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A Lifetime of Classics: Mark Kimpel

  • Posted on October 8, 2019March 31, 2021
  • by Gracie Munroe

Mark Kimpel is a graduate non-degree student interested in classics, philosophy, and theology. Now retired, Mark was a National Merit Scholar and earned a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from Purdue University and a medical degree from Indiana University.…

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Classics Spotlight: Wendy Vencel ’18

  • Posted on April 25, 2019March 31, 2021
  • by Gracie Munroe

Our next spotlight feature is Wendy Vencel, a 2018 Butler alumna. She graduated with honors with a B.A. in History and Classics. Since leaving Butler, she has continued on in academia and is currently earning a Master of Medieval History…

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Classics Spotlight: Audrey Crippin

  • Posted on April 3, 2019March 31, 2021
  • by Gracie Munroe

Our next spotlight features Audrey Crippin, a graduating Butler student who, expanding upon her love for the ancient world, paired her path in the Butler Pharmacy Program with a Classics major! Read her story below: For the first time in…

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Classics Spotlight: Andrew Spores

  • Posted on February 12, 2019March 31, 2021
  • by Gracie Munroe

Our next spotlight features Butler first-year Andrew Spores, a Computer Science and Classics double major, who is expanding upon his own experience in Greek culture through the courses of Ancient Greek and Greek Perspectives hereat Butler. Continue reading for Andrew’s…

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Returning to Classics: Laurita Mirkin

  • Posted on January 23, 2019March 31, 2021
  • by Gracie Munroe

Welcome back! AMCA Lab and Butler Classics are excited to kick off the new year with another spotlight on Laurita Mirkin, a Butler Alumna whose thirst for knowledge has drawn her back to school to study Ancient Greek. Continue reading…

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Classics Around the World: Jarrod Koester

  • Posted on October 10, 2018March 31, 2021
  • by Gracie Munroe

  Butler Classics is proud to present our second Classics Spotlight. Jarrod Koester, a junior history major, shares his experiences and memories from his study abroad trip to Greece this summer. Read Jarrod’s story below: “My first year at Butler…

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Classics in the Real World: Claire Kedjidjian

  • Posted on September 26, 2018March 31, 2021
  • by Gracie Munroe

Ensemble Member Lawrence E. DiStasi and Anjali Bhimani in Metamorphoses, 2012. Photo by Liz Lauren. Butler Classics is proud to present our first spotlight where we will be featuring stories of individuals who have contributed to our Classics department. Claire Kedjidjian is a…

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Daphne’s Hope: Student Art Project on Greek Myth

  • Posted on April 20, 2018March 31, 2021
  • by Wendy Vencel

Laura Allaben (Butler University Class of 2021) is a history and political science major, who took Dr. Kvapil’s “Greek Art and Myth” PCA course this spring. For her final project, she chose to focus on the myth of Daphne and…

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