{"id":256,"date":"2014-06-12T17:10:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T21:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/grs\/?page_id=256"},"modified":"2014-07-23T14:03:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T18:03:37","slug":"departmental-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/grs\/departmental-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Departmental Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Enjoy an Active Academic Life in the Greek and Roman Studies Program<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_670\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 400px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-670\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/grs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexander-sarcophagus-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Alexander Sarcophagus. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/grs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexander-sarcophagus-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/grs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexander-sarcophagus-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/grs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexander-sarcophagus-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/grs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexander-sarcophagus-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/grs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexander-sarcophagus-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Alexander Sarcophagus. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Greek and Roman Studies program is the smallest program in the College of the Humanities, but one of the most active.<\/p>\n<p>GRS students spend most of their time between classes\u00a0working and socializing in the program&#8217;s common room. They share their work with each other in the <a title=\"Corvus Journal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/grs\/student-life\/corvus-journal\/\">Corvus Journal<\/a>, and on the\u00a0<a title=\"facebook page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/248671255171802\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carleton University Classics Society Facebook group<\/a>, and they socialize together and go on <a title=\"Study Abroad\" href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/grs\/what-you-will-study\/study-abroad\/\">GRS-Themed Trips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Program enjoys a regular <a title=\"Lecture Series\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/grs\/departmental-life\/distinguished-lecture-series\/\">Distinguished Lecture Series<\/a>, and the Friends of Greek and Roman Studies publish a quasi-annual <a title=\"Friends of GRS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/grs\/departmental-life\/friends-grs\/\">Newsletter<\/a>, to keep everyone up to date on the latest news.<\/p>\n<h3>Greek and Roman Studies in Ottawa<\/h3>\n<p>Ottawa has a rich intellectual landscape for people interested in Antiquity. Many local organizations offer free guest lectures on classical subjects, which are open to the public. Organizations include local chapters of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)<\/li>\n<li>The Canadian Institute in Greece (CIG)<\/li>\n<li>The Canadian Institute of Mediterranean Studies (CIMS)<\/li>\n<li>The Parnassos Hellenic Cultural Society<\/li>\n<li>The Canadian War Museum<\/li>\n<li>The Canadian Museum of Civilization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, Carleton&#8217;s Greek and Roman Studies program cooperates with the Classics department at the University of Ottawa, which has a small <a title=\"u of ottawa museum\" href=\"http:\/\/arts.uottawa.ca\/cla-srs\/en\/museum\" target=\"_blank\">museum of ancient artefacts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>More about Departmental\u00a0Life<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Lecture Series\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/grs\/departmental-life\/distinguished-lecture-series\/\">Lecture Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Friends of GRS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/grs\/departmental-life\/friends-grs\/\">Friends of Greek and Roman Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>\u2190<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Student Life\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/grs\/student-life\/\">Student Life<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Alumni and Careers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/grs\/alumni-and-careers\/\">Alumni and Careers<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>\u2192<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy an Active Academic Life in the Greek and Roman Studies Program The Greek and Roman Studies program is the smallest program in the College of the Humanities, but one of the most active. 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