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In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours Changes: T 11-1, W 1-3 virtual only, R 11-1, Election Week: DRC TT, Middle East on the Move – Consortium Conference, CHESS Dean Candidate 2 Presentation, Aliaga-Buchenau Witness in Residence, Languages in Action Speaker Series ** Dates and Events this Week March is Women’s History Month. Election Week: DRC TT 2024-25 Monday, March […]

The department has made a decision to change course numbering for the elementary Spanish courses. In years prior, we offered 1101, 1102, 1201 and 1202. The difference being that 1201 and 1202 were hybrid format and worth 4 credit hours, while 1101 and 1102 were face to face only and worth 3 credit hours. For […]

I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break with time to rest and relax. We are heading into the second half of the Spring Semester, which means Summer is right around the corner. Dates and Events this Week March is Women’s History Month. March 12 March 13 March 14 March 15 Looking Ahead Dates […]

I hope you all had a great weekend. It’s almost Spring Break. Thank you to those of you who organized, supported and attended the Heritage Language Learning Symposium on Thursday and Friday last week and the Japanese Speech Contest on Friday. Both events were very successful with over 200 faculty, students, and teachers attending the […]

Dates and Events this Week This Month is Black History Month.  February 19 February 20 February 22 February 23 Looking Ahead Dates and Events February 27 March 1 March 2 March 8 March 13 March 15 March 18 March 29 April 2 April 12 April 19 April 30 May 1 May 15 Congratulations & Thank […]

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours changed T, and virtual only on R, SEACS Program, AI Presentation, Mini Grants, Inclusive Excellence Grants, ** I hope you all had a restful weekend. Chair Office Hours this week:  Tuesday (changed hours) 8:30-10:30 am Mebane Hall 435, Wednesday, 1:00-3:00 pm Mebane Hall 435, Thursday 2:00-4:00 pm Virtual Only […]

I hope you all had a restorative weekend. Our external reviewers are here today and tomorrow, and I would like to thank you all for participating in this process. I also look forward to seeing you on Friday for our Department Meeting and will give you an update on the search and other initiatives then. […]

Happy Monday! Dates and Events this Week January 29,  January 30 January 31 February 1 February 2 Looking Ahead Dates and Events February 5 Neurodiverse Workforce Video application deadline, Apply Here February 5-6 February 8 February 9 February 16 February 17 February 19 February 22-23 February 27 March 2 March 15 March 29 April 12 […]

Two of our wonderful Spanish alums have been recognized for their success and for contributing to their communities. Please congratulate Emily Francis and Hannah Javidi! Read the full article here.

In this Edition: << New Department Name, External Reviewers Itinerary, “Ai and Ethics” Presentation-This Week Friday, Due Date for Annual Evaluation Forms-This Week Friday, Poetry Slam>> I hope you had a good weekend. Thank you for your contributions to the Department Meeting last Friday. The name you chose for our department is Department of Languages, Cultures and […]