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• LLC seeks a full-time lecturer in 20th and/or 21st century Spanish Peninsular literature and cultural studies to begin fall 2013. The ideal candidate will have a solid grounding in more than one genre/media, an interest in transatlantic studies, the experience/ability to teach at all levels and the ability to work with a culturally diverse student population.  Responsibilities include teaching 3 courses/semester and full involvement in the undergraduate program. PhD in Spanish and native/near-native fluency in Spanish and English required.  This position is renewable yearly pending positive performance review; salary competitive.  Review of applications will begin February 1.  Apply online via http://albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp;jsessionid=
  619A329D526129DADC1F73FF917CCFC8?JOBID=36345 with CV, cover letter, and writing sample and submit 3 letters of reference to Chair, Spanish Search Committee, HU 235, University at Albany, Albany, NY 12222.  UAlbany is an EO/AA/IRCA/ADA employer.

• Kudos to recent graduate April Schmidt (Spn PhD) on her lecturer position in Spanish at Keene State College, New Hampshire.
  
  
• Congratulations to Spanish PhD students, Kathryn Ringer-Hilfinger and Zahir Mumin who have both had Book Notes published recently in the Journal of Studies in Second Language Acquisition (SSLA issue 34:4). Ms. Ringer-Hilfinger's note on Mapping Applied Linguistics: A Guide for Students and Practitioners can be found here and Mr. Mumin's note on Bilingualism in the USA: The Case of the Chicano-Latino Community can be found here.
  
  
• At its annual meeting 11/3/12, The American Musicological Society awarded its 2012 Claude Palisca Award to Mary Beth Winn, Professor of French Studies (LLC), Laura Youens, Professor of Music at George Washington University, and Barton Hudson, Professor Emeritus of Music at West Virginia University, for their critical edition of Thomasii Crequillonis Opera omnia, Vols. 18 and 20.  The Claude V. Palisca Award annually honors a scholarly edition or translation in the field of musicology deemed by a committee of scholars to “best exemplify the highest qualities of originality, interpretation, logic and clarity of thought, and communication.”  This is the first time the prize has been awarded to a team of scholars.  Their landmark publication offers a thorough critical edition of both the poems and the music of Crecquillon’s songs, and it represents the culmination of more than 20 years of collaborative research.
  
  
• If you want to pursue both your SPN BA and MA, our combined BA/MA program may be perfect for you.  It can save you a year of studies compared to finishing the BA, then completing a separate MA. Our Spanish MA is of the highest quality with graduates entering a broad array of careers, including teaching. While we do not certify for teaching, we offer classes in teaching and learning Spanish as a second language in addition to a wide variety of classes in Spanish linguistics, literatures, and cultures.  Detailed information is attached below.  Contact Spanish Program Director Dr. Maurice Westmoreland.
  
  
• 2013 Summer Study Trip to Senegal – “Culture and Customs of Senegal” brings together students and professors from three Albany-area colleges for a joint 3-week learning experience in Senegal, West Africa. The course begins by preparing students in the US including a trip to view African art, a visit to Little Senegal in New York City and two information sessions with Africana specialists Drs. Eloise Brière (SUNY at Albany), Cheikh Ndiaye (Union College), and Kevin Hickey (ACPHS) to discuss Senegalese culture and to prepare students for the trip. More information available here. View photos here from the previous study trip to Senegal.
  
  
• Kudos to Spanish PhD student Kathryn Ringer-Hilfinger, who recently published her article "Learner Acquisition of Dialect Variation in a Study Abroad Context: The Case of the Spanish [θ]" in the Foreign Language Annals (vol. 45, issue 3).
  
  
• Congratulations to Abeer Aloush, French ABD for receiving three grants (spring/summer 2012) for her research project "The relationship between religion and violence: multiculturalism and Islamism in the French suburbs." Ms Aloush was awarded:
• Graduate Student Organization Grant for Research
• UAlbany Benevolent Association Research Grant
• Initiatives for Women Award.
  
  
• Eloise Brière presented her paper, "From Europe to Africa: Postcolonial Female Odysseys", at the International Council of Francophone Studies meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece, 6/12/12.
  
  
• Timothy Sergay's translation of the Russian science fiction novella, Hippolyta's Belt, by Valery Milgrom was published in paperback and Kindle formats by L&L publishers on 6/2/12.
  
  
• The World of Language and Cultures is a Living-Learning Community for students who are studying French, Spanish or Italian. This year the 17 participants include freshman and upperclassmen as well as international students, all of whom are housed on the third floor of Ten Broeck Hall on Dutch Quad. Faculty advisors for the group are Professors Ilka Kressner (Spanish), Maria Keyes (Italian) and Cynthia Fox (French—on leave Fall 2012). Jesse McGuire, studying for an MA in Spanish linguistics, will be the Community Assistant helping with programming and event organization.
  

• Undergraduates may major in Spanish and minor in 6 LLC languages:  French, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish!  Students wishing to major in French, Italian or Russian Studies may do so by declaring a student-initiated interdisciplinary major as described below.

Student Initiated Interdisciplinary Major

3/24/11 the University at Albany discontinued the: French PhD, MA, and major, the Italian major and the Russian major.  As a result students cannot declare a new major in FRE, ITA or RUS at this time, but students may individually request the creation of a student-initiated interdisciplinary major in these areas. Interested students should contact a faculty member in the language program of interest to begin the process as soon as possible. Contact the LLC office at 442-4100 or 442-4222 if questions. What’s required:

1. a minimum of 36 credits for majors and 18 credits for minors
2. at least one course outside the language of interest (should be supplemental the major/minor language coursework)
3. 1 language faculty sponsor for the minor or 2 faculty sponsors for the major (one in the language program and one in another department in which the student is taking coursework for that degree). 
4. a written proposal from the student with a schedule of classes to be taken to complete the degree (for courses currently being offered: http://www.albany.edu/registrar/schedule_of_classes.html, for courses available at the university: http://www.albany.edu/undergraduate_bulletin/cas.html note: not all courses are offered every year—check with the departments about their planned offerings)
5. a rationale from the student for why a separate student-initiated interdisciplinary degree is needed and why these courses were chosen.  
6. then the completed proposal must be submitted to Undergraduate Studies in LC30 to be reviewed and approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee.
   
   

   
   
   

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