This past spring 2011 semester, Dr. Sarah Owens directed Hispanic Studies’ Spanish 400 course, Service Learning to the Hispanic Community. After an interview process in the fall of 2010, Professor Owens selected 17 highly motivated, junior and senior Spanish majors who had studied abroad. Each student was required to complete a 45 hour internship that […]
Under the direction of Drs. Félix Vázquez and Marianne Verlinden, 21 College of Charleston Students spend May 11-June 16 studying abroad in Trujillo, Spain.
On May 6, 2011, the annual Student Awards Ceremony of the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs recognized six different Hispanic Studies Students for their outstanding academic accomplishments. Sara Sprehn was honored for receiving a Fulbright Scholarship, the Graeser Memorial Award (outstanding school-wide language major), Most Accomplished Spanish Major and Distinguished Major of Spanish. […]
Spanish Major Sara Sprehn (’11) was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for graduate studies in Chiapas, Mexico.
The Hispanic Studies Department is proud to announce plans for its new online, refereed journal, to be launched Fall 2011. Because student involvement is essential for the success of such endeavors, all interested students are invited to submit original journal names that reflect the spirit of both our institution and the journal. The Hispanic Studies […]
On April 4, 2011, Dylan Kornegay was presented the Gabriela Mistral Award for her noteworthy initiative with the activities of her chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society. This national recognition requires the approval of Sigma Delta Pi’s national Executive Committee and is granted to only 6-10 students annually from the […]
On Monday, April 4, 2011, CofC’s Chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi, inducted the following new student members: Patrick R. Broome, Emily Cox, Michael Dion, Sandi Edwards, Jennifer Franklyn, Michele Greco, Stephanie Harris, Ross Holbrook, Reema Kashif, Jessica Latham, Kristen McCutcheon, Kristen Rayner, Breanna Ross, Nina Saini, Hannah Stevenson and […]
The Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, won first place in the Food Competition with its paella at the 2011 World Cultures Fair on March 30. Dylan Kornegay is student president of Nu Zeta.
The College of Charleston’s and The Citadel’s chapters of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, are co-sponsoring their 7th annual S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year Program. Dr. Mark P. Del Mastro, Chair of Hispanic Studies, is Founding Director of the program. Dr. Marianne Verlinden, CofC Chapter Adviser, and Professors Sara Medina […]
Visit the new blog of CofC’s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi: http://sigmadeltapicofc.blogspot.com.