News & Updates:
June 2008
Brian Phillips Joins CiRCE as
new Marketing Director:
Mr. Brian Phillips has joined CiRCE
as Marketing Director and Managing Editor of the CiRCE Papers.
Brian is in his fourth year of teaching at
Covenant Classical School in Concord where he also serves as the
Dean of Classical Studies. Beginning as the Upper School Latin
teacher, he now teaches humanities, logic, and Greek. After
earning his B.A. in Theology, Brian went on to finish a M.A. in
Theological Studies. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in
Humanities.
Brian and his wife Shannon have a
one-year-old
daughter, Temperance, and another little one on the way!
They live in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
You can reach Brian at
bphillips@circeinstitute.org.
June 2008
Nancy Aubitz Joins CiRCE Staff:
Nancy Aubitz has joined CiRCE as the new
Business Manager. She is coordinating the business operations
and staff of the Institute, is designing systems, and is
enabling the implementation of new initiatives.
CiRCE President Kern says, "I am excited
about the stability and enthusiasm that Nancy brings to the work
of the Institute and I look forward to seeing the CiRCE
Institute grow under her leadership."
For the past 4 years Nancy worked
with Jack Henry & Associates in an Operations transition role.
In the 11 years prior, she managed all office operations for Optinfo, Inc, a Charlotte, NC based software consulting company
which was purchased by Jack Henry & Associates in 2004. Nancy
received her Bachelor of Business Administration from North
Carolina Wesleyan College and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Nancy and Bill live in the University area of Charlotte; her
adult daughter Carolyn resides in Hickory, North Carolina. You
can email Nancy at
naubitz@circeinstitute.org.
June 2008
Dr. Peter V. Sampo To Receive
Annual Russell Kirk Paideia Prize:
Dr. Peter Sampo, president
emeritus and a founder of Thomas More College of
Liberal Arts in Merrimack, New Hampshire, will
receive the CiRCE Institute's 2008 Russell Kirk
Paideia Prize for Lifetime Contribution to
Classical Education, sponsored by
The
Center for the American Idea. Dr. Sampo labored
for years in an extremely difficult vineyard to
bring Thomas More College to life and fruition.
| Dr.
Sampo is a founder of Thomas More
College of Liberal Arts, where he serves
as Distinguished Professor of Political
Science and President Emeritus. He
served as Dean of St. Francis College
(1970-73); President of Magdalen College
(1974-78); founding Chair of the
Politics Department of St. Anselm
College; and President of Thomas More
College of Liberal Arts (1978-2006).
Dr. Sampo has
dedicated his work to the importance of
the formation of youth through
initiation into Western culture and the
urgency for educational institutions to
provide a transformative experience
through an exclusively liberal arts
education. His own work has been in the
recovery of the Classical tradition of
political science from a Christian
perspective.
He is a regular
speaker at campuses across the country,
has authored articles on Machiavelli and
Thomas More, and was a contributor to
The Recovery of American Education
(University Press of America, 1991) and
Life and Family. He was awarded a
Commendation by the Society of Catholic
Social Scientists and was named an
Exemplary Alumnus by the University of
Notre Dame. Dr. Sampo received his A.B.
at St. Vincent College and his doctorate
in Political Science at the University
of Notre Dame. |
Dr. Sampo will be honored at
the Russell Kirk Paideia Prize Banquet during
CiRCE's annual conference this July in Houston,
Texas.
To find out more about how you
can join us this summer click
here.
To learn more about The Center
for the American Idea click
here. |
May, 2008
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Remember, we’re always open to suggestions, so help us out by
writing to us at
ltw@circeinstitute.org, or post your thoughts in the LTW
section of our
forum.
To learn more about
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