MGSA Survey of North American Institutions

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

I. Director and Address

Professor Karelisa Hartigan - Director

Professor Kostas Kapparis – Associate Director

Classics Department

P. O. Box 117435

Gainesville, Florida 32611-7435 USA

Telephone:

Hartigan: (352) 392-2075 ext. 265

Kapparis: (352) 392-2075 ext. 289

FAX: (352) 846-0297

Electronic Address: [email protected]

[email protected]

Website of program: http:// www.web.classics.ufl.edu

II. Profile of Modern Greek Studies Program

Year Program Established: 1980

Approximate Number of Students Enrolled (per academic term): 35

Level of Program Offered (and when established):

undergraduate level elective courses (1980)

certificate (no information submitted)

minor concentration (no information submitted)

III. Profile of Faculty

James Babanikos, Professor, Journalism and Telecommunications

Ph.D. University of Austin.

Babanikos, who joined the faculty of Florida's Department of Telecommunication in 1993, has been working as a writer/director in video and film since 1984 He has produced at least six videos, projects have won a number of awards in various production competitions. Babanikos teaches courses in the production sequence.

Barbara Barletta, Professor Art History

Ph.D. Bryn Mawr

Barletta’s research has centered on Greek art, particularly that produced by the colonists of Southern Italy and Sicily She is currently working on a project using remote sensing to identify the location of an early temple at Sicilian Morgantina, with support from the University of Florida Opportunity Fund. She teaches all the ancient art courses, ranging from Egyptian/Near Eastern through Etruscan/Roman art.

H. Russell Bernard, Professor, Sociology

Ph.D. University of Illinois

Bernard came to the University of Florida as Chair of Anthropology in 1979. His primary research areas are the sponge fishermen of the Greek islands, social networks in societies,

anthropological studies of Latin America and, in general, research methods in cultural anthropology. He teaches introductory and graduate courses in Anthropology, and a graduate class in research methods.

Florin Curta, Associate Professor, History

Ph.D. University of Western Michigan

A specialist and recognized leader in Late Antiquity and Medieval History, Curta has done archaeological field work in addition to his teaching and publications. He has published one book, over thirty articles, with well over a dozen in press. He teaches many courses in Medieval and Byzantine history.

Mary Ann Eaverly, Associate Professor, Classics
Ph.D. University of Michigan

Eaverly’s publications focus upon archaeology and ancient art, especially sculpture and vase painting. She has published on Greek equestrian statues and the use of color to denote gender and race on Greek vases. She has served as Chair of the Classics Department since 2000. Her teaching includes courses on ancient monuments and archaeological sites.

Elias Dinopoulos, Professor, Economics

Ph.D. Columbia University

Dinopoulos is a specialist in International Economics, Economic Growth, Economic Development. His publications range widely; many focus on legal and employment issues of international trade. He teaches courses in international economics, trade and finance.

Karelisa Hartigan, Professor, Classics

Ph.D. University of Chicago

Hartigan’s research is primarily in ancient Greek literature, especially drama, and the interface between the ancient Greece and the modern world. Her publications include books on Greek drama, ancient Myth and modern advertising, and she is currently working on the role of drama in ancient healing cults and the contemporary hospital. She is co-founder and co-director of the Center for Greek Studies. She teaches Mythology, courses on ancient cities, and Greek drama, and the Greek language at all levels.

Kostas Kapparis, Associate Professor, Classics & Greek Studies

Ph.D. Glasgow University.

A specialist in ancient oratory and ancient medicine, Kapparis has published extensively on both topics; his most recent book is on abortion in the ancient world. He serves as Associate Director of the Center for Greek Studies and its webmaster. He teaches courses on ancient Greek prose and on modern Greek literature, with an emphasis on subversive poetry and women poets.

Nicholas Kontaridis, Lecturer, Greek Studies

M.ED

After his retirement from a long career with Walt Disney, Mr. Kontaridis began teaching the modern Greek language sequences for the Center. He has a loyal following of students who take everything that he offers. He himself both writes and translates poetry.

Tom Kostopoulos, Assistant Professor, Greek Studies

Ph.D. University of Wisconsin

The latest addition to the Center faculty, Kostopoulos works in Latin, Greek, and modern Greek. With a joint appointment in the Center for European Studies, he offers a course on Greece in the context of the European Community, as well as courses in beginning and advanced modern Greek.

Panos Pardolos, Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering

Ph.D. University of Minnesota

Pardalos is a world leading expert in global and combinatorial optimization. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Global Optimization, managing editor of several book series, and a member of the editorial board of ten international journals. He is the author of 7 books and the editor of more than 40 books. He has written numerous articles and developed several well known software packages. His recent research interests include network design problems, optimization in telecommunications, e-commerce, and massive computing.

