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Spanish course offers language tips and a look at Latino culture

5/18/18

Penn State York is offering a 20-hour Spanish course designed to help prepare students to talk with members of the Spanish-speaking community. This noncredit course begins Wednesday, June 6, and continues each Wednesday through Aug. 15, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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Pumariega inducted into Immaculata-LaSalle High School of Miami Hall of Fame

3/11/15

JoAnne Pumariega, instructor in mathematics and Spanish at Penn State Berks, will be inducted into the 2015 Hall of Fame at Immaculata-LaSalle High School in Miami, FL. She will receive the Saint John Bosco Alumni Award during the Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on May 2, at Immaculata-LaSalle High School.

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Rodríguez Mourelo conducts research on Cuban writers in exile

3/11/15

For Belén Rodríguez Mourelo, author of "Encounters in Exile: Themes in the Narrative of the Cuban Diaspora," writing about Cuba is personal. The introduction to her book describes her grandfather’s experience in Cuba over a 40-year span, from 1912–1952.

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Lehigh Valley campus expands spring break travel options for students

3/11/14

Penn State Lehigh Valley has expanded the number of spring break travel opportunities offered this year. During spring break (March 9-15), Lehigh Valley campus faculty and staff are leading more than 75 students on trips to Great Britain, Ireland, Mexico, and Peru, as well as Massachusetts and West Virginia.

Beaver students exhibit Day of the Dead altars

11/2/12

Penn State Beaver students in the Spanish 1 class celebrated the longtime tradition of Day of the Dead with an exhibit of altars displayed Nov. 2, in the lower lobby of the Student Union Building. The class, taught by Robin Bower, associate professor at the campus, is designed to develop Spanish language skills and provide information about Hispanic culture. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration takes place Nov. 2 in connection with the Catholic holiday All Souls Day.

Bower receives Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching

4/27/12

Robin Bower, associate professor of Spanish and comparative literature and culture at Penn State Beaver, is one of only two University faculty members to receive the 2012 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching. The award recognizes excellence in teaching and student support among tenured faculty who have been employed full time for at least five years with undergraduate teaching as a major portion of their duties. Bower received the Penn State Beaver Bayer Corporation Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Penn State Beaver Advisory Board Michael Baker Corporation Faculty Excellence in Research Award. She is the campus Honors Program coordinator and chairs the Penn State Beaver Retention Task Force and its subcommittee on pedagogy. Bower can be contacted at rmb29@psu.edu or 724-773-3886.

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Students use research opportunities to expand involvement in academics

4/23/12

One of the benefits students have at a major national research university like Penn State is not only learning from faculty in the classroom but also working alongside them -- in the laboratory or the library -- doing research. Undergraduate students like Christine Theberge and Josh Yeh, who are conducting their own undergraduate research, and those who hold research assistant positions have the opportunity to expand their knowledge in areas of academic interest while developing valuable research skills and relevant work experience.

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Holly Moncavage named 2012 Peggy Browning Fellow

4/17/12

Holly Moncavage, a junior in Penn State Law, will use her labor law fellowship for a summer position at The Workplace Project in New York, helping migrant workers pursue lost wages and unite for better living and working conditions. More than 500 people from 125 law schools applied for the nearly 70 fellowships that were issued by the Peggy Browning Fund.

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Javier Mendoza to perform free concert Sept. 19 at Penn State York

9/12/11

Penn State York's Cultural and Performing Artists series kick-offs with the acoustic guitar sounds of Javier Mendoza on Monday, Sept 19. This free performance is set for 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center at the campus. This series is sponsored by the campus and MediaOnePA. Tickets are not required for free performances.

Students raise funds for cancer-related charities

11/5/10

Penn State Beaver students hosted a Day of the Dead celebration last Monday and raised more than $300 for cancer-related charities, including the Susan G. Komen For the Cure organization. The students are members of the Spanish classes taught by Robin Bower, associate professor of Spanish. The funds are from faculty, staff, students and members of the public who visited the exhibit. For more information about next year's Day of the Dead event, contact Bower at rmb29@psu.edu or 724-773-3886.

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Video: Penn State student shares study-abroad experience in Venezuela

3/31/10

Penn State student Victoria Jackson, an international politics major and Spanish minor from Fontata, Calif., is interested in Latin American politics and wanted to refine her Spanish language skills. So she studied abroad in Venezuela, living in the town of Merida, taking classes taught entirely in Spanish, visiting Caracas as well as an Afro-indigenous town. She shares her views -- and a few photos from her time studying abroad.

Professor receives grant to study bilingual school readiness program

3/16/09

Carol Scheffner Hammer, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development, was recently awarded a $500,000 Head Start-University Partnership Grant that studies the efficacy of a bilingual school-readiness program called Madres educando a sus ninos/Mothers Educating Their Children, a book-reading program that engages mothers through the Hispanic culture.

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