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GEORGINA J WHITTINGHAM
Professor Modern Languages and Literatures
State University of New York Oswego New York 13126 Work (315) 312-2467 -2196 Email georginawhittinghamoswegoedu
EDUCATION
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick New Jersey PhD Spanish Dissertation The Poetry of Gilberto Owen from a Structuralist and Post-Structuralist Perspective Director Frank Dauster Major Contemporary Latin American Poetry Minor Contemporary Peninsular Poetry Minor Language Portuguese Other Examination Areas Colonial Latin American Literature through Modernism Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Literature Stanford University Stanford California MA Spanish MA Thesis The Bestiario by Julio Cortaacutezar An Analysis of Traditional and Contemporary Themes Director Fernando Alegriacutea Major Latin American Literature Minor Portuguese and Brazilian Literature Queens College of the City University of New York BA Spanish Major Golden Age Literature and Latin American Literature Minor French Language and Literature
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
State University of New York College at Oswego Professor Department of Modern Languages and Literatures appointed 1989 State University of New York at Binghamton Lecturer Department of Romance Languages and Literatures 1988 Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Teaching Fellow Department of Spanish and Portuguese 1980-85 Bloomfield College New Jersey Instructor 1978 Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison New Jersey Adjunct Professor 1978-1980
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Stanford University Stanford California Teaching Fellow Department of Spanish and Portuguese 1969-70
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico 2005 The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat May 11 2014) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico
(Invited) Co-Editor JETS (Journal of Educational Technology Systems) Farmindale NY Baywood Publishing company Inc (Volume 26 Number 4 1997-1998)
Verbal and Visual Images in Contemporary Mexican Art Poetry Theatre and Novel (in progress) Website and Electronic Journal
The Role of The World Wide Web in the Analysis of Verbal and Visual Images in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) (under revision)
Articles and Book Chapters ldquoLucha interior imagen exterior Escindido discurso teatral feminista en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer y Casa de muntildeecas de Henrik Johan Ibsenrdquo Vol 51 No1 Latin American Theatre Review (Fall 2018)
Invited Book Chapter Rpt ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas el texto y la imagen en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schimdhuber de la Morardquo Entre vuestras plumas ando Textos sobre Guillermo Schmidhuber Olga Marta Pentildea Doria Ed Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma de Nuevo Leoacuten October 2013
Invited Web Publication by award winning author Reneacutee Ferrer Rpt ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo May 2014 Web
ldquoHas UUP Lost its Way in its Charge to Advocate for Disability Rightsrdquo In Touch
UUP Newsletter Fall 2013
Letter to the Editor of the Oswegonian (provides examples of the cultural and linguistic advantages enjoyed by students who learn a foreign language 18 March 2013 ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Really Important or Necessaryrdquo In Touch UUP Newsletter Spring 2011
Refereed e-journal article ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo is an article that analyzes musical visual and verbal representation in a play by the Paraguayan writer Reneacutee Ferrer Karpa Dissident Theatricalities Visual Arts and Culture 32 (Fall 2010) a peer-reviewed online Theatre Journal sponsored by California State
3
University Los Angeles and indexed in the MLA International Bibliography Book chapter ldquoEl Japoacuten de Hiroshigueacute en las pioneras innovaciones de Joseacute Juan Tabladardquo (extensively revised and modified version of an article published in the online journal Palimpszeszt 23 April 2005) Moros en la costa el orientalismo en America Latina Silvia Nagy-Zekmi ed MadridFrankfurt Iberoamericana Vervuert Verlag 2008 Prologue Silvia Castro En el agua maacutes clara (libro de poemas para nintildeos) Puebla Meacutexico BUAP 2007 Refereed journal article ldquoEl texto y la imagen in Los Herederos de Sigismundo de Guillermo Schmidhuberrdquo (Text and Image in the play Segismundorsquos Heirs by Schmidhuber de la Mora Vol 39 No2 Latin American Theatre Review (Spring 2006) Invited book chapter ldquoEl movimiento esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro su obsesioacuten por la escritura Yara Gonzaacutelez ed Universal 2007 Invited book chapter ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico (UAEM) 2005 ldquoLa magia eterna del instante ecfraacutestico Homenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo 2005 Whittingham Georgina and Rachelle Moore The Scholarly Discourse in The Role of the World Wide Web in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo 1999 Website and Electronic Journal (under revision)
El enigma de Sindbad el varado y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Rpt ldquoHomenaje a Gilberto Owen ldquoCentauros Revista de Arte Cultura Criacutetica y Poesiacutea Nuacutemero 1 Culiacaacuten Sinaloa Meacutexico marzo 2004 La modernidadposmodernidad de En la Calzada de Jesuacutes del Monte de Eliseo Diegordquo Semanario de cultura y arte Riacuteo Inrsquotolerancia Puebla Meacutexico 12 de julio 2003 ldquoLa imagen visual y verbal en el Teatro relativista y en la pintura de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Whittingham Georgina and Rachelle Moore The Scholarly Discourse in The Role of the World Wide Web in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo 1999 Website and Electronic Journal (under revision)
Invited refereed journal article El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez (con Lourdes Silva) Texto Critico Centro de investigaciones linguumliacutestico-literarias Universidad Veracruzana Nuacutemero 7 julio-diciembre 1998 Book chapter ldquoLa relacioacuten lenguaje-historia poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en lsquoPoemas para un pueblo y lsquoCaducidad del fuegorsquo de Pedro Shimose (with Rachelle Moore) Silvia Elguea Veacutejar ed La otredad Los discursos de la cultura hoy Mexico 1997
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Comunica Producciones Puebla Mexico 1995
La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos Literal Revista Cultural de la Delegacioacuten Estatal ISSSTE-Veracruz Mexico Febrero-Marzo 1994
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Refereed journal article La funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Texto Critico Centro de investigaciones linguumliacutestico-literarias Universidad Veracruzana Julio 1991
Refereed journal article El enigma de Sindbad el varado y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Romance Language Annual 1990 Purdue University Purdue Indiana
Refereed journal article En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Studies in Modern and Classical Languages 1990
Reviews
Invited refereed journal review Joseacute Emilio Pacheco Perspectivas criacuteticas Pol Popovic Karic and Fidel Chaacutevez Peacuterez coordinadores Meacutexico DF Siglo xxi editores sa 2006 Symposium (263) Fall 2007 Syracuse University Invited refereed journal review Winkler Julie A Light into Shadow Marginality and Alienation in the Work of Elena Garro New York Peter Lang 2001 196 pp Latin American Theatre Review (362) Spring 2003 Invited refereed journal review Alfonso Sastre ldquoDeath Thrust estreno norteamericano de La cornada de Alfonso Sastrerdquo Estreno Cuadernos de teatro espantildeol contemporaacuteneo Otontildeo 1990 Invited refereed journal review Quackenbush L Howard El Loacutepez de Jorge Ibarguumlengoitia Historia teatro y autorreflexividad MexicoINBA 1992 Latin America Theater Review Summer 1994 (Invited) Yvonne Jehenson Latin American Women Writers SUNY Press SUNY Press has published sections of the review for promotion of book (Invited) Collaborated with MH Loe in review of Double Minorities of Spain a bio-bibliographic guide to women writers of Catalan Galicia and Basque countries ed Kathleen McNerney and Cristina Enriacutequez de Salamanca Modern Language Association of America 1995 Choice Current Review of Academic Books September 1995 Vol 33 No 1 ReviewerReferee Invited by Dr Gustavo Nanclares Head Department of Literatures Cultures and Languages University of Connecticut to review the scholarship of one of the departmentrsquos member as part of the Universityrsquos procedure for promotion to the rank of Full Professor (review completed on September 10 2017)
Invited by Dr Z David Zuwiyya Professor and Chair Department of Foreign Languages
and Literatures Auburn University to review the scholarship of one of the departmentrsquos member as part of the Universityrsquos procedure for promotion to the rank of Full Professor (review completed on June 5 2015)
Reviewed for publication and served as reader of the PhD dissertation titled
Intertextualidad y liacuterica muestra de autores mexicanos Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) requested the review One of the functions of the Editorial Board is to publish research projects produced at UAEM and to submit the documents to be published for review (2011)
5
External reader of the PhD dissertation titled ldquoLeer escribir y sentir temas y figuras
biacuteblicos en la obra de Gilberto Owenrdquo Invited by Mtro Pedro Canales Guerrero Post Graduate Coordinator Humanities School Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) (2011) Reviewer and outside reader of PhD dissertation ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo The review was invited by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten from the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship (2008) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by he journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo December 2006 Reviewed an article for publication for the refereed journal Contribuciones desde Coatepec Facultad de Humanidades Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec (Invited) Reviewer of articles for publication in selected proceedings of Woman Text and Image Binghamton University (April 1994) Invited by Dr Antonio Sobejano
PAPERS SESSIONS CHAIRED and CONFERENCES ORGANIZED
Organized and obtained grants for LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies) Colloquium on Framing and Negotiating Conflict in Latin America SUNY Oswego Saturday April 7 2018 LELACS is a network of scholars who specialize in the area of Latin American Studies at universities throughout New York State Speakers included Margarita Vargas from the University of Buffalo Tracy Lewis from SUNY Oswego Gonzalo Aguiar Malosetti from SUNY Oswego and Luisa-Mariacutea Rojas-Rimachi from the University of Rochester Participants in attendance came from many Central Western and Eastern Universities in New York State--UAlbany University at Buffalo Colgate University Cornell University Elmira College University of Rochester Siena College Syracuse University and SUNY Oswego Whittingham worked jointly with LELACS members from the Central New York Humanities Corridor a unique regional collaboration among Syracuse University Cornell University the University of Rochester the schools of the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium and Le Moyne College The event was co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and SUNY Oswego Auxiliary Services Program Fund
ldquoEl amor en los tiempos de la Nueva Espan a en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Herna ndezrdquo Session Is Love a Battlefield in Latin American Theatre and Performance NeMLA 49th Annual Convention Omni Hotel Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Friday April 13 2018 830-945
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Session Organizer Staging Latin America I Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable OrganizerModerator) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 830-945 Session Organizer Staging Latin America II Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable Organizer) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 1000-1130 ldquoUna mestiza un simulacro y la ira de la Inquisicioacuten virreinal en La fiesta del mulato de LJ Hernandezrdquo Session Poeacuteticas de la violencia Nuevos avances en la dinaacutemica de geacutenero y representacioacuten en Ameacuterica Latina Saturday May 28 2016 Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Union Square 945-1115 May 27 ndash 30 2016 New York NY New York Hilton Midtown
ldquoSelf-Reflexive Narration in She Has Reddish Hair and her Name is Sabinardquo Session Literatura y humanismo nuevas fronteras de la novela latinoamericana contemporaacutenea Friday March 4 2016 Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) Cycles and Encyclicals in Latin America March 4- 5 2016 Fox School of Business Temple University Alter Hall Philadelphia PA
Updated paper Flor de otontildeo (Autumn Flower) by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo XVI Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispaacutenica (CILH)- Tenerife Canary Islands Spain July 15-17 2015 Nuevo ensayo experimental ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestrcuctura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer y La casa de muntildeecas de Henrik Ibsenrdquo Session in Honor of Sandra M Cypess Gender Politics and Cultural Memory in Latin American Theater 68th Annual KFLC The Languages Literatures and Cultures Conference April 23-25 2015 University of Kentucky Lexington ldquoWorld Readiness Standard for Learning Languagesrdquo MLL Salon SUNY Oswego April 6 2014 ldquoHistory and Performance in lsquoAutumn Flowerrsquo by Joseacute Mariacutea Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrdquo HISTORY MEMORY PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE University of Ottawa Canada Session History or Fiction Academic Hall Room 303 1100 am -1230 pm April 19 2012
ldquoAutumn Flower by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo ldquoSmall Cinemas in Transition small smaller smallestrdquo Conference SUNY Oswego September 16-18 2011 ldquoEl discurso verbal visual y musical como instrumentos de denuncia social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer Session Reading Between the Lines Comparative Studies in 20th Century Fiction Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature Washington University in St Louis October 28-30 2010
7
Session Organizer LASA 2010 CrisisgtResponsegtRecovery Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo ldquoThe relationship of theatrical discourse and social structure in The Collection of Clocks by Reneacutee Ferrer and The Doll House by Henrik Ibsenrdquo LASA 2010 Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo
Co- organizer VI Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2010 Celebrated the sixth anniversary of the International Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 12-15 2010) which I helped co-organize with Oscar River-Rodas from the University of Tennessee The conference honors annually a major Latin American poet This year lsquos honoree was the Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who received the Peace Prize for the German Book Trade in 1980 the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in 1990 and was nominated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in May 2005 Served as moderator of two sessions at Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Moderator ldquoDiaacutelogo entre la poesiacutea y la vidardquo Jornadas Intenacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 12 de Julio de 2010
Moderator ldquoLectura de textos ineacuteditos Poemario ldquoLaberinto de insomniosrdquo de Edna Ochoa Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 13 de julio de 2010
Invited Discussant Session Representing Ameacuterica Re-Imagining the Americas (Im)migration Transnationalism and Diaspora An interdisciplinary conference on Latin America and the Caribbean and their Diasporas in the twenty-first century Sponsored by Syracuse Universityrsquos Program on Latin America and the Caribbean Latino-Latin American Studies Imagining America and the Mellon Humanities Corridor and by Cornell Universityrsquos Latin American Studies Program and Latino Studies Program Saturday April 10 2010 Syracuse University Co- organizer XVII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos del 7 al 10 de julio y V Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2009
Invited by organizer Dr Kirstin Nigro Professor and Chair Department of Languages and Linguistics University of Texas at El Paso to ldquoA Bi-national Celebration of Contemporary Mexican Theatrerdquo November 12-15 2008 Sponsored in conjunction with the Instituto Chihuahuaense de Cultura and The Muestra Nacional de Teatro Mexicano November 7-15 2008 in Ciudad Juaacuterez
ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo Session Re-Thinking Enequalities Literatura Paraguaya Rio de Janeiro Brasil LASA 2009
Co- organizer XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio y III Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008
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Scholarly paper presentation ldquoHomenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session moderator ldquoIntertextualidad en la liacuterica mexicanardquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Presentation of second poetry book for children titled ldquoAromas al vientoldquo by the Silvia Castro Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session organizer and moderator ldquoHomenaje a Marcela del Riordquo XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio
Co-organizer (with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas University of Tennessee at Knoxville) of the Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar and co-organizer of Session to Honor Dominican playwright Franklin Domiacutenguez Fifteenth International Latin American Theatre Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 9-19 2007) ldquoOrientalism in Juan Joseacute Tabladardquo Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar Puebla Meacutexico (July 2007) Invited to attend LATT 2008 to serve as session moderator VII Conference on Latin American Theatre Today ldquoRe-Thinking lsquoLatin Americanrsquo Theatrerdquo Virginia Tech March 26-29 2008 ldquoLa utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteo nuevas consideraciones sobre el texto y la imagenrdquo Voces femeninas hispanoamericanas 60th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky (April 19-21 2007) Co-organizer with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville of the First International Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) ldquoDiaacutelogos poeacutetico-pictoacutericos en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanosrdquo (Visual and Verbal Dialogues in the poetry of Gilberto Castellanos First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Session chair of La poesiacutea de Gilberto Owen First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Invited to chair two sessions Session chair of ldquoTraducciones Culturales y Teatro I and IIrdquo (Cultural Translations and Theatre Session I and II) in Decimocuartas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Homenaje a Myrna Casas (XIV International Conference on Latin American Theater in honor of the dramatist Myrna Casas) Puebla Mexico 5 -8 de July 2006 ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Session organizer Dr Deb Cohen Modern Languages and Cultures Slippery Rock University ldquoLa funcioacuten del retrato en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo (The role of the portrait in the play titled The Mulattorsquos Party by Luis Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo The thirty-fourth
9
annual 20th-Century Literature and Culture Conference at the University of Louisville February 23-25 2006 Deacutecimoterceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2005) Session organizer and moderator La teatralidad mexicana como cruce de caminos imagen muacutesica texto y contexto cultural ldquoEl texto y la imagen en La utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteordquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Interview ldquoMarcela del Rio ante su obrardquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited)ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas en el teatro mexicano contemporaacuteneordquoVI Conference on Latin American Theatre Today Festival and Symposium University of Connecticut (April 6-9 2005) Invited to speak at Plenary Session to honor Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro ldquoEl movimientos esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes HuidobrordquoConference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin (October 13-16 2004) (Invited) El movimiento esceacutenico en las obras en un acto de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Duodeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2004) (Invited guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution)ldquoPalabras que suenan a Acuarimaacutentima el Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider ldquoCentenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen EstradardquoUniverisdad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (12-14 mayo 2004) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Session Organizer rdquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Dramatic and Narrative Texts El suentildeo de la Malinche y La utopicirca de Mariacuteardquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) (with Rachelle Moore) The Verbal and Visual images of Marcela del Riacuteo A Web-Based Form of Literary Analysis ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process y Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York
