December 22nd, 2011
Inge Baird, assistant professor of German and Spanish at Anderson University, recently found a new way to exercise her multilingual talents. Fluent in German, Portuguese, and Spanish, Baird was interested in finding ways to interpret outside of the classroom. She discovered Bridging the Gap, a cross-cultural healthcare program. In one week, Baird completed the course and received a certification in medical interpreting.
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Posted in Academics, App, Foreign Language, News, Spanish
March 17th, 2011
“I could be a translator, work with immigrants in the U.S., or work for a study abroad program,” said Gretchen Livingston, a sophomore at Anderson University majoring in Spanish, French, and international education. Her passion for foreign language and culture places her in the company of some of AU’s most gifted foreign language students.
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Posted in Academics, App, Foreign Language, French, News, Spanish
December 10th, 2010
For some faculty and staff members at Anderson University, catching up with beloved family members is as simple as walking to the next office. Traditionally, AU has played host to generations of family members. The experience of some individuals at AU impacts their life in a way that influences family members to follow suit as students or staff members. Currently, AU employs three pairs of brothers who work in various departments on campus.
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May 18th, 2010
Anderson University recently hosted a group of Latino high school students from Anderson Community Schools for a hands-on experiment in civic engagement and effective communication.
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Posted in Academics, Education, Foreign Language, News, Spanish
April 26th, 2010
“Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere,” said Caleb Fietcher, “right behind Haiti.”
Fiechter, a senior at Anderson University, recently returned to Indiana after studying abroad six months in impoverished Nicaragua, located in Central America. Average temperatures of 95 degrees during the cooler, rainy season became normal for this Bluffton, Ind., native.
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Posted in Academics, English, Foreign Language, International Education, News, Spanish
February 15th, 2010
At first glance, her morning looks just like any other for the past decade. She gets up, eats breakfast, and catches the bus to school before 8 a.m. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see one major difference: she is no longer the student; she’s the teacher.
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Posted in Academics, Education, Foreign Language, News, Spanish
January 14th, 2010
Anderson University student Rousseau Luzincourt spent Wednesday in turmoil, trying to find news about his sister living in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He scoured news and Internet accounts, trying to see if he could recognize neighborhoods devastated by Tuesday’s earthquake.
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Posted in Academics, Alumni, Communications Arts, Education, Foreign Language, News, Spanish, Student Life
December 14th, 2009
Anderson University (Anderson, Indiana) announced today that it has joined as a founding member the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), a nationwide campus-supported network whose purpose is to expand and extend the intellectual and theological exploration of vocation on campuses. NetVUE is a new initiative of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), a national association of more than 600 independent, liberal arts colleges and universities.
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August 21st, 2009
Journalism. Computer Programming. Missions. All different career fields but each is utilized in diverse ways at the non-for-profit organization Word Made Flesh.
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Posted in Academics, Alumni, Communications Arts, Family Science, Foreign Language, News, Sociology Department, Spanish
April 30th, 2009
Senior Carrie Thomas, a language arts education and international education major from Plainfield, Ind., has been awarded Anderson University’s first Fulbright Scholarship.
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