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.

Advising Event: Enroll and Slay

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 11:30am-1:30 pm

Location: Malott Room, Kansas Union

Join us for a light lunch and treats and to learn about our Fall 2025 courses.

Majors, minors, and any students interested in finding more about our courses are welcome.

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.

Event: Orpheus and his Afterlife

Date: Tuesday, April 15,4:00 PM

Location: Conference Room, Hall Center for the Humanities

Following the Lied Center performance of HADESTOWN on April 14, join the Classics Department and friends from around KU to learn more about other ancient and modern reimaginings of the Orpheus myth

All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Colloquium: Dig It: Research by Classics Faculty and Students in Turkey (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.