Events Spring 2023

The Greek Consul General in Los Angeles, the Honorable Ioannis Stamatekos, will be presenting on "Greece's Role in the Eastern Mediterranean". A Q&A with LMU students will follow. The event is sponsored by Classics & Archaeology, Global Policy Institute, International Relations and the BCLA Dean’s office.

Join us on Thursday January 26th from 5:30-6:30pm for our Classics & Archaeology Learning Community series lecture. Dr. Amanda Herring will present on "Heroes on the Move: Re-Imagining Greek Heroes in the Hellenistic World". The CLAR lecture series will take place in the Classics & Archaeology Village on the third floor of University Hall. Each lecture will be followed by drinks and dinner sponsored by the CLAR department and the Dean's office of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.

Join us in celebrating the retirement of emeritus professor of Classics and Archaeology, Matt Dillon. This is a co-sponsored event by Classics and Archaeology and Theological Studies.

Join us for our Classics & Archaeology Learning Community series lecture on Thursday February 23rd from 5:30-6:30pm. Dr. Mark Anderson will present on "Constructing the First Mediterranean Health and Welfare System". The CLAR lecture series will take place in the Classics & Archaeology Village on the third floor of University Hall. Each lecture will be followed by drinks and dinner sponsored by the CLAR department and the Dean's office of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.

Join us on Thursday March 23rd from 5:30-6:30pm for our Classics & Archaeology Learning Community series lecture. Dr. Stavroula Golfomitsou, Head of Collections at the Getty Conservation Institute, will present on "Standing Still? Conservation as a Way Forward." The discussion will take place in the McIntosh Center in University Hall 3999. Each lecture will be followed by drinks and dinner sponsored by the CLAR department and the Dean's office of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.

Our annual departmental symposium will be Thursday, April 20th, 2023, from 10am to 1:30pm in University Hall (ECC 1857). Our students will present their research, followed by a faculty presentation by Classics and Archaeology professor, Dr. Heidi Fessler. Presentations will be followed by departmental awards and lunch.

Our annual Classics and Archaeology Dionysus Festival will be held on Thursday, April 22nd, 2023, from 10am to 1pm at the Marymount Institute (UNH 3002). We will celebrate our graduating seniors, host the Roman Reenactment parade, and more! All are invited to join in the festivities.

The Department of Classics & Archaeology has put together a calendar of events for this academic year, as part of the newly founded 1-unit learning community experience and featuring lectures by their adjunct and affiliate faculty. All lectures are recorded and will be posted each semester. You may check the archived events by semester below. The CLAR lecture series will take place in the Classics & Archaeology Village on the third floor of University Hall. Each lecture will be followed by drinks and dinner sponsored by the CLAR department and the Dean's office of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.

Prof. Katerina Zacharia is hosting a Short Film Screening with her "Greek Cinema" course. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and screenwriter, both of whom are LAGFF's inaugural Student Fellows from the School of Film at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece Luncheon is sponsored by OISS. Synopsis: a coming-of-age story about two sisters leading their lives in different directions, who are summoned to a night of decision making.