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Mary E Ginway: Exploring Latin American Speculative Fiction: A Scholar’s Journey through Symposiums and Presentations

05/08/23

Source: SPS NEWSLETTER: SPRING/SUMMER 2023

SPS Professor and renowned scholar MARY E. GINWAY has been actively contributing to the understanding and appreciation of Latin American science fiction through her participation in various events and symposiums. In Fall 2022, she attended the “Surviving the Anthropocene: The Speculative Fictions of Latin America’s Past, Present and Futures” symposium held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from October 13-15. Professor Ginway delivered the final keynote address on “The Evolving Field of Latin...

Beyond120: Spanish Students Gain Valuable Experience through Diverse Internship Opportunities

Source: SPS NEWSLETTER: SPRING/SUMMER 2023

This semester, seven dedicated Spanish students completed internships across various organizations, applying their language skills and gaining invaluable experience in different professional fields. These internships provided the students with unique opportunities to enhance their Spanish language proficiency while making meaningful contributions to the organizations they served.

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Expanding Opportunities for Virtual Exchange

05/08/23

Thanks to the sponsorship of UF Center for Latin American Studies a delegation from UF and Santa Fe College visited the Universidad Autónoma de Campeche and Instituto Campechano and the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán in Mérida, Mexico, to explore collaborations around virtual exchange. Carrie Martins, Coordinator of Virtual Exchange Initiatives in the Office of Global Learning at UFIC, represented UF in this visit and co-led a session on virtual exchange for K-16 educators in Campeche from various institutions.

Faculty interested in collaborating with these Mexican institutions...

Prof. Malini Johar Schueller of U.F.’s Department of English won this year’s National Book Award

05/08/23

Malini Johar Schueller

Prof. Malini Johar Schueller of U.F.’s Department of English won this year’s National Book Award in the Philippines in the category of Best Book of Literary Criticism/Cultural Studies in English for Campaigns of Knowledge: U.S. Pedagogies of Colonialism and Occupation in the Philippines and Japan. The book was published by Ateneo de Manila University Press and by Temple University Press.

International Scholars Program Graduation Sets New Record

05/01/23

The International Scholars Program held a graduation ceremony on April 26th. This spring 91 students received their global learning medallions, a record-breaking number in the history of the program. The International Scholars Program (ISP) is a graduation distinction program that helps students develop intercultural competence on a personal and professional level. Through international coursework, language learning, and campus engagement, students acquire essential international experience and perspective.

Congratulations to the International Scholars Program Graduates!

Creating Community around Global Learning

05/01/23

The Global Learning Community of Practice gathered to learn about the virtual exchange projects implemented by professors Megan Mocko (UF), Ricardo Lopez (USFQ, Ecuador), Denise Zornoff UNESP (Brazil), and Jeffrey Pufahl (UF). Faculty had an opportunity to exchange ideas about global learning and meet the international visitors. This event was hosted by the Office of Global Learning and co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies and the Center for Teaching Excellence.

Advancing International Collaborations with Virtual Exchange

05/01/23

The Office of Global Learning welcomed Dr. Denise Zornoff from UNESP (Brazil) and Dr. Ricardo Lopez from USFQ (Ecuador) last week. During their visit, they presented on their collaborative projects at the Interface and RiTL conferences along with their UF Virtual Exchange partners, Prof. Megan Mocko, Lecturer at the Warrington College of Business, and Prof. Jeffrey Pufahl, Research Assistant Professor at the College of the Arts. Their visit was co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence and the UF Center for Latin American Studies

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Getting to Know Each Other: An Innovative Virtual Exchange with Students in Burkina Faso

05/01/23

Source: CAS Newsletter

This Spring, undergraduate students enrolled in Beginning French 2 (FRE 1131) Online at the University of Florida participated in an innovative virtual exchange project with students studying English in person at the Language Center of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et d’Informatique de Gestion of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso. This innovative learning experience was developed and led by Nathalie Ciesco, Assistant Instructional Professor of French at UF, and her colleague Salifou Dabo, Senior Language Instructor and Head of ESCO-IGES...

Universidad de Cuenca Strengthens Collaborations with UF

05/01/23

After recently signing a Memorandum of Understanding between UF Design, Construction and Planning and the University of Cuenca in Ecuador, a vital delegation visited UF to strengthen collaboration ties. Representing UFIC were: Dean Marta L. Wayne, Paloma Rodriguez, Susanne Hill and Michael Kung.

Dr. Karla Saldaña, from the UF School of Architecture, has organized faculty visits to...

Living in the CO2 Capitol: UF professor studies Indigenous issues in the Amazon

05/01/23

Photo by Courtesy to The Alligator | The Independent Florida Alligator

Source: The Independence Florida Alligator
By Peyton Harris

When he entered a house in the Kuikuro village, Micheal Heckenberger was greeted by a smell medley of smokiness, traditional Xingu cooking and excess body paint. Moving through the house was a sensual experience in itself, he said, adjusting to the open circular spaces and side-by-side hammocks.

“You're as likely to hear a flute in the middle of the night as a car honking its horn,” he said.

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