This Week in LANG 1/13/2025

January 13, 2025
Categories: Community Events, Conference, General Events Tags: 2025, french, german, heritage, japanese, language, poetry, spanish

In this Edition: **Regular Chair Office Hours: T 10-12 f2f and virtual, W 2-4 f2f and virtual, R 3-5 virtual**

Dear colleagues, 

Welcome to the first week of classes of the Spring 2025 semester. I hope you have a successful week. Please help me welcome our new Business Services Coordinator, Jules Geaney-Moore. Their first day in the new position is this Monday, January 13. We are very excited to have Jules join the Leadership Team as BSC and look forward to working together successfully. 

Dates and Events this Week

Monday, January 13

  • First Day of new BSC, Jules Geaney-Moore 

Tuesday, January 14

  • 1-2, Initial MAC Meeting with Chair

Wednesday, January 15

  • 4-5 pm, First CAPC Meeting in Spring 2025

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 7

  • Department Meeting

February 20 

  • Poetry Slam

February 20-21

  • Heritage Language Learning Symposium

February 21-22

  • SEACS Conference

March 14

  • Department Meeting

April 11

  • Save the Date for possible Department Meeting

May 1

  • Reading Day, Department Meeting and End of Year Potluck

Congratulations

Congratulations to Carlos Coria-Sanchez for the publications of his monograph Reflexiones del viejo mundo published in 2024 by Textofilia in Mexico. 

Congratulations to the more than 50 graduates from the December 13, 2024 graduation ceremony. Thank you to Paloma Fernández Sánchez for serving as Marshal and providing these photos. 

Information for Faculty and Staff

EHS Training
The annual EHS compliance training was assigned to all University faculty, staff and student workers Friday, Jan. 3. Employees have 45 days to complete the required training, which can be accessed through the Learning and Development Portal.

New Leadership: UNC Charlotte Office of Academic Affairs and Graduate School
UNC Charlotte has named two new leaders to enhance the University’s academic community in the Office of Academic Affairs and the Graduate School. 

Upcoming Events

Poetry Slam 

Yukko Yokono, Susana Cisneros, Don Cross, Maria Mahaffey and Xiaohong Hu Mueller invite you to the 8th Multi-Language Poetry Slam
Date & Time: Thursday, February 20, 2025, 7:00–9:00 pm
Location: Cone Center, After Hours
Submission Deadline: Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 11:59 pm

SEACS 2025 February 21-22

Please join us for SEACS 2025 on Friday afternoon, February 21 and all day Saturday, February 22.  For more information, visit theseacs.org.

Thank you for all you do. 

All the best,

Anabel