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(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
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(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
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(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
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ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
2
Stanford University Stanford California Teaching Fellow Department of Spanish and Portuguese 1969-70
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico 2005 The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat May 11 2014) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico
(Invited) Co-Editor JETS (Journal of Educational Technology Systems) Farmindale NY Baywood Publishing company Inc (Volume 26 Number 4 1997-1998)
Verbal and Visual Images in Contemporary Mexican Art Poetry Theatre and Novel (in progress) Website and Electronic Journal
The Role of The World Wide Web in the Analysis of Verbal and Visual Images in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) (under revision)
Articles and Book Chapters ldquoLucha interior imagen exterior Escindido discurso teatral feminista en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer y Casa de muntildeecas de Henrik Johan Ibsenrdquo Vol 51 No1 Latin American Theatre Review (Fall 2018)
Invited Book Chapter Rpt ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas el texto y la imagen en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schimdhuber de la Morardquo Entre vuestras plumas ando Textos sobre Guillermo Schmidhuber Olga Marta Pentildea Doria Ed Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma de Nuevo Leoacuten October 2013
Invited Web Publication by award winning author Reneacutee Ferrer Rpt ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo May 2014 Web
ldquoHas UUP Lost its Way in its Charge to Advocate for Disability Rightsrdquo In Touch
UUP Newsletter Fall 2013
Letter to the Editor of the Oswegonian (provides examples of the cultural and linguistic advantages enjoyed by students who learn a foreign language 18 March 2013 ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Really Important or Necessaryrdquo In Touch UUP Newsletter Spring 2011
Refereed e-journal article ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo is an article that analyzes musical visual and verbal representation in a play by the Paraguayan writer Reneacutee Ferrer Karpa Dissident Theatricalities Visual Arts and Culture 32 (Fall 2010) a peer-reviewed online Theatre Journal sponsored by California State
3
University Los Angeles and indexed in the MLA International Bibliography Book chapter ldquoEl Japoacuten de Hiroshigueacute en las pioneras innovaciones de Joseacute Juan Tabladardquo (extensively revised and modified version of an article published in the online journal Palimpszeszt 23 April 2005) Moros en la costa el orientalismo en America Latina Silvia Nagy-Zekmi ed MadridFrankfurt Iberoamericana Vervuert Verlag 2008 Prologue Silvia Castro En el agua maacutes clara (libro de poemas para nintildeos) Puebla Meacutexico BUAP 2007 Refereed journal article ldquoEl texto y la imagen in Los Herederos de Sigismundo de Guillermo Schmidhuberrdquo (Text and Image in the play Segismundorsquos Heirs by Schmidhuber de la Mora Vol 39 No2 Latin American Theatre Review (Spring 2006) Invited book chapter ldquoEl movimiento esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro su obsesioacuten por la escritura Yara Gonzaacutelez ed Universal 2007 Invited book chapter ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico (UAEM) 2005 ldquoLa magia eterna del instante ecfraacutestico Homenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo 2005 Whittingham Georgina and Rachelle Moore The Scholarly Discourse in The Role of the World Wide Web in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo 1999 Website and Electronic Journal (under revision)
El enigma de Sindbad el varado y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Rpt ldquoHomenaje a Gilberto Owen ldquoCentauros Revista de Arte Cultura Criacutetica y Poesiacutea Nuacutemero 1 Culiacaacuten Sinaloa Meacutexico marzo 2004 La modernidadposmodernidad de En la Calzada de Jesuacutes del Monte de Eliseo Diegordquo Semanario de cultura y arte Riacuteo Inrsquotolerancia Puebla Meacutexico 12 de julio 2003 ldquoLa imagen visual y verbal en el Teatro relativista y en la pintura de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Whittingham Georgina and Rachelle Moore The Scholarly Discourse in The Role of the World Wide Web in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo 1999 Website and Electronic Journal (under revision)
Invited refereed journal article El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez (con Lourdes Silva) Texto Critico Centro de investigaciones linguumliacutestico-literarias Universidad Veracruzana Nuacutemero 7 julio-diciembre 1998 Book chapter ldquoLa relacioacuten lenguaje-historia poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en lsquoPoemas para un pueblo y lsquoCaducidad del fuegorsquo de Pedro Shimose (with Rachelle Moore) Silvia Elguea Veacutejar ed La otredad Los discursos de la cultura hoy Mexico 1997
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Comunica Producciones Puebla Mexico 1995
La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos Literal Revista Cultural de la Delegacioacuten Estatal ISSSTE-Veracruz Mexico Febrero-Marzo 1994
4
Refereed journal article La funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Texto Critico Centro de investigaciones linguumliacutestico-literarias Universidad Veracruzana Julio 1991
Refereed journal article El enigma de Sindbad el varado y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Romance Language Annual 1990 Purdue University Purdue Indiana
Refereed journal article En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Studies in Modern and Classical Languages 1990
Reviews
Invited refereed journal review Joseacute Emilio Pacheco Perspectivas criacuteticas Pol Popovic Karic and Fidel Chaacutevez Peacuterez coordinadores Meacutexico DF Siglo xxi editores sa 2006 Symposium (263) Fall 2007 Syracuse University Invited refereed journal review Winkler Julie A Light into Shadow Marginality and Alienation in the Work of Elena Garro New York Peter Lang 2001 196 pp Latin American Theatre Review (362) Spring 2003 Invited refereed journal review Alfonso Sastre ldquoDeath Thrust estreno norteamericano de La cornada de Alfonso Sastrerdquo Estreno Cuadernos de teatro espantildeol contemporaacuteneo Otontildeo 1990 Invited refereed journal review Quackenbush L Howard El Loacutepez de Jorge Ibarguumlengoitia Historia teatro y autorreflexividad MexicoINBA 1992 Latin America Theater Review Summer 1994 (Invited) Yvonne Jehenson Latin American Women Writers SUNY Press SUNY Press has published sections of the review for promotion of book (Invited) Collaborated with MH Loe in review of Double Minorities of Spain a bio-bibliographic guide to women writers of Catalan Galicia and Basque countries ed Kathleen McNerney and Cristina Enriacutequez de Salamanca Modern Language Association of America 1995 Choice Current Review of Academic Books September 1995 Vol 33 No 1 ReviewerReferee Invited by Dr Gustavo Nanclares Head Department of Literatures Cultures and Languages University of Connecticut to review the scholarship of one of the departmentrsquos member as part of the Universityrsquos procedure for promotion to the rank of Full Professor (review completed on September 10 2017)
Invited by Dr Z David Zuwiyya Professor and Chair Department of Foreign Languages
and Literatures Auburn University to review the scholarship of one of the departmentrsquos member as part of the Universityrsquos procedure for promotion to the rank of Full Professor (review completed on June 5 2015)
Reviewed for publication and served as reader of the PhD dissertation titled
Intertextualidad y liacuterica muestra de autores mexicanos Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) requested the review One of the functions of the Editorial Board is to publish research projects produced at UAEM and to submit the documents to be published for review (2011)
5
External reader of the PhD dissertation titled ldquoLeer escribir y sentir temas y figuras
biacuteblicos en la obra de Gilberto Owenrdquo Invited by Mtro Pedro Canales Guerrero Post Graduate Coordinator Humanities School Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) (2011) Reviewer and outside reader of PhD dissertation ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo The review was invited by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten from the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship (2008) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by he journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo December 2006 Reviewed an article for publication for the refereed journal Contribuciones desde Coatepec Facultad de Humanidades Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec (Invited) Reviewer of articles for publication in selected proceedings of Woman Text and Image Binghamton University (April 1994) Invited by Dr Antonio Sobejano
PAPERS SESSIONS CHAIRED and CONFERENCES ORGANIZED
Organized and obtained grants for LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies) Colloquium on Framing and Negotiating Conflict in Latin America SUNY Oswego Saturday April 7 2018 LELACS is a network of scholars who specialize in the area of Latin American Studies at universities throughout New York State Speakers included Margarita Vargas from the University of Buffalo Tracy Lewis from SUNY Oswego Gonzalo Aguiar Malosetti from SUNY Oswego and Luisa-Mariacutea Rojas-Rimachi from the University of Rochester Participants in attendance came from many Central Western and Eastern Universities in New York State--UAlbany University at Buffalo Colgate University Cornell University Elmira College University of Rochester Siena College Syracuse University and SUNY Oswego Whittingham worked jointly with LELACS members from the Central New York Humanities Corridor a unique regional collaboration among Syracuse University Cornell University the University of Rochester the schools of the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium and Le Moyne College The event was co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and SUNY Oswego Auxiliary Services Program Fund
ldquoEl amor en los tiempos de la Nueva Espan a en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Herna ndezrdquo Session Is Love a Battlefield in Latin American Theatre and Performance NeMLA 49th Annual Convention Omni Hotel Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Friday April 13 2018 830-945
6
Session Organizer Staging Latin America I Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable OrganizerModerator) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 830-945 Session Organizer Staging Latin America II Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable Organizer) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 1000-1130 ldquoUna mestiza un simulacro y la ira de la Inquisicioacuten virreinal en La fiesta del mulato de LJ Hernandezrdquo Session Poeacuteticas de la violencia Nuevos avances en la dinaacutemica de geacutenero y representacioacuten en Ameacuterica Latina Saturday May 28 2016 Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Union Square 945-1115 May 27 ndash 30 2016 New York NY New York Hilton Midtown
ldquoSelf-Reflexive Narration in She Has Reddish Hair and her Name is Sabinardquo Session Literatura y humanismo nuevas fronteras de la novela latinoamericana contemporaacutenea Friday March 4 2016 Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) Cycles and Encyclicals in Latin America March 4- 5 2016 Fox School of Business Temple University Alter Hall Philadelphia PA
Updated paper Flor de otontildeo (Autumn Flower) by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo XVI Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispaacutenica (CILH)- Tenerife Canary Islands Spain July 15-17 2015 Nuevo ensayo experimental ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestrcuctura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer y La casa de muntildeecas de Henrik Ibsenrdquo Session in Honor of Sandra M Cypess Gender Politics and Cultural Memory in Latin American Theater 68th Annual KFLC The Languages Literatures and Cultures Conference April 23-25 2015 University of Kentucky Lexington ldquoWorld Readiness Standard for Learning Languagesrdquo MLL Salon SUNY Oswego April 6 2014 ldquoHistory and Performance in lsquoAutumn Flowerrsquo by Joseacute Mariacutea Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrdquo HISTORY MEMORY PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE University of Ottawa Canada Session History or Fiction Academic Hall Room 303 1100 am -1230 pm April 19 2012
ldquoAutumn Flower by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo ldquoSmall Cinemas in Transition small smaller smallestrdquo Conference SUNY Oswego September 16-18 2011 ldquoEl discurso verbal visual y musical como instrumentos de denuncia social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer Session Reading Between the Lines Comparative Studies in 20th Century Fiction Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature Washington University in St Louis October 28-30 2010
7
Session Organizer LASA 2010 CrisisgtResponsegtRecovery Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo ldquoThe relationship of theatrical discourse and social structure in The Collection of Clocks by Reneacutee Ferrer and The Doll House by Henrik Ibsenrdquo LASA 2010 Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo
Co- organizer VI Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2010 Celebrated the sixth anniversary of the International Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 12-15 2010) which I helped co-organize with Oscar River-Rodas from the University of Tennessee The conference honors annually a major Latin American poet This year lsquos honoree was the Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who received the Peace Prize for the German Book Trade in 1980 the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in 1990 and was nominated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in May 2005 Served as moderator of two sessions at Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Moderator ldquoDiaacutelogo entre la poesiacutea y la vidardquo Jornadas Intenacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 12 de Julio de 2010
Moderator ldquoLectura de textos ineacuteditos Poemario ldquoLaberinto de insomniosrdquo de Edna Ochoa Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 13 de julio de 2010
Invited Discussant Session Representing Ameacuterica Re-Imagining the Americas (Im)migration Transnationalism and Diaspora An interdisciplinary conference on Latin America and the Caribbean and their Diasporas in the twenty-first century Sponsored by Syracuse Universityrsquos Program on Latin America and the Caribbean Latino-Latin American Studies Imagining America and the Mellon Humanities Corridor and by Cornell Universityrsquos Latin American Studies Program and Latino Studies Program Saturday April 10 2010 Syracuse University Co- organizer XVII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos del 7 al 10 de julio y V Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2009
Invited by organizer Dr Kirstin Nigro Professor and Chair Department of Languages and Linguistics University of Texas at El Paso to ldquoA Bi-national Celebration of Contemporary Mexican Theatrerdquo November 12-15 2008 Sponsored in conjunction with the Instituto Chihuahuaense de Cultura and The Muestra Nacional de Teatro Mexicano November 7-15 2008 in Ciudad Juaacuterez
ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo Session Re-Thinking Enequalities Literatura Paraguaya Rio de Janeiro Brasil LASA 2009
Co- organizer XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio y III Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008
8
Scholarly paper presentation ldquoHomenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session moderator ldquoIntertextualidad en la liacuterica mexicanardquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Presentation of second poetry book for children titled ldquoAromas al vientoldquo by the Silvia Castro Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session organizer and moderator ldquoHomenaje a Marcela del Riordquo XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio
Co-organizer (with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas University of Tennessee at Knoxville) of the Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar and co-organizer of Session to Honor Dominican playwright Franklin Domiacutenguez Fifteenth International Latin American Theatre Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 9-19 2007) ldquoOrientalism in Juan Joseacute Tabladardquo Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar Puebla Meacutexico (July 2007) Invited to attend LATT 2008 to serve as session moderator VII Conference on Latin American Theatre Today ldquoRe-Thinking lsquoLatin Americanrsquo Theatrerdquo Virginia Tech March 26-29 2008 ldquoLa utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteo nuevas consideraciones sobre el texto y la imagenrdquo Voces femeninas hispanoamericanas 60th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky (April 19-21 2007) Co-organizer with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville of the First International Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) ldquoDiaacutelogos poeacutetico-pictoacutericos en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanosrdquo (Visual and Verbal Dialogues in the poetry of Gilberto Castellanos First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Session chair of La poesiacutea de Gilberto Owen First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Invited to chair two sessions Session chair of ldquoTraducciones Culturales y Teatro I and IIrdquo (Cultural Translations and Theatre Session I and II) in Decimocuartas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Homenaje a Myrna Casas (XIV International Conference on Latin American Theater in honor of the dramatist Myrna Casas) Puebla Mexico 5 -8 de July 2006 ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Session organizer Dr Deb Cohen Modern Languages and Cultures Slippery Rock University ldquoLa funcioacuten del retrato en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo (The role of the portrait in the play titled The Mulattorsquos Party by Luis Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo The thirty-fourth
9
annual 20th-Century Literature and Culture Conference at the University of Louisville February 23-25 2006 Deacutecimoterceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2005) Session organizer and moderator La teatralidad mexicana como cruce de caminos imagen muacutesica texto y contexto cultural ldquoEl texto y la imagen en La utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteordquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Interview ldquoMarcela del Rio ante su obrardquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited)ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas en el teatro mexicano contemporaacuteneordquoVI Conference on Latin American Theatre Today Festival and Symposium University of Connecticut (April 6-9 2005) Invited to speak at Plenary Session to honor Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro ldquoEl movimientos esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes HuidobrordquoConference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin (October 13-16 2004) (Invited) El movimiento esceacutenico en las obras en un acto de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Duodeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2004) (Invited guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution)ldquoPalabras que suenan a Acuarimaacutentima el Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider ldquoCentenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen EstradardquoUniverisdad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (12-14 mayo 2004) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Session Organizer rdquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Dramatic and Narrative Texts El suentildeo de la Malinche y La utopicirca de Mariacuteardquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) (with Rachelle Moore) The Verbal and Visual images of Marcela del Riacuteo A Web-Based Form of Literary Analysis ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process y Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York
10
(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
12
(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
3
