Many UNC Greensboro alumni stick around to work for the University, finding ways to give back by serving the students who come after them.
One of those, Marisa González ’16, ’19 M.A., has worn many hats, and often many at once. Right now, she’s a student, alumna, staff member, and lecturer.
Grecia Nandin ’24 came to UNCG to learn how to become a better Spanish interpreter. She fell in love with her French lessons, which took her all the way to the Mediterranean to teach in French schools.
In preparing me for the Fulbright application, I am grateful for the generosity of the UNCG Fellowships Advising and Mentorship team. Having been recalled back to the United States just under two months into my abroad semester in Spain, I was searching for an opportunity to return. While in Spain,… Continue reading…
My love for languages and travel began early in my life. My father has travelled around the world for his job since I was a little girl and he would always bring me back souvenirs and would show me pictures of the places he visited. I always asked him if… Continue reading…
Ignacio López Alemany received a fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the 2019-2020 academic year. This fellowship supports his research project on the “Vihuelists and Courtly Performance of Poetry in Early Modern Spain”. The early modern vihuelists—musicians who played the vihuela,… Continue reading…
Dr. Mariche Bayonas has received the Mary Settle Sharp Award for Teaching Excellence. This award recognizes outstanding success in motivating students to learn by making material attractive, challenging, and fun. Dr. Bayonas focuses on relevance as a tool that assists students in meeting needs. She likewise fosters the idea of… Continue reading…
UNCG’s motto is “Service,” and I feel that even in my time studying in the LLC, this guiding principle for our institution had a tremendous impact on my studies and my path forward after graduation. While completing my degree, I was able to enroll in a new Service Learning course… Continue reading…
Since my first Spanish course my sophomore year of high school, I have been in love with language learning. From learning Spanish vocabulary in high school to taking the Institute of Cervantes DELE exam (B2) in Madrid, a national exam that certifies language fluency, it has been an exciting journey… Continue reading…
