Faculty

Dear Colleagues, Visiting Researchers, and Students,
The Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies will host a round table discussion to be led by Professor Hans Beck (McGill) on the topic of The Parochial Polis: Regionalism and Localism in the Ancient Greek World. The meeting will be held on Friday October 30, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Environment 3, room 4268, and will be followed by a reception at the Faculty Club. You are cordially invited to participate in these events.
 
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Thursday, October 9, 2014

WIHS Receives Pan-Macedonian Gift

On Wednesday, October 9 Mr. James Karas, President of the Pan-Macedonian Association of Ontario, was presented with a Plaque of Recognition from Drs. Faber and Faulkner on behalf of WIHS. The Institute expressed heart-felt thanks to the Association for its generous donation of $30,000 to the WIHS Director's Fund, and for its pledge of ongoing support. The donation is an important contribution to the campaign to meet the challenge of raising $100,000 to match a gift provided by NAE Engineering Associates Inc.

The Classical Association of Canada, University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University are proud to present a lecture by Dr. Victoria Wohl from the University of Toronto. The lecture is titled Affective Leadership: Political Judgement and the Emotions in Classical Athens. It will be held on Friday, October 10 from 4:00-5:30 in AL 105.

The Classical Studies Department's Annual Wine and Cheese Gathering will be held following the lecture.