The next Humanities Collaborative luncheon will take place on Friday, November 22, noon to 1:30 p.m., in the Teske dining room. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the CAS dean’s office. The featured presenter will be Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures, who will discuss “Making the Baroque Less Baroque: Helping Students Understand Texts from Long […]
International Languages & Cultures
Salsa Music & Dance, Nov. 24: Dress to Impress!
The Department of International Languages and Culture is proud to present “A Fall Night of Cultural Fusion through Salsa Music and Dance,” sponsored by Diversity and Inclusion Programs, on Sunday, November 24, 5 to 8 p.m., in Mehling Ballroom. The event is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served. Several student associations will be […]
Free Screening of “Hailing Cesar,” Oct. 10
To wrap up Latinx Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15) the offices of diversity and inclusion programs, College of Arts and Sciences, FGEN, ASUP Films, and international languages and cultures proudly presents a free screening of the film Hailing Cesar, a documentary on Eduardo Chávez, the grandson of César Chávez, and his journey as he learned about his legendary grandfather. Eduardo […]
German Studies Announces DAAD Summer Language Stipends
The German studies program of the Department of International Languages and Cultures is pleased to announce three recipients of the German Academic Exchange Service’s (DAAD) summer language and culture course stipends. Caitlyn Hott ’21 and Elizabeth Reich ’21 are heading to Düsseldorf, Germany in June for four weeks of intensive German language and culture instruction. […]
“Spanish for Science and Engineering in the United States,” March 12
Oscar A. Pérez of Skidmore College will present “Spanish for Science and Engineering in the United States: Past, Present, Future” on Tuesday, March 12, at 5 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. His talk is sponsored by international languages and cultures and the Shiley School of Engineering. Why should scientists and engineers in the United […]
“Prom Night 2018,” April 18: All Welcome!
Students will perform original comedies in Spanish, which they have adapted from four classic plays dating 1806-1933, on Wednesday, April 18, 5-6 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center, according to Lora Looney, international languages and cultures. All are welcome to attend. As part of the class Nation & Identity in Spanish Theater, students scripted one-act plays around […]
UP Students Land French Teaching Assistantships
Six out of eight University of Portland student applicants have been accepted for teaching assistantships in France by the Cultural Services of the French government, and two were placed on the waiting list, according to Trudie Booth, French studies. The following students will go to France this fall: Raluca Gosman ’18, biology major, French and chemistry […]
Migration and Integration: European and American Perspectives
The German Studies program invites students, faculty, and staff to a panel discussion on migration and integration from both European and American perspectives on Monday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 124. Holger Mahnicke, head of the Department for Communication and Culture at the German Embassy, will give a short presentation on Germany’s response to […]
German Studies Program Hosting German Election Events
On Sunday, September 24, Germans will go to the polls to vote in a federal election. What’s at stake, and who is running for office? You are cordially invited to take part in these upcoming events to find out more, according to Jeffrey White, international languages and culture. Poster Display: The German Federal Elections 2017, […]
German Studies Students Earn Summer Teaching Grants
The German Studies Program and Department of International Languages and Cultures have announced three awardees of the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) University Summer Course Grants for intensive German language learning in Germany this summer. The awardees are Maria Edwards ’18 (Tübingen), Emily McClung ’18 (Aachen), and Haley Lemens ’18 (Aachen). Over the past several years, […]