University Los Angeles and indexed in the MLA International Bibliography Book chapter ldquoEl Japoacuten de Hiroshigueacute en las pioneras innovaciones de Joseacute Juan Tabladardquo (extensively revised and modified version of an article published in the online journal Palimpszeszt 23 April 2005) Moros en la costa el orientalismo en America Latina Silvia Nagy-Zekmi ed MadridFrankfurt Iberoamericana Vervuert Verlag 2008 Prologue Silvia Castro En el agua maacutes clara (libro de poemas para nintildeos) Puebla Meacutexico BUAP 2007 Refereed journal article ldquoEl texto y la imagen in Los Herederos de Sigismundo de Guillermo Schmidhuberrdquo (Text and Image in the play Segismundorsquos Heirs by Schmidhuber de la Mora Vol 39 No2 Latin American Theatre Review (Spring 2006) Invited book chapter ldquoEl movimiento esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro su obsesioacuten por la escritura Yara Gonzaacutelez ed Universal 2007 Invited book chapter ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico (UAEM) 2005 ldquoLa magia eterna del instante ecfraacutestico Homenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo 2005 Whittingham Georgina and Rachelle Moore The Scholarly Discourse in The Role of the World Wide Web in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo 1999 Website and Electronic Journal (under revision)
El enigma de Sindbad el varado y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Rpt ldquoHomenaje a Gilberto Owen ldquoCentauros Revista de Arte Cultura Criacutetica y Poesiacutea Nuacutemero 1 Culiacaacuten Sinaloa Meacutexico marzo 2004 La modernidadposmodernidad de En la Calzada de Jesuacutes del Monte de Eliseo Diegordquo Semanario de cultura y arte Riacuteo Inrsquotolerancia Puebla Meacutexico 12 de julio 2003 ldquoLa imagen visual y verbal en el Teatro relativista y en la pintura de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Whittingham Georgina and Rachelle Moore The Scholarly Discourse in The Role of the World Wide Web in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo 1999 Website and Electronic Journal (under revision)
Invited refereed journal article El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez (con Lourdes Silva) Texto Critico Centro de investigaciones linguumliacutestico-literarias Universidad Veracruzana Nuacutemero 7 julio-diciembre 1998 Book chapter ldquoLa relacioacuten lenguaje-historia poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en lsquoPoemas para un pueblo y lsquoCaducidad del fuegorsquo de Pedro Shimose (with Rachelle Moore) Silvia Elguea Veacutejar ed La otredad Los discursos de la cultura hoy Mexico 1997
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Comunica Producciones Puebla Mexico 1995
La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos Literal Revista Cultural de la Delegacioacuten Estatal ISSSTE-Veracruz Mexico Febrero-Marzo 1994
4
Refereed journal article La funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Texto Critico Centro de investigaciones linguumliacutestico-literarias Universidad Veracruzana Julio 1991
Refereed journal article El enigma de Sindbad el varado y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Romance Language Annual 1990 Purdue University Purdue Indiana
Refereed journal article En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Studies in Modern and Classical Languages 1990
Reviews
Invited refereed journal review Joseacute Emilio Pacheco Perspectivas criacuteticas Pol Popovic Karic and Fidel Chaacutevez Peacuterez coordinadores Meacutexico DF Siglo xxi editores sa 2006 Symposium (263) Fall 2007 Syracuse University Invited refereed journal review Winkler Julie A Light into Shadow Marginality and Alienation in the Work of Elena Garro New York Peter Lang 2001 196 pp Latin American Theatre Review (362) Spring 2003 Invited refereed journal review Alfonso Sastre ldquoDeath Thrust estreno norteamericano de La cornada de Alfonso Sastrerdquo Estreno Cuadernos de teatro espantildeol contemporaacuteneo Otontildeo 1990 Invited refereed journal review Quackenbush L Howard El Loacutepez de Jorge Ibarguumlengoitia Historia teatro y autorreflexividad MexicoINBA 1992 Latin America Theater Review Summer 1994 (Invited) Yvonne Jehenson Latin American Women Writers SUNY Press SUNY Press has published sections of the review for promotion of book (Invited) Collaborated with MH Loe in review of Double Minorities of Spain a bio-bibliographic guide to women writers of Catalan Galicia and Basque countries ed Kathleen McNerney and Cristina Enriacutequez de Salamanca Modern Language Association of America 1995 Choice Current Review of Academic Books September 1995 Vol 33 No 1 ReviewerReferee Invited by Dr Gustavo Nanclares Head Department of Literatures Cultures and Languages University of Connecticut to review the scholarship of one of the departmentrsquos member as part of the Universityrsquos procedure for promotion to the rank of Full Professor (review completed on September 10 2017)
Invited by Dr Z David Zuwiyya Professor and Chair Department of Foreign Languages
and Literatures Auburn University to review the scholarship of one of the departmentrsquos member as part of the Universityrsquos procedure for promotion to the rank of Full Professor (review completed on June 5 2015)
Reviewed for publication and served as reader of the PhD dissertation titled
Intertextualidad y liacuterica muestra de autores mexicanos Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) requested the review One of the functions of the Editorial Board is to publish research projects produced at UAEM and to submit the documents to be published for review (2011)
5
External reader of the PhD dissertation titled ldquoLeer escribir y sentir temas y figuras
biacuteblicos en la obra de Gilberto Owenrdquo Invited by Mtro Pedro Canales Guerrero Post Graduate Coordinator Humanities School Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) (2011) Reviewer and outside reader of PhD dissertation ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo The review was invited by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten from the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship (2008) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by he journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo December 2006 Reviewed an article for publication for the refereed journal Contribuciones desde Coatepec Facultad de Humanidades Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec (Invited) Reviewer of articles for publication in selected proceedings of Woman Text and Image Binghamton University (April 1994) Invited by Dr Antonio Sobejano
PAPERS SESSIONS CHAIRED and CONFERENCES ORGANIZED
Organized and obtained grants for LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies) Colloquium on Framing and Negotiating Conflict in Latin America SUNY Oswego Saturday April 7 2018 LELACS is a network of scholars who specialize in the area of Latin American Studies at universities throughout New York State Speakers included Margarita Vargas from the University of Buffalo Tracy Lewis from SUNY Oswego Gonzalo Aguiar Malosetti from SUNY Oswego and Luisa-Mariacutea Rojas-Rimachi from the University of Rochester Participants in attendance came from many Central Western and Eastern Universities in New York State--UAlbany University at Buffalo Colgate University Cornell University Elmira College University of Rochester Siena College Syracuse University and SUNY Oswego Whittingham worked jointly with LELACS members from the Central New York Humanities Corridor a unique regional collaboration among Syracuse University Cornell University the University of Rochester the schools of the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium and Le Moyne College The event was co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and SUNY Oswego Auxiliary Services Program Fund
ldquoEl amor en los tiempos de la Nueva Espan a en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Herna ndezrdquo Session Is Love a Battlefield in Latin American Theatre and Performance NeMLA 49th Annual Convention Omni Hotel Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Friday April 13 2018 830-945
6
Session Organizer Staging Latin America I Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable OrganizerModerator) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 830-945 Session Organizer Staging Latin America II Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable Organizer) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 1000-1130 ldquoUna mestiza un simulacro y la ira de la Inquisicioacuten virreinal en La fiesta del mulato de LJ Hernandezrdquo Session Poeacuteticas de la violencia Nuevos avances en la dinaacutemica de geacutenero y representacioacuten en Ameacuterica Latina Saturday May 28 2016 Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Union Square 945-1115 May 27 ndash 30 2016 New York NY New York Hilton Midtown
ldquoSelf-Reflexive Narration in She Has Reddish Hair and her Name is Sabinardquo Session Literatura y humanismo nuevas fronteras de la novela latinoamericana contemporaacutenea Friday March 4 2016 Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) Cycles and Encyclicals in Latin America March 4- 5 2016 Fox School of Business Temple University Alter Hall Philadelphia PA
Updated paper Flor de otontildeo (Autumn Flower) by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo XVI Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispaacutenica (CILH)- Tenerife Canary Islands Spain July 15-17 2015 Nuevo ensayo experimental ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestrcuctura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer y La casa de muntildeecas de Henrik Ibsenrdquo Session in Honor of Sandra M Cypess Gender Politics and Cultural Memory in Latin American Theater 68th Annual KFLC The Languages Literatures and Cultures Conference April 23-25 2015 University of Kentucky Lexington ldquoWorld Readiness Standard for Learning Languagesrdquo MLL Salon SUNY Oswego April 6 2014 ldquoHistory and Performance in lsquoAutumn Flowerrsquo by Joseacute Mariacutea Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrdquo HISTORY MEMORY PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE University of Ottawa Canada Session History or Fiction Academic Hall Room 303 1100 am -1230 pm April 19 2012
ldquoAutumn Flower by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo ldquoSmall Cinemas in Transition small smaller smallestrdquo Conference SUNY Oswego September 16-18 2011 ldquoEl discurso verbal visual y musical como instrumentos de denuncia social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer Session Reading Between the Lines Comparative Studies in 20th Century Fiction Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature Washington University in St Louis October 28-30 2010
7
Session Organizer LASA 2010 CrisisgtResponsegtRecovery Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo ldquoThe relationship of theatrical discourse and social structure in The Collection of Clocks by Reneacutee Ferrer and The Doll House by Henrik Ibsenrdquo LASA 2010 Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo
Co- organizer VI Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2010 Celebrated the sixth anniversary of the International Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 12-15 2010) which I helped co-organize with Oscar River-Rodas from the University of Tennessee The conference honors annually a major Latin American poet This year lsquos honoree was the Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who received the Peace Prize for the German Book Trade in 1980 the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in 1990 and was nominated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in May 2005 Served as moderator of two sessions at Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Moderator ldquoDiaacutelogo entre la poesiacutea y la vidardquo Jornadas Intenacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 12 de Julio de 2010
Moderator ldquoLectura de textos ineacuteditos Poemario ldquoLaberinto de insomniosrdquo de Edna Ochoa Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 13 de julio de 2010
Invited Discussant Session Representing Ameacuterica Re-Imagining the Americas (Im)migration Transnationalism and Diaspora An interdisciplinary conference on Latin America and the Caribbean and their Diasporas in the twenty-first century Sponsored by Syracuse Universityrsquos Program on Latin America and the Caribbean Latino-Latin American Studies Imagining America and the Mellon Humanities Corridor and by Cornell Universityrsquos Latin American Studies Program and Latino Studies Program Saturday April 10 2010 Syracuse University Co- organizer XVII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos del 7 al 10 de julio y V Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2009
Invited by organizer Dr Kirstin Nigro Professor and Chair Department of Languages and Linguistics University of Texas at El Paso to ldquoA Bi-national Celebration of Contemporary Mexican Theatrerdquo November 12-15 2008 Sponsored in conjunction with the Instituto Chihuahuaense de Cultura and The Muestra Nacional de Teatro Mexicano November 7-15 2008 in Ciudad Juaacuterez
ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo Session Re-Thinking Enequalities Literatura Paraguaya Rio de Janeiro Brasil LASA 2009
Co- organizer XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio y III Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008
8
Scholarly paper presentation ldquoHomenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session moderator ldquoIntertextualidad en la liacuterica mexicanardquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Presentation of second poetry book for children titled ldquoAromas al vientoldquo by the Silvia Castro Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session organizer and moderator ldquoHomenaje a Marcela del Riordquo XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio
Co-organizer (with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas University of Tennessee at Knoxville) of the Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar and co-organizer of Session to Honor Dominican playwright Franklin Domiacutenguez Fifteenth International Latin American Theatre Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 9-19 2007) ldquoOrientalism in Juan Joseacute Tabladardquo Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar Puebla Meacutexico (July 2007) Invited to attend LATT 2008 to serve as session moderator VII Conference on Latin American Theatre Today ldquoRe-Thinking lsquoLatin Americanrsquo Theatrerdquo Virginia Tech March 26-29 2008 ldquoLa utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteo nuevas consideraciones sobre el texto y la imagenrdquo Voces femeninas hispanoamericanas 60th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky (April 19-21 2007) Co-organizer with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville of the First International Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) ldquoDiaacutelogos poeacutetico-pictoacutericos en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanosrdquo (Visual and Verbal Dialogues in the poetry of Gilberto Castellanos First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Session chair of La poesiacutea de Gilberto Owen First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Invited to chair two sessions Session chair of ldquoTraducciones Culturales y Teatro I and IIrdquo (Cultural Translations and Theatre Session I and II) in Decimocuartas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Homenaje a Myrna Casas (XIV International Conference on Latin American Theater in honor of the dramatist Myrna Casas) Puebla Mexico 5 -8 de July 2006 ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Session organizer Dr Deb Cohen Modern Languages and Cultures Slippery Rock University ldquoLa funcioacuten del retrato en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo (The role of the portrait in the play titled The Mulattorsquos Party by Luis Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo The thirty-fourth
9
annual 20th-Century Literature and Culture Conference at the University of Louisville February 23-25 2006 Deacutecimoterceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2005) Session organizer and moderator La teatralidad mexicana como cruce de caminos imagen muacutesica texto y contexto cultural ldquoEl texto y la imagen en La utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteordquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Interview ldquoMarcela del Rio ante su obrardquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited)ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas en el teatro mexicano contemporaacuteneordquoVI Conference on Latin American Theatre Today Festival and Symposium University of Connecticut (April 6-9 2005) Invited to speak at Plenary Session to honor Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro ldquoEl movimientos esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes HuidobrordquoConference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin (October 13-16 2004) (Invited) El movimiento esceacutenico en las obras en un acto de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Duodeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2004) (Invited guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution)ldquoPalabras que suenan a Acuarimaacutentima el Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider ldquoCentenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen EstradardquoUniverisdad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (12-14 mayo 2004) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Session Organizer rdquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Dramatic and Narrative Texts El suentildeo de la Malinche y La utopicirca de Mariacuteardquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) (with Rachelle Moore) The Verbal and Visual images of Marcela del Riacuteo A Web-Based Form of Literary Analysis ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process y Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York
10
(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
12
(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
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ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
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4
Refereed journal article La funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Texto Critico Centro de investigaciones linguumliacutestico-literarias Universidad Veracruzana Julio 1991
Refereed journal article El enigma de Sindbad el varado y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Romance Language Annual 1990 Purdue University Purdue Indiana
Refereed journal article En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Studies in Modern and Classical Languages 1990
Reviews
Invited refereed journal review Joseacute Emilio Pacheco Perspectivas criacuteticas Pol Popovic Karic and Fidel Chaacutevez Peacuterez coordinadores Meacutexico DF Siglo xxi editores sa 2006 Symposium (263) Fall 2007 Syracuse University Invited refereed journal review Winkler Julie A Light into Shadow Marginality and Alienation in the Work of Elena Garro New York Peter Lang 2001 196 pp Latin American Theatre Review (362) Spring 2003 Invited refereed journal review Alfonso Sastre ldquoDeath Thrust estreno norteamericano de La cornada de Alfonso Sastrerdquo Estreno Cuadernos de teatro espantildeol contemporaacuteneo Otontildeo 1990 Invited refereed journal review Quackenbush L Howard El Loacutepez de Jorge Ibarguumlengoitia Historia teatro y autorreflexividad MexicoINBA 1992 Latin America Theater Review Summer 1994 (Invited) Yvonne Jehenson Latin American Women Writers SUNY Press SUNY Press has published sections of the review for promotion of book (Invited) Collaborated with MH Loe in review of Double Minorities of Spain a bio-bibliographic guide to women writers of Catalan Galicia and Basque countries ed Kathleen McNerney and Cristina Enriacutequez de Salamanca Modern Language Association of America 1995 Choice Current Review of Academic Books September 1995 Vol 33 No 1 ReviewerReferee Invited by Dr Gustavo Nanclares Head Department of Literatures Cultures and Languages University of Connecticut to review the scholarship of one of the departmentrsquos member as part of the Universityrsquos procedure for promotion to the rank of Full Professor (review completed on September 10 2017)
Invited by Dr Z David Zuwiyya Professor and Chair Department of Foreign Languages
and Literatures Auburn University to review the scholarship of one of the departmentrsquos member as part of the Universityrsquos procedure for promotion to the rank of Full Professor (review completed on June 5 2015)
Reviewed for publication and served as reader of the PhD dissertation titled
Intertextualidad y liacuterica muestra de autores mexicanos Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) requested the review One of the functions of the Editorial Board is to publish research projects produced at UAEM and to submit the documents to be published for review (2011)
5
External reader of the PhD dissertation titled ldquoLeer escribir y sentir temas y figuras
biacuteblicos en la obra de Gilberto Owenrdquo Invited by Mtro Pedro Canales Guerrero Post Graduate Coordinator Humanities School Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) (2011) Reviewer and outside reader of PhD dissertation ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo The review was invited by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten from the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship (2008) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by he journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo December 2006 Reviewed an article for publication for the refereed journal Contribuciones desde Coatepec Facultad de Humanidades Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec (Invited) Reviewer of articles for publication in selected proceedings of Woman Text and Image Binghamton University (April 1994) Invited by Dr Antonio Sobejano
PAPERS SESSIONS CHAIRED and CONFERENCES ORGANIZED
