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YEAR IN REVIEW: 2020 ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PORTUGUESE AND LUSOPHONE WORLD STUDIES AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE |
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Dear Friends,
2020 was a year of many challenges and adjustments, but the focus on our students and the community remained strong. RIC students demonstrated resilience, compassion and achievement amidst a global healthcare crisis; and our collaboration with regional, national and international partners and organizations intensified.
Please enjoy the highlights of 2020, and thank you for your continued support of Portuguese at Rhode Island College! On behalf of the Institute's Administration, Community Advisory Board, Faculty Advisory Council and Student Interns, we wish you a healthy and hopeful 2021!
Dr. Sílvia Oliveira, IPLWS Director
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CELEBRATING PORTUGUESE STUDIES AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE |
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$6,000 were awarded by the John A. and Mary V. Lima Memorial Scholarship; and $6,000 by the Lema-Fernandes Study Abroad Scholarship of the Institute to four deserving students minoring and majoring in Portuguese at RIC.
Scholarship Awardees: Joshua Abreu (World Languages Education-Concentration Portuguese/Spanish minor); Rebecca Alves (Management; Portuguese Minor); Bruna Carvalho (Early Childhood Education; Portuguese Minor). Ana Beatriz Alves (Social Work; Portuguese Minor) - Study Abroad at Universidade Católica Portuguesa/SiPN.
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RIC PORTUGUESE STUDIES GRADUATES |
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MUITOS PARABÉNS
Jonathan, Rebecca, Emma, Guilhermina e Sónia!
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2020 Graduates in Portuguese Studies: |
~Jonathan Cabral (East Providence, RI)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Portuguese Minor. Inducted to the RIC Sigma Chapter of Phi Lambda Beta National Portuguese Honor Society.
~Rebecca Alves (North Attleboro, MA)
Bachelor of Science in Management; Portuguese Minor. Awarded the 2020 John A. and Mary V. Lima Scholarship in Portuguese Studies.
~Emma Simmons (Saunderstown, RI) Bachelor of Science in Wellness and Exercise Science; Portuguese Minor. Cum Laude.
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January 2021 Graduates in Portuguese Studies: |
~Guilhermina DaSilva (Pawtucket, RI) Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Portuguese Minor. Inducted to the RIC Sigma Chapter of Phi Lambda Beta National Portuguese Honor Society.
~Sonia Rodrigues (Central Falls, RI) Bachelor of Arts in Youth Development; Minor in Portuguese; Certificate of Undergraduate Study in Nonprofit Studies.
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January 24, 2020: book launch of Final Report: A History of the Portuguese American Citizenship Project 1999-2016, by James McGlinchey. |
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March 2, 2020: Multi-media presentation by Dr. Miguel Moniz |
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October 2020-April 2021: Transatlantic Dialogues, a webinar series co-organized with the University of the Azores/Euro-Atlantic Studies and other US partners.
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PROMOTING PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND LUSOPHONE CULTURES IN THE COMMUNITY |
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The RIFLA (Rhode Island Foreign Language Association) 2020 Virtual Annual Conference on September 26 was a success, featuring two excellent sessions in Portuguese!
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The Institute's Team of Translators supported PLEE (a community organization led by RIC alumna Ramona Santos) by translating their COVID informational newsletters into Portuguese and Cape Verdean creole. |
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Two new Portuguese EEP instructors at Tiverton High School and Seekonk High School were approved in 2020. Since 2014, 460 high school juniors and seniors earned RIC EEP Portuguese credits! |
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Sabrina Brum '19 was interviewed by the Expresso newspaper in Portugal regarding the US 2020 elections. Sabrina is finishing her master's degree in International Relations at Universidade Católica Portuguesa. |
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RIC student Joshua Abreu was featured in the announcement of a new US Federal Scholarship: the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship partnering with the Luso-American Foundation (FLAD)/Study in Portugal Network. Joshua was a Gilman Scholar in Portugal in the spring of 2019!
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Read two in-depth articles about Dr. Anabela Resende da Maia, Biology professor at RIC, in the Alumni Magazine / Summer 2020. |
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Paintings by José L. Santos, from his Portuguese-American Series, remain on exhibit at the Guardo Hall School of Social Work (Main Lobby) at Rhode Island College.
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Thank you for your kind attention.
Sincerely,
Dr. Sílvia Oliveira, IPLWS Director
soliveira@ric.edu
410-456-8496
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Established in 1854, Rhode Island College serves approximately 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students through its five schools: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. For more information, visit www.ric.edu
Established in 2006, the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies supports the Portuguese Studies academic program at Rhode Island College, bridges the connection between Rhode Island College and the Lusophone community, and pursues scholarly and cultural research in the areas of the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures. For more information, visit www.ric.edu/iplws
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