In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 1-4 f2f and virtual, W 1-3 virtual, R 2:30-4:40 f2f and virtual, Department Meeting and End of Year Thursday 5/1** Dear colleagues,  Welcome to the last week of classes. Please remember that we have a department meeting on Thursday, May 1 this week 10:30-12:00 in the LRC. Please see […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T virtual, 10-12, W 1-3 f2f and virtual, R 3-5** Dear colleagues,  Welcome to the last week. Dates and Events this Week Wednesday, April 23 12:15-1:15, Lounge Looking Ahead Dates and Events Spring 2025April 29 What You Can Say (and What the University Can’t), 12:00 pm -1:00 pm via Zoom, […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: Virtual T 10-12, W 1-3, R 3-5** Dear colleagues,  Thank you for your kindness on Friday. I was very lucky to fall backwards and not forwards on the steps from Atkins to Halton Arena. I will work remotely this week. Dates and Events this Week April 15 Looking Ahead Dates […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: M 11-1 f2f and zoom, T 10-12 f2f and zoom, W 1-3 F2F and zoom, Friday April 11 Department Meeting (Virtual)** Dear colleagues,  Dates and Events this Week Graduate Student Appreciation Week (see below) April 7 April 8 April 11 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Spring 2025 April 15 May […]

Dear colleagues,  Today is the first day of registration, which means this will be a busy day and week. However, I hope you are all looking forward to the Spring Refresh Weekend, which means there are no classes on Friday. Please note the main office will be remote on Friday.   Dates and Events this Week […]

Dear colleagues,  Join us tonight for the Poetry Slam in 100 Fretwell and enjoy an evening filled with creativity. Dates and Events this Week March is Women’s History Month  Monday, March 24 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Spring 2025 March 31 April 4-5 April 4 April 8 April 11 April 15 May 1 May 10 […]

Dear colleagues,  Thank you all for your patience during the Department Meeting with the long Chair report. I appreciate your presence at the meeting and your support.  Dates and Events this Week March is Women’s History Month  Friday, March 21 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Spring 2025 March 24 March 31 April 4-5 April 4 […]

Dear colleagues,  Welcome to the second half of the semester. I hope you all had a good Spring Break. Dates and Events this Week March is Women’s History Month  Friday, March 14 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Spring 2025 March 21 March 31 April 4-5 April 4 April 8 April 11 April 15 May 1 […]

Dear colleagues,  Congratulations to all of us for making it through last week. We had a successful Heritage Language Symposium and SEACS conference in spite of the inclement weather closings. Unfortunately, the Poetry Slam had to be postponed. A new date will be announced soon. Both the Symposium and SEACS were a huge success and […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 10-12 f2f and zoom, W 1-3 f2f and zoom, R 3-5 zoom** Dear colleagues,  Thank you for all your contributions to the search process and thank you to the search committee for an outstanding job. Next week is full of events: the Poetry Slam, the Heritage Language Learning […]

In this Edition: Chair Office Hours: T 3-5, W 2-4, R 3-5, Legal Affairs Presentation Wednesday at 11 am, Early Alerts due this Friday, Department Meeting (Agenda ) Dates and Events this Week February is Black History Month  February 2-4 February 4 – Happy Lunar New Year – Year of the Snake February 5 Legal […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 3-5, W 3-5, R 3-5, Campus Visit by Candidate 1 and Candidate 2 , Small Grants Deadline this Friday** Dates and Events this Week Friday, January 31 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Spring 2025 February 2-4 February 5 February 7 February 20  February 20-21 February 21-22 March 14 […]

