Texas Classical Association Annual Fall Conference
Conference Information
The Texas Classical Association is pleased to welcome its members to the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio for its annual fall conference on November 7-8, 2014. Sessions will be held on the UTSA campus beginning Friday afternoon at the University Center Building in the Denman room with a lecture by our keynote speaker, Dr. Hans-Friedrich Mueller, Thomas B. Lamont Professor of Ancient & Modern Literature, and Chair of the Department of Classics at Union College. His presentation entitled “Nox Intempesta: Religious and Legal Oddities of Nocturnal Rome” will begin at 4:00pm. After the presentation, those who would like to reserve a spot to eat dinner together may meet at Aldaco’s restaurant, details further below.
Saturday’s sessions will also be held at the Denman room at University Center. The conference program includes a wide variety of talks of interest to Classicists throughout the morning and afternoon in the areas of research, pedagogy, and technology. Dr. Mueller will again be addressing the group as our Keynote Speaker on Saturday afternoon with a presentation entitled “Pontifex Maximus: The Priestly Career of Julius Caesar”. This year’s conference cost will cover breakfast and lunch on Saturday at the conference center. On-campus parking is $5 during weekdays, but free after 4:30pm on Friday and all day on Saturday. Registration forms, the conference schedule and hotel information are included on the next few pages.
We look forward to seeing everyone in San Antonio!Conference Maps, Parking and Directions
Friday’s lecture and Saturday’s presentations will be held on the UTSA campus in the Denman room of the University Center Building (circled) at 4pm. Parking is available at any parking garage on campus and is free after 4:30pm on Friday and all day on Saturday. The closest garage is the Ximenes Ave parking garage, which is also circled on the map below.
For a map of University Center and the Denman Room, please go to:
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Wyndham Garden Hotel San Antonio near La Cantera and is within walking distance just north of the UTSA campus. The rates are $89/night for King Room, $99/night for Double Queen Room (plus approximately 16.75% state and local taxes). The Wyndham Garden Hotel has given a cut-off date for holding these rooms exclusively for TCA conference attendees until Friday October 3 at 5pm CST. To make your room reservation at Wyndham Garden Hotel, you are requested to either call the Hotel directly: 210-690-0300
Or access this reservation weblink:
Once you reach the page devoted to our conference, you can fill out the date/s and room needs there.
More information about the Wyndham Garden Hotel may be found online at:
The physical address is:
6809 N Loop 1604 W
San Antonio, TX 78249
Office & Reservations: 210-690-0300
Other accommodations may be found at the following hotels, as well as others in the San Antonio area. We have not arranged for a special rate at these hotels, but they are merely suggestions if you do not wish to stay at the Wyndham Garden Hotel.
Staybridge Suites
6919 North Loop 1604 West
San Antonio, TX 78249
210-691-3443
Drury Inn
15806 IH-10 West
San Antonio, TX, 78249
210-696-0800
Courtyard Marriot
5731 Rim Pass Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78257
(210) 558-7774
Driving directions to UTSA University Center
From Airport
From the San Antonio International airport, take I-410 West . Exit I-10 West/US 87 North toward El Paso -Exit 556A onto1604 Access Road. You will see the university on the left side. Turn left onto Brenan Ave. Bear left onto Ximenes Ave. and look for parking in Ximenes Ave lot or garage.
From IH-35 North
From the north, exit onto 1604 Charles William Anderson Loop going west. You will see the university on the left side. Turn left onto Brenan Ave. Bear left onto Ximenes Ave. and look for parking in Ximenes Ave lot or garage.
From IH-35 South
From the south, exit onto 1604 Charles William Anderson Loop going north. You will see the university on the right side. Turn right onto Brenan Ave. Bear left onto Ximenes Ave. and look for parking in Ximenes Ave lot or garage.
A printable pdf visitor map of the entire campus can be found at:
Building map of University Center with the Denman ballroom:
Optional Dinner Friday Nov. 7 at 6:30
Aldaco’s Restaurant
Location: Directions to Aldaco's (Dominion location)
**We will be doing separate checks, so be prepared with cash or cc.
Texas Classical Association - 2014 Conference Program and Schedule
Friday, November 7
Noon—3 TCA Executive Board Meeting, University Center, The Denman Room
4:00 Hans-Friedrich Mueller, Union College, “Nox Intempesta: Religious and Legal Oddities of Nocturnal Rome” University Center, Denman Rm
6:00 optional group dinner at Aldaco’s (separate checks)
Saturday, November 8 All talks will take place on the UTSA campus in the Denman room
8:00 – 9:00Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 – 9:10Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:10 – 9:40Rachael Clark, Garland High School “Interactive Notebooks for the Latin Classroom”
9:40 – 10:10Grace West, Hillsdale College, “Vergil the Ciceronian: Stoic Strategies in de Officiis and in the Aeneid”
10:10 – 10:40Katie James, Vanguard College Prep, “Using Google Docs in the Pre-AP
and AP Latin Classroom”
10:40 – 11:00Break
11:00 – 11:30Martin Wells, Austin College, “Gordion and World Beyond the Hellenistic Polis”
11:30 – 12:00Lindy Olsen, McKinney High School, “Using Modern Science Fiction:
A Model for the Latin Classroom”
12:00 – 1:30Lunch and TCA Business Meeting
1:30 – 2:30Keynote Speaker Hans-Friedrich Mueller, Union College, “Pontifex
Maximus: The Priestly Career of Julius Caesar”
2:30 – 3:00Robert Cape, AP Chief Reader, Austin College, “AP Latin Update”
3:00 – 3:20Break
3:20 – 3:50Ned Tuck, St. Mary’s Hall Upper School, “Poetic Caesar in AP Latin”
3:50 – 4:25Frank Kelland, Connally High School, “Improving Recruitment for Latin Classes”
4:25 – 4:30Closing Remarks TCA President Andre Stipanovic
Introduction of new TCA President Simon Burris
Texas Classical Association Membership Form
Membership in the Texas Classical Association includes scholarship opportunities and connection to
the TCA list serve which may be accessed and enrolled by going to .
Use this list to connect/communicate to Latin teachers across the state.
Membership in TCA is valid for the academic year
and is only open to those teaching or residing in Texas.
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Registration fees for the 2014 TCA Conference at UTSA, University Center, San Antonio:
$65 early registration* (postmarked by October 10) / $80 regular registration
Conference fees include continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
*Registration fees are waived for presenters.
Please check all that apply:
___I will attend Saturday’s sessions
___I will join the group for dinner on Friday evening (Aldaco’s Restaurant)
___I would like to attend the UTSA reception for Amy Richlin on Thursday evening
___I would like to attend the UTSA reception for TCA members on Saturday evening
Amount for membership dues:______
Amount for conference fees:______
Total Due:______
When you have completed the form, please email to Cindy Ong at
Checks made payable to TCA may be mailed to:
Cindy Overholt, TCA Secretary/Treasurer
11057 Moonlit Park
San Antonio, TX 78249
If check will not arrive by October 25, please let Cindy know and bring it to the conference.