Category Archives: Faculty

Hispanic Studies Welcomes 6 New Faculty

The Department of Hispanic Studies welcomes six faculty members  beginning August 2014: Mary Ann Blitt, Instructor MA, Colorado State University Karen Kearns, Adjunct Professor MA, College of Charleston Sabrina Laroussi, Visiting Assistant Professor ABD, Texas Tech University Ryan Platz, Adjunct Professor MA, Pennsylvania State University Ricard Viñas de Puig, Assistant Professor of Spanish PhD, Purdue […]

Drs. Weyers and Del Mastro Participate in the 96th AATSP Conference in Panama City, Panama

At the 96th Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) in Panama City, Panama from July 8-11, 2014, Dr. Joseph Weyers  presented his study “‘Noticing’ discourse: Increasing our intermediate and advanced students’ oral proficiency”; Dr. Mark P. Del Mastro organized and directed  the 2nd  annual “Sigma Delta Pi Best Practices” […]

Hispanic Studies Faculty Transition to New Career Phases

Effective summer 2014, three outstanding faculty members of the Department of Hispanic Studies transitioned to new phases in their professional careers. Dr. Herberto Espinoza, Associate Professor of Spanish, retired as Emeritus Faculty after 27 years of service to the College.  Model teacher, respected scholar and past Chair of the then-Department of Spanish and Italian from […]

Dr. Gustavo Ogarrio of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana of Mexico Guest Lectures

Professor Gustavo Ogarrio (2nd from left) of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana was guest speaker of the Hispanic Studies Distinguished Lecture Series on April 17, 2014.  Following his presentation “Narrar el Instante: Políticas y Poéticas de la Crónica en América Latina,” Dr. Ogarrio was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Discoverers of the National Collegiate […]

Drs. Divine, Gómez and Del Mastro Participate in the KFLC

At the 67th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference on 4/10-4/12 in Lexington, KY, three faculty members from the Department of Hispanic Studies participated in various sessions: Dr. Susan Divine presented her study “Nacho Vigalondo and the Recovery of Time and Space,” and she chaired a panel entitled “The Elemental Topographies of Twentieth-Century Spanish Narrative.” Dr. […]