Congratulations from Greek and Roman Studies!
The Greek and Roman Studies program would like to congratulate all those students graduating from our program this year. While we would have loved to have seen you walk across the stage, we’re still just as proud of you and are happy to have had you as part of our program.
Dear Greek and Roman Studies graduates,
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Hello everyone, congratulations on a wonderful achievement – and one completed under such trying circumstances, no less! I hope you take the time to celebrate with family and friends and we wish you all the best wherever your plans for the future take you!
Shane Hawkins, Associate Professor and Director of the College of the Humanities
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Congratulations to you all, you have overcome many obstacles and difficulties in your final year, well done!
Andrea McIntyre, Undergraduate Administrator
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Congratulations grads! You made it through a tough time at the end, and I hope the future is brighter!
Jaclyn Neel, Assistant Professor
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Congratulations on a job well done! I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Laura Gagné, Contract Instructor
Graduating Students
Chris Aubin (they/them)
BA Hons. Major in Greek & Roman Studies, Minor in Archaeology
What was your favourite part of Carleton’s GRS program?
I loved Professor Goodfellow’s classes. She always made them fun while also making sure they were informative, too! I also enjoyed my classes with Liz Klaassen, Shane Hawkins and Timothy Pettipiece!
Do you have a favourite reading from a GRS course?
In spite of the fact that I had a rocky start with the language to say the least, pretty much any reading in Latin became fun once I had a grasp on it. The textbook for my third-year Latin course with Professor Hawkins, which was a copy of the poems of Catullus, was especially interesting.
Were you ever involved with the Carleton University Classics Society or Corvus?
I was a member of both Corvus and the Classics Society for most of my time at Carleton, and got to serve as one of the editors for the journal!
Where are you going now?
If I can, I would like to take some time off now, maybe see Greece, and later pursue grad school!
Do you have a favourite quote?
One of the first things I learned in Latin was this quote from Horace. It is especially relevant to final papers:
“Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet; sapere aude, incipe!”
Danka Davidović (she/her)
BA Hons. Majors in History and Greek and Roman Studies
What was your favourite part of Carleton’s GRS program?
One of my favourite classes was the First Year Seminar on Travel in the Ancient World with Marianne Goodfellow. The course was so interesting and engaging, and Professor Goodfellow was the best!
Do you have a favourite reading from a GRS course?
My favourite reading was Pagan Holiday by Tony Perrottet, assigned for Travel in the Ancient World. It’s such a funny novel and I’ve actually reread it multiple times since.
Where are you going now?
In September, I’ll be starting McGill’s Master of Information Studies program!
Francis Goyer-Morley (he/him)
BA Hons. Major in Greek & Roman Studies, Minor in Archaeology, Minor in Geomatics
What was your favourite part of Carleton’s GRS program?
I loved learning the languages!
Do you have a favourite reading from a GRS course?
Seneca’s Oedipus
Where are you going now?
Museum Studies at Algonquin College
Charlotte Rahme (she/her)
Bachelor of Humanities Major in Greek & Roman Studies Minor in Archaeology
What was your favourite part of Carleton’s GRS program?
My time at Carleton in Greek and Roman Studies was filled with amazing people and opportunities. One of my favourite experiences was the travel abroad opportunities I had within GRS. I enrolled in CLCV 3400, which is an incredible course in which we traveled throughout Greece, visiting sites and museums while learning about its history, art and architecture, mythology, and more, from professor Susan Downie and guest lecturers. Needless to say, it was an incredible experience! As well, with Carleton I was able to enrol in Archaeology Field School for which I got a credit and was able to learn archaeological skills in Greece.
Do you have a favourite reading from a GRS course?
To choose just one favourite reading is tough! I have a soft spot for the Iliad. I also thoroughly loved reading Vedia Izzet’s “The Archaeology of Etruscan Society,” which I read in Laura Banducci’s course on the Etruscans!
Where are you going now?
Currently I am working as an Archaeology Field Technician and plan to continue to do a Master’s in the future.