Posts by mihrie | Today at 黑料不打烊 | 黑料不打烊 /u/news Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:14:42 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Clough wins Critical Language Scholarship /u/news/2014/02/28/clough-wins-critical-language-scholarship/ Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:20:00 +0000 /u/news/2014/02/28/clough-wins-critical-language-scholarship/ Madison Clough, the recent recipient of the William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship at the American University in Dubai, has just been awarded a scholarship from the Critical Language Scholarship program, which is a fully funded intensive summer language program for American university students. 

The program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the US State Department. Arabic is one of thirteen critical languages covered, and for summer 2014, the 7 possible sites for Arabic study are in Morocco, Jordan and Oman.  The website with further details is attached.   Professor Shereen Elgamal is Maddy’s faculty advisor. 

 

 

]]> Maureen Ihrie completes World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia /u/news/2011/10/31/maureen-ihrie-completes-world-literature-in-spanish-an-encyclopedia/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:42:00 +0000 /u/news/2011/10/31/maureen-ihrie-completes-world-literature-in-spanish-an-encyclopedia/ Ihrie’s associate editor is Salvador A. Oropesa, of Kansas State University. Approximately 850 entries examine Spanish-language writings from the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Roughly 190 contributors (from the US, Canada, Spanish America, Spain, the Philippines and Australia) contributed to the project. 

Many entries take a thematic or cultural approach; representative titles include: : ” Soccer in Literature;”” Afro-Hispanic Literature in Spanish America;” ” Chicano Movement Literature and Publishing;” ” Torture in Modern Spanish American Literature” ” Trujillo as Theme in Dominican Republic Writing;  and ” Havana in Literature.”

 

]]> National and International Graduate Fellowship information sessions /u/news/2010/03/11/national-and-international-graduate-fellowship-information-sessions/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:00 +0000 /u/news/2010/03/11/national-and-international-graduate-fellowship-information-sessions/ Two information sessions on National and International Graduate Fellowship awards will be held. If you are a strong student, and considering graduate study at some point in the future, come and learn about competitive awards that are available, and how you can begin preparing yourself now to compete for them.

These sessions will be held:

WEDNESDAY, March 17 in Belk 206:

  • 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Fulbright Fellowships
  • 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Rhodes, Truman, Rotary, and other fellowships


THURSDAY, April 1, in Alamance 101:

  • 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Rhodes, Truman, Rotary, and other fellowships
  • 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Fulbright Fellowships

Please direct inquiries to mihrie@elon.edu

]]> Ihrie and Lunsford present at national conference /u/news/2005/08/30/ihrie-and-lunsford-present-at-national-conference/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:41:00 +0000 /u/news/2005/08/30/ihrie-and-lunsford-present-at-national-conference/ Maureen Ihrie and Ernie Lunsford of the Department of Foreign Languages delivered a presentation titled “Making Connections: Social Commentary, Pop Music and High Tech” at the 2005 international conference of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese in New York City on July 31. Their presentation showcased a multi-media project involving music, images and a variety of online exercises adaptable to conversation, composition and culture classes at the middle and upper levels of language learning. The project was developed with technical support from Scott Windham and Deborah Ellington.

]]> National Spanish Honor Society holds induction /u/news/2003/11/19/national-spanish-honor-society-holds-induction/ Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:03:00 +0000 /u/news/2003/11/19/national-spanish-honor-society-holds-induction/ Tuesday evening, November 18, 2003, nine 黑料不打烊 students were inducted into the National Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi. The Department of Foreign Languages congratulates: Teresa Catherine Bateman; Angela Beckett; Cara Justine Catalfumo; Lindsay Paige Dixon; Kristi Louise Garton; Elizabeth Sara Jorgenson; LaToya Ariel Marcus; Ashly Nicole Rehak; and Nikia Shemik Taylor.

The Department of Foreign Languages congratulates each student for their achievements in the study of Spanish and their overall academic work at 黑料不打烊.

]]> Spanish honor society holds induction ceremony /u/news/2003/05/07/spanish-honor-society-holds-induction-ceremony/ Wed, 07 May 2003 13:15:00 +0000 /u/news/2003/05/07/spanish-honor-society-holds-induction-ceremony/ On Monday, May 5, 33 students were accepted into the National Spanish Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi. Each of these students has met the following criteria:

  • GPA in the top 35% of their class
  • GPA of at least 3.0 in Spanish courses
  • Completion, by semester’s end, of at least 2 courses beyond SPN 310 at 黑料不打烊
  • Completion of at least 3 semesters of college work
  • Demonstration of genuine interest in and support of Hispanic culture
  • Evidence of good moral character.

This year’s inductees include:

  • Beth Bafundo
  • Caroline Boyer
  • Karen Bradshaw
  • Val Budischak
  • Kendra Campbell
  • Laura Clapp
  • Colleen Coffey
  • Alissa Combs
  • Ashlee Finecey
  • Lauren Finnessy
  • Laura Fogg
  • Katie Gosselin
  • Gregory Halstead
  • Sarah Hickman
  • Corie Hodges
  • Malika Irving
  • Katrina Johnson
  • Elizabeth Kurtz
  • Danae McDuffee
  • Victoria McKitrick
  • Colleen Minnock
  • Amanda Marion
  • Melissa Neal
  • Beth (Kat) O’Connor
  • Lindsey Reed
  • David Richardson
  • Amanda Royce-Tolland
  • Carla Seay
  • Christina Sherriff
  • Katherine (Dawn) Shotwell
  • Shelley Stenzel
  • Cherie Taylor
  • Samantha Wheeler

The Department of Foreign Languages congratulates each of these students for their achievements in the study of the Spanish language and Hispanic Cultures.

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