. The course is an introduction to Ovid's poetry with readings from both the Metamorphoses and the Amores, focusing on important themes and connecting them to life and attitudes in Augustan Rome. The format of instruction is asynchronous. |
Recent Postings to the SCS Web SitePosted Wed, 01/28/2015 - 15:29 in SCS Announcements. Board of Directors Minutes Reports of Vice Presidents |
Help sought with Metadata for the Open Patrologia Graeca OnlinePosted Wed, 01/21/2015 - 21:13 in General Announcements. We are looking for help in preparing metadata for the Patrologia Graeca (PG) component of what we are calling the Open Migne Project, an attempt to make the most useful possible transcripts of the full Patrologia Graeca and Patrologia Latina freely available. Help can consist of proofreading, additional tagging, and checking the volume/column references to the actual PG. In particular, we would welcome seeing this data converted into a dynamic index into online copies of the PG in Archive.org, the HathiTrust, Google Books, or Europeana. |