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Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
Current News
GREAT NEWS! We were recently awarded a a Title VI U.S. Department of Education grant for Undergraduate Foreign-Language Instruction and International Studies. Patricia Simpson, who wrote the grant, is also the Principal Investigator and Director. The total two-year funding
($89,517.00 in year one, matched by MSU) will enable the Department of Modern Language and
Literatures to expand its offerings and work toward establishing a new major in
International Studies. Brett Walker, who is Chair of the Dept. of History and
Philosophy at MSU, will be Co- Director. His expertise will be invaluable
in establishing an interdisciplinary Asian Studies program. The grant will
benefit the entire Department and its students and was, according to Simpson, a
successful team effort.
Patty Simpson, Associate Professor of German Studies, recently
returned from an invited lecture at the University of Georgia, Athens, where she
participated in a conference on the "Meaning of Culture" and spoke about her
book project, Cultures of Violence in the New German Street. Simpson has also been invited to
participate in an editorial workshop in London this summer.
Student Keese Lane (recent
graduate in German & Political Science) will be participating in
an English teaching assistantship program sponsored by the Austrian Fulbright
Commission. He will be working in Elixhausen, which is 6k north of
Salzburg. Keese will work for three English teachers at the Höhere
Bundeslehranstalt für Landwirtschaft, an agricultural boarding school for people
who want to work in the agricultural fields. He will be teaching for 8 months
there, working with students in their late teens. Congratulations, Keese!
Student Cathy Heidner (recent graduate
in secondary education & German) received a Fulbright grant to teach English in
Germany. She will spend 10 months as a teacher's assistant in Saxony, a
German state in the eastern part of the country. Read the
article from the MSU News Service.
Student Ivie English (Spanish major) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award; 2008. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.
Student Mark Lehman (Spanish Teaching major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship; 2008. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.
Patty Simpson was elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the German Studies Association. Her three-year term begins in 2008. In addition, she was elected to serve as the division delegate for the Modern Language Association for Late 18th and Early 19th Century German Literature.
Patty Simpson released her book The Erotics of War in German Romanticism
in 2007, published by Bucknell University Press (2007), ISBN 978-083875662X.
Patricia Catoira is the recipient of an Award for Excellence,
2007. This award is given by MSU's Alumni Association and the Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce for exceptional guidance and inspiration.
Bridget Kevane received the President's Award for Excellence in Service Learning for her Supervised Practicum
course and two courses in volunteerism, 2007.
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