YEAR IN REVIEW: 2018 ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PORTUGUESE AND LUSOPHONE WORLD STUDIES AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
Dear Friends,
2018 has been a year of transitions, but you shouldn't think that we slowed down in any way! Read below the fine accomplishments of Portuguese Studies students, the many Institute-sponsored events at the College and in the Community, and the Institute's continued presence at local, national and international levels.
Retirement of IPLWS Director
Marie R. Fraley
After 12 years envisioning and leading the creation of the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College (and learning Portuguese on the way) Marie R. Fraley has moved on to other - just as challenging - projects. A bitter sweet até breve from all of us, with much gratitude for her transformative leadership! On behalf of the Portuguese Studies students and faculty at Rhode Island College, muito obrigada, Marie!
$6,000 were awarded by the John A. and Mary V. Lima scholarship, the Lema-Fernandes Study Abroad scholarship and the Arthur M. Andrade scholarship of the Institute. And two new honorary members were inducted to the RIC Sigma chapter of Phi Lambda Beta, National Portuguese Honor Society: Marie R. Fraley and David Fraley.
Class visit by Portuguese writer and musician Afonso Cruz, April 18, 2018 (sponsored by Instituto Camões of Portugal).
Radio Peace Workshop by António Pacheco: "O poder da voz contra a voz do poder" on November 28, 2018.
LA Times Pulitzer Journalist, Diana Marcum
Student-led forum with Diana Marcum on her Pulitzer winning features on the California drought. Later that day, Diana Marcum presented to the community her new memoir, The Tenth Island.
RIC graduate student Márcia Ramos (MAT-Portuguese) co-presented with Dr. Sílvia Oliveira at the 2018 RIFLA conference on "Authentic Languages and Multicultural Relevance: Portuguese Dialects, Creoles and Immersion in the Classroom" on October 13, 2018.
We celebrated our winter 2018 Graduating Portuguese Studies Seniors
Management 350 course in Lisbon led by Dr. Leslie DiManna (RIC School of Business) in summer 2018 through Study in Portugal Network (SiPN).
PROMOTING PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND LUSOPHONE CULTURE IN THE COMMUNITY
2018 Art Calendar Contest! Selected among 450 artwork entries from students in Portuguese classrooms across the state, 13 winners were recognized on June 8th at the RI State House during the Opening Official Ceremony of Rhode Island Day of Portugal 2018
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Henry Barnard Elementary Laboratory School at Rhode Island College offered for the first time a Portuguese Club in Fall 2018, co-taught by MAT-Portuguese student Márcia Ramos and Ms. Rebecca Klassen!
Survival Skills in Portuguese for Beginners - Part 1, a non-credit adult enrichment class filled up in the fall! Enrollment is now open for spring 2019!
DID YOU KNOW?
RIC students are official Tour Guides at the Rhode Island House, supervised by Dr. Michelle Valletta, RIC Assistant Professor of History. In 2018, the team of Institute interns translated all RI State House Tour materials into Portuguese, supervised by Dr. Sílvia Oliveira. Soon you will be able to request them for free when you visit the Rhode Island State House!
Topics: "Integration of Portuguese-Americans in Public Office" ; "Building Social Capital Through Portuguese-American Organizations" (Panel coordinator, Dr. Sílvia Oliveira); "Portuguese Language Education: Challenges and Solutions" (Presenter, Dr. Sílvia Oliveira)
