National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week, March 7-11, 2011

The 9th Annual National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week is March 7-11, 2011.

This effort, a cooperative venture of the American Classical League, the American Philological Association, and various regional and state classical organizations, seeks to engage all Classicists at all levels of instruction in the business of insuring that our Latin, Greek, and Classics pre-college classrooms have the teachers they need.

Consider talking with your students about a career teaching at the pre-college level!

For further information, go to promotelatin.org and click on NLTRW at your left.

Ronnie Ancona

APA VP for Education 2010-14

APA Teaching Awards for 2011

The APA Teaching Awards for 2010 have now been announced on the APA website and at the Plenary Session of the Annual Meeting in San Antonio. It is not too early to start thinking about college and pre-college level teachers you would like to nominate for the 2011 APA Teaching Awards.

Guidelines and deadlines from the 2010 competition are available on the APA website for your consultation. You can look for the 2011 materials to be posted later. Please read and share the information about these competitions with your college and secondary school colleagues.

I am delighted to add that the 2011 Awards will be funded at a higher level as a result of the APA's Capital Campaign!

Ronnie Ancona
APA VP for Education 2010-14

New on the APA Web Site

Final Annual Meeting Program

December Job Listings

Citations for Awards to be Presented in San Antonio

Extended Deadline for Online Registration (December 27, 2010, 5:00 p.m. EST)

Information on San Antonio from Local Arrangements Chair Erwin Cook

New on the APA Web Site

Awards to be Presented at the San Antonio Meeting.

Acknowledgments of Annual Giving Contributions in 2010 Fiscal Year and Gateway Campaign Pledges through September 30, 2010. An updated Campaign News page describes a successful fund-raising event in New York City and "Friends" groups honoring revered classics teachers.

APA Office hours during the upcoming holiday period.

Annual Meeting Hotel Reservations

December 20 is the deadline to book hotel rooms at the convention hotels, the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter & Riverwalk Hotels. Book online or call 1-800-266-9432 between 8:00am and 5:30pm CST.

The AIA and APA are financially able to hold the Annual Meeting by reserving a large block of guest rooms within the hotels. In exchange, the hotels offer registrants their lowest possible group rate and provide us with complimentary meeting space. If we are unable to meet our guaranteed minimum number of registered guests, the AIA and APA will have to pay for the unused rooms as well as room rental for the meeting space, which would amount to a severe financial penalty. We request your support by booking within our reserved blocks and appreciate your cooperation.

New TAPA issue

TAPA issue 140.2 has been published electronically as well as in print: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/transactions_of_the_american_philological_association/toc/apa.140.2.html

Capital Campaign Matching Grant Deadline Extended

The National Endowment for the Humanities has given the APA additional time to claim matching funds available under its current challenge grant. Just last week the APA took a big step towards obtaining the necessary donations by holding a successful fund-raising event at New York University featuring the Aquila Theatre Company. See details on the APA web site.