Category Archives: Student

Professor Roberto Gacio Suárez of Cuba presented a guest lecture to CofC students and faculty on Monday, September 24, 2012 at 4:00pm in ECTR 118. The title of his talk: “Teatro actual cubano visto a través de Carlos Díaz, Carlos Celdrán y Nelda Castillo.”

Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month

For the 8th consecutive year, the College of Charleston’s Department of Hispanic Studies is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15) with various activities. The Spanish Club will host tertulias, informal gatherings to practice conversational Spanish on September 28 and October 19 from 4:30-6:00pm at Yo Burrito restaurant on 77 Wentworth Street; Tango […]

25 Students Study Summer Abroad in Trujillo, Spain

Professors Daniel Delgado and Carl Wise accompanied 25 students to the medieval town of Trujillo, Spain for the Summer in Spain 2012 program. This program is one of the oldest programs at the College of Charleston and offers a great opportunity to experience total immersion in the Spanish culture. For 6 weeks, students lived with […]

CofC’s Chapter of National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Earns National Award

For the 2nd consecutive year, the Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, has been named an “Honor Chapter” for its outstanding activities during 2011-12. Of the 585 chapters nationwide, CofC’s chapter was among 14 selected for this prestigious honor (see http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/honorchap.htm for complete list of awardees). Student officers Dylan […]

2012 Issue of HispanNews Now Available!

Thanks to the efforts of Professors Ben Fraser (Editor), Nadia Avendaño and Claudia Moran (Associate Editors), the 2012 issue of HispaNews, the official annual newsletter of the Department of Hispanic Studies, is now available online: click here.

Sigma Delta Pi Sponsors Spanish Poetry Night

Dr. Martínez-Gibson and Dylan Kornegay Recognized as ExCel Award Winners

Professor Elizabeth Martínez-Gibson was named “Faculty of the Year” for the School of Languages Cultures and World Affairs, and Dylan Kornegay (Spanish, December ’11) was recipient of the “Community Impact Award” at the 2012 ExCEL Award ceremony on April 4 in the Sottile Theatre.

National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Inducts New Members

Congratulations to our newest members of the College of Charleston’s Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, inducted April 2, 2012 in the Alumni Center: Chelsea Catherine Baker Helen Claire Beadling Elizabeth Blakeney Sitton India Broadwater Mary Catherine Brock (graduate student) Amanda Mellette Cole Gabriel Curl Andrew Gilberti Samantha […]