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When Titans Clash: Ray Harryhausen's Metamorphic Art
 

If you have any interest in mythology, 'bad' Classics movies, claymation, poetry, literature, reception studies, or anything related thereto, don't miss this lecture by Professor Dan Curley (Classics, Skidmore College) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 in Moseley Oak Room.

Author Olivier Magny draws crowd at Elon event

The native Parisian discussed on April 8, 2013, his two best-selling books at an appearance in LaRose Digital Theatre.

Alumnus John Garratt to study in Berlin on DAAD grant

John Garratt '09, a history major and German studies minor, has been accepted by the German Academic Exchange Serivce (DAAD) to study in Germany on a long-term graduate research fellowship.

Faculty members named CATL Scholars
The four professors will work on projects that explore the way students learn in business, Latin and early childhood education.
Faculty present Elon Research Seminar work at SAMLA
Ketevan Kupatadze, Spanish lecturer, and Jessie Moore, associate professor in English, presented at South Atlantic Modern Language Association on Nov. 11.
Olivia Choplin compiles dossier and publishes article on Lebanese-Québécois playwright Wajdi Mouawad
After a presentation as part of a panel on Lebanese-Québécois playwright Wajdi Mouawad at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States biennial conference in Ottawa, Canada last year, Professor Choplin was asked to compile the papers for a special dossier on Mouawad in the journal Québec Studies.
Elon receives collection of Chinese art
Elon University was recently the beneficiary of a large donation of Chinese objects and prints.
Elon Law and MBA students engage China
Twenty-five law and MBA students met with top business and law leaders in Beijing and Hong Kong through an international business course.
Faculty panel discusses anti-American protests
Four faculty panelists looked at the actors and motivations behind recent events in Southeast Asia and Africa and their portrayal in the media.
Elon hosts statewide German teachers' meeting
Mina Garcia Soormally has article published in Bulletin of the Comediantes
Sophie Adamson publishes articles in The Language Educator and The French Review
Sophie Adamson, associate professor of French, has published the articles "Community-based Learning: Reaching Beyond the Classroom Walls" in The Language Educator (Vol 7.2, Feb 2012) and "Plantu and Pedagogy: The Draw of Editorial Cartoons in the Classroom" in The French Review (Vol 85.5, April 2012).
Ketevan Kupatadze authors a book chapter
Elon student receives German scholarship for dual-degree experience
Ryan Griggs ’14 has been awarded a Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM by the foundation Baden-Württemberg Stiftung gGmbH.
Elon student travels to Germany for dual-degree program
Ryan Griggs ’14 is Elon University’s first student to participate in its business dual-degree program.
Kristin Nicole Hilgartner ’10 to begin PhD program at Virginia
Samuele Pardini presents at UNCG
Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies Samuele Pardini gave a presentation March 13, 2012 at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Olivia Feldman '12 to participate in year-long service program in Germany
Neville, Windham, Tiemann present at CIBER Business Language Conference
Visiting scholar explores second language learning
Giuli Shabashvili has been on campus since December and shared her work in a session co-led by Associate Professor Jessie Moore.
Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany visits – Mar. 30
Kurt Waldthausen, Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany to the State of North Carolina, will visit Elon University March 30 to speak with students about the state of German-American business relationships.
Olivia Feldman '12 selected to attend international meeting in Germany
Olivia Feldman ’12 has been selected as one of only two Americans to participate in the Bundestag Youth Encounter Program as a guest of the German government. The program will be held in Berlin Jan. 22 – 27.
Elon launches Business German program
The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and the Department of Foreign Languages have partnered to create a new Business German program.
Professor probes sorcery, witchcraft in Spanish lit
In her first book, Mina García Soormally explores why and how 16th to 17th century Spanish authors used superstition in their work.
La Table Francaise today - Oct. 12
The Table Francaise will be meeting today at 4:30 in Irazu cafe instead of Thursday.
David Neville publishes article in The Language Educator
David Neville, assistant professor of German and director of language-learning technologies, has published the article "The Future of Language Education: Facilitating Collaboration Through Technology” in the most recent issue of The Language Educator.
Department Spotlight: Foreign Languages
President Leo M. Lambert has called for Elon to “articulate the role of fluency in a second language to being a global citizen” and to “ensure that students have access to a vibrant, innovative foreign language curriculum that connects to their career aspirations.” To support President Lambert’s goal, the Department of Foreign Languages is developing and enhancing programs to promote second-language proficiency to prepare Elon students to be exceptional ambassadors in a global society.
ESL Conversation Classes: Interest meeting-Sept.9
El Centro Dinner at La Fiesta Mexican restaurant - Sept.7
Sophie Adamson Presents at International Convention for Teachers of French
Sophie Adamson, associate professor of French, attended the annual convention for the American Association of Teachers of French in Montreal July 7-9, 2011.
Foreign language faculty host children in Spanish immersion classes
Foreign language faculty members Nina Namaste and April Post conducted a July 12 session on Venezuela with children from local public schools who are in Spanish language immersion classes.
Senior’s efforts leave legacy at local high school
It wasn’t enough for Victoria “Tory” Hill to simply show up for student teaching, give her lessons, and then go home. For the Spanish major who graduates Saturday from Elon University, time spent this spring at Eastern Guilford High School will benefit students for years because of her initiative to support Spanish speakers in a school with few resources to help them better learn their native language.
Elon graduate conducts research at Bundesarchiv in Berlin
Jack Garratt '09, who graduated from Elon with a major in History and a minor in German Studies, has received a grant to conduct archival research at the Bundesarchiv-Lichterfelde in Berlin.
Students awarded Fulbrights for overseas teaching and research
Three Elon University seniors – Chris Jarrett, Gabrielle Dean and Brittany Carroll – have each been awarded Fulbright Program grants for overseas research and teaching, and their selections represent the largest number of students in university history to receive the prestigious national honor in the same academic year.
Student wins scholarship for Fund for American Studies
Caitlin Clarke, a sophomore International Studies and Political Science major with a minor in German Studies, has been accepted to the Fund for American Studies at Georgetown University this summer.
Elon alumna accepted to MA program in Germany
Kristen Klug '10, a History major and German Studies minor, has been accepted to the master's program in European Studies at the Hochschule Bremen in Germany.
CELEBRATE! profile: Lindsay Mann '11
With their growing number of students who speak little or no English, American school systems have turned largely to one of two approaches for teaching such children. Elon University senior Lindsay Mann compared the models – “English as a Second Language” and “Spanish Dual Language” – and her work is the first to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on undergraduate research to be presented during CELEBRATE! 2011.
Iris Versmissen '10 wins student teaching award
Iris Versmissen '10 was recently awarded the North Carolina Science Teachers Association Outstanding Elementary School Student Teacher of the Year Award. Versmissen was an elementary education Teaching Fellow with a Spanish minor.
Professor writes Spanish textbook for health professionals
With the growing number of Spanish-speaking patients who visit emergency rooms and doctors’ offices across the country, medical professionals often confront language barriers that can hinder treatment. Public health researchers have taken note, and a new introductory Spanish textbook authored by Elon University professor Ernest Lunsford takes aim at the problem.
Students organize fundraiser for Japan quake victims
Elon University students started a fundraising drive this week to aid victims of the March earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan. The same students are gathering messages of support from the community that will be translated into Japanese and delivered abroad to survivors whose lives have been upended by the natural disasters.