Archives for October, 2019
Día de los Muertos at UNG-Gainesville
Dr. Maria Guadalupe Calatayud from Mexico, Dr. Ary Malaver Copara from Peru, Dr. Laura Ramiro Moreno from Spain, and Dr. Jamie Salinas Zabalaga from Bolivia organized the annual Día…
Dr. Combier and Dr. Mann receive Commanders Award for Public Service
In appreciation for their patriotic support to the ROTC Cadets at UNG- The Military college and Georgia, Dr. Elizabeth Combier, Spanish Dept. Head, and Dr. Brian Mann Modern and Classical Languages…
Dr. LeBlond publishes a book chapter
Assistant professor in French, Dr. Olivier LeBlond's book chapter "Le corps masculin maghrébin comme lieu de resistance colloniale" appeared in Eduquer en pays dominé. Congratulations, Dr. LeBlond.…
UNG French in Quebec study abroad program
From June 20th to August 10th 2019, Dr. Olivier Le Blond, Assistant Professor of French, took 12 student to Quebec City in Canada with the UNG French in Quebec study…
UNG Languages announces promotion and tenure of Dr. Jiyoung Daniel
In recognition of her teaching, scholarship and service, the University of North Georgia (UNG) has announced promotions and granting of tenure for our Korean faculty member. Dr. Jiyoung Daniel (Associate…
Dr. Pecorelli invited Capoeira Maculele to UNG
Dr. Joseph Pecorelli, Assistant Professor in Portuguese, invited Capoeira Maculele who gave a capoeira lesson and performance. Capoeira is a beautiful and acrobatic Brazilian martial art of African-Brazilian origins.…
Mr. Awad and Mr. Hussein at MESA 2019.
Mr. Awad Awad and Mr. Hassan Hussein, instructors in Arabic, present at the Middle East Studies Association 2019 in New Orleans this November. Mr. Awad presents his paper titled, "Landing…
Mr. Hair presents at Hispanic Linguistics Symposium at UTEP
Mr. David Hair, Lecturer in Spanish and Director of the Language Lab, presents his research on Oct 25th at University of Texas at El Paso. He will be presenting his…
Nanzan University-UNG COIL Projects
UNG faculty have incorporated COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) projects in their Fall 2019 courses in collaboration with Nanzan University, Japan. COIL ( virtual exchange) is a cost-effective, accessible, and…
New Departmental Curriculum Committee
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages kicks off a new departmental curriculum committee. The committee goal is to review the new proposed courses or programs before it is sent…