This summer, Professor Olga Levaniouk stepped into the role of Hellenic Studies chair. We recently sat down with Levaniouk to talk about her background in Hellenic Studies and her vision for the future of the program. I fell in love with Greece when I first visited the county in 1997. During the same visit, it

March 1 | 6:30pm-8:00pm | University Bookstore RSVP to cweseuc@uw.edu Alexander Pantages was 13 when he arrived in the U.S. in the 1880’s, after contracting malaria in Panama. He opened his first motion picture theater in 1902 and went on to build one of the largest and most important independently-owned theater chains in the country.

JSIS 488C When: T/TH 1:30-3:30 Where: THO 325 Intructor: Prof. Nektaria Klapaki Contact: nklapaki@uw.edu This course focuses on various issues in contemporary political, social, economic and cultural Greek history that have attracted international attention, and examines their significance for Europe, the Mediterranean and the world. No prerequisites. For further information, contact Nektaria Klapaki at nklapaki@uw.edu.