Events for Spring '25

Book Talk: The Choice of Odysseus: Homeric Ethics in Renaissance Epic and Opera

Date: Friday, February 7, 3:30pm 

Location: English Room, Kansas Union

Speaker: Sarah Van der Laan

The KU Classics Department invites you to a celebration of the publication of The Choice of Odysseus: Homeric Ethics in Renaissance Epic and Opera (Oxford, 2024), with a talk by the author, KU’s own Sarah Van der Lann (Associate Professor, English). 

All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Lecture: Mothers Know Best: Mothers, Daughters, and the Regenerative Plot in Terentian Comedy

Date: Wednesday,March 26,4:00pm 

Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union

Speaker: Allie Pohler

Please join us for a talk by Allie Pohler, Teaching Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Classical Studies at Kansas State University.

All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Theatre Trip: HADESTOWN

Date: Monday, April 14,7:30 PM

Location: Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive

We have a limited number of student tickets available for the Lied Center performance of HADESTOWN, a musical that draws on the mythic tales of Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hades and Persephone.

Information on how to apply for these tickets to follow.

Colloquium: KU Classics: Current Research in Türkiye/Asia Minor

Date: Tuesday, April 22, 4:00-6:00 pm

Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union

Please join us to learn about the current research projects of KU faculty members and students.

All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Coffee Hour: Pre-exam Coffee and Chat

Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2:00-4:00 pm

Location: Watson 3 West

All Classics students are invited to a pre-exam pick-me-up. Come and enjoy coffee and snacks with the Department of Classics.

Classics Department Honors, Awards, and Graduation Ceremony

Date: Monday, May 5, 4:00-6:00 pm

Location: Forum B, Burge Union

Speaker: David Welch

Please join us to celebrate the successes of our wonderful students. The event will conclude with a talk by KU alum David Welch, Instructor of Classics at the University of Alabama, entitled "History’s Back in Place and Everyone Dies:Doctor Whoand Modern Attitudes toward the Humanity of Ancient People."

All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. 

Classics Department Graduation Picnic

Date: Saturday, May 17

Location: West Shelter, Centennial Park

Graduating students and their families are invited to join us for an informal picnic.

Further details to follow.