Spanish Students Earn Global Seal of Biliteracy
Jada Chvilicek, Mason Cymbor, and Veronica Duran-Paramo (Spanish Education Certification, ‘25) have been awarded the Global Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish.
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- English, BA (includes specializations in Literature & Culture, Writing Studies, New Media Literacy, and English Education)
- English Minor
- ESL Certificate
- Secondary English Education Teaching Certificate
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- Spanish, BA
- Spanish, BA, with Spanish Education PK–12 Certificate (includes information on earning the Global Seal of Biliteracy)
- Spanish Minor
- Spanish for Safety Sciences Certificate
- Foreign Language Certificate in Spanish
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Annual Foreign Language Teaching Conference, Presented by Department of Language, Literature and Writing
The Department of Language, Literature and Writing held the annual IUP Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching on Friday, April 25, 2025.
- Dr. Christina Huhn
- 09 May 2025
Appalachian Professional Language Educators’ Society Hosts Annual Festival
On Saturday, March 29, 2025, the Appalachian Professional Language Educators’ Society (APPLES) hosted its annual Foreign Language Festival on the IUP campus. Approximately 160 foreign language students from local area high schools participated.
- 09 May 2025
Sigma Delta Pi Induction Ceremony
IUP’s Iota Mu Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Honor Society, celebrated its fifty-second initiation ceremony on Friday, May 2, 2025.
- 06 May 2025
Vetter Publishes Article on Dystopian Media Coverage of OpenAI’s ChatGPT
Matt Vetter (Language, Literature, and Writing), with co-authors Brent Lucia and Varshil Patel, published “The Dystopian Imaginaries of ChatGPT: A Designed Cycle of Fear” in Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. The article offers a critical analysis of dystopian narratives that emerged as a response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
- 22 April 2025
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