Julia Strak
Spanish major Julia Strak was awarded a scholarship by Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society to study abroad in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. The scholarship included tuition for two courses at the Instituto Franklin with trips around Spain and housing with a host family. Thank you to the Spanish faculty and SDP advisor Tulia Jiménez-Vergara for all of the help and support!
For more information visit: https://sigmadeltapi.org/blog/awards/
Lanterns -on-the-Lake
The Chinese calligraphy class organized a free event open to all public, on Monday, May 1st, 2017 at lake CEVA on TCNJ premises. The event consisted in the creation of lanterns by the students, to later be released on the lake.
The event was designed and coordinated by Dr. Celia Liu and co-sponsored by the The World Languages and Cultures Department and the Center for Global Engagement.
Sarah Seitz
Student of the Humanities & Social Sciences Program pursuing a degree in Spanish Secondary Education, was awarded a Delta Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation Scholarship.
We are very proud to have Sarah as a part of our program.
Congratulations, Sarah!
For more information see the links below:
Delta Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation
Beta Xi Chapter at The College of New Jersey
Michael Kowalczyk, 2010 TCNJ graduate with a Self-Designed major in Italian, won the FLENJ teacher of the year award.
FLENJ Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey and NECTFL celebrated all the finalists for Teacher of the Year.
Pictured are FLENJ President Elect Amanda Seewald and the 2016 FLENJ Teacher of the Year Michael Kowalczyk of Bishop Ahr of Edison, NJ.
Congratulations, Michael!
Jeimy Herrera Velasquez, NJ Distinguished Student Teacher
Graduating senior Jeimy Herrera Velasquez, a Spanish/Secondary Education major, was recognized as a New Jersey Distinguished Student Teacher in an award ceremony on June 24, 2015. Each year, colleges and universities from across the entire state nominate their most distinguished student teachers. Jeimy was one of only fifteen student teachers chosen as award recipients. Jeimy will be teaching in Pond Middle School in Robbinsville, New Jersey in the fall.
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Mary Jane Dempsey conducted research while in Bologna on the topic of immigration and citizenship and has won the Forum International Research Award, a prestigious national recognition of undergraduate research. Mary Jane will present her research in Chicago, at the annual Forum conference. For more information, visit the Forum on Education Abroad’s website.
Janika Berridge won a Sigma Delta Pi Scholarship for Study Abroad this summer.
Jenna Leopold has been selected as the laureate of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in the Liberal Arts for World Languages & Cultures for 2013.
Mary Jane Dempsey received the Student Excellence Award for Italian on October 19th, 2012.
Mario Figueroa, a Spanish major, is accepted to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ).
Teaching Assistant Program in France: Sonia Ratcliffe
Sonia Ratcliffe, a double major in French and International Business, has just been accepted into the Teaching Assistant Program in France sponsored by the French Ministry of Education. She was placed in the Académie of Poitiers for the 2012-2013 academic year.
New Jersey Association of Teachers of Japanese Language Award: John Baumlin
John Baumlin received a New Jersey Association of Teachers of Japanese language award at a ceremony in Cranford, NJ on March 23rd.
Alliance of Association of Teachers of Japanese: Japanese National Honor Society Inductees
*Thomas Briechle
*Jake Ehrlich
*Thomas Hart
*Lauren Holt
*Abigail Nanquil
*Jacob Ziefle
Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Programme: Jake Ehrlich
Jake Ehrlich has been accepted into the Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Program. He will begin his one-year contract working as an Assistant English Language Teacher in Japan in late July. Learn more about the competitive JET programme.
University of Denver: Margret Hade
Margret Hade, who has a minor in Chinese, is accepted into a graduate program in University of Denver. She will be studying Library and Information Science.
International Education Organization: Darcy Gabriele
Darcy Gabriele is accepted at the International Educational Organization to teach in Taiwan. She has also been offered to work in the Bureau of Education in Shenzhen, China. Learn more about the International Education Organization.
Global Student Teaching: Megan Gerity
Megan Gerity is accepted into a student teaching summer program at the Ruamrudee International School in Bangkok, Thailand, where she will be able to continue her study in Chinese. Read more about Global Student Teaching opportunity.
“Expressions Corporelles et Frontières Culturelles dans l’oeuvre de Fatou Diome”: Samantha Zimbler
Samantha Zimbler presented on a panel, chaired by Professor Moussa Sow, entitled: “Le corps dans la litterature Francophone” at the 43 NeMLA conference in Rochester, NY on Saturday, March 17th. Her paper, entitled “Expressions Corporelles et Frontieres Culturelles dans l’oeuvres de Fatou Diome”, impressed everyone. She used post-colonial theory and Pierre Bourdieu’s notions of “habitus” and “cultural capital” to analyze corporality and cultural expressions in migration literature written by Senegalese female novelist, Fatou Diome. Professor Sow introduced Ms. Zimbler by using an old African proverb: “When a youngster’s hands are clean, s/he can eat with the elders”, an endearing invitation for her to join the research community.