Organized and obtained grants for LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies) Colloquium on Framing and Negotiating Conflict in Latin America SUNY Oswego Saturday April 7 2018 LELACS is a network of scholars who specialize in the area of Latin American Studies at universities throughout New York State Speakers included Margarita Vargas from the University of Buffalo Tracy Lewis from SUNY Oswego Gonzalo Aguiar Malosetti from SUNY Oswego and Luisa-Mariacutea Rojas-Rimachi from the University of Rochester Participants in attendance came from many Central Western and Eastern Universities in New York State--UAlbany University at Buffalo Colgate University Cornell University Elmira College University of Rochester Siena College Syracuse University and SUNY Oswego Whittingham worked jointly with LELACS members from the Central New York Humanities Corridor a unique regional collaboration among Syracuse University Cornell University the University of Rochester the schools of the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium and Le Moyne College The event was co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and SUNY Oswego Auxiliary Services Program Fund
ldquoEl amor en los tiempos de la Nueva Espan a en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Herna ndezrdquo Session Is Love a Battlefield in Latin American Theatre and Performance NeMLA 49th Annual Convention Omni Hotel Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Friday April 13 2018 830-945
6
Session Organizer Staging Latin America I Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable OrganizerModerator) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 830-945 Session Organizer Staging Latin America II Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable Organizer) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 1000-1130 ldquoUna mestiza un simulacro y la ira de la Inquisicioacuten virreinal en La fiesta del mulato de LJ Hernandezrdquo Session Poeacuteticas de la violencia Nuevos avances en la dinaacutemica de geacutenero y representacioacuten en Ameacuterica Latina Saturday May 28 2016 Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Union Square 945-1115 May 27 ndash 30 2016 New York NY New York Hilton Midtown
ldquoSelf-Reflexive Narration in She Has Reddish Hair and her Name is Sabinardquo Session Literatura y humanismo nuevas fronteras de la novela latinoamericana contemporaacutenea Friday March 4 2016 Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) Cycles and Encyclicals in Latin America March 4- 5 2016 Fox School of Business Temple University Alter Hall Philadelphia PA
Updated paper Flor de otontildeo (Autumn Flower) by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo XVI Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispaacutenica (CILH)- Tenerife Canary Islands Spain July 15-17 2015 Nuevo ensayo experimental ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestrcuctura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer y La casa de muntildeecas de Henrik Ibsenrdquo Session in Honor of Sandra M Cypess Gender Politics and Cultural Memory in Latin American Theater 68th Annual KFLC The Languages Literatures and Cultures Conference April 23-25 2015 University of Kentucky Lexington ldquoWorld Readiness Standard for Learning Languagesrdquo MLL Salon SUNY Oswego April 6 2014 ldquoHistory and Performance in lsquoAutumn Flowerrsquo by Joseacute Mariacutea Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrdquo HISTORY MEMORY PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE University of Ottawa Canada Session History or Fiction Academic Hall Room 303 1100 am -1230 pm April 19 2012
ldquoAutumn Flower by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo ldquoSmall Cinemas in Transition small smaller smallestrdquo Conference SUNY Oswego September 16-18 2011 ldquoEl discurso verbal visual y musical como instrumentos de denuncia social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer Session Reading Between the Lines Comparative Studies in 20th Century Fiction Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature Washington University in St Louis October 28-30 2010
7
Session Organizer LASA 2010 CrisisgtResponsegtRecovery Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo ldquoThe relationship of theatrical discourse and social structure in The Collection of Clocks by Reneacutee Ferrer and The Doll House by Henrik Ibsenrdquo LASA 2010 Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo
Co- organizer VI Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2010 Celebrated the sixth anniversary of the International Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 12-15 2010) which I helped co-organize with Oscar River-Rodas from the University of Tennessee The conference honors annually a major Latin American poet This year lsquos honoree was the Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who received the Peace Prize for the German Book Trade in 1980 the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in 1990 and was nominated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in May 2005 Served as moderator of two sessions at Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Moderator ldquoDiaacutelogo entre la poesiacutea y la vidardquo Jornadas Intenacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 12 de Julio de 2010
Moderator ldquoLectura de textos ineacuteditos Poemario ldquoLaberinto de insomniosrdquo de Edna Ochoa Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 13 de julio de 2010
Invited Discussant Session Representing Ameacuterica Re-Imagining the Americas (Im)migration Transnationalism and Diaspora An interdisciplinary conference on Latin America and the Caribbean and their Diasporas in the twenty-first century Sponsored by Syracuse Universityrsquos Program on Latin America and the Caribbean Latino-Latin American Studies Imagining America and the Mellon Humanities Corridor and by Cornell Universityrsquos Latin American Studies Program and Latino Studies Program Saturday April 10 2010 Syracuse University Co- organizer XVII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos del 7 al 10 de julio y V Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2009
Invited by organizer Dr Kirstin Nigro Professor and Chair Department of Languages and Linguistics University of Texas at El Paso to ldquoA Bi-national Celebration of Contemporary Mexican Theatrerdquo November 12-15 2008 Sponsored in conjunction with the Instituto Chihuahuaense de Cultura and The Muestra Nacional de Teatro Mexicano November 7-15 2008 in Ciudad Juaacuterez
ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo Session Re-Thinking Enequalities Literatura Paraguaya Rio de Janeiro Brasil LASA 2009
Co- organizer XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio y III Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008
8
Scholarly paper presentation ldquoHomenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session moderator ldquoIntertextualidad en la liacuterica mexicanardquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Presentation of second poetry book for children titled ldquoAromas al vientoldquo by the Silvia Castro Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session organizer and moderator ldquoHomenaje a Marcela del Riordquo XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio
Co-organizer (with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas University of Tennessee at Knoxville) of the Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar and co-organizer of Session to Honor Dominican playwright Franklin Domiacutenguez Fifteenth International Latin American Theatre Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 9-19 2007) ldquoOrientalism in Juan Joseacute Tabladardquo Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar Puebla Meacutexico (July 2007) Invited to attend LATT 2008 to serve as session moderator VII Conference on Latin American Theatre Today ldquoRe-Thinking lsquoLatin Americanrsquo Theatrerdquo Virginia Tech March 26-29 2008 ldquoLa utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteo nuevas consideraciones sobre el texto y la imagenrdquo Voces femeninas hispanoamericanas 60th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky (April 19-21 2007) Co-organizer with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville of the First International Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) ldquoDiaacutelogos poeacutetico-pictoacutericos en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanosrdquo (Visual and Verbal Dialogues in the poetry of Gilberto Castellanos First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Session chair of La poesiacutea de Gilberto Owen First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Invited to chair two sessions Session chair of ldquoTraducciones Culturales y Teatro I and IIrdquo (Cultural Translations and Theatre Session I and II) in Decimocuartas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Homenaje a Myrna Casas (XIV International Conference on Latin American Theater in honor of the dramatist Myrna Casas) Puebla Mexico 5 -8 de July 2006 ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Session organizer Dr Deb Cohen Modern Languages and Cultures Slippery Rock University ldquoLa funcioacuten del retrato en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo (The role of the portrait in the play titled The Mulattorsquos Party by Luis Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo The thirty-fourth
9
annual 20th-Century Literature and Culture Conference at the University of Louisville February 23-25 2006 Deacutecimoterceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2005) Session organizer and moderator La teatralidad mexicana como cruce de caminos imagen muacutesica texto y contexto cultural ldquoEl texto y la imagen en La utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteordquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Interview ldquoMarcela del Rio ante su obrardquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited)ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas en el teatro mexicano contemporaacuteneordquoVI Conference on Latin American Theatre Today Festival and Symposium University of Connecticut (April 6-9 2005) Invited to speak at Plenary Session to honor Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro ldquoEl movimientos esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes HuidobrordquoConference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin (October 13-16 2004) (Invited) El movimiento esceacutenico en las obras en un acto de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Duodeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2004) (Invited guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution)ldquoPalabras que suenan a Acuarimaacutentima el Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider ldquoCentenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen EstradardquoUniverisdad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (12-14 mayo 2004) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Session Organizer rdquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Dramatic and Narrative Texts El suentildeo de la Malinche y La utopicirca de Mariacuteardquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) (with Rachelle Moore) The Verbal and Visual images of Marcela del Riacuteo A Web-Based Form of Literary Analysis ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process y Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York
10
(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
12
(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
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of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
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Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
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2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
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Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
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ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
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Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
5
External reader of the PhD dissertation titled ldquoLeer escribir y sentir temas y figuras
biacuteblicos en la obra de Gilberto Owenrdquo Invited by Mtro Pedro Canales Guerrero Post Graduate Coordinator Humanities School Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) (2011) Reviewer and outside reader of PhD dissertation ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo The review was invited by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten from the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship (2008) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by he journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo December 2006 Reviewed an article for publication for the refereed journal Contribuciones desde Coatepec Facultad de Humanidades Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec (Invited) Reviewer of articles for publication in selected proceedings of Woman Text and Image Binghamton University (April 1994) Invited by Dr Antonio Sobejano
PAPERS SESSIONS CHAIRED and CONFERENCES ORGANIZED
Organized and obtained grants for LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies) Colloquium on Framing and Negotiating Conflict in Latin America SUNY Oswego Saturday April 7 2018 LELACS is a network of scholars who specialize in the area of Latin American Studies at universities throughout New York State Speakers included Margarita Vargas from the University of Buffalo Tracy Lewis from SUNY Oswego Gonzalo Aguiar Malosetti from SUNY Oswego and Luisa-Mariacutea Rojas-Rimachi from the University of Rochester Participants in attendance came from many Central Western and Eastern Universities in New York State--UAlbany University at Buffalo Colgate University Cornell University Elmira College University of Rochester Siena College Syracuse University and SUNY Oswego Whittingham worked jointly with LELACS members from the Central New York Humanities Corridor a unique regional collaboration among Syracuse University Cornell University the University of Rochester the schools of the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium and Le Moyne College The event was co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and SUNY Oswego Auxiliary Services Program Fund
ldquoEl amor en los tiempos de la Nueva Espan a en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Herna ndezrdquo Session Is Love a Battlefield in Latin American Theatre and Performance NeMLA 49th Annual Convention Omni Hotel Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Friday April 13 2018 830-945
6
Session Organizer Staging Latin America I Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable OrganizerModerator) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 830-945 Session Organizer Staging Latin America II Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable Organizer) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 1000-1130 ldquoUna mestiza un simulacro y la ira de la Inquisicioacuten virreinal en La fiesta del mulato de LJ Hernandezrdquo Session Poeacuteticas de la violencia Nuevos avances en la dinaacutemica de geacutenero y representacioacuten en Ameacuterica Latina Saturday May 28 2016 Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Union Square 945-1115 May 27 ndash 30 2016 New York NY New York Hilton Midtown
ldquoSelf-Reflexive Narration in She Has Reddish Hair and her Name is Sabinardquo Session Literatura y humanismo nuevas fronteras de la novela latinoamericana contemporaacutenea Friday March 4 2016 Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) Cycles and Encyclicals in Latin America March 4- 5 2016 Fox School of Business Temple University Alter Hall Philadelphia PA
Updated paper Flor de otontildeo (Autumn Flower) by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo XVI Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispaacutenica (CILH)- Tenerife Canary Islands Spain July 15-17 2015 Nuevo ensayo experimental ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestrcuctura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer y La casa de muntildeecas de Henrik Ibsenrdquo Session in Honor of Sandra M Cypess Gender Politics and Cultural Memory in Latin American Theater 68th Annual KFLC The Languages Literatures and Cultures Conference April 23-25 2015 University of Kentucky Lexington ldquoWorld Readiness Standard for Learning Languagesrdquo MLL Salon SUNY Oswego April 6 2014 ldquoHistory and Performance in lsquoAutumn Flowerrsquo by Joseacute Mariacutea Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrdquo HISTORY MEMORY PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE University of Ottawa Canada Session History or Fiction Academic Hall Room 303 1100 am -1230 pm April 19 2012
ldquoAutumn Flower by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo ldquoSmall Cinemas in Transition small smaller smallestrdquo Conference SUNY Oswego September 16-18 2011 ldquoEl discurso verbal visual y musical como instrumentos de denuncia social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer Session Reading Between the Lines Comparative Studies in 20th Century Fiction Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature Washington University in St Louis October 28-30 2010
7
Session Organizer LASA 2010 CrisisgtResponsegtRecovery Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo ldquoThe relationship of theatrical discourse and social structure in The Collection of Clocks by Reneacutee Ferrer and The Doll House by Henrik Ibsenrdquo LASA 2010 Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo
Co- organizer VI Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2010 Celebrated the sixth anniversary of the International Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 12-15 2010) which I helped co-organize with Oscar River-Rodas from the University of Tennessee The conference honors annually a major Latin American poet This year lsquos honoree was the Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who received the Peace Prize for the German Book Trade in 1980 the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in 1990 and was nominated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in May 2005 Served as moderator of two sessions at Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Moderator ldquoDiaacutelogo entre la poesiacutea y la vidardquo Jornadas Intenacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 12 de Julio de 2010
Moderator ldquoLectura de textos ineacuteditos Poemario ldquoLaberinto de insomniosrdquo de Edna Ochoa Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 13 de julio de 2010
Invited Discussant Session Representing Ameacuterica Re-Imagining the Americas (Im)migration Transnationalism and Diaspora An interdisciplinary conference on Latin America and the Caribbean and their Diasporas in the twenty-first century Sponsored by Syracuse Universityrsquos Program on Latin America and the Caribbean Latino-Latin American Studies Imagining America and the Mellon Humanities Corridor and by Cornell Universityrsquos Latin American Studies Program and Latino Studies Program Saturday April 10 2010 Syracuse University Co- organizer XVII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos del 7 al 10 de julio y V Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2009
Invited by organizer Dr Kirstin Nigro Professor and Chair Department of Languages and Linguistics University of Texas at El Paso to ldquoA Bi-national Celebration of Contemporary Mexican Theatrerdquo November 12-15 2008 Sponsored in conjunction with the Instituto Chihuahuaense de Cultura and The Muestra Nacional de Teatro Mexicano November 7-15 2008 in Ciudad Juaacuterez
ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo Session Re-Thinking Enequalities Literatura Paraguaya Rio de Janeiro Brasil LASA 2009
Co- organizer XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio y III Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008
8
Scholarly paper presentation ldquoHomenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session moderator ldquoIntertextualidad en la liacuterica mexicanardquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Presentation of second poetry book for children titled ldquoAromas al vientoldquo by the Silvia Castro Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session organizer and moderator ldquoHomenaje a Marcela del Riordquo XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio
Co-organizer (with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas University of Tennessee at Knoxville) of the Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar and co-organizer of Session to Honor Dominican playwright Franklin Domiacutenguez Fifteenth International Latin American Theatre Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 9-19 2007) ldquoOrientalism in Juan Joseacute Tabladardquo Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar Puebla Meacutexico (July 2007) Invited to attend LATT 2008 to serve as session moderator VII Conference on Latin American Theatre Today ldquoRe-Thinking lsquoLatin Americanrsquo Theatrerdquo Virginia Tech March 26-29 2008 ldquoLa utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteo nuevas consideraciones sobre el texto y la imagenrdquo Voces femeninas hispanoamericanas 60th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky (April 19-21 2007) Co-organizer with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville of the First International Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) ldquoDiaacutelogos poeacutetico-pictoacutericos en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanosrdquo (Visual and Verbal Dialogues in the poetry of Gilberto Castellanos First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Session chair of La poesiacutea de Gilberto Owen First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Invited to chair two sessions Session chair of ldquoTraducciones Culturales y Teatro I and IIrdquo (Cultural Translations and Theatre Session I and II) in Decimocuartas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Homenaje a Myrna Casas (XIV International Conference on Latin American Theater in honor of the dramatist Myrna Casas) Puebla Mexico 5 -8 de July 2006 ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Session organizer Dr Deb Cohen Modern Languages and Cultures Slippery Rock University ldquoLa funcioacuten del retrato en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo (The role of the portrait in the play titled The Mulattorsquos Party by Luis Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo The thirty-fourth
