Welcome to the fall semester; I hope everyone's school year is off to a magnificent start! The Ancient Studies Council has many great things planned for this semester, and we're excited to share all of that with you. My name is Irene Nolan, and I am the president of the ANCS Council this year. Our vice president is Maegan Crew, our secretary is Matthew Haworth, and our treasurer is Anthony DeFeo.

Involvement Fest was yesterday and we had an awesome turnout. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello! We have a number of upcoming events to look forward to: 

• The Ancient Studies Pizza Party is Wednesday, Sept. 19th, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in PAHB 441. This is a great opportunity to meet the Ancient Studies faculty, staff, and students, and also to have free pizza.
• The ANCS Council Bake Sale is also Wednesday, Sept. 19th, from 12:00 - 2:00 pm in the Commons Breezeway. Feel free to stop by on your way out of the pizza party for desserts and to support the ANCS Council!
• The first ANCS Council meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 26th, at 5:30 pm in PAHB 441. At this meeting, we'll discuss future events, hear suggestions, and answer any questions you may have about the Council. Immediately following, we will be hosting our first Symposium.
• Symposium was a wonderful suggestion by a student at Involvement Fest for the ANCS Council to have a discussion about mythology, ancient history, and other related topics in a relaxed atmosphere over snacks. Our first discussion topic is yet to be decided but will be announced soon.
• Scribe School with Dr. Lane will be on Wednesday, Oct. 3rd at 4:00 pm in PAHB 229. Dr. Lane will be teaching us an ancient script, and we will be inscribing it onto clay tablets. Materials will be provided.