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 minors
- Madeline Otto ’18, French studies major, environmental studies minor
- Elizabeth Bailey ’18, French studies, chemistry major
- Goshina Meman ’18, chemistry major, French studies minor
- Kelsey Takahashi-Brunner ’17, chemistry and French studies double major
- Sarah Hantke 18, biology and French studies double major, fine arts minor
Julia Boharski ’18, French studies and English double major, psychology minor, has been accepted by the Peace Corps and will go to French-speaking Benin.For more information contact Booth at x8341 0r booth@up.edu.
Trudie Booth
UP French Studies Graduates Receive French Teaching Assistantships
Three French teaching assistantships have been granted to University of Portland French studies graduates by the French government, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. Emma Bauer ’17, Clare Munger ’15, and Jenna Kunz ’17 will be teaching in France this coming academic year. A fourth UP alumna applied and may receive word later this summer.
The assistantships are sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services office of the French Embassy and give eligible French majors the opportunity to teach English in French elementary and high schools.
The French Ministry of Education sets aside over 1,100 Teaching Assistantships for Americans every year, and recipients work in France for 7 months, teaching English to French students of all ages.
For more information contact Madame Booth at 7250 or booth@up.edu.
French Studies Students Granted Teaching Assistantships
Three French teaching assistantships were applied for and granted to University of Portland French studies graduates by the French government, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. Kealey Johnson ’16 will teach in Lyon, Douglas Blair ’15 will teach in Lille, and Clare Munger ’15 has declined her assistantship to pursue a teaching career in Portland, Ore.
The assistantships are sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services office of the French Embassy and give eligible French majors the opportunity to teach English in French elementary and high schools.
The French Ministry of Education sets aside over 1,100 Teaching Assistantships for Americans every year, and recipients work in France for 7 months, teaching English to French students of all ages.
For more information contact Madame Booth at 7250 or booth@up.edu.
Students Awarded Teaching Assistantships in France
Three French studies students (Britta Geisler, Rubama Nasir, and Julia Maynard) have been granted teaching assistantships in France, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. The assistantships are sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services office of the French Embassy and give eligible French majors the opportunity to teach English in French elementary and high schools.
For more information contact Madame Booth at 7250 or booth@up.edu.
2014 Faculty Awards
The University’s 2014 Faculty Awards were presented on Tuesday, May 6, at the Faculty Awards Dinner, with the following results:
- The James Culligan Award, established in 1953 in memory of a dedicated servant of the University and presented annually to a faculty member in recognition of distinguished service, was presented to Karen Eifler, co-director of the Garaventa Center and School of Education professor extraordinaire. Winners of the Culligan Award wear the medal with their academic regalia, as a sign of the University’s highest faculty honor.
- The Deans’ Award for Faculty Leadership, presented annually to a tenured faculty member who exemplifies, in an extraordinary way, the qualities of teaching and scholarship described in the University’s Articles of Administration for appointment, advancement in rank, and tenure, was presented to Elayne Shapiro, communication studies.
- The Outstanding Teaching Award, presented annually by the University’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship to a faculty member who is a particular exemplar of the University’s commitment to superb teaching, was presented to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures, to wild applause, of course.
- The Outstanding Scholarship Award, presented annually by the University’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship to a faculty member who presents unusually significant and meritorious achievement in professional scholarship during the past two academic years, and whose work substantively enhances the effectiveness of his or her classroom teaching, was presented to Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures.
For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
French Studies Majors Shine
All UP French studies majors who applied for English teaching assistantships (ETAs) sponsored by the French government to teach English in France next academic year have been accepted, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. The students are Daniel Lunchick-Seymour, Makena Collin, Sarah Wong, and Nicole Fleury. The assistantships are sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and give eligible French majors the opportunity to teach English to French students of all ages. For more information contact Booth at 7250 or booth@up.edu.