SEE ALSO Ongoing Events in the Department

Kudos! Cris Lira, doctoral candidate in Portuguese, has been chosen for the Future Faculty Program! "Participants in this program are experienced teaching assistants who have been recognized at the institutional level for their outstanding teaching and are preparing for careers in higher education. The purpose of the CTL Future Faculty Program is to provide graduate preparation which reflects future faculty roles, to develop discipline based pedagogy and to increase peer mentoring in academic departments."

Salute! Spanish major Jonathan Arogeti has been selected to present the student Commencement address. Read about this amazing student on the UGA web page: Amazing Students.

Chérif Keita, alumni of the department, appears in the Carleton College Voice. Read the article.

Congratulations! We are delighted to announce the three University of Georgia students who have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for Summer 2011 study abroad programs:
TaMara Myles, Dietetics, Consumer Foods majors Family & Consumer Sciences Ghana Service Learning Program $5,000
Jennifer Hendricks, Spanish major UGA en Espana Medical Spanish in Peru Maymester $4,500
Shauna Taylor, I-Social Work, Psychology majors UGA Camp Counselors, Russia $4,500.

ONGOING EVENTS

French Table
This weekly discussion group meets Thursdays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at The Globe, Downtown Athens. Contact Yasmina Fawaz at fawaz23@uga.edu for more information.

Italian Table
This weekly discussion group meets Mondays, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at The Globe, Downtown Athens. Contact Concettina Pizzuti at pizzuti@uga.edu.

Portuguese Table
This weekly discussion group meets Mondays, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at The Globe, Downtown Athens. Contact Amelia Hutchinson at ahutchin@uga.edu.

Spanish Table
This weekly discussion group meets Wednesdays (starting January 19th), 5:00 p.m. at The Globe, Downtown Athens. Contact Fatoumata Seck at seck@uga.edu.