Scheduled Events for Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College

Institute for Portuguese and

Lusophone World Studies and

Department of Modern Languages

Spring 2015 Schedule of Events

Greetings and Welcome Spring!

The spring thaw is well underway and we are anxious to share this semester's programs and events.

Thank you as always for your support! Hope you can join us!

Thursday, March 19, 2015 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon

Faculty Center Dining South, Rhode Island College

MODERN LANGUAGES LECTURE SERIES 2015

Join us for a multimedia presentation by the author of the praised documentary " Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?

A Cape Verdean American Story" (2006)

"HIDDEN AND FORGOTTEN HISTORIES"

Claire Andrade-Watkins, Ph.D.

Emerson College, Department of Visual and Media Arts

"Home is where your heart is, not a specific zip code or a geographical location. Being Cape Verdean is a state of mind. Anywhere there is a port or where sea touches land, there is a Cape Verdean. We are a people of the horizon, and anywhere the sun touches our face is who we are. We are you, you are us, we are local and global citizens."

This event is free and open to the public, however a RSVP is requested. Please contact Dr. Silvia Oliveira at [email protected]

Light refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and IPLWS

Monday, March 30, 2015 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Student Union Ballroom, Rhode Island College

LUNCH AND TOWN HALL MEETING WITH

THE HONORABLE ROBERT A. SHERMAN

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO PORTUGAL

You are invited to join us to meet the Ambassador and to particip

ate in a town hall style meeting on topics of interest to the Portuguese-American community.

Following a light buffet luncheon and the Ambassador's remarks, members of the audience will be invited to ask questions on topics concerning US-Portugal bilateral relations and world geopolitical issues as well as other topics of interest or concern.

Faculty, students and members of the community are encouraged to attend this informative event.

This event is free and open to the public however registration is required as seating is limited.

REGISTER NOW

Hosted and sponsored by the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Alumni Lounge, Roberts Hall, Rhode Island College

Portuguese Studies Honors Ceremony and Reception

Sigma Chapter, Phi Lambda Beta

National Portuguese Honor Society

2015 Induction

Outstanding students in Portuguese Studies will be inducted into the Sigma Chapter of the Phi Lambda Beta Portuguese Honor Society.

Members of the community who have contributed to the success of the program at Rhode Island College will also be honored.

Guest Speaker: On�simo T. Almeida, Ph.D.

Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies,

Brown University

John A. and Mary V. Lima Scholarships in Portuguese Studies will be awarded

The 2015 Lima Scholarships will be awarded to two deserving undergraduate students in Portuguese Studies. The merit-based awards are selected through a blind and competitive process.

The scholarship endowment program was established by Mr. John A. Lema, Jr. in memory of his parents to support students at Rhode Island College committed to pursing advanced study in the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures.

Light luncheon will follow awards ceremony.

Free and open to the public.

Please RSVP to Dr. Silvia Oliveira at [email protected] or call

(401) 456-8748.

Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies