Visit http://spanish.cofc.edu/about/hispanews.php to download the Spring 2014 issue of HispaNews, the official newsletter of the College of Charleston’s Department of Hispanic Studies.
Category Archives: Awards, Grants, Fellowships
Spanish Major Brian Malone Awarded Critical Languages Scholarship
Brian Malone, a College of Charleston junior and Spanish major, has been granted a Critical Languages Scholarship from the U.S. Dept. of State: http://www.clscholarship.org/files/6913/9817/6977/College_of_Charleston.pdf
National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Inducts 10 New Members
On April 3, 2014 at 6:30pm in the Alumni Center of the School of Education, nine students and one faculty member were initiated into the College of Charleston’s Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society: Lisa Dealmeida, Dan Gary, Olivia Ghiz, Rachel Ellen Harper, Kellane Kornegay, Henry B. Mullin, John H. Wagstaff, Emily Medhus, Stephanie Meier and Professor Gustavo Urdaneta.
Dr. Weyers and Thais Voet Honored in 2014 ExCEL Awards Program
On March 26, 2014, Professor Joseph Weyers was named the 2014 LCWA Outstanding Faculty of the Year and Thais Vote the LCWA Outstanding Student of the Year during the 9th Annual ExCEL Awards Ceremony.
Dr. Owens Receives Award at SSEMW Conference in Puerto Rico
The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women (SSEMW) presented Professor Sarah Owens and her co-author Jane E. Mangan the 2012 award for the best collaborative project for their book Women of the Iberian Atlantic (Louisiana State University Press). Both professors were honored at a ceremony held at the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference (October 24-27, 2013) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where Professor Owens also presented a paper and participated in a roundtable session.
CofC’s and The Citadel’s Chapters of Sigma Delta Pi Announce Finalists for 2013 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year Award
The College of Charleston’s and The Citadel’s chapters of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, are pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2013 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year award:
Sandra Camacho, TL Hanna High School (Anderson)
Diana Gomez Hudgens, Oakbrook Middle School (Ladson)
Bradford Greer, Christ Church Episcopal School (Greenville)
The awards ceremony, where the 2013 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year will be crowned, will take place at 7:00pm on November 14, 2013 at the College of Charleston. November 14 is also the 94th birthday of the National Collegiate Hispanic Society, which was founded at the University of California Berkeley in 1919.
Dr. Mark P. Del Mastro, Chair of Hispanic Studies, is the Founding Director of the S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year program. All inquiries related to this program should be directed to Dr. Del Mastro at delmastromp@cofc.edu.
CofC’s Nu Zeta Chapter of Nat’l Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Membership Call
CofC’s national award-winning, Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, is now accepting applications for membership. Criteria for membership and downloadable application form available at the chapter webpage: http://sigmadeltapi.cofc.edu
Dr. Andrew Sobiesuo Selected for US-United Kingdom International Education Administrator’s Seminar Award
Professor Andrew Sobiesuo has been selected for the 2013 Fulbright International Education Administrators Seminar to the United Kingdom.
Portuguese Program Welcomes Fulbright FLTA for 2013-14
Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Luci Moreira, the Institute of International Education has awarded the Department of Hispanic Studies a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant for the 2013-14 academic year. Ms. Juliana Passos of Brazil will join the College of Charleston in August 2013, and while she enrolls in two courses per semester, she will also assist the Portuguese program through the instruction of coursework and collaboration with the Portuguese Club, among other activities.
Graduating Spanish Majors and Portuguese Student Recognized
At the 2013 Awards Ceremony on May 10 for the School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs, the following graduating seniors of the Department of Hispanic Studies were recognized for their various academic distinctions in Spanish and Portuguese studies:
Distinguished Spanish Majors
Jeffrey Tyler Brooks
Stacy Michelle Calhoun
Stephanie Renee Ferrell
Emily Louise Gooding
Julie King
Mary Emily Lee
Varleria Scotto Di Luzio
Outstanding Spanish Major
Stephanie Renee Ferrell
Most Accomplished Spanish Major
Jeffrey Tyler Brooks
Outstanding Student of Portuguese
Priya Schlenzka