January 2006

 

Language Department Newsletter

Notes from the Chair…

Dear Alumni and Friends,

This is a year of reflection and looking ahead for the Language Department as we work on program evaluation and projections through 2010.  We think of you who have been a part of our lives and a part of our program at Union.  We look back with appreciation for your contributions and input as we have sought to improve the curriculum and other aspects of the Department.

For those of you whose connection to the Department is more long-standing, many changes have been made over the past few years with new faculty, new courses, new programs.  In addition to our undergraduate offerings we offer TESL graduate courses on a regular basis and Spanish and French as needed.  Several of us teach in the Union’s Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies Program in San Francisco and Jackson.  Every year the number of our students who study abroad increases and we are excited about the added dimension that these activities and experiences add to the Department.

We’ve added a few alumni highlights to the newsletter from those of you from whom we’ve had news in the past few years.  We would love to hear from more of you.  As we plan for the future, we value your suggestions and input.  We would like to organize an electronic advisory group so if you are interested in participating please let us know of your willingness to participate.

We hope that some of you will be able to join us at Julie Glosson’s home for the Homecoming Party. This is a great opportunity to renew old ties and to connect with the current students.

                                       Best regards,                                                                                    Jean Marie Walls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department Faculty:

Jean Marie Walls (1987): Professor of Language and Department Chair. B.A. and M.A., Mississippi State University; and Ph.D., Louisiana State University.  Additional study: Northwestern University. jwalls@uu.edu

Julie Glosson (1995): Associate Professor Spanish

B.A., Union University; M.A., University of Memphis; Ed.D., University of Memphis. jglosson@uu.edu

Cynthia Powell Jayne (1976): University Professor of Language, Associate Provost for Intercultural and International Studies, Administrative Office of the Provost. B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University; Additional study: Vanderbilt University, University of Kentucky, and the Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication. cjayne@uu.edu

Victoria Malone (1999): Visiting Assistant Professor.  B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.A. Modern European History, M.A. 19th Century French Literature, Northern Illinois University. vmalone@uu.edu

Karen Martin (2003): Assistant Professor of Languages.  B.A., Samford University; B.A., Union University; M.A., The University of Alabama; Doctoral Candidate, Middlebury College. kmartin@uu.edu

Phillip Ryan (1997): Associate Professor of Language and Coordinator of the ESL Program.  B.A., Union University; M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. pryan@uu.edu

Adjuncts:

Barbara Fowler—German

Veronica Kurth—Spanish

Irene Schock— American Sign Language