2012 Sigma Delta Pi Undergraduate Study Abroad Award Recipient: Aimee Gray
“From a very competitive pool of applicants from across the U.S.,… Aimee Gray has been selected as a recipient of a 2012 Sigma Delta Pi Undergraduate Study Abroad Award. She has been selected to receive an undergraduate study abroad stipend of $2500 to study at the Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina from February 2-July 18, 2013.”
Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate: Michael Mullin
Michael Mullin has been honored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian as a Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate. This is national recognition of his excellence in the study of Russian. Congratulations.
Ivy League Acceptance: Maryan Escarfullet
Maryan Escarfullett who is doing a self-designed Chinese Language and Culture Studies has been accepted into the Master of Arts in International Studies by the prestigious Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Nanjing University. Congratulations.
Programma Ponte Scholarship Recipient: Michael Santoro
- Michael has been awarded a Programma Ponte Scholarship by the Association of Italian-American Educators. He will be taking two courses this July through the Pontificia Università San Tommaso D’Aquino-Roma: “Contemporary Italy, European Institutions and USA Relations” and “Italy: Past Foundations, Present Realities.” Both courses and related work are conducted in Italian. Additionally, he will be receiving room and board at the Residenza dei Cavalieri del Lavoro at the at the Collegio Universitario Lamaro-Pozzani in Cinecittà, Rome. The Programma Ponte, now in its sixteenth year, is a collaborative initiative, sponsored by the Association of Italian American Educators (AIAE), the Federazione Nazionale dei Cavalieri del Lavoro (FNCL) and the Istituto Superiore per la Comunicazione e l’Opinione Pubblica (ISCOP), associated with the Department of Social Sciences of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy.
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 Nicole Valdez, Arabic Minor |
 Maryan Escharfullett, Chinese Minor |
 Caroline Elkardt, French Minor |
 Josh Lugar, German Minor |
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 Abaigail Nanquil, Japanese Minor |
 Michael Mullin, Russian Minor |
 Samantha Coughlin, Spanish Minor |
 Chris Pisano, Spanish and Secondary Education Dual Minor |
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| Jeremy Frusco Received notice that the abstract he submitted to the conference “Italian Pop Music as Poetry” (Indiana University, Bloomington – March 31, 2012) has been accepted. His paper is a realization of the work he undertook in the Italian class about the Resistenza, in Fall 2011. |
Raymond McCue Received one of ten scholarships nationwide from Sigma Delta Pi, the National Spanish Honor Society, to study in Cuernavaca, Mexico, during the summer of 2011. |
Esther Tetruashvily Double major in English and International Studies with minors in Central Eurasian Studies and Spanish, received a Fulbright award. She will be spending next year in Azerbaijan. |
Valery Lavigne Awarded a Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. State Department to study Chinese in Shanghai in the Summer of 2011. Read more…. |
Bryan Furman Won the nationally-competitive Boren scholarship for study abroad. He will spend the 2011-2012 year in Moscow at the International University. |
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Thoughts from Jeremy Frusco:
“This past weekend I attended and presented a paper at what some in attendance have considered to be the first conference of its kind in the United States, if not North America–the “Italian Pop Music as Poetry” conference at Indiana University. The only undergraduate on the program, I was quite terrified at first of how my work would be received. Amidst my presence on the various panels were professors from Princeton, University of Wisconsin-Madison,various Italian Universities, independent scholars and also graduate students from Indiana and Harvard. With such a prestigious list of institutions, it both humbled me and gave me pride in knowing that I was representing my institution–TCNJ. My fears were dissipated, however, upon receiving what seemed to be unanimous sentiments of encouragement and support. Many panelists showed interest in my work and were quite impressed with my level of dedication and achievement at such an early stage in my academic career. I hope to not only see more from TCNJ at future conferences, but also the further development of a burgeoning scholarly field in Italian popular music studies.
Thank you to the entire department for assisting me in such a wonderful opportunity!”
Spanish Majors Honor Societies Induction
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Japanese Students’ National Honor Society Induction
TCNJ Chapter, Spring 2011
Inductees
- Neil Basu
- Yu Chiu
- Aimee Fiorini
- Jia Lin (Grace)
- Huang Esteban Martinez
- Lauren McFadden
- Joshua Molewski
- Michael Morrisl
- Andrew Prowse
Russian Students Receive National Awards
Spring 2011
Stephanie Cregg (Criminology Major) and Ian Highcock (Music Major) won honorable mention in a national Russian essay contest in the category of first-year students. This contest is one in which over 1000 students participate, from all over the country, judged by Russian specialists of teaching Russian to foreigners. Winners of first, second and third place (only two students in each of those categories) are typically from the Ivy League institutions. An honorable mention in a more advanced category was awarded to Bryan Furman, (Political Science), creating a total of 3 students of Russian winning national recognition for excellence in the study of Russian, out of a total of 20 enrolled students at all levels.
Academic Achievement Award Recipients
Fall 2010
Laura Herzog, one of our two TCNJ students in Senegal in spring, 2011, is sharing with us via The Signal a life changing experience. Below is a link to her latest article on Islam in Senegal. Read her article….