Tag: Spanish

  • The ‘Phuture’ has arrived for former fifth-graders

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    Graduating seniors Jenny Mottl and Seenia Thao were asked to pose for a photo before Saturday’s commencement ceremony to mark a UW-Green Bay milestone:  the first diplomas awarded to alumni of the University’s heralded Phuture Phoenix Program. Back in April 2003, the two young women were fifth-grade participants in what was then a still-new program…

  • Highlight of a semester abroad: meeting the president

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    Associate Prof. Cristina Ortiz Ceberio reports that one of our standout students in the Spanish program, Tanner V. Vodvarka — the 2014 recipient of the program’s Award in Applied Use of the Language — is enjoying a productive semester abroad. Based in Bucamaranga, Colombia, the UW-Green Bay student had occasion recently to meet Juan Manuel…

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    Modern Languages program acknowledges top students

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    The Modern Language Award Ceremony took place Thursday and honored the following outstanding students:
 French
 Applied Use of French – Nicole Phillips
 Academic Excellence in French – Katie Crews 
German
 Applied Use of German – Mitchell Harings
 Academic Excellence in German – Ashley Deprey-Peeters Spanish
 Applied Use of Spanish – Julio Morales III
 Applied Use…

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    Details on campus visit by Peruvian writer

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    We told you last week about the UW-Green Bay visit of noted novelist César Gutiérrez of Arequipa, Peru. We now have more details. One of the hosts, Assistant Prof. Gabriel T. Saxton-Ruiz of Humanistic Studies and Spanish, says all sessions will be in “Spanglish,” as he’ll help translate Gutiérrez’s remarks for those not fluent in…

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    Details to come: Visit by Peruvian novelist

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    Visiting campus next week is major novelist César Gutiérrez of Arequipa, Peru, whose debut novel 80M84RD3R0 is a work hailed by Brown University professor and well-known critic Julio Ortega as the best novel dealing with 9/11. Gutiérrez will be visiting classes and making several public presentations. Assistant Prof. Hernan Fernandez-Meardi of the Spanish program is finalizing…

  • Photo gallery: Ortiz, ‘After Thoughts,’ sacred path

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    An ancient pilgrimage experiencing resurgent popularity was the focus of the third After Thoughts program of the academic year March 4, as Associate Prof. Cristina Ortiz brought the route and its traditions to life.

  • Of pilgrimage past and present: Ortiz’s ‘After Thoughts’ explores St. James Path

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    An ancient pilgrimage experiencing resurgent popularity was the focus of the third After Thoughts program of the academic year March 4, as Associate Prof. Cristina Ortiz brought the route and its traditions to life. Ortiz, Humanistic Studies (Spanish) spoke before a full house in the Grand Foyer of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts,…

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    Next ‘After Thoughts’ to feature Ortiz, pilgrimage past and present

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    Associate Prof. Cristina Ortiz will lead a discussion of pilgrimage both ancient and modern during UW-Green Bay’s next After Thoughts presentation Tuesday, March 4. In “Modern Pilgrims and Ancient Paths: Saint James’ Path for the Contemporary Soul,” Ortiz, Humanistic Studies (Spanish) will discuss the historical importance and symbolism of an ancient Spanish pilgrimage, addressing the…

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    March 4 ‘After Thoughts’ program to feature ancient, modern pilgrimage practice

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    UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Cristina Ortiz will lead a discussion on the ancient and modern practice of pilgrimage Tuesday, March 4, part of the University’s After Thoughts series of programs. In “Modern Pilgrims and Ancient Paths: Saint James’ Path for the Contemporary Soul,” Ortiz, Humanistic Studies (Spanish) will discuss the historical importance and symbolism of…

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    ‘The Role of Universities in Promoting Citizenship in Their Communities’

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    A number of UW-Green Bay academic programs will host a faculty forum discussion from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Alumni Rooms of the University Union. A guest panelist — Associate Prof. Kimberly Gauderman of the University of New Mexico history faculty — will help address the topic “The Role of Universities…