9
annual 20th-Century Literature and Culture Conference at the University of Louisville February 23-25 2006 Deacutecimoterceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2005) Session organizer and moderator La teatralidad mexicana como cruce de caminos imagen muacutesica texto y contexto cultural ldquoEl texto y la imagen en La utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteordquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Interview ldquoMarcela del Rio ante su obrardquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited)ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas en el teatro mexicano contemporaacuteneordquoVI Conference on Latin American Theatre Today Festival and Symposium University of Connecticut (April 6-9 2005) Invited to speak at Plenary Session to honor Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro ldquoEl movimientos esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes HuidobrordquoConference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin (October 13-16 2004) (Invited) El movimiento esceacutenico en las obras en un acto de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Duodeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2004) (Invited guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution)ldquoPalabras que suenan a Acuarimaacutentima el Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider ldquoCentenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen EstradardquoUniverisdad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (12-14 mayo 2004) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Session Organizer rdquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Dramatic and Narrative Texts El suentildeo de la Malinche y La utopicirca de Mariacuteardquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) (with Rachelle Moore) The Verbal and Visual images of Marcela del Riacuteo A Web-Based Form of Literary Analysis ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process y Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York
10
(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
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(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
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6
Session Organizer Staging Latin America I Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable OrganizerModerator) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 830-945 Session Organizer Staging Latin America II Villains Heroes and the Common People (Roundtable Organizer) NEMLA Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Friday Mar 24 2017 1000-1130 ldquoUna mestiza un simulacro y la ira de la Inquisicioacuten virreinal en La fiesta del mulato de LJ Hernandezrdquo Session Poeacuteticas de la violencia Nuevos avances en la dinaacutemica de geacutenero y representacioacuten en Ameacuterica Latina Saturday May 28 2016 Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Union Square 945-1115 May 27 ndash 30 2016 New York NY New York Hilton Midtown
ldquoSelf-Reflexive Narration in She Has Reddish Hair and her Name is Sabinardquo Session Literatura y humanismo nuevas fronteras de la novela latinoamericana contemporaacutenea Friday March 4 2016 Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) Cycles and Encyclicals in Latin America March 4- 5 2016 Fox School of Business Temple University Alter Hall Philadelphia PA
Updated paper Flor de otontildeo (Autumn Flower) by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo XVI Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispaacutenica (CILH)- Tenerife Canary Islands Spain July 15-17 2015 Nuevo ensayo experimental ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestrcuctura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer y La casa de muntildeecas de Henrik Ibsenrdquo Session in Honor of Sandra M Cypess Gender Politics and Cultural Memory in Latin American Theater 68th Annual KFLC The Languages Literatures and Cultures Conference April 23-25 2015 University of Kentucky Lexington ldquoWorld Readiness Standard for Learning Languagesrdquo MLL Salon SUNY Oswego April 6 2014 ldquoHistory and Performance in lsquoAutumn Flowerrsquo by Joseacute Mariacutea Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrdquo HISTORY MEMORY PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE University of Ottawa Canada Session History or Fiction Academic Hall Room 303 1100 am -1230 pm April 19 2012
ldquoAutumn Flower by Rodriacuteguez Meacutendez The play the film adaptation and the enigma of the protagonistrdquo ldquoSmall Cinemas in Transition small smaller smallestrdquo Conference SUNY Oswego September 16-18 2011 ldquoEl discurso verbal visual y musical como instrumentos de denuncia social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrer Session Reading Between the Lines Comparative Studies in 20th Century Fiction Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature Washington University in St Louis October 28-30 2010
7
Session Organizer LASA 2010 CrisisgtResponsegtRecovery Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo ldquoThe relationship of theatrical discourse and social structure in The Collection of Clocks by Reneacutee Ferrer and The Doll House by Henrik Ibsenrdquo LASA 2010 Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo
Co- organizer VI Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2010 Celebrated the sixth anniversary of the International Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 12-15 2010) which I helped co-organize with Oscar River-Rodas from the University of Tennessee The conference honors annually a major Latin American poet This year lsquos honoree was the Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who received the Peace Prize for the German Book Trade in 1980 the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in 1990 and was nominated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in May 2005 Served as moderator of two sessions at Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Moderator ldquoDiaacutelogo entre la poesiacutea y la vidardquo Jornadas Intenacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 12 de Julio de 2010
Moderator ldquoLectura de textos ineacuteditos Poemario ldquoLaberinto de insomniosrdquo de Edna Ochoa Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 13 de julio de 2010
Invited Discussant Session Representing Ameacuterica Re-Imagining the Americas (Im)migration Transnationalism and Diaspora An interdisciplinary conference on Latin America and the Caribbean and their Diasporas in the twenty-first century Sponsored by Syracuse Universityrsquos Program on Latin America and the Caribbean Latino-Latin American Studies Imagining America and the Mellon Humanities Corridor and by Cornell Universityrsquos Latin American Studies Program and Latino Studies Program Saturday April 10 2010 Syracuse University Co- organizer XVII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos del 7 al 10 de julio y V Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2009
Invited by organizer Dr Kirstin Nigro Professor and Chair Department of Languages and Linguistics University of Texas at El Paso to ldquoA Bi-national Celebration of Contemporary Mexican Theatrerdquo November 12-15 2008 Sponsored in conjunction with the Instituto Chihuahuaense de Cultura and The Muestra Nacional de Teatro Mexicano November 7-15 2008 in Ciudad Juaacuterez
ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo Session Re-Thinking Enequalities Literatura Paraguaya Rio de Janeiro Brasil LASA 2009
Co- organizer XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio y III Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008
8
Scholarly paper presentation ldquoHomenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session moderator ldquoIntertextualidad en la liacuterica mexicanardquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Presentation of second poetry book for children titled ldquoAromas al vientoldquo by the Silvia Castro Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session organizer and moderator ldquoHomenaje a Marcela del Riordquo XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio
Co-organizer (with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas University of Tennessee at Knoxville) of the Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar and co-organizer of Session to Honor Dominican playwright Franklin Domiacutenguez Fifteenth International Latin American Theatre Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 9-19 2007) ldquoOrientalism in Juan Joseacute Tabladardquo Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar Puebla Meacutexico (July 2007) Invited to attend LATT 2008 to serve as session moderator VII Conference on Latin American Theatre Today ldquoRe-Thinking lsquoLatin Americanrsquo Theatrerdquo Virginia Tech March 26-29 2008 ldquoLa utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteo nuevas consideraciones sobre el texto y la imagenrdquo Voces femeninas hispanoamericanas 60th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky (April 19-21 2007) Co-organizer with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville of the First International Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) ldquoDiaacutelogos poeacutetico-pictoacutericos en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanosrdquo (Visual and Verbal Dialogues in the poetry of Gilberto Castellanos First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Session chair of La poesiacutea de Gilberto Owen First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Invited to chair two sessions Session chair of ldquoTraducciones Culturales y Teatro I and IIrdquo (Cultural Translations and Theatre Session I and II) in Decimocuartas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Homenaje a Myrna Casas (XIV International Conference on Latin American Theater in honor of the dramatist Myrna Casas) Puebla Mexico 5 -8 de July 2006 ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Session organizer Dr Deb Cohen Modern Languages and Cultures Slippery Rock University ldquoLa funcioacuten del retrato en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo (The role of the portrait in the play titled The Mulattorsquos Party by Luis Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo The thirty-fourth
9
annual 20th-Century Literature and Culture Conference at the University of Louisville February 23-25 2006 Deacutecimoterceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2005) Session organizer and moderator La teatralidad mexicana como cruce de caminos imagen muacutesica texto y contexto cultural ldquoEl texto y la imagen en La utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteordquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Interview ldquoMarcela del Rio ante su obrardquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited)ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas en el teatro mexicano contemporaacuteneordquoVI Conference on Latin American Theatre Today Festival and Symposium University of Connecticut (April 6-9 2005) Invited to speak at Plenary Session to honor Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro ldquoEl movimientos esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes HuidobrordquoConference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin (October 13-16 2004) (Invited) El movimiento esceacutenico en las obras en un acto de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Duodeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2004) (Invited guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution)ldquoPalabras que suenan a Acuarimaacutentima el Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider ldquoCentenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen EstradardquoUniverisdad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (12-14 mayo 2004) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Session Organizer rdquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Dramatic and Narrative Texts El suentildeo de la Malinche y La utopicirca de Mariacuteardquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) (with Rachelle Moore) The Verbal and Visual images of Marcela del Riacuteo A Web-Based Form of Literary Analysis ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process y Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York
10
(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
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(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
19
What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
20
Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
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Session Organizer LASA 2010 CrisisgtResponsegtRecovery Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo ldquoThe relationship of theatrical discourse and social structure in The Collection of Clocks by Reneacutee Ferrer and The Doll House by Henrik Ibsenrdquo LASA 2010 Oct 6-9 2010 Toronto Canada Session ldquoLiteratura e historia paraguayas reacciones y respuestas a crisis presentes y pasadasrdquo
Co- organizer VI Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2010 Celebrated the sixth anniversary of the International Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 12-15 2010) which I helped co-organize with Oscar River-Rodas from the University of Tennessee The conference honors annually a major Latin American poet This year lsquos honoree was the Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who received the Peace Prize for the German Book Trade in 1980 the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in 1990 and was nominated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in May 2005 Served as moderator of two sessions at Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Moderator ldquoDiaacutelogo entre la poesiacutea y la vidardquo Jornadas Intenacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 12 de Julio de 2010
Moderator ldquoLectura de textos ineacuteditos Poemario ldquoLaberinto de insomniosrdquo de Edna Ochoa Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Homenaje a Ernesto Cardenal 13 de julio de 2010
Invited Discussant Session Representing Ameacuterica Re-Imagining the Americas (Im)migration Transnationalism and Diaspora An interdisciplinary conference on Latin America and the Caribbean and their Diasporas in the twenty-first century Sponsored by Syracuse Universityrsquos Program on Latin America and the Caribbean Latino-Latin American Studies Imagining America and the Mellon Humanities Corridor and by Cornell Universityrsquos Latin American Studies Program and Latino Studies Program Saturday April 10 2010 Syracuse University Co- organizer XVII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos del 7 al 10 de julio y V Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana Puebla Mexico 12 al 16 de julio de 2009
Invited by organizer Dr Kirstin Nigro Professor and Chair Department of Languages and Linguistics University of Texas at El Paso to ldquoA Bi-national Celebration of Contemporary Mexican Theatrerdquo November 12-15 2008 Sponsored in conjunction with the Instituto Chihuahuaense de Cultura and The Muestra Nacional de Teatro Mexicano November 7-15 2008 in Ciudad Juaacuterez
ldquoLa relacioacuten discurso teatralestructura social en La coleccioacuten de relojes de Reneacutee Ferrerrdquo Session Re-Thinking Enequalities Literatura Paraguaya Rio de Janeiro Brasil LASA 2009
Co- organizer XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio y III Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008
8
Scholarly paper presentation ldquoHomenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session moderator ldquoIntertextualidad en la liacuterica mexicanardquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Presentation of second poetry book for children titled ldquoAromas al vientoldquo by the Silvia Castro Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session organizer and moderator ldquoHomenaje a Marcela del Riordquo XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio
Co-organizer (with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas University of Tennessee at Knoxville) of the Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar and co-organizer of Session to Honor Dominican playwright Franklin Domiacutenguez Fifteenth International Latin American Theatre Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 9-19 2007) ldquoOrientalism in Juan Joseacute Tabladardquo Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar Puebla Meacutexico (July 2007) Invited to attend LATT 2008 to serve as session moderator VII Conference on Latin American Theatre Today ldquoRe-Thinking lsquoLatin Americanrsquo Theatrerdquo Virginia Tech March 26-29 2008 ldquoLa utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteo nuevas consideraciones sobre el texto y la imagenrdquo Voces femeninas hispanoamericanas 60th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky (April 19-21 2007) Co-organizer with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville of the First International Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) ldquoDiaacutelogos poeacutetico-pictoacutericos en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanosrdquo (Visual and Verbal Dialogues in the poetry of Gilberto Castellanos First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Session chair of La poesiacutea de Gilberto Owen First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Invited to chair two sessions Session chair of ldquoTraducciones Culturales y Teatro I and IIrdquo (Cultural Translations and Theatre Session I and II) in Decimocuartas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Homenaje a Myrna Casas (XIV International Conference on Latin American Theater in honor of the dramatist Myrna Casas) Puebla Mexico 5 -8 de July 2006 ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Session organizer Dr Deb Cohen Modern Languages and Cultures Slippery Rock University ldquoLa funcioacuten del retrato en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo (The role of the portrait in the play titled The Mulattorsquos Party by Luis Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo The thirty-fourth
9
annual 20th-Century Literature and Culture Conference at the University of Louisville February 23-25 2006 Deacutecimoterceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2005) Session organizer and moderator La teatralidad mexicana como cruce de caminos imagen muacutesica texto y contexto cultural ldquoEl texto y la imagen en La utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteordquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Interview ldquoMarcela del Rio ante su obrardquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited)ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas en el teatro mexicano contemporaacuteneordquoVI Conference on Latin American Theatre Today Festival and Symposium University of Connecticut (April 6-9 2005) Invited to speak at Plenary Session to honor Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro ldquoEl movimientos esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes HuidobrordquoConference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin (October 13-16 2004) (Invited) El movimiento esceacutenico en las obras en un acto de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Duodeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2004) (Invited guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution)ldquoPalabras que suenan a Acuarimaacutentima el Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider ldquoCentenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen EstradardquoUniverisdad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (12-14 mayo 2004) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Session Organizer rdquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Dramatic and Narrative Texts El suentildeo de la Malinche y La utopicirca de Mariacuteardquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) (with Rachelle Moore) The Verbal and Visual images of Marcela del Riacuteo A Web-Based Form of Literary Analysis ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process y Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York
10
(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
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(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
19
What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
20
Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
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Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
