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YEAR IN REVIEW: 2022 ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PORTUGUESE AND LUSOPHONE WORLD STUDIES AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE |
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Dear Friends,
2022 was a year of many transitions at Rhode Island College and we remained affected by COVID-related restrictions. Still, in 2022 our Portuguese Studies Graduates began careers in Education, Translation, Public Health and Law enforcement.
Despite the challenges, we successfully graduated the first Portuguese/English Medical Interpreter Training cohort of RIC students and community members; we awarded scholarships to meritorious students in the Portuguese program at RIC; and we renewed ties with our international partners.
I hope you enjoy our highlights of 2022 as we look forward with hope to 2023! On behalf of the Institute's Community Advisory Board, Faculty Advisory Council and students, thank you for your continued support of Portuguese at Rhode Island College!
Warmly/Saudações cordiais,
Dr. Sílvia Oliveira, IPLWS Director
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CELEBRATING PORTUGUESE STUDIES AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE |
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MUITOS PARABÉNS,
2022 Graduates in Portuguese Studies!
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~Bruna Carvalho (Woonsocket, RI)
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Concentration in Teaching / Minor in Portuguese
Graduation Honors:
cum laude
Presidential Scholar
RIC Sigma Chapter of Phi Lambda Beta National Portuguese Honor Society
John A. and Mary V. Lima scholar
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~Eva Fortes Coutinho (Pawtucket, RI)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology / Bachelor of Science in Chemical Dependency-Addiction Studies / Minor in Portuguese / Minor in Gender and Women's Studies
Graduation Honors:
magna cum laude
RIC Sigma Chapter of Phi Lambda Beta National Portuguese Honor Society
John A. and Mary V. Lima scholar
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The IPLWS partnered with the Office of Professional Studies and Continuing Education (PSCE) to offer a Certificate of Continuing Studies in Medical Interpreter Training in Portuguese and English. We successfully graduated the first cohort of Medical Interpreters in 2022! Congratulations to all!
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IPLWS Scholarship Awards
John A. and Mary V. Lima Memorial Scholarship
in Portuguese Studies
Established in 2010 by the late Mr. John Lema, Institute’s benefactor and friend, in honor of his parents John A. and Mary V. Lima, the fund awards annually scholarships to academically meritorious undergraduate students majoring or minoring in Portuguese at Rhode Island College. The scholarships are competitive and applications are evaluated on the basis of students’ GPA, essays, community involvement and faculty recommendations. Since 2010, the John A. and Mary V. Lima Memorial Fund has awarded over $50,000 to students studying Portuguese at Rhode Island College.
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Sofia Cordeiro
Psychology major / Portuguese minor / Behavioral Neuroscience minor
"It is important for me to keep my culture alive, being brought up by parents who immigrated from Portugal. I want to make sure I keep their legacy alive by continuing speaking the language. I know that if I continue to better myself in knowing the Portuguese language it will bring me great happiness and long term benefits."
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Sydney Hajder
Medical Imagining-Radiology Technology major/Portuguese minor
"Growing up with grandparents who spoke very little English, I was taught Portuguese at a young age in order to communicate with them. Learning more about my family’s heritage and culture has always been fascinating to me."
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New Logo: Phi Lambda Beta
National Collegiate Portuguese Honor Society
The Sigma chapter of Phi Lambda Beta National Collegiate Portuguese Honor Society was chartered at Rhode Island College in 2012. The society strives to stimulate greater interest in the advanced study of the Portuguese language and Luso-Afro-Brazilian cultures and literatures; reward outstanding achievement in the field; and strengthen ties between Portuguese college and university faculty members, their students, and the AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese).
We celebrated the first virtual Phi Lambda Beta Honors Colloquium:
Comemoração do Dia da Língua Portuguesa, 5 de maio de 2022
Stay tuned for special Portuguese Honors and events in 2023 at Rhode Island College!
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We celebrated the cinematic career of Flora Gomes, renowned Bissau-Guinean filmmaker, on a webinar conversation. A truly international event with attendees from the USA, Guiné-Bissau, Cabo Verde, Gambia, Mali, Brazil, Germany, France, Portugal and England!
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PROMOTING PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND LUSOPHONE CULTURES IN THE COMMUNITY |
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Rhode Island College and its Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies (IPLWS) and the Instituto Camões of Portugal (IC) recently renewed their cooperation agreement with a virtual signing by Dr. João Ribeiro de Almeida, President of Instituto Camões, and Dr. Helen Tate, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs for the college.
“The renewal of our relationship with the Instituto Camões is important not only for the college, but for the large Portuguese and Lusophone communities throughout this region,” says Sílvia Oliveira, Associate Professor of Portuguese in the Modern Languages Department and Director of the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies. “This agreement contributes resources and support for the College and the IPLWS to continue our mission of providing high-quality, culturally relevant programming to ensure that Portuguese language and culture continue to thrive in Rhode Island and the New England region.”
Read the announcement here
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Portuguese is the most common language spoken in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut after English and Spanish.
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Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Dr. Sílvia Oliveira, IPLWS Director
soliveira@ric.edu
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Founded in 1854, Rhode Island College is a distinctive regional college personalizing education for undergraduate and graduate students. The college serves approximately 6,400 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. The 180-acre campus is located in beautiful, historic Providence, Rhode Island’s capital, with excellent proximity to the academic and cultural resources of Boston and New York City. For more information, visit: https://www.ric.edu/
Founded 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: https://www.ric.edu/department-directory/institute-portuguese-and-lusophone-world-studies
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