CU Boulder degree-seeking undergraduate students are invited to participate in the Classics Department’s annual Dwyer Translation Competition. The event is typically held in the spring. The competition is especially appropriate for students currently taking Greek and/or Latin language classes at the 3000-level or above, but all undergraduates (previous winners excepted!) are invited to participate in either or both competitions.Ìý
Contestants have one hour to complete a short passage of sight translation. Dictionaries are not allowed, but limited context for the passage is provided, along with brief notes on a selection of grammar and vocabulary.
Winners of the prize in either language are ineligible to compete for the prize in that language in any subsequent year.
The date of the this year’s Dwyer Translation Competition will beÌýThursday, February 27, 2025. Accommodations can be made if you’d like to participate but the date and/or time do not work for you. In that case, or with any other questions, please be in touch with theÌýAssociate Chair for Undergraduate Studies.
Time and place:
Matthew and Yvonne Dwyer, in front of the famous bridge at Avignon
- Greek: 2:15–3:15 pm, Eaton Humanities 370
- Latin: 9:30–10:30 am, Eaton Humanities 245Ìý
The Dwyer Translation Prize is made possible by CU Classics alumnus Matthew Burke Dwyer (BA 1990), in support of excellence in the study of Latin and Greek at the undergraduate level. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Matthew Dwyer went on to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Comoros, where he began what turned out to be his life-long teaching career. Dwyer subsequently earned an MA in Education from Teachers College at Columbia University and has taught at high schools in New York City, Istanbul and, since 2006, Luxembourg. He currently teaches English, Social Studies and Theory of Knowledge at the International School of Luxembourg. His wife, Yvonne, is also a teacher, and his son Quinn will graduate from ISL in 2025.
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Previous Winners
