Welcome to
the ETC Board
During the ACL Virtual Institute, the Excellence Through Classics Committee held its annual election on June 23. All those in attendance during the Open Meeting had the opportunity to vote for new members on the Executive Committee via a Google Form .
We were excited to see healthy competition for the positions, Public Relations Chair and Information Chair. Thanks to all of our candidates! We hope to build off this enthusiasm for the upcoming cycle. Immediate Past Chair, Krystal Kubichek, reviewed and announced the results on June 25.
Joining us is Brad Savage from Illinois, who will be our Information Chair and will sit on the ACL Finance Committee. Bonam fortunam!
Two offices were uncontested, and as such, two individuals remained on the Executive Committee this year. Reprising her role as Program Chair is Stephanie Krause from Maryland. Stephanie will be responsible for organizing panels and events at Institute. In addition, our new Committee Chair is Traci Dougherty from Pennsylvania, who will also serve as Communications Chair. Traci will be the primary representative for ETC matters and will oversee all committee efforts and campaigns. In addition, amendments to the ETC by-laws were proposed and approved in the ballot.
Another ACL Institute is in the books for Excellence Through Classics! As is appropriate for 2020, the Virtual Institute proved to be a unique yet rewarding experience for its 530 attendees. Distractions at home were no match for the streamlined streaming format, which facilitated live participation as well as the ability to watch recorded talks. Most importantly, this year’s sessions served as a call to action for attendees to reevaluate their own personal and professional biases, to commit to inclusive teaching practices in the classroom and online, and to dismantle white supremacy in the field of Classics.
This year’s ETC-sponsored presentation was entitled “Great Minds Don’t Think Alike: Neurodiversity in the Classroom” and was delivered by Stephanie Krause, Program Chair. The session was one of Institute’s most well attended with 179 live viewers. Krause shared her experiences as a teacher who predominantly works with students who prefer and often need to demonstrate learning in a variety of ways. She offered helpful and easily implementable tools and resources, while urging that we as educators can and should do better to support all learning styles in the complex tapestry that is neurodiversity. Optime!
2019-2020
ACL Institute
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