Loyola University Chicago

Fr. Matt Creighton, S.J., Undergraduate Essay Contest 2009   

• All essays must be accompanied by a contest entry sheet signed by a faculty member of the Department of Classical Studies (normally the instructor of the class for which you originally wrote the essay). Entry sheets are available from your instructors, or from:
  • Undergraduate Program Director: Dr. John Makowski
    E-mail: jmakow1@luc.edu
    Phone: 773.508.3656
    Office: Crown Center 575, LSC
  • Office Assistant: Ms. Abigail Schmidt
    E-mail: aschmi8@luc.edu
    Phone: 773.508.3650
    Office: Crown Center 581, LSC
• Essays must be submitted for the competition in hard copy, together with the signed entry sheet. Entries cannot be accepted by e-mail.
• Essays must be written on a topic or theme in Classical Studies. Essays representing Loyola coursework completed in calendar year 2008 or spring semester 2009 are eligible to compete.
• Essays must be no less than six (6) and no more than eight (8) pages in length.
• Essays should be typed or laser-printed, with 12-point font, double-spaced lines and 1-inch margins.
• Entries will be judged by a panel of Classical Studies instructors.
• The department reserves the right not to award prizes if the committee does not find the submitted essays are prize-worthy.
• Submit your essay, with the signed entry sheet, to the omnicompetent Office Assistant, Ms. Abigail Schmidt, Crown Center 581, LSC. For more information, contact Ms. Schmidt at: 773.508.3650; or e-mail: aschmi8@luc.edu. Again, the entry must be submitted in hard copy, in person.
• Deadline for submissions: 5:00 p.m., Friday, 3 April 2009.
• All entries must be submitted in hard copy (with the signed entry sheet), not by e-mail.

Mellon Award Translation Contest 2009

Prize for excellence in translation of ancient Greek or Latin by an undergraduate student: $100

• The deadline for notifying the Undergraduate Program Director that you would like to compete for Translation Prize is 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, 1 April 2009. Notification should be submitted in person, by hard-copy note in hand by the deadline to:
  • Dr. John Makowski
    E-mail: jmakow1@luc.edu
    Phone: 773.508.3656
    Office: Crown Center 575, LSC
• A selection from an ancient author of the language of the student's expertise will be set by the examination committee, for the student to translate within a two-hour period (a date and time convenient for all participants will be announced in mid-April).
• The department reserves the right not to award prizes if the committee does not find the competing translations are prize-worthy.

Abel Key The Dr. D. Herbert Abel Key for Ancient Greek is named in memory of the late professor of Classics, who for almost forty years fostered the humanities through his teaching and inspiration. Mertz Key The Fr. James J. Mertz, S.J. Key, first awarded in 1957, is given for excellence in the study of Latin. The late Father Mertz was a member of the Loyola faculty for almost 60 years. O'Connell Key The Dr. John T. O’Connell Key for Classical Civilization honors the late John T. O’Connell, M.S. and was first awarded in 1940. The Key is presented for excellence in the study of Classical Civilization.

As an Institutional Member of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, the Department of Classical Studies is entitled to nominate students for awards of the Association:

• The CAMWS Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies confers honor and one student membership in CAMWS for the following year.
• The Manson Stewart Scholarship provides $1000 to a limited number of undergraduate students at a CAMWS college or university, supporting their studies for the junior or senior year, during which the nominees are expected to take a minimum of two courses in Latin or in Greek. See the Department's page of Fellowships and other opportunities.

As an Institutional Member of the Illinois Classical Conference, the Department of Classical Studies is entitled to nominate a student for the honor of the ICC Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies, which confers one student membership in ICC for the following year.