Certificate Program in Ancient Mediterranean Studies Advisory Committee
Annual Report
2003-2004

Introduction
The Certificate Program in Ancient Mediterranean Studies (CAMS) was officially implemented in September 2003 with the aim of providing UWM undergraduates with an interdisciplinary program for the study of the cultures and societies of the ancient Mediterranean, Europe and the Near East, including ancient Greece and Italy and the civilizations of ancient Egypt, North Africa, Iron-Age Europe, and Late Antiquity.

CAMS Advisory Committee (AC)
The Advisory Committee consists of six faculty members, one student member, and one member ex-officio as follows:

Bettina Arnold, Anthropology

Derek Counts, Art History

Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho, History, Coordinator

Claudia Hough, student member

Richard Monti, FLL/Classics

Charles Schuster, Associate Dean, ex-officio

Richard Tierney, Philosophy

The Advisory Committee met three times during the 2003-2004 academic year: 9/19/03; 11/21/03; and 4/2/04. Among other things, the Committee discussed adjustments to the Program requirements and guidelines; the manner of student participation in the Advisory Committee; course scheduling and avoiding schedule conflicts between various departmental offerings; advertisement and outreach. The Committee also deliberated on several student petitions.

CAMS Activities
The following activities were organized by the Advisory Committee for Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Faculty:

• September 17, 2003: Program orientation session with CAMS Faculty.
  
  
• February 24, 2004: student lunch meeting with H. Alan Shapiro, W.H. Collins Vickers Professor of Archaeology at Johns Hopkins University. Co-sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa; the Departments of Art History, FLL-Classics, and History; and the AIA.
  
  
• April 2004 (several dates): Guided field trips to the exhibit Quest for Immortality at the Milwaukee Public Museum with Professor Bruce Precourt, FLL-Classics.
  
  
• May 7, 2004: Reception for CAMS students and Faculty.
  
  

CAMS students also participated in the following lectures and seminars, which were either organized and/or delivered by CAMS faculty:

• December 5, 2003: Guest Lecture entitled Space and Function in the Roman House. The View from Pompeii by Elisabetta Cova, Adjunct Professor of Classics, UWM. Sponsored by the Classics Club.
  
  
• February 8, 2004: AIA Lecture entitled The Archaeology of Cult Between Orient and Occident: The Sanctuary of Athienou-Malloura, Cyprus by Derek Counts, Assistant Professor of Art History, UWM. Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America-Milwaukee Chapter.
  
  
• February 23, 2004: Guest Lecture entitled Using Visual Sources To Complement the Study of Classical Mythology through the Literary Texts by H. Alan Shapiro, W.H. Collins Vickers Professor of Archaeology at Johns Hopkins University. Co-sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa; Departments of Art History, FLL-Classics, and History; and the Archaeological Institute of America-Milwaukee Chapter.
  
  
• February 23, 2004: Public Lecture entitled The Art of Democracy in Ancient Athens by H. Alan Shapiro, W.H. Collins Vickers Professor of Archaeology at Johns Hopkins University. Co-sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa; Departments of Art History, FLL-Classics, and History; and the Archaeological Institute of America-Milwaukee Chapter.
  
  
• March 8, 2004: Guest Lecture entitled Death and Glory: Gladiators in the Arena by Vincenzo Di Giovanni, Fulbright Scholar at Louisiana State University. Co-sponsored by FLL/Classics and Center for 21st Century Studies.
  
  
• March 8, 2004: Public Lecture entitled The Necropolis of the Roman Naval Base of Misenum: Reflections of Society and Economy by Vincenzo Di Giovanni, Fulbright Scholar at Louisiana State University. Co-sponsored by FLL/Classics and the Center for 21st Century Studies, UWM.
  
  
• March 9, 2004: Seminar in conjunction with the faculty Workshop in Ancient Mediterranean Studies and the Classical Tradition (Center for 21st Century Studies, UWM) by Vincenzo Di Giovanni, Fulbright Scholar at Louisiana State University. Co-sponsored by FLL/Classics and the Center for 21st Century Studies, UWM.
  
  

In addition to the activities above, CAMS faculty members met several times with Homer Hruby to discuss and design the Program's web page (see www.uwm.edu/Dept/CAMS)

Status of the Program
Student interest in the Program has been outstanding, surpassing all our expectations. In the spring, we had 25 students enrolled. Two students graduated in the spring 04, who did not complete all Program requirements. Both, however, had enrolled in the Program in their senior year. One of them was only three credits short of completing the Certificate and plans to obtain those credits as a graduate student at another institution.

Two new courses created last year, Art Hist 499 and Art Hist 415, were added to the list of approved courses to satisfy non-core requirements. Four courses, whose contents were deemed no longer relevant to the Certificate, were deleted from the list.

No waivers were granted.

The Ancient Mediterranean Studies Advisory Committee has played a crucial role throughout the process of implementation and design of the Program, defining its content and mission and making adjustments in content and requirements. In addition, the AC has served as a welcome forum for faculty members with interest in the ancient world to meet and exchange ideas.

Future Plans

• Continue to create and provide opportunities for CAMS students to participate and attend events and activities of interest to the field. We had a very busy schedule of outside speakers and guest lecturers last year and a high degree of student participation in all events. Next year looks just as promising; at least three prestigious scholars of the ancient world will visit campus in 2004-2005. We would like to repeat last year's experience.
  
  
• Encourage student participation in overseas programs, fieldwork opportunities, and summer study abroad.
  
  
• Emphasize even more the importance of early study of ancient and modern academic languages among students entering the Program.
  
  
• Consider workshops in such topics as application to graduate school, senior projects, use of the library's special collections, developing basic research skills, etc.
  
  
• Think of ways to build bridges between the Program, the community, and local organizations such as MPM, high school teachers, etc.
  
  
• Consider ways to attract more CAMS students to lectures and events sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America-Milwaukee Chapter, as well as to encourage membership in this and other professional organizations that pertain to the study of the ancient Mediterranean.
  
  
• Re-think and expand the web site to make it more informative and to useful to students. Plans include: links to important WWW resources for the study of the Ancient Mediterranean, links to study abroad and archaeological fieldwork opportunities, information regarding research activities of CAMS faculty members (such as excavations and other major research projects), Calendar of Events to keep students informed of upcoming lectures, exhibitions, etc. in the Milwaukee and surrounding areas, resource pages that help disseminate information regarding research methodology (including bibliography and citation, library research) and the various academic disciplines (graduate school, professional societies, research/grant opportunities).
  
  
• Devise a new Program brochure including the new changes in the Program requirements.