STAFF NEWS
February 23 -March 1, 2009
Jason Simpson
Issue date: 2/20/09 Section: Campus Life
WAYMEL EXPLORES THE MYSTERY OF CELTIC IDENTITY
RACHEL WAYMEL (TRIO, Study Center) will give a 50 Minutes Lecture Thursday, Feb. 26, on "The Mystery of Celtic Identity, or Who Wants to be a Celt?" Speaking at noon in C101, she will point out that Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, even Austria and Greece show traces of Celtic heritage. Ireland and Scotland have Celtic music; France its popular Celtic cartoon, Asterix le Gaulois (Asterix the Gaul); and Austria a Celtic village on the shores of an alpine lake. She also notes that archeological and linguistic evidence of a Celtic presence can be found throughout Europe, suggesting Celtic people existed from northern Greece to western Spain and from southern France to the northern Hebrides - quite a large expanse for Iron Age Europe. So, who were (and are) the true Celts? Waymel asks. Her inquiry stems from her background as a graduate of St. Norbert College, DePere, Wis., with a BA in English and a semester of studying in Ireland, where she concentrated on Irish folklore, literature, and language.
Sponsored by the Lectures & Fine Arts Committee, the presentation is open to the public at no charge.
UW-WAUKESHA, ST. JOHN'S MILITARY SIGN AGREEMENT
UW-Waukesha signed a partnership agreement with St. John's Northwestern Military Academy of Delafield, Wis., last Wednesday and, beginning in the fall, will offer a year of college preparation for St. John's graduates at the academy's facilities.
Administered by CE, the program is designed to enhance opportunities for St.?John's Northwestern students to gain entry to the selective colleges or universities of their choosing.
UW-Waukesha will offer classes in English, math, history, engineering, sociology, chemistry and physics. Additional options will be available for language classes on the UW-Waukesha campus. Those who successfully complete courses will be given college credit through the University of Wisconsin
"I am convinced that this post-graduate program will be a model that others will study and embrace," St. John's president, Jack H. Albert, Jr., said. Founded in 1884, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy is the Midwest's oldest and largest all-boys, military boarding school. It immerses young men in grades 7-12 in a culture of leadership that inspires personal growth through a commitment to excellence in academics, athletics, spiritual and character development.
RACHEL WAYMEL (TRIO, Study Center) will give a 50 Minutes Lecture Thursday, Feb. 26, on "The Mystery of Celtic Identity, or Who Wants to be a Celt?" Speaking at noon in C101, she will point out that Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, even Austria and Greece show traces of Celtic heritage. Ireland and Scotland have Celtic music; France its popular Celtic cartoon, Asterix le Gaulois (Asterix the Gaul); and Austria a Celtic village on the shores of an alpine lake. She also notes that archeological and linguistic evidence of a Celtic presence can be found throughout Europe, suggesting Celtic people existed from northern Greece to western Spain and from southern France to the northern Hebrides - quite a large expanse for Iron Age Europe. So, who were (and are) the true Celts? Waymel asks. Her inquiry stems from her background as a graduate of St. Norbert College, DePere, Wis., with a BA in English and a semester of studying in Ireland, where she concentrated on Irish folklore, literature, and language.
Sponsored by the Lectures & Fine Arts Committee, the presentation is open to the public at no charge.
UW-WAUKESHA, ST. JOHN'S MILITARY SIGN AGREEMENT
UW-Waukesha signed a partnership agreement with St. John's Northwestern Military Academy of Delafield, Wis., last Wednesday and, beginning in the fall, will offer a year of college preparation for St. John's graduates at the academy's facilities.
Administered by CE, the program is designed to enhance opportunities for St.?John's Northwestern students to gain entry to the selective colleges or universities of their choosing.
UW-Waukesha will offer classes in English, math, history, engineering, sociology, chemistry and physics. Additional options will be available for language classes on the UW-Waukesha campus. Those who successfully complete courses will be given college credit through the University of Wisconsin
"I am convinced that this post-graduate program will be a model that others will study and embrace," St. John's president, Jack H. Albert, Jr., said. Founded in 1884, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy is the Midwest's oldest and largest all-boys, military boarding school. It immerses young men in grades 7-12 in a culture of leadership that inspires personal growth through a commitment to excellence in academics, athletics, spiritual and character development.
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