In this Edition: **Chair Remote this week, Office Hours: T 10-12, W 2-4, R 3-5** Dates and Events this Week Sunday, January 26 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Spring 2025 January 26-28 Campus Interview 1 January 28-30 Campus Interview 2 February 2-4 Campus Interview 3 February 5 February 7 February 20  February 20-21 February 21-22 […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: M 11:30-1:00 pm f2f and virtual, T 3-5 virtual, W 12:45-2:45 pm f2f and virtual, Department Meeting Thursday 10:30-12:00 pm, Retirement Celebration 12:00-2:00 pm Alumni Center** Dear colleagues,  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We have almost made it to the end of the semester and […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 10-12 Virtual, Thanksgiving Break ** Dear colleagues,  I hope you had a good weekend and are looking forward to the upcoming long weekend. I am wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate and hope you enjoy great food, family and friends.  Thank you to all of you […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 10:00-12:00 pm f2f and virtual, W 12:45-2:45 pm virtual, R 2:30-3:30 pm f2f and virtual, International Education Week: Nihon Club Film Screening, Dalton Brown Bag, Film Screening “Welcome Venice,” Traditional Chinese Painting Workshop, JBusiness Forum, Listening Sessions about Annual Evaluation Guidelines – shared on Wednesday after EOB ** […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 10-12 f2f and virtual, T 3-5 f2f and virtual, F 11-1 virtual, Personally Speaking, SEACS Proposal Deadline, Migration Talk, International Education Week LANG Events!** Dear colleagues,  I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. I would like to let you know that the CAPC is working diligently on creating […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours this Week: T 10-12 in person and virtual, W  12:45-2:45 virtual, Thursday 2-4 in person and virtual, Workload submitted, Carol’s Retirement Party** Dear colleagues,  I hope you had a good weekend. I am so happy to report that I sent our approved Department Workload Policy LANG Workload Policy 11/1/2024 to the Dean’s office […]

In this Edition: **Chair Availability this Week: out of the office 10/28-10/30, by appointment only** Dear colleagues,  Please remember that the CAPC has voted on the proposed Workload Policy. It will come to you as a seconded motion and be on the Consent Calendar of the Department Meeting this week on Friday on November 1.  I would […]

In this Edition: **Chair Availability this Week: R 10:00am-1:00pm (Zoom) and R 3:30-5:00 pm (Zoom), Workload Policy, SEACS CFP** Dear colleagues,  I hope you are doing well. I will be out of the office 10/21-10/23 and my response to emails might be a bit slower than typically. I will add additional office hours on Thursday […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours this week: W 12:45-2:00 pm (Zoom), R 1:30-3:30pm (Zoom), Workload Policy, SEACS CFP, Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Highlighting two of our students and a faculty member** Dear colleagues,  Welcome to this short week. I hope you had a wonderful Fall Break and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Thank you all […]

The Forty-Niner Intensive Transition program which was geared to students of a Hispanic or Latinx background was a huge success this year. Dozens of students gathered together for a unique, week-long experience to situate them in their new home. This program counted for two college credit hours and they worked with two peer mentors. The […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours this week: W 12:45-2:45 (Zoom), R 12:00-2:00 (f2f & Zoom), F 12:00-2:00 (f2f & Zoom), Workload Policy, Draft Ad, Department Meeting with Dean Visit, Open Enrollment for New Health Insurance Aetna, Zwingenberg Presentation Thursday, SEACS CFP** Dear colleagues,  Wishing you a good morning on this Monday after the storm. I […]

In this Edition: **New Position, Virtual Town Halls, Mandatory Title IX and IT Security Training, Personal Identification Policy, Earn Money for the Department: Sign up for Lifelong Senior Learning Lectures, Workload Timeline, Travel Workflow ** Dear colleagues,  I hope you had a wonderful weekend. It was great to see some of you at the Dean’s First Friday Happy Hour at […]

In this Edition: **Department Meeting 9/6, Dean’s Visit to Department Meeting, Workload Policy, Travel Processes, Flu and Covid Information, Presentation on Medical Interpreting, Presentation on Holocaust and Japan, International Festival** Dates and Events this Week Monday, September 2 Thursday, September 5 Friday, September 6 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Fall 2024 September 10 September, 13 […]