Leonidas Polopolus, Professor (ret) Food & Resources Engineering

Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Polopolus came to the University of Florida in 1965 as assistant dean in the Graduate School. He is distinguished in the field of agricultural economics, in teaching, research, and academic administration, as well as in public and professional service. Dr. Polopolus is also Co-founder and Co-director for the Center for Greek Studies. Although he retired officially in 2000, he continues active in both research and service.

Lewis Sussman, Professor, Classics

Ph.D. University of North Carolina

A specialist in Roman rhetoric and oratory, Sussman has published three books and numerous articles on ancient rhetoric; recent scholarship has focused on the use of classical texts by Martin Luther King, Jr. He served as chair of the Department of Classics from 1993 – 2000. He teaches Latin courses at all levels, and a popular course on Classics and modern film.

Robert Wagman, Associate Professor, Classics

Ph.Ds Univeristà di Pisa & Johns Hopkins University

Wagman writes on ancient healing cults and the inscriptions about them, as well as the cult of Pan; he has worked extensively at Epidauros. He is currently doing archaeological work at Isola Tiberina in Rome. He teaches courses on the ancient Greek world, epigraphy, a course on ancient Egypt, and many languages classes, including one on Egyptian hieroglyphics.

David Young, Professor, Classics

Ph.D. University of Iowa

Young has two specialties: Pindar and the Olympic Games, both ancient and modern. His revolutionary work has proved that the 1896 revival of the Olympics in Greece, under the direction of Coubertin, had an earlier predecessor in Greece. He is a member of the IOC and gives numerous papers around the world on the topic of the ancient games. He teaches ancient Greek at all levels.

IV. Administrative and Financial Resources

Sponsoring Departments/Administrative Entities:

Classics Department

Center for Greek Studies

Does the program offer financial support to students? Yes

An extensive Scholarship program for students on campus and to study in Greece

CANTONIS MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN GREEK STUDIES
An award for graduating seniors ($500.)

EMMANUEL BILIRAKIS $1000. SCHOLARSHIP
For pre-med students in Greek Studies

NICHOLAS CASSAS $1000. SCHOLARSHIP
For students continuing into Intermediate Modern Greek

ANGELOS LANGADAS $1000. SCHOLARSHIPS
For a 2003-2004 junior and senior student in Greek Studies
[2 Awards]

BASIL MICHOPOULOS $500. SCHOLARSHIP
For 2002-2003 junior or senior student in Greek Studies

MARIA MAREES WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AWARD
An award for an undergraduate woman ($400).

GEORGE & LIBERTY PERRY $2000. GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP
For student pursuing ancient or modern Greek language

GEORGE & LIBERTY PERRY $1500. HELLENIC CIVILIZATION SCHOLARSHIP
For student taking course(s) in Greek culture.

SUMMER STUDY AT CYA PROGRAM S IN GREECE SCHOLARSHIPS

CENTER FOR GREEK STUDIES AWARD $1200. SUMMER STUDY IN GREECE

ANNE & PETE FELOS $1000. SUMMER STUDY IN GREECE

ANGELO PODES $1000. SCHOLARSHIP FOR SUMMER STUDY IN GREECE

GEORGE & LIBERTY PERRY $2000. FOR SUMMER STUDY IN GREECE

CHARLES & ELSIE VOELKER STUDY IN GREECE $1200. SCHOLARSHIP
[Amounts vary; preference given to those taking 6 hours of study]

CENTER FOR GREEK STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ENTERING STUDENTS

Students entering the University of Florida may apply for these awards. For the CASSAS, student must enroll in modern Greek language class, for the PODES, student must take at least one course offered in Greek Studies and/or Classics.

NICHOLAS CASSAS $1000. SCHOLARSHIP
For student enrolling in modern Greek language class

ANGELO LANGADAS $1000. SCHOLARSHIP
For a student enrolling in a course in Greek Studies

Does the institution offer financial support to students? Yes

Graduate Teaching Assistantships

V. Courses Offered

Language:

Elementary Modern Greek

Advanced Modern Greek

Literature:

Intermediate Modern Greek Modern Greek Literature in Translation courses: a new series of gender based and thematic courses in contemporary Greek literature , such as: Greek Women's Literature and "Forbidden Pleasures: Subversive Literature in Greek from Archilochos to Kazantazkis."

History:

Late Greek History

Greek Social History

Greece in its European Context-

Included with this course is a language component in which students discuss Greece in Greece (part of the Foreign Language Across the Curriculum Program

Additional Areas:

Greece Yesterday and Today

Information last updated 09/03/04

Web page last revised 08/04

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