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Scholarly paper presentation ldquoHomenaje a Remedios Varo de Marcela del Riacuteordquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session moderator ldquoIntertextualidad en la liacuterica mexicanardquo Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Presentation of second poetry book for children titled ldquoAromas al vientoldquo by the Silvia Castro Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Poesiacutea Latinoamericana 477 Aniversario de la Fundacioacuten de Puebla Homenaje a Dolores Castro Del 14 al 17 de Julio de 2008 Session organizer and moderator ldquoHomenaje a Marcela del Riordquo XVI Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericanos Homenaje a la Dramaturga Marcela del Riacuteo del 7 al 10 de Julio
Co-organizer (with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas University of Tennessee at Knoxville) of the Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar and co-organizer of Session to Honor Dominican playwright Franklin Domiacutenguez Fifteenth International Latin American Theatre Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 9-19 2007) ldquoOrientalism in Juan Joseacute Tabladardquo Second International Latin American Poetry Conference in Honor of the Cuban poet Roberto Fernaacutendez Retamar Puebla Meacutexico (July 2007) Invited to attend LATT 2008 to serve as session moderator VII Conference on Latin American Theatre Today ldquoRe-Thinking lsquoLatin Americanrsquo Theatrerdquo Virginia Tech March 26-29 2008 ldquoLa utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteo nuevas consideraciones sobre el texto y la imagenrdquo Voces femeninas hispanoamericanas 60th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky (April 19-21 2007) Co-organizer with Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville of the First International Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) ldquoDiaacutelogos poeacutetico-pictoacutericos en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanosrdquo (Visual and Verbal Dialogues in the poetry of Gilberto Castellanos First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Session chair of La poesiacutea de Gilberto Owen First International Latin American Poetry Conference Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006) Invited to chair two sessions Session chair of ldquoTraducciones Culturales y Teatro I and IIrdquo (Cultural Translations and Theatre Session I and II) in Decimocuartas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Homenaje a Myrna Casas (XIV International Conference on Latin American Theater in honor of the dramatist Myrna Casas) Puebla Mexico 5 -8 de July 2006 ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Session organizer Dr Deb Cohen Modern Languages and Cultures Slippery Rock University ldquoLa funcioacuten del retrato en La fiesta del mulato de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo (The role of the portrait in the play titled The Mulattorsquos Party by Luis Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo The thirty-fourth
9
annual 20th-Century Literature and Culture Conference at the University of Louisville February 23-25 2006 Deacutecimoterceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2005) Session organizer and moderator La teatralidad mexicana como cruce de caminos imagen muacutesica texto y contexto cultural ldquoEl texto y la imagen en La utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteordquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Interview ldquoMarcela del Rio ante su obrardquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited)ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas en el teatro mexicano contemporaacuteneordquoVI Conference on Latin American Theatre Today Festival and Symposium University of Connecticut (April 6-9 2005) Invited to speak at Plenary Session to honor Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro ldquoEl movimientos esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes HuidobrordquoConference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin (October 13-16 2004) (Invited) El movimiento esceacutenico en las obras en un acto de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Duodeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2004) (Invited guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution)ldquoPalabras que suenan a Acuarimaacutentima el Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider ldquoCentenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen EstradardquoUniverisdad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (12-14 mayo 2004) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Session Organizer rdquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Dramatic and Narrative Texts El suentildeo de la Malinche y La utopicirca de Mariacuteardquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) (with Rachelle Moore) The Verbal and Visual images of Marcela del Riacuteo A Web-Based Form of Literary Analysis ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process y Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York
10
(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
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(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
19
What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
20
Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
9
annual 20th-Century Literature and Culture Conference at the University of Louisville February 23-25 2006 Deacutecimoterceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2005) Session organizer and moderator La teatralidad mexicana como cruce de caminos imagen muacutesica texto y contexto cultural ldquoEl texto y la imagen en La utopia de Mariacutea de Marcela del Riacuteordquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Interview ldquoMarcela del Rio ante su obrardquo III Coloquio de Narrativa Mexicana Contemporaacutenea BenemeacuteritaUniversidad Autoacutenoma de Puebla Facultad de Filosofiacutea y Letras Puebla Meacutexico (May 26 and 27 2005) Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited)ldquoTransgresiones ecfraacutesticas en el teatro mexicano contemporaacuteneordquoVI Conference on Latin American Theatre Today Festival and Symposium University of Connecticut (April 6-9 2005) Invited to speak at Plenary Session to honor Matiacuteas Montes Huidobro ldquoEl movimientos esceacutenico en Leccioacuten de historia de Matiacuteas Montes HuidobrordquoConference on Caribbean Culture and Literature Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin (October 13-16 2004) (Invited) El movimiento esceacutenico en las obras en un acto de Matiacuteas Montes Huidobrordquo Duodeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (July6-9 2004) (Invited guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution)ldquoPalabras que suenan a Acuarimaacutentima el Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider ldquoCentenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen EstradardquoUniverisdad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (12-14 mayo 2004) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Session Organizer rdquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Dramatic and Narrative Texts El suentildeo de la Malinche y La utopicirca de Mariacuteardquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) (with Rachelle Moore) The Verbal and Visual images of Marcela del Riacuteo A Web-Based Form of Literary Analysis ldquoMarcela del Riacuteorsquos Verbal and Visual Worlds Drama Novel and Paintingrdquo Cuarta Conferencia Bianual de Literatura y Cine Espantildeol y Lationamericano Florida International University Miami Florida (26-28 February 2004) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process y Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York
10
(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
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(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
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10
(November 5 2003) ldquoColonialismo y poscolonialismo en la poesiacutea de Pedro ShimoserdquoDemocracy in Latin America Albany University (October 9-12 2003) (Invited) Session Organizer and Chair ldquoDel texto a la escena teatro breve hispanoameacutericanordquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) lsquoLos papeles de infiernorsquo de Enrique Buenaventura y lsquoPapaacute queridordquo de Aiacuteda Bortnikrdquo Undeacutecimas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (July7-11 2003) (Invited) Session chaired Performing in Cuban Acaacute y Allaacute V Congreso deTeatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Del texto a la escena la imagen del hombre y de la mujer en el Suplicio del placer de Sabina Berman Session Desamor desdoblamiento e imagen en el teatro de Sabina Berman V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 (Invited) Nuevas perspectivas de la image y el texto en Los herederos de Segismundo de Schmidhuber de la Mora V Congreso de Teatro Latinoamericano Session El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas April 2-5 2003 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Cuban Poetry International Latin American Poetry Conference Pecs Hungary May 15 2002 (Invited)ldquoUn hombre llamado Flor de otontildeo Faithful Adaptation of Rodriacuteguez Meacutendezrsquos Playrdquo The Cinematic Adaptation of Spanish Theater Ohio Wesleyan University April 18-23 2002 (Invited ) Session Organizer ldquoGood and Evil in Carlos Canalesrsquo Playsrdquo Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview and Conversation with Puerto Rican Playwright Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Organized and participated in dramatized reading of ldquoBajo un fuego celestialrdquo a play by Carlos Canales Special session in honor of George Woodyard editor of Latin American Theatre Review Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at the University of Wilmington North Carolina October 10-13 2001 (Invited) Interview of Mexican dramatist novelist poet and painter Marcela del Riacuteo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 Interview appeared in the cultural section of Pueblarsquos La Jornada de Oriente (Invited) Organizer Dramatic Performance ldquoDe camino al concierto by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference in Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001 (Invited) Session organizer ldquoThe Dramatic and Filmic Discourse of the Same Text by Marcela del Riacuteordquo International Latin American Theater Conference Puebla Mexico July 3-6 2001
11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
12
(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
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ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
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- OLE_LINK1
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11
(Invited) ldquoImages of isolation and violence in Maruxa Vialaltarsquos lsquoEsta noche juntos amaacutendonos tantordquo Contemporary Women Playwrights (Spanish Latin American and Latino) Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) Session Organizer and Moderator ldquoImage and Text in Latin American Literature in the New Millenniumrdquo Northeast Modern language Association Thirty Second Annual Conference (30-31 March 2001) Hartford Connecticut (Invited) ldquoFormas visuales y verbales de crueldad en Esta noches juntos amaacutendonos tanto de Maruxa Vilalta 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de (Invited) Teatro Latinoamericano (July 4-7 2000) University of Tennessee Knoxville and Centro Cultural Espacio 1900 Puebla Mexico (Invited) Panel Moderator VIIIth International Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 2000) Puebla Mexico (Invited) La red electroacutenica WWW como medio de anaacutelisis verbal y visual en las obras y en las pinturas de Marcela del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) The Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (March 2-4 2000) University of Central Florida Rollins College and Stetson University Orlando Florida The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual analysis in the Theater and in the Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo (with Rachelle Moore) Theater of Latin America A Festival and Symposium (29 March -1 April 2000) The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Formas visuales y verbales de expresioacuten artiacutestica en la pintura y poesia de Gilberto Castellanos Second Biennial Conference on IberianIberian American Literatures Florida International University (October 21-23 1999) Miami Fla
(Invited) El retrato de la mujer en el teatro de Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendezrdquo VII Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano (Julio 5-9 1999) Puebla Meacutexico (invited)
La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Madrid Spain (Julio 28-Agosto 1998)
Session Chair (invited) Methods in Translation at PIC Conference at Binghamton University Binghamton New York (Spring 1997)
Session Chair (invited) Spanish Film at a Spanish Drama Conference sponsored by the editors Estreno Penn State University Pennsylvania (Fall 1997)
(Invited) El erotismo en Como agua para chocolate de Laura Esquivel y en Del amor y otros demonios de Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Conferencia en Honor a Elena Garro Cuernavaca Meacutexico (Julio 12-15 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Marcela del Riacuteo 5tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1997)
(Invited) El teatro de Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora 4tas Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 8-12 1996)
La poesiacutea de Eliseo Diego Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature University of Colorado at Boulder (October 12-14 1995)
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(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
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12
(Invited) Session Discussant Gender Conflict and Coexistence in Contemporary Literature Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress Washington DC (September 28-30 1995) Invited
(Invited) La poesiacutea de Pedro Shimose Jornadas Metropolitanas de Estudios Culturales Mexico DF Mexico (Julio 3-7 1995)
(Invited) Chaired session on Teatro Poblano and presented Teacutecnicas teatrales e ideologiacutea en Aiacuteda Bortnik Terceras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Puebla Mexico (Julio 10-13 1995) Invited
(Invited) El proceso metapoeacutetico en Eliseo Diego IX Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Homenaje a Oriacutegenes Xalapa Mexico (Octubre 19-21 1994) Invited
Programcioacuten divisioacuten y revisioacuten en Papaacute querido de Aiacuteda Bortnik A Stage of their Own A Theater Symposium on Spanish Latin American and USA Latino Women Dramatists (October 5-8 1994)
(Invited) El teatro de Xavier Villaurrutia 1ras Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano Ciudad de Puebla Mexico (Julio 12-16 1993) Invited
(Invited) La metaficcioacuten en Julieta Campos VIII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos Xalapa Mexico (Julio 7-9 1993)
Self Conscious Narration in Tiene los cabellos rojos y se llama Sabina Metaliteraure The Uncannny Simulacra SUNY Binghamton (April 30-May 1 1993)
El tema de la muerte en Xavier Villaurrutia una re-lectura VII Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa (July1992) Invited
(Invited) Chaired session on The Politics of Liberation Discourse and Tourism and presented Poscolonialismo y posmodernidad en Pedro Shimose SUNY-Binghamton (April 1992)
(Invited) ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea y de la criacutetica contemporaacutenea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper presented at the VI Simposium Internacional de Campos Semioacuteticos en Xalapa Meacutexico (July 17-19 1991)
ldquoEl enigma de lsquoSindbad el varadorsquo de Gilberto Owen y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper read at Purdue University (October 1990)
ldquoEl texto poeacutetico y la criacutetica deconstructivardquo Paper presented at a Critical Theory session at Kentucky University Lexington Kentucky (April 1990)
ldquoLa funcioacuten de la ironiacutea en Gilberto Owenrdquo Paper read at Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (November 9-11 1989) Lawrence Kansas
En busca del hilo conductor asedio al intertexto y a la persona poeacutetica en Liacutenea de Gilberto Owen Paper read at the Southeast Confernece on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb 23-25 1989) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
Estudio de Perseo vencido de Gilberto Owen desde la perspectiva deconstructiva Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures (Feb28-March 2 l985) Rollins College Winter Park Florida
EL tema de la muerte y de purificacioacuten ritual en Invitacioacuten a la muerte de Xavier Villaurrutia
13
Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
20
Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
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Latin American Theatre Today A Festival Symposium The University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Session Multiple Contexts Forces in the Forging of Contemporary Latin American Theatre Myths Games and Rituals Wednesday April 14 1982
COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Performance Obtained Grants and co-organized with Prof Gail Bulman (Syracuse University) and Prof Milton Loayza (SUNY Oswego) the staging of Chilean Teatro La Mariacutearsquos ldquoEl hotelrdquo Feb 14 2018 Prepared materials and study-guide for all my classes to understand the play and the performance of ldquoEl hotelrdquo
PRAGDA Film Festival (2017) Obtained grants and screened six films on campus from PRAGDA from September through May 2017 Created attractive film flyers and disseminated them via email to departments programs students and colleagues The flyers contained links to each filmrsquos official trailer Attendance to screening ranged from 80-100 students Invited Guest Speakers Dr Margarita Vargas and Vinh Pham Dr Margarita Vargas (SUNY at Buffalo) The Possibility of Justice Barbara Coliorsquos Antigone in You Are Here (Usted estaacute aquiacute) September 30 2015 12 40-135 at Campus Center 132 Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Vinh Pham (Cornell University) ldquoJoseacute Rizal a Glimpse of the Asian Joseacute Martiacuterdquo A Global Engagement Event on Race and Nationalism sponsored through a grant from the Institute of Global Engagement and support from the Department of Modern Languages 1235- 135 Wednesday November 4 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium SUNY Oswego
Invited Guest Speaker Alida Perez
ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo (yearly lecture October 2011- 2017) Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo The program complemented my Beginning and Advanced Classes as both included learning about Mayan culture architecture math and literature Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR
Invited Guest Speaker Dr Eugenio Basualdo
Eugenio Basualdo (SUNY Oswego) ldquoA sample of Cuban Art from the collection of painter Joseacute Castillordquo Hispanic Heritage Celebration 1230-100 Wednesday Oct 14 2015 132 Campus Center Auditorium
Invited guest Speaker Hedy Habra (Fall 2013) Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer read from her fiction and poetry and talked about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations Habra read from her 2012 collection of short stories ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo and from her 2013 poetry collection ldquoTea in Heliopolisrdquo ldquoFlying Carpetsrdquo received honorable mention in the 2013 Arab-American Book Awards Her poetry and fiction in French Spanish and English have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies At 150 pm she will give a talk in Spanish about her critical study of the work
14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
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Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
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ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
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14
of Mario Vargas Llosa the Peruvian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Her book published in 2012 in Madrid and Frankfurt is titled ldquoMundos Alternos y Artisticos en Vargas Llosardquo It explores the function of the visual in the creation of subworlds in the narratives of Vargas Llosa
Invited Guest Speakers and Performances Fall 2013 SPA 102 and Spring 2013 Capstone Seminar Patricia Springston presented a program on the culture architecture fauna and flora of her native Colombia Patricia also danced the Cumbia with her daughter Liliana and involved the students in the dance Patricia is an off-campus accomplished lecturer and dancer and always makes an impact on students who love her presentaitons and performances For the Capstone Seminar Patricia brought to class her father who is an engineer in their hometown of Quindio Albania in Colombia They discussed the per capita income of poor families and the social and historical challenges faced by Colombians This was an apt discussion as we were reading a novel by the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez at the time and students were able to ask questions that related to the events in the novel to our guest speakers
Invited Guest Speaker Carmen Kilner
Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTRKilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Kilnerrsquos presentation helped set the stage for the historical events of the novel my students read in my Spring 2012 seminar El juego del aacutengel (The Angelrsquos Game) by Carlos Ruiz Zafoacuten Students researched the events leading up to the Civil War in Spain and placed the events and characters of the novel within their social and historical context as the time frame of the novel encompasses the two Republics and ends with the conclusion of both the Civil War (1939) and WWII (1945) Carmen also provided me with a DVD titled the Children of Guernica the small but important Basque town symbolic of Basque democracy and independence which was destroyed during the Civil War and prompted the exodus of the children by boat from Bilbao to South Hampton England
