PENNSIC WAR 39 Pennsic University

Pennsic University

Greetings unto the scholars and students of the Known World! We of Pennsic University are looking forward to helping you learn. The vast array of class subjects and teachers should fuel anyone's search for knowledge, and it is our joy to bring this to you. We hope that you all will spread this learning throughout the Known World, and come back next year enriched and ready to share even more!

Teacher Registration and Deadlines

To register classes, please read the class policies below, then fill out the Teacher Registration Form. To make registering classes as easy as possible, we have added FAQs and instructions, including an article on How to Submit a Class.

If you have questions about teaching a class or about the on-line Teacher Registration, you may contact the Registrar, Baroness Aldermoureis "Alda" Ventzke via postal mail, e-mail or telephone (please, no calls after 10 pm). She will be happy to answer any questions, but all requests to teach must be submitted in writing.

Thank you again for volunteering to share your knowledge and your passion for the arts and sciences with the Pennsic populace.

A & S Point

Students: Stop by A&S Point each day to see what classes have been added to (or removed from) the schedule. We can help you find the times and locations of classes you wish to attend. We will also have directions to classes held at other locations around Pennsic.

The Point is located next to A&S tent #4 on the Pennsic University block.

Registered teachers: A&S Point will be open for teacher check-in on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, August 1-3, from 1 - 4 pm each day. Please come by to pick up your packets. If you are arriving after those dates, please make sure to check in at A&S Point at your earliest convenience so that we know you are on site and ready to teach.

If your class will be held in a private camp, merchant tent, or other location, please provide A&S Point with detailed directions to your camp from the Point.

Volunteers Needed!

We strongly encourage volunteers to become part of the Pennsic University team. We have lots of work to do before and during Pennsic, and many hands make light(er) work. If you are interested in helping prepare and/or helping as part of the on-site team, please contact the Pennsic University Chancellor, Mistress Catherine Aimee Le Moyne, to offer your services.

Pennsic University Teacher FAQs

General Questions
• Can the University make copies for me? • Can I use electrical equipment? • Does the University have teaching equipment?	• Do you really mean "No Limits" when it comes to class size? • How much can I charge? • Will I be reimbursed for expenses or receive an honorarium? • How can I schedule multiple sessions of a class at different dates and times?
Class Registration Issues
• My class listing has an error • I need a different slot for my class	• Why didn't I get the number of classes I requested? • I had trouble using the registration form. • How should I write my class description?

Class Policies

Once again, we have the same core policies as previous years:

No child-oriented classes may be held in private camps. Minors attending classes of any type in a private camp must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Children under 13 may attend classes in the regular A&S tents when accompanied by a responsible adult. A&S classes not run through Youth Point do not target the appropriateness of topics and instructors towards children. Thus, the suitability for a specific class is at the parent's discretion, with instructors having the ability to ask a youth to leave.
A&S tents are no longer available for any private individual or household parties in the evenings.
No advance sign-ups for classes; just show up at the right time and location. Students, the earlier you arrive, the better it will be for seating and handouts/materials (if available).
Teachers are allowed to limit the number of handouts or kits available. They are, however, strongly encouraged to take any extra students waiting for their class as auditors, unless this is a safety issue.
Only classes officially registered with the Pennsic University and following the University rules and regulations, are posted in the Pennsic A&S schedule.
Please be courteous and limit your actual class run time to 50-55 minutes so class changeover will not eat into the time of the class which follows yours. For 2-hour classes, please limit your actual run time to 110-115 minutes.

Topics: Classes taught in the Pennsic University can be on a wide variety of subjects, but most should deal with the time period and the interests of the Society for Creative Anachronism – specifically the Medieval and Renaissance periods and the peoples and cultures those periods encompass. The exceptions are those classes which cover specific aspects of our Society – its background, history, administration, and culture/traditions. Topics involving fantasy worlds, science fiction or fandom are not appropriate for classes at the Pennsic War.

Class Locations

Pennsic University activities take place in several locations:

Class tents A&S 1 - A&S 14 (see map)
Performing Arts Pavilion, Dance Pavilion, Games' Tent (see map)
Main Battlefield, Tourney Fields (east side of the Battlefield), Archery Range, Thrown Weapons Range (see map)
College of Performing Arts, Amphitheater - behind the merchants on the Great Middle Hwy (see map)
Youth Point, Heralds' Point (next to Playground); (see map)
Middle Eastern Pavilion - east side of the Great Middle Hwy, on the hill (see map)
Æthelmearc Scribal Pavilion, Private Camps, Merchant Booths: directions available at A&S Point

Chancellor of the Pennsic University

Mistress Catherine Aimee Le Moyne
Aimee Moran
313-549-4701 (cell)
E-mail

Pennsic University Registrar (Class Scheduler)

Baroness Aldermoureis "Alda" Ventzke
Gabrielle Alicia Lawrence
786-340-9711
E-mail

Dean of Applied Arts (Artisan’s Row)

TH Lady Fiadnata ó Gleann Àlainn
E-mail

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