My six years spent at UB were the most enriching years of my life, and I owe a great deal to the Department of Classics as a major influence in development as a life-long learner and, now, educator. During my undergraduate years at UB, the ever-encouraging and supportive professors of the Classics Department facilitated opportunities I would never have dreamed of before beginning my bachelor’s degree. I learned the joy of traveling and the basics of archaeological field work through a study abroad experience in Turkey; I learned the fundamentals of artifact research and exhibition preparation through a museum internship at the Anderson Gallery; and was even given the freedom to develop my leadership skills through the Undergraduate Classics Club.
Although I graduated with my BA in Classical Languages and Literatures, as well as Anthropology with a concentration in Archaeology in 2009, I never could quite cut ties with the department that offered me so many opportunities for personal and professional growth. I continued to attend UB for graduate studies in education, which led me back to Classics for additional courses in Latin literature. After completing my master’s degree and teaching certification in 2011, I am now teaching my own Latin students at Williamsville South High School, in Williamsville, NY. Still, I am enthusiastically involved in departmental activities, including weekly Grex meetings for spoken Latin and Conventiculum Buffaloniense, UB’s Department of Classics annual active Latin workshop. I look forward to continuing my relationship with the department that gave me so much for many years to come!
