Faculty of Arts
Students Matter
For most students, university is a threshold. For those fresh from home and high school, university offers a gateway to the future, to a career, to a broader knowledge of the world and to a deeper awareness of who they are themselves. For those coming later in life, the university offers a chance to refocus and move into a new direction. The skills these students will gain and apply in society matter to us all.
Students matter.
The UW Classics Students Association is a group of students who study Ancient Greece and Rome, and want to share their enthusiasm with others. They offer a welcoming social atmosphere for new students to meet and make friends as well as to provide academic support for each other. In addition to an annual colloquium at which members present papers, there are bake sales, socials, movie nights and more ---- and even the occasional barbarian invasion!
Here we introduce a few of the students who make up the CSA.
Liam Broderick
I went to Silver Heights Collegiate for grades 9 to 11, and then graduated from Sturgeon Heights Collegiate in 2008. When I started university I had no idea what I wanted to study, after taking some classics courses I felt that I had found my subject of interest. My focus of study is on the militaries of the Greeks and Romans, with a special focus on the Hellenistic era.
After I graduate I plan on
either joining the Canadian Forces, or going on to grad school and obtaining a
masters degree and hopefully later on a PhD in classics and become a professor.
The Classics Department of the University
of Winnipeg is very
dedicated to its students, and its professors are in my opinion, second to none
in dedication to the subject of classics and to the education of its students.
The Classics Students Association is a wonderful student organization. It
offers great peer support and organizes many student events, not to mention the
chance to make some lasting friendships. Click here for Liam's full bio.
Andrew Dryden
My name is Andrew Dryden. I was born and, aside from a few years in the United States, have lived my whole life in Winnipeg. I graduated from Grant Park High School in 2005 and spent a number of years taking different courses at the University of Winnipeg, switching my major three times. Eventually I lost interest in University and dropped out. After taking a year off I returned to the U of W and luckily found my passion for studying languages and ancient history. Because I wish I had known about the Classics department at the U of W, I have made a large part of my mandate as the president of the Classics Students’ Association to make as many people aware of the program and its many benefits.
I have loved my time at the U of W, as
wayward as my path has been, but it will eventually end. Fortunately, a
classics degree is seen as a valuable commodity in many different fields.
Personally, I am still examining my options but intend to either continue my
education pursuing a master’s degree in ancient warfare, delving into the field
of education at the high school level, acquiring a law degree, joining the
Canadian armed forces, or a combination of the options above. For Andrew's full bio, click here.
Myla Held
I'm in my 4th year at the UofW and majoring in Classics. I went to Kildonan East Collegiate prior to university and graduated in 2007. My interest with Classics began in elementary school in grade four when my teacher did a whole section on Greek myth, and I have been hooked ever since! I'm not sure what my plans are yet, but possibly/hopefully law school or grad school.
Vanessa Lylyk
My name is Vanessa Lylyk, I was raised just outside Winnipeg in the municipality of St. Clements. I graduated from River East Collegiate in 2008 with an honours diploma. All I knew when I entered university was that I wanted to be a teacher. I am currently a fourth year student in the faculty of Education, majoring in history with a minor in psychology. I have only taken one Classics course, but the Classics group just keeps me coming back with their fantastic pub crawls, colloquiums, warm atmosphere, and of course their socials! Unfortunately, I found Classics too late and my minor was already completed. Although I do know that the classics professors are great with helping students in their classes and classes of others. They are also great fun as well which makes their lectures educational and entertaining. This becomes obvious once you attend their classes, hopefully you will see this for yourselves!
Leyna Shnier
I went to high school at
Kelvin in the french immersion program. I became interested in classics because
I find ancient history incredibly interesting so what's better than an entire
department devoted to two highly influential ancient cultures. Being part of
the Classics Students Association is great because I get to meet awesome people
who share similar interests with me and we do tons of fun activities as a group
throughout the year, making all the schoolwork seem more bearable. The
department is full of helpful professors and plenty of exciting courses. After
my undergraduate degree I plan to go to grad school to study classical
archeology and from there hopefully become an archeologist working in the
field.
Arielle Tetrault
My name is Arielle Tetreault
and I went to John Taylor Collegiate, graduated in 2009.
I’ve loved Classics since I was 7 or 8 years old, before I even knew that
that’s what you’re supposed to call it. I got into this area through reading
stories until I discovered Greek myths and everything flew off from there.
Today I like learning about all types of myths and the people who came up with
them but Greco-Roman stories are still my favourite.
In the future... I’m planning
on being a double major – Classics and Anthropology – so that I can go into
Museum Studies after my undergraduate degrees. But we’ll see where life takes
me. All you need do is remember to learn lots, live a long time and make sure
you laugh as much as you can. Click here for Arielle's full bio.
For a list of names of the UWCSA members in the photo on our main page, click here.