SEE ALSO Ongoing Events in the Department

Congratulations! Dr. Noel Fallows, Professor of Spanish and Associate Dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the prestigious La corónica International Book Award for his monograph Jousting in Medieval and Renaissance Iberia (Boydell and Brewer, 2010). This prize, awarded for distinguished scholarship in the area of Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, was recognized at the recent International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. At next year's congress, La corónica will sponsor a special session devoted to the research themes of Dr. Fallows's book.

Josefina Baez at UGA: Renowned performer, Josefina Baez, will be at UGA during the month of June, where she will give a free workshop on Performance. This is a FREE workshop for UGA graduate students interested in performance, either from a practical or a theoretical point of view. June 12th – June 29th Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 pm to 6 pm. For more information take a look at the brochure and/or contact Diego del Pozo.

Romance Language Spring Graduates! Please join us in extending warm congratulations to all those graduate students completing an advanced degree this spring. We wish them all continued success!!

M.A. Spanish Literature
Bernardo Amparán
Bethany Battig
Jaime Chávez
Carmen Estévez-Sherer
Louise Goodman
Catherine Street

M.A. Spanish Linguistics
Nicole Casnettie
Adam Lassila
Sarah Lowman
Ben McLain
Caitlin Polidori

M.A. French Literature
Melissa Buffington
Irene Xia

M.A. ROML Literature (French/Spanish)
Cassidy Thompson

PhD
Rosaria Mangiavillano Meek (Italian)
Kenneth Martin (Spanish)
Nannette Mosley (French/Spanish)

Provisional Orientation Schedule: Here is the provisional "general" orientation schedule for new graduate students. This is subject to change so please check back before August 6th.

Flagship Program in Portuguese at UGA UGA has been awarded a prestigious federal grant to establish the nation’s first and only Undergraduate Flagship Program in Portuguese, thanks to a joint ROML/LACSI proposal. The goal of the Flagship Program is to increase the number of students who graduate with a high level of Portuguese proficiency. The program will consist  of intensive language instruction, Skype language partners in Brazil, and a year long study abroad experience at the State University of São Paulo (UNESP). Undergraduate students of all majors who demonstrate a unique commitment to the study of Portuguese are welcome to apply. More information. Interview with Dr. Quinlan. Read the Columns article.

ONGOING EVENTS

French Table
This weekly discussion group meets Thursdays, 5:00 p.m. at The Globe, Downtown Athens (199 N. Lumpkin St.). This event is open to everyone with an interest in speaking French regardless of level. Contact KellyAnn Tsai at kdtsai@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 Tuesdays, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at The Globe, Lumpkin St., Downtown Athens. Contact Cris Lira at clira@uga.edu or Amélia Hutchinson at ahutchin@uga.edu. Portuguese Conversational Hour will be held at LACSI from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday.

Spanish Table
This weekly discussion group meets Tuesdays, 5:00 p.m. at The Globe, Downtown Athens (starting August 23rd). This is a great opportunity for you to practice and improve your Spanish. Contact Inma Garnes at igarnes@uga.edu.