SPA 448459 Seminar Latin American History and Literary Movements Through the Lens of Latin American Short Fiction
We explored the Latin American Short Story and itrsquos relationship to social and historical events in the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries and the corresponding aesthetic movements that characterize each historical period studied The course required reading of articles and doing research on the short storiesrsquo historical and socio-political context the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay all of which necessitated students to identify evaluate and analyze the socialhistorical issues and aesthetic elements of style relevant to the short storiesrsquo studied The course was designed to promote awareness of inter-disciplinary connections and specific works were assigned for their relevance to cultural events and exhibits taking place on campus namely Dr Alejandro Garciarsquos lecture and exhibit at Tyler Art Gallery ldquoMyth and Magic Folk Treasures of Mexicordquo (Exhibit ran from Jan 28-Feb 26 2011) and the screening of the documentary (Thursday March 10 2011) ldquoAhead of Timerdquo accompanied by real-time Skype conversation with Ruth Gruber whose life the documentary chronicled especially her role as Secretary of Interior Harold Ickesrsquo envoy to Italy to bring 982 holocaust refugees to the decommissioned military base at Fort Ontario Oswego For the course we used Seymour Mentonrsquos anthology El cuento hispanoamericano but 23 of the short stories came from other sources based on my research during and prior to the semester Articles
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
19
What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
20
Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
15
films and the aesthetic elements of style were discussed orally and in writing and links to articles and short stories not found in our anthology were uploaded to Angel
Seminar Mexican History Through the Mexican Dramatistrsquos Lens
We explored Mexican history and itrsquos relationship to contemporary social issues as presented in Pre-Hispanic plays and plays written by Mexican Dramatists The dramatists have been recognized for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers The course also required reading of articles on the history of Mexico the writing of weekly journals researchcritical diaries and a final researchcritical essay
Hispanic Month Celebration Organized presentations Matt Wilson presented on the architecture of Barcelona Spain
Jeff Wuerstlin provided lyrics sang and played several Hispanic songs on the guitar All my classes attended the activities scheduled throughout the day
Spanish Symposium Eight students from my Mexican Theater Seminar presented research papers at the Spanish
Symposium in April 2010 Quest Panel Presentation ldquoIs Learning a Foreign Language Important or Necessaryrdquo Pamela Russell Erin Murphy Maria VanRiper Yeraldin Loacutepez and Anna Lewandowski Invited Speaker HECTOR LOPEZ Kakchikel Maya Friday Oct 30 2009 from 1230_130 Poucher Hall 209 Sr Horacio Lopez is a member of an important Kakchikel Maya weaving family from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala Although Maya men typically do not weave on the indigenous backstrap loom Horacio is a skilled weaver and weaving instructor He is also a docent in the Museo Casa del Tejido Museum of Maya Textiles in Antigua Guatemala The museum preserves fine examples of Maya weaving and educates the public about Maya weaving history techniques and styles
Flamenco Vivo Performance and Class Visitations
Collaborated with Mary Avrakotos from ARTSwego and Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell from the Dance Program in the promotion of Flamenco Vivorsquos performance and the organization of Flamenco Vivorsquos artistsrsquo lecture at three Spanish classes Several classes were combined for the 150 session Prepared at the request of Flamenco Vivo in collaboration with Professors Cortez and Salcedo-Strumf the cultural and musical features to be presented by the artists in the classrooms Readied students for the performance and class visits by requiring submission to Angel of a pre-performance assignment on the cultures that influenced Flamenco thru History and a post-performance assignment in response to various aspects of Flamenco music and dance The studentsrsquo reactions were also valuable for ARTSwegorsquos grant justification It was a sold-out event executed by highly talented and skilled artists and very much appreciated by the campus and the Oswego community
Took tutorial with Kathi Dutton and used ANGEL for all my classes in spring 2009
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
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ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
16
Seminar on Gioconda Belli and Roberto Bolantildeo We explored historical biblical and contemporary social issues as presented in Gioconda Bellirsquos and Roberto Bolantildeorsquos novels Belli and Bolantildeo have received international acclaim for the quality and creativity of their work and the relevance of the topics they explore to contemporary readers Invited Guest Speaker Reneacutee Ferrer Invited Reneacutee Ferrer distinguished Paraguayan writer to speak to students in my SPA 495 seminar and took my intermediate and beginning classes to Ferrerrsquos campus lectures
I also took intermediate Spanish students to the campus lecture by invited speaker Professor Patricia Lopategui whose presentation focused on the Mexican novelist and playwright Elena Garro
Seized the opportunity to include in the reading list of two of my advanced courses the novel When I was a Puerto Rican by the award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago who was the 2007 ALANA Conferencersquos invited Latino speaker Students were required to attend Esmeralda Santiagorsquos lecture and enjoyed meeting and interacting with an author whose work they had read and discussed in class
Students in my advanced classes were also required to attend the screening of the documentary Palante Students met the director participated in a question and answer session with her on the 1960rsquos Puerto Rican activist movement Palante and discussed the social and artistic significance of the film Dr Amy Shore from the English Department organized the Program Park Hall Fall 2007
Mexican TheatreFilm Seminar was designed to introduce students to Latin American culture through readings of dramatic texts and viewing documentaries and films Since 1982 I have presented papers organized and chaired sessions every year at International Latin American Theater Conference in Mexico and the United States The frequent contact with Mexico and with playwrights scholars and performers has greatly benefited my teaching of Latin AmericanMexican theatre
Peruvian Theatre Events at Cornell University On Thursday April 12 2007 I took a group of students to Cornell University for an open discussion of activist theatre (which included video footage of Yuyachkanirsquos work in the community) with one of the most important independent theatre groups in Latin America and the most important theatre collective in Peruacute Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo I integrate in my lower and upper division courses materials from a multimedia website that Rachelle Moore Binghamton University Librarian and I designed on the work of the contemporary Mexican artist Marcela del Riacuteo titled The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcel del Riacuteo The website contains visual verbal and audio capabilities as well as links to other sites These features allow students to appreciate the social cultural political and artistic context of Marcela del Riorsquos work by viewing her painting reading texts and hearing her voice as she reflects on her own creative process
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
17
2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
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ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
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Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
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Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
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documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
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Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
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2017 LELACS (Lake Erie Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium) SPRING COLLOQUIUM 930-430 Saturday April 1 2017 ldquoSpeculation in Latin America ldquo Demotte Conference Room Campus Center Ithaca College Talks by Sebastian Antezana Alicia Riacuteos and Naief Yehya 2016 LELACS Transatlantic Studies Global and Local Readings Syracuse University 1030- 430 Saturday April 9 2016 Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 Bird Library
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228
Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los AngelesldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo
SCOLTAAFLT SEALLT Uniting the CorpsUniting the Core 315 2014 Memphis Tenn
Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am an SCT alumna)
httpsctartscornelledufile_uploadsSCT13_posterpdf Achille Mbembe Research Professor in History and Politics University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg ldquoDemocracy in the Age of Animismrdquo June 18 2013 Amanda Anderson Andrew W Mellon Professor of Humanities and English Brown University and Director School of Criticism and Theory ldquoMethod and Value in the Humanitiesrdquo June 18 2013
SCOLT AAFLT SEALLT 2013 WORLD LANGUAGE LEARNING SETTING THE GLOBAL STANDARD APRIL 11 ndash 13 2013 BIRMINGHAM ndashJEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX BIRMINGHAM AL httpscoltorgindexphpconferencescurrent-conference
WORKSHOPS Cornell Universitys School of Criticism and Theory (I am a 1990 SCT alumna) Ursula K Heise Professor Department of EnglishInstitute of Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles ldquoBioCities Urban Ecology and the Reinvention of Naturerdquo Tues June 24 2014 400 Bache Auditorium Malott 228 SCOLT 2013 ldquoEngaging Your Students with Free On-line Collaborative Toolsrdquo Thursday April 11 2013 100-400 Stacey Powell Raegan Lemmond Kristy Britt httpportalsliderocketcomBOQOWhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2Fhttp3A2F2Fportalsliderocketcom2FBOQOW2FSCOLT-Presentation The amount of time students spend online increases daily the speakers argue why shouldnrsquot teachers compete with other social media sites for part of the time students spend online The workshop explored the wikis podcasts (including creation by students andor teachers) and blogs teachers can use to engage students in events anything going on in class and
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
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What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
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Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
18
extend collaboration with classmates Social Media as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element An example would be EDMODO It is essentially a Facebook (or a free Blackboard) with features designed specifically for education ldquoWit and Wisdom with John DeMado In Search of Languagerdquo How does the mind create and acquire language The speaker responded to this and other provocative linguistic questions with wit and humor Participants laughed heartily and reflected profoundly Thursday April 11 2013 600-800 httpwwwdemado-seminarscomhomehtm ldquoKaraoke Language Learningrdquo Malita Belloso Calo Dance Studio GA and Julia Dalbom Morris Brandon ES KLL is designed to teach vocabulary It is a program for varied levels and its purpose is to make monotonous rote learning fun and to bring excitement to the classroom I found this session very rewarding and have used my own variations of KLL in class with great success I managed to involve all students in very enjoyable activities while learning a variety of verb conjugations and vocabulary using rhythm and music
Pearson World Languages Symposium in Boston Friday March 11 2011
ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego
Getting students to work together -- is it really possible ndash CELT Workshop led by Michael Bodhi Rogers (Saturday Sept 26 2009 830 pm - 130 pm - CC 114) Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly Having a formal group assignment plan roles that students are accountable for and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Prof Bethaida Gonzaacutelez Dean of University College Syracuse University Friday ldquoLatinos and Their Contribution to the Cultural Mosaic of the United Statesrdquo October 9 2009 College Hour (1230-120 pm) Campus Center 118
ANGEL workshop
Participated in ANGEL workshop in spring 2010 to further enhance my skills for all my classes
ldquoWhat the Best College Teachers Dordquo Dr Ken Bain Lecture and Workshop Lanigan Hall and Hewitt Union November 10 and 11 2006 ldquoThe Ends of Postcolonial Theoryrdquo Princeton University September 23 2005 ldquoNew Tools for Learning Languages Beyond the Basicsrdquo University of Buffalo Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Educational Technology Center Septemeber 30-October 1 2005
Attended several presentations and poster sessions Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Helping our Students be Integrative Learners September 16 2005
19
What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
20
Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
19
What the best college teachers do CELT SUNY Oswego May 23 2006 Attended several short workshops and book fair at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Conference in Washington DC November 2001 Designed and conducted workshop to share learning methods including the integration of technology (CD-ROM Video WWW etc) into first-year sequence and help faculty integrate technology into the curriculum SUNY Oswego Fall 2001
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Workshop American School of International Management Glendale AZ April 4-7 1998 and Oral Proficiency Certification work for 1998-99
Teaching Spanish for International Business Daniel Management Center University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia South Carolina July 15-24 1998
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Interim Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures SUNY Oswego Spring 2014
Program Reviewer External evaluator for the Department of Modern Languages and Classics Siena College Loudonville NY September 30- October 1 2013 CLASHart Hall Policy BoardInternational Ed and Programs and MLL grant (200000) for invitation of award winning Arab American writer and Latin American Literary critic Dr Hedy Habra to speak to the campus community (2013)
Nominated and inducted into Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta (2012) The aim of the organization is to expand world awareness and global engagement at SUNY Oswego DSI and DSA awards almost every year in the course of more than two decades Invited to serve as external reader of two PHD dissertations by the Humanities Postgraduate Coordinator and Dissertation Committee of the Autonomous State University of Mexico in Toluca (UAEM) Mexico One of the two dissertations required review for publication at the request of Marina Lucina Ayala Loacutepez director of the Editorial Board of Research and Advanced Studies at the Autonomous State University of Mexico (UAEM) The Autonomous State University of Mexico with its main campus in Toluca is described as ldquoone of the most prestigious universities in the countryrdquo by a recent supplement to USA Today ldquoOur Worldrdquo produced by United World and published on Thursday July 14 2011 The article is titled ldquo US Partnerships strengthen cross-border links at UAEMrdquo lthttpwwwunitedworld-usacomreportsmexico2011gt (p6)
ARTSwego grant (400000) for organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes (2010) DSI award (AY 2009-2010) and almost every year in the course of two decades Individual Development Award ($ 40000) for organization of Session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) and conference paper presentation (2010)
20
Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
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20
Grant ($10000) received from Provost Lorrie Clemo to attend ldquoProblem Based Service Learning A Faculty Development Institute sponsored by New York Campus Compactrdquo May 19 ndash 20 2011 SUNY Oswego The top universities and public libraries in the United States and in England (Information obtained from WorldCat (May 11 2011) have purchased my book Gilberto Owen y la crisis del language poeacutetico US NYCOLUMBIA UNIVZCU USNYNEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBRNYP USAZARIZONA STATE UNIVAZS USAZUNIV OF ARIZONAAZU USCASTANFORD UNIV LIBRSTF USCAUN IV OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCUY USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRCUV USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCLU USCAUNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDECRU USCAUNIV OF SAN DIEGO J S COPLEY LIBRCDU USCOUNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDERCOD USCTYALE UNIV LIBRYUS USDCLIBRARY OF CONGRESSDLC USIAUNIV OF IOWA LIBRNUI USILUNIV OF CHICAGOCGU USILUNIV OF ILLINOISUIU USININDIANA UNIVIUL USKSUNIV OF KANSASKKU USLATULANE UNIVLRU USMAHARVARD UNIV HARVARD COL LIBRHLS USNCUNIV OF N CAROLINA CHAPEL HILLNOC USNHDARTMOUTH COLDRB USNJPRINCETON UNIVPUL USNMNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVIRU USNMUNIV OF NEW MEXICOIQU USOHOHIO STATE UNIV THEOSU USPADICKINSON COLDKC USRIBROWN UNIVRBN USTNVANDERBILT UNIV LIBRTJC USTXRICE UNIV FONDREN LIBRRCE USTXUNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIXA USUTBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRUBY USUTUNIV OF UTAHUUM USWIUNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON GEN LIBR SYSGZM SpainPUVILL LIBROS S APL United KingdomBRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONSBLSTP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIV
Invited to serve as referee for a book proposal ldquoDiaacutelogos e intertextos en la literatura Hispanoamericanardquo by the Director of Research and Advanced Studies Dr Carlos Arriaga Jordaacuten Autonomous University of the State of Mexico January 9 2008 Invited by Dr Gail Bulman from Syracuse University to write a review for the refereed journal Symposium January 19 2007 Invited by the poet Silvia Castro to write the prologue for the publication of her book of poems for children titled En el agua maacutes clara December 2006 Invited by Dr Oscar Rivera-Rodas from the University of Tennessee Knoxville to co-organize the first second and third Latin American Poetry Conference in Puebla Mexico (July 7-11 2006 and July 9-12 2007)
Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades to serve as reviewer of an article on Gilberto Owen Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico September 17 2006 Invited by Dr Francisco Lizcano Fernaacutendez Director Contribuciones desde Coatepec Centro de Investigacioacuten en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
21
Meacutexico) to enter professional data required by the journalrsquos reviewers in order to form part of an index titled ldquoIacutendice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigacioacuten Cientiacuteficardquo February 2007 Promoted to Full Professor (AY 2006-2007) Individual Development Award (UUP Award) for attending the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Invited to evaluate Dr Maria E Olaya for indefinite tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at the request of Dr Joseph Krause Chair Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University October 14 2005 Individual Development Award 2006 for presentation of scholarly paper titled ldquoMexican Theatre as Performance in the Hypertextual Environment of the WWWrdquo Latin American Theatre Session Texts and Contexts in Latin American Theatre LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Puerto Rico March 15-18 2006 Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature
Guest speaker with all expenses paid by host institution ldquoTeaching Latin-American and Latino Theatre at American Universitiesrdquo Two panel program organizerd by Dr Nora Glickman CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Program at the CUNY Graduate Center New York (Tuesday April 5 2005) (Invited with most expenses paid by host institution) ldquoEl Verbo en nupcias borrascosas con la forma de Liacutenea de Gilberto Owenrdquo Primer Encuentro Luis Mario Schneider Centenario del Nacimiento de Gilberto Owen Estrada Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico UAEM Malinalco Meacutexico (May 2004)
