Department of Romance Languages
Faculty and Student Achievements
Dr. Mark Smith-Soto was the recipient of a 2005 Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for Arts.
Dr. Stephanie O'Hara has been accepted to a NEH Summer Institute, "A Literature of their Own: Women Writing - Venice, London, Madrid, Paris - 1550-1700" to be held at UNC-Chapel Hill from July 11 - August 6, 2005.
Dr. Roberto Campo presented a paper at the Renaissance Society of America conference in Cambridge, England on April 8, 2005. The title of his talk was: "Ronsard au sein de la querelle des reines, Marie d'Ecosse, Catherine de Médicis et Elisabeth d'Angleterre."
Dr. Campo's biography of Pierre de Ronsard (with bibliography) will appear in early 2006 in the new "French Renaissance Authors" volume of the "Dictionary of Literary Biography."
Dr. Campo is currently working on editing a volume entitled "Coping with Catastrophe in the
French Renaissance," a collection of 12 essays examining literary representations of personal and
political "catastrophes" in 16th century French literature
from major seiziemistes in the US and Europe.
Students
The following students have received awards to assist them in their plans for study abroad during 2005-2006:
Anjanee Bell - H. Michael Weaver Award
Julia Bland - H. Michael Weaver Award
Candance Blount - H. Michael Weaver Award
Emily Coates - Elizabeth Yates King Award
Jessica Emerson - H. Michael Weaver Award
Natalie Galtieri - H. Michael Weaver Award
Joshua Lunsford - H. Michael Weaver Award
Lynwood Titchener - H. Michael Weaver Award
Please join us in wishing these students Bon Voyage!
The International Programs Center has awarded Weaver/Friends of Romance Languages awards to 34 students participating in summer study abroad. The H. Michael Weaver Endowment in International Programs was established in August, 1994. The purpose of the fund is to promote the University's international mission, and in particular to enable UNCG students to participate in the University's Study Abroad Programs. In addition, the Department of Romance Languages has graciously devoted part of the proceeds of a fund made possible by contributions from supporters of that department.
The Department of Romance Languages would like to congratulate French major Regis Froment, who has won a Student Excellence Award, UNCG's highest honor for undergraduates. Félicitations à Regis!
The Italian 102-02 class has donated $50.00 to Friends of Romance Languages through a contribution by Mr. Jule Spach. The donation was made in recognition of the students' translation of an article for Mr. Spach. The article describes Mr. Spach's encounter with two Italian peasant women who rescued him after his airplane was shot down in the Italian countryside during World War II. The women fed and clothed Mr. Spach, who was later detained by the Germans. Mr. Spach and the women were reunited 25 years later in Campligia, where the events had taken place. In April, 2005, Mr. Spach visited the Italian 102 class. The students read their translation of the article, and Mr. Spach shared memories of his experience. Molte grazie!
