Spanish@UTA

The Spring 2008 Modern Languages Award Ceremony was a fun celebration of academic excellence, it was also a time for community and sharing. After gathering in the Rio Grande Ballroom in the University Center for the actual awards, family, friends and students all gathered in the Language Lab of Trimble Hall for a magnificent spread of food and company. The Department prides itself on being a fun place and nothing shows it better than our award ceremony. One of the highlights of the event was the ceremony speaker, Dr. John Garrigus of the Department of History. Dr. Garrigus gave a short presentation that was widely admired by his audience. It was fun, interesting and inspiring. Dr. Garrigus, who is an award-winning scholar of the Francophone Caribbean (his homesite is here, check it out!), told us all stories of his adventures learning French in Paris, and of his experiences as a traveller, teacher and scholar in Haiti. After his presentation, even professors wanted to study abroad!