Letter written by invitation of the Chair of Department of Hispanic Letters Dr Guadalupe Saacutenchez Robles (University of Guadalajara Mexico October 31 2003) to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Guadalajara to evaluate a proposal for a new BA (Licenciatura) Curricular Project in Hispanic Literature Nominated by the MLA Discussion Group on Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies for election to the Executive Committee MLA Meeting December 2003 San Diego CA PDQWL Award 2002 Organizer Moderator and Presenter Session Cuban Poetry Third Congress of Hispanic Poetry in Europe and the Americas Peacutecs Hungary Oral Proficiency Interviewer (OPI) Certification awarded by ACTFL Summer 2001 Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Certificate awarded by Mayor of Puebla on July 2001 for participation in Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Hispanoamericano Research Associate Translation and Interpretation Program Department of Comparative Literature Binghamton University Invited by conference director to participate in session to honor Luisa Josefina Hernaacutendez at VIIth Latin American Theater Symposium (July 5-9 1999) in Puebla Mexico LJH was the playwright honored at the 1999 conference
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
22
Faculty Enhancement Grant Interview Videotape and Organize a panel and presentation of a paper on the work of he Mexican writer and painter Marcela del Riacuteoat an International Conference in Mexico PDQWL Award to present La imagen y el texto en la pinura y en la poesiacutea de Gilberto Castellanos Conferencia Internacional de AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanich and Portuguese Madrid Espantildea (Julio 28-Agosto 1998) Sabbatical Leave (Spring 97-Spring 98) to conduct research on visual and verbal images in contemporary Mexican literature Distinguished Visitor of Puebla Mexico Awarded in July 1993 for participation in 1eras Jornadas de Teatro Hispanoamericano Received scholarship from School of Criticism and Theory and from SUNY Oswego to participate in School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College Summer 1990 Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Stanford University 1968-69 Bevier Fellowship for dissertation research Rutgers University 1983-84 National Foreign Language Society Phi Sigma Iota 1981 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship 1968-69 Sociedad Nacional Hispaacutenica Sigma Delta Pi 1967
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS Contemporary Latin American Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Culture Poetry Narrative and Theater Modernism Colonial Latin American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Translation and Interpretation Spanish Language Grammar Conversation and Composition Spanish for Native Speakers Portuguese Language Grammar Conversation and Composition English as a Second Language (ESL)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
l974-76 Free Lance Translator of Legal Documents Spanish-English Portuguese-English l979- 1985 Legal Interpreter Spanish-English Portuguese-English l980 Passed Federal Court Interpreter Examination
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
23
ACADEMIC SERVICE
College Drafted Rubrics and Created Forms for the Assessment of MLL General Education Courses MLL Interim Chair Spring 2014 First Year Advisement Coordinator for the Department of MLL Spring 2014 Created a more workable Advisement model for MLL faculty and first year students French German Spanish and Languages and International trade program coordinators advise their own first year students and take turns attending and participating in First Year Advisement meetings break out sessions workshops training group meetings and meeting with students
Invited Hedy Habra an Arab-American writer and professor at Western Michigan University to read from her fiction and poetry and talk about the work of a Nobel laureate in two presentations at the Campus Center September 12 2013
Organized ldquoMayan Textiles Weaving and Stylesrdquo Speaker Alida Perez Kakchikel Maya Founder and Director of a Textile Museum in Antigua Guatemala Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo Monday October 24 2011 300-400 pm CAMCTR Invited to campus Carmen Kilner who presented a lecture titled ldquoThe Basque Children of 1937rdquo (IST approved) the story of the evacuation of 4000 children from the Civil War in Spain to the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 30 2011 from 300-400 pm 114 CAMCTR Kilner from the Basque Children of rsquo37 Association in the UK is the daughter of a teacher who left Spain with the children her talk centered on the experiences of her mother and the children Organization of Tami Tango Performance and Master Classes Tami Tango Triorsquos performance of authentic tango music and dance was met with great enthusiasm at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct 26 at 730 pm More than 300 people attended (studentsfacultyadministratorsstaffmembers of the community) and the group received a well-deserved standing ovation for a brilliant performance The public was also invited to three master classes the trio offered Modern languages 1240 to 135 pm Monday Oct 25 in the Campus Center auditorium Music 1110 to 1240 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall Dance 1245 to 205 pm Tuesday Oct 26 in the dance studio Room 300 of Lee Hall General Education Council Member Met once a week to review proposals submitted to the council reviewed assessment artifacts in several general education categories drafted learning objectives made recommendations and voted on proposals GE Task Force for the 21st Century Attended open faculty meeting and presented a general education model to GE 21 Task Force members faculty and advocated for the retention of the language requirement in the new General Education curriculum
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
24
Wrote a letter in defense of the language requirement in General Education to GE 21 Task Force members Practice for Oral Proficiency Interview Met with students for advice on the Oral Proficiency Interview required for teaching certification During Assessment Day advised students on OPI requirements to achieve the ldquoadvanced low ratingrdquo and the meaning of the scores they received in the oral interview Held weekly one-hour conversation sessions to prepare students for the OPI Hosted Alex Escalante and members of Clandestino an Artswego Diaspora Performance in Professor Miriam Jimenezrsquo Political Science Immigration Class on March 31 2010 Co-chair Personnel Committee General Education Council Met once a week to review general education course proposals and drafted reports at Gen Ed directorrsquos request General Education Task Force (2010) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish) Organizational meeting with Mary Avrokotos director of Artswego to plan Flamenco Vivorsquos presentation to department of MLLrsquos students and faculty Evening seminars to accommodate undergraduate and graduate students Elected delegate to UUP Family and Friends Weekend FacultyStaff Coffee Hour from 1000-1100 on Saturday 1017 Activity Court Campus Center Staffed a table at the Veterans Day Open House 111109 Attended 2008 DSI College Faculty Panel meeting w the Provost and the Chair of Personnel Policies Council on Tuesday May 20 2008 Subdivisional Peer Review Committee (2007-2008) Helped internationalize SUNY Oswegorsquos curriculum by interviewing the director meeting the staff visiting classes (and a host family home) at the Instituto Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey-Cuernavaca Campus (August 2007) The exchange agreement with the Cuernvaca Monterrey Campus is now being re-established (Fall 2008) Contacted Universidad Modelo in Meacuterida Yucataacuten Mexico for possible exchange program wirh Oswego Dr Rubeacuten Reyes Ramiacuterez Director de la Escuela de Humanidades Universidad Modelo Tel 9301900 Ext 2700 Carretera a Cholul 200mts despueacutes de perifeacuterico Meacuterida Yucataacuten (July 2008) Articles submitted to Penfield Library
Met with Director of Barcelona Program to discuss requirements for Spanish majors and future
developments and opportunities for our students in Barcelona Spain (August 2007) Met with director Sonalika Bhaskar and the personnel of the Office of Academic Development amp Internationalization Tecnoloacutegico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca toured old and new campus observed language classes and visited host families to help re-establish study-abroadexchange program with Oswego on behalf of the International Studies Office (August 14 2007 General Education Council (2005-2008) UUP Delegate Attended Executive Board Meetings and Delegate Assemblies Voted for UUP president
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
25
Invited by Guggenheim Foundation to review Professor Raul Carillo Arciniegarsquos publications and qualifications for a Guggenheim Fellowship Met with Joseph Moreau Chief Technology Officer the members of Technology Board and Nancy Motondo from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (11 AM 32508) to discuss a potential bid as a host site for the 2009 SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology Attended First Choice Workshop May 22 2008 Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Invited by Dean of Arts and Sciences to present ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo (September 30 2006) Display to Archives Program ldquoTexto e imagen en Los herederos de Segismundordquo Penfield Library (2006) Advisement Coordinator Meeting (November 16 2006) AampS Strategic Planning focus groups (November 21 1030-1200) 118A Rich Hall Oswego Phonathon (week of March 12-March 15th 2007 Global and International Students Dinner (May 2 2007 - the Forum) ndashattended and invited students Articles submitted to Penfield Library College Panel meeting w the Provost (May 22 2007 - Formal Lounge HU) Learning Outcomes Forummdash(Spring 2007 - Student Center) Mandatory Advisement Coordinators Meeting - 1116 from 4-5pm Taught Honors 301 through invitation by the Honors ProgrammdashContemporary Latin American and US Latino Cultural Historical and Political Perspectives through Film (Fall 2005) Oswego Symposium on Learning and Teaching Capstoning Spanish Meditation on the Past and Metaphor for the Future (September 16 2005) Gilberto Owen y la crisis del lenguaje poeacutetico Mexico Universidad Autoacutenoma del Estado de Meacutexico was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2005) Lecture Organizer and Translator Marcela del Riacuteo ldquoPersonal Reflections on the Creative Process in Literature and Paintingrdquo State University of New York at Oswego Oswego New York (November 5 2003) Review of Performance of Dr John Lalande Chair Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chaired Committee and prepared Report (2006) Attended International Students Reception Graduating Honor Studentsrsquo Reception Global and International Studentsrsquo Reception (2005 and 2006) Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) The WWW as an effective tool for Verbal and Visual Analysis in the Texts and Paintings of Marcela del Riacuteo was displayed in Penfield Library Exhibit of Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works (2002-2003) Open House (2002-2004) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Attendance at March 11 Arts and Sciences Chairpersons and Program Directors Meeting (2002) Peer Mentor College Committee on Promotion and Merit (1990 1993 2000-02) Advisor Honors Thesis ldquoThe Christianization of the Moors and the Mayasrdquo by Leanne Kostran December 2001 (praised by Professor Hernandez (History Department) for content style and thorough
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
26
documentation) (2001) Lectures given every semester at the request of various campus organizations Department Representative to Faculty Senate (1989 1995) Alternate Department representative to Faculty Senate (1992-19951997 1998) Headed and Prepared Personnel Criteria Departmental Report (1998-1999) Department Representative Technology Board (1998-1999 2003-2004) Oswego Faculty Calling Phonathon (19951998-1999) Created Independent Study course for off-campus student at Deanrsquos request (1998-1999) Participated in retreats on ldquoExpectations for Scholarly and Creative Activitiesrdquo organized by the Deanrsquos Office (1998-1999) Campus Concept Committee (1998-1999) Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Subcommittees Organization of Quest a yearly campus sponsored conference for faculty and students and Subcommittee to review Faculy Enhancement Proposals (1993-1998) Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee for FACT (Faculty Access to Technology) Conference (1996-1999) Lecture delivered at The Leadership Development Series 1995-96 SUNY College at Oswego Title Leadership through Languages and Cultures (March 20 1996) Learning Support Services Council (1994-1998) ALANA (African Latino Asia Native American) League Senior Council Member (1996-1999) Presentations at Quest (19939598) College Commitee on Promotion and Merit (1993) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (1994-1998) MA MAT Committee (SUNY Binghamton) (1988-89) Hispanic Activities Committee (Rutgers) (l983-84) Victor Fragoso Scholarship (Fund-raising at Rutgers) (l984) Woodrow Wilson Scholar 1968
Department
Co-operative Education Invited Yinyin Chen to present about Cooperative Education to my classes ldquoA new cooperative education programmdashthe first multidisciplinary one in the SUNY systemmdashprovides full-time paid employment opportunities in a studentrsquos area of interest before graduationrdquo httpwwwoswegoedunewsindexphpcampusupdatestoryfall_2012_numbers Office of Cooperative Education SUNY Oswego Language coordinator Coordinator Spanish 102 Fall Retreat Invited and hosted Dr Joseph Folger from Temple University to conduct the MLL Departmentrsquos Fall Retreat Fall 2012 Hispanic Month Celebration and Spanish Symposium All my classes participated in the events of Hispanic Month Celebration Hosted the Spanish Symposium in my class Students from my Hispanic Literature Seminar presented their research on the novel ldquoThe Angelrsquos Gamerdquo by Carlos Ruiacutez Zafoacuten Departmental Salons
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
28
Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
27
Presented on student performances of one-act plays from two of my Contemporary Latin American Theatre class and on a student created and directed adaptation performance (for my Survey class) of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by the Nobel laureate writer Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez The third presentation focused on student performances in my capstone Latin American Theatre course Student created an imovie documentary of events before and after the arrival of colonial rule in Mexico as represented in Mesoamerican and Mexican plays Fall 2012 Attended all departmental salons AY 2011=2013
UUP Service UUP Delegatemdashparticipated in UUP chapter meetings maintained department informed of UUP activities and events and helped support special meetings and social functions Member UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings (May 5 2012) to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Every year I travel abroad By the end of AY 2011-2013 I will have traveled to Jeju and Seoul Korea Dubai Singapore Sri Lanka Barcelona Spain and London England
French Search Committee Screened interviewed and hosted candidates on Campus (2007-2008) Coordinator SPA 102 (Continuing Beginning Spanish (2007-2010) Participated in Planning on Applying to Graduate School Programs in Foreign Languages Information Session for Students January 30 2008 Invited Susan Hood to conduct a training session for Spanish Faculty on electronic SupersiteMAESTRO Web-SAM component of Introductory Spanish textbook Vistas Introduccioacuten a la lengua espantildeola (Spring 2008) Chair DSI Committee (2005-2007) Chair Committee on Reappointment and Tenure (2005-2007) Created statement for course bulletin catalog and advisement coordinators that clearly defines pre-requiste background for students to take 102-level foreign language courses (2006) Met with prospective student (Sara Fogle and her father) to whom I spoke via the Phonathon (Spting 2007) Met with prospective students and their parents at Spring Open House Graduating Seniorrsquos Lunch (May 7 2007) ndashinvited to attend by Lese Simard Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Peer Mentor (2001-2006) ChairCurriculum Committee Committee met to review course proposals for Modern Languages and Gen Ed and policies for students with special needs (2002-2004) Self-Assessment Committee Committee met weekly to draft Self-Assessment Report for Departmental Review by Outside Evaluators (2002-2004) Coordinator SPA 101 102 and 201 202 (At frequent intervals from 1989-present) Education Program Committee (2002-2004) Invited Departmental Evaluators to my classes (2004) Chair Spanish Search Committee (2000-2001 2003-2004) Suggested speakers (Oswego alumni) for Career Information Day (2004-2006) Interviewed Candidates for Spanish Position at MLA (December 2003) San Diego CA Initiated and contributed to addition of SPA 201and SPA 202 to General Education Humanities Requirement (2005-2006) Chair Living Lab Instruction Program a peer mentor activity designed to increase proficiency in Spanish (1989-2006)
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Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
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Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
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Invited representatives from Office of International Studies to speak to all my classes Engaged students in Spanish conversation at weekly International Coffee Hour Taught Independent Study Courses (1989-2006) Hosted Candidates for French Position and German Position (2000) Department of Modern Languages Chair Search Committee (1998-2000) Faculty Development in International Business (Workshop for Professors of Spanish 1997) University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Attended Oral Proficiency Workshop at Thunderbird School of International Business (1998-1999) Obtained OPI (Oral Proficiency Interviewer) Certification (2001) Department Committeee on Promotion and Merit (1993-99 amp 2000-02) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School(1993-1994) Curricular Initiatives Taught a Capstone Seminar and created ldquoStages of Discovery A Mexican Theatre Imovie Documentaryrdquo( 2006) Latin American Theater Workshop Latinos in the United States and Nuestra Voz a class news letter written in Spanish by students in Advance Grammar Anaacutelisis (1994-96) Advisor Approximately 20 students (1990-2007) Advisor Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) (1994-97) Supervisor Spanish 201 taught at Oswego High School (1993-4) Advisor Spanish Club (1989-1995) Initiated and conducted Spanish Living Lab Program (SUNY Oswego) (1989-present) Faculty-Student Liaison CommitteeThe committee formed panels in which graduate students and professors read scholarly papers (Rutgers) (l982-83) Teaching Assistant Voting Representative at Departmental Meetings (Rutgers) (l98l)
Community Outreach Received letter of appreciation from UUP President Phil Smith for participating in the UUP Scholarship Committeemdashreviewed all applications and submitted rankings to Alan Shank Chair UUP Scholarship Selection Committee Spring 2012 Hosted rural ESL and migrant students in my Spanish 102 class (Continuing Beginning Spanish) on ldquoDiscover College Dayrdquo organized by Oswego County BOCES Migrant Education Outreach Program and SUNY Oswego in order to provide children of migrant farm workers and ESL students with the opportunity to explore education at the post-secondary level and interact with faculty and students on campus (Oct 8 2007) Participated in Cinco de Mayo celebrations (BOCES) to benefit Migrant Workersrsquo Program (Spring 2007) Co-organizer an Evening at Queacute Coloreshellip the Amazing Maya by Todd and Debbie Cornell A Focus on pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture (100 AD-900 AD) as background for understanding the present day Maya (November 2005) Welcomed Dr Pedro Guardia Masso SUNY Oswegorsquos Director of the Spanish Program in Barcelona Spain Oswego NY September 7 2005 Invited Paul Gugel from the Migrant Workers Organization to my classes to encourage students to participate and attend a Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit the Migrant Workers in the Oswego area and to serve as a cultural experience for the students (2006) Attended Mexican Wedding Performance to benefit Migrant Workers (2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Spanish lecture by Professor
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-
29
Francisco Arellano the General Secretary of the Royal Academy of Language[Spanish] in Nicaragua (2004)
Welcomed Brazilian dance group ldquoGrupo Corpordquo at reception following their performance in Tyler Hall on Wednesday March 12 2004 at 800 pm Invited speakers from Migrant Workers Organization to class Wrote recommendations for students who wished to work in the Migrant Workers Program (1990-2006) Several students were employed by the Migrant Workersrsquo Organization (1990-2006) Interpreted for the Oswego community a Brazilian lecture by Professors from the Education Department of the University of Piauiacute (1999) Advisor Student Internships in Migrant Workers Program (1989-1999) LANGUAGES Spanish excellent (speaking reading writing) Portuguese excellent (speaking reading writing) French good reading knowledge good speaking ability Hungarian excellent (speaking) RESIDENCE ABROAD Budapest Hungary Rome Italy Montevideo Uruguay Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Caracas Venezuela San Jose Costa Rica Guatemala Guatemala PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Latin American Studies Association Latin American Theatre Today
NeMLA LELACS
- OLE_LINK2
- OLE_LINK3
- OLE_LINK1
-