Category Archives: Student

CofC’s and The Citadel’s 2012 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year Program Launched

The College of Charleston’s and The Citadel’s Chapters of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, are pleased to announce their 2012 South Carolina Spanish Teacher of the Year Program. Eligibility and the downloadable nomination form are found at www.scspanishteacheroftheyear.org.  Nominations of our outstanding K-12 teachers of Spanish in the Palmetto State are strongly […]

Two Hispanic Studies Majors Awarded SAF Internships

Justin Lyons and Emily Wiliams, Spanish majors, were just named recipients of Student Action for Farmworkers Summer Internship (www.saf-unite.org/content/fields-internship) and a “Sowing Seeds for Change Fellowship” (www.saf-unite.org/content/sowing-seeds-change-fellowship) respectively.

Now Accepting Applications for the Casa Hispana!

All students who have completed at least Spanish 202 are eligible to apply to live in the Casa Hispana for the upcoming (2012-13) academic year (beginning August 2012). For more details and downloadable application form, please visit http://casa.cofc.edu/.

Hispanic Studies’ Internship Course Connects Students with the Community

During the  fall 2011 semester, Dr. Marianne Verlinden directed an internship course with six Spanish majors and minors. Each student participant worked directly with local Hispanics in one of the following venues: a family literacy program, the Children’s Hospital and a prenatal program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC); a pre-school reading program […]

Sigma Delta Pi’s “Revelations in Translation” Contest Results

The College of Charleston’s Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, announces the student finalists of its inaugural “Revelations in Translation” contest: 1st Place: Emily Williams 2nd Place: Mary Kelsey Trumps 3rd Place: Elizabeth Con 4th Place: Amelia Thomson  “Revelations in Translation” is a project conceived and executed by CofC’s student Sigma […]

Sigma Delta Pi’s 2011 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year Crowned at CofC

Lynn Fulton-Archer (center) of Richmond Drive Elementary School is Sigma Delta Pi’s 2011 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year The College of Charleston’s and The Citadel’s chapters of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, crowned Lynn Fulton-Archer as this year’s S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year during an awards ceremony on November […]

National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Inducts New Members

On Tuesday, November 7 at 7:00pm in the Alumni Center, the College of Charleston’s Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, initiated 17 new student and five new faculty members.  Congrats to the following students: Michele Abbaticchio April Adams Megan Alder James Benjamin Andrew Emily Blaire Bronaugh Jeff Brooks Elizabeth […]