Meet Our Students and Alumni

Classics students in Sperlonga.

Classics students and faculty visit Sperlonga, Italy

Meet Jackson, the Department of Classics undergraduate Ambassador for the College of Arts and Sciences. College Ambassadors are student volunteers who have been nominated by faculty and staff after demonstrating a commitment to academic excellence and community engagement. 

Jackson Slahta

What's your best advice for new students?

"The best piece of advice I can give to a new student is, even though it can be difficult especially when you’re a freshman, to try to speak to people in your classes, and to your professors. This will help you forge some good relationships in your major early on in your college career, and it’s also just a great way to meet people with similar interests to you. I also encourage new students to take a few classes outside of your major and explore your peripheral interests, you never know what new passions you may discover."

 


 

Alumni Testimonials

A heartfelt thank you to these amazing alums for sharing their stories with us!

  • Rare coin.
    Russell Pascatore, MA '11

    At the University of Southern California, I look forward to focusing on the relations between the literary, philosophical, and political culture of the Roman empire. I am very thankful to you for the education I pursued with our department [UB Classics], in all its pedagogical aspects.