Mark Damen

Office: Main 321J Mark Damen

Phone: 797.0870
Email: mark.damen@usu.edu

Spring 2012 Course(s)

CLAS 1100 - Latin/Greek Element
MWF 2:30-3:20
MAIN 6

LATN 1020 - Beginning Latin II
MWF 12:30-1:20
MAIN 201

LATN 3130 - Interm Latin Poet
MWF 10:30-11:20
MAIN 323L
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COURSE GUIDES AND EXTENDED SYLLABI (click the links below to access the Guides)
A Guide to Writing in History and Classics
The Ancient Near East (HIST 3110)	Latin and Greek Elements in English (CLAS 1100)
Beginning Latin (LATN 1010/1020)	Classical Drama and Theatre (THEA 5290)
History and Civilization (USU 1320)	Ancient Literature and Language (USU 1320)
Bayeux Tapestry

Personal Biography

A professor in the Department of History, Mark Damen teaches a wide range of courses including (but not limited to) the Ancient Near East, pre-modern Western Civilization, Classical Drama, English Etymology, and all levels of Latin and Greek language. He has three times been named a USU Mortar Board Outstanding Professor. In 1997-98 he was designated Teacher of the Year for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and went on to win the Carnegie Foundation's CASE Teacher of the Year Award for the state of Utah.

Dr. Damen earned his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Florida, where he was named an Outstanding Graduate and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He completed his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Texas at Austin. He has written articles and book reviews for such journals as The Transactions of the American Philological Association, Classical Journal, Classical World, and Theatre Journal.