END OF TERM RECAP: Thank you to students, volunteers, colleagues, and partners! ¡Gracias!

We are extremely thankful to all of our students, volunteers, partners, liaisons, and supporters. We couldn’t have made it through without you! Here is a look at some of the amazing work we’ve accomplished together during this virtual term!

1- TRANSLATION PROJECTS

• Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) (Vancouver, Canada)
  • Translation Team Coordinator: Cristina Lee
    • TEAM: Sophie C., Lorantiya F., Aidan L., Michael C., Daniela G., Julia M., Hannah E., Hannah P.
• Fundación Ratón de Biblioteca (Medellin, Colombia)
  • SPAN 302 Translation Team Coordinator: Gabriela Lopez Gonzalez
    • TEAM: Gabriela C. A., Dylan M., Enikoe S., Eitan F., Katie M., Lena S., Meg L., Mirabelle M., Coral S., Sana A., Mela B., Vladimir C., Ida K.

For full bios, please visit: Translation Team

2- COMMUNITY LIBRARIES REPORT (LOCAL & GLOBAL RESEARCH)

• SPAN 302  students
  • Sana A., Gabriela L. G., Katie M., Dylan M.
  •  Mela B., Vladimir C., Meg L., Coral S. M.
  • Gabriela C. A., Ida K., Lena S., L. T.
  • Eitan F., Mirabelle M., Enikoe S.

3- TALLERES VIRTUALES (SYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS)

• SPAN 302 students: English-Spanish class facilitators
  • Mirabelle M. & Lena S.
  • Enikoe S. & Eitan F.
  • Dylan M. & Katie M.
  • Sana A. & Coral S.
• Ratón de Biblioteca:
  • Vicky & Nevir, co-facilitators
  • Sandra Zuluaga Sanchez & Yamili Ocampo Molina, co-organizers
• Dr. María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo, community liaison
• Lorenia Salgado-Leos, student & community liaison, project assistant

For more information, please visit: Talleres Virtuales Update

4- FUNDRAISER 

Special thanks to:

• Co-organizers: SPAN 302 students
  • Mela Blau, Coral Stewart-Hillier and L. T.
•  ¡GRACIAS DONORS! You helped us reach, and surpass, our fundraising goal of $3,500!

For more information, please visit: Fundraiser Update

5- ONLINE SCREENING EVENT & PANEL DISCUSSION

Special thanks to:

• Film producer Jaime Guerrero and Rara Colectivo Audiovisual, for facilitating the screening of Days of the Whale
• Alessandra Santos and Jon Beasley-Murray, panelists
• Maria Adelaida Escobar Trujillo, moderator and liaison
• María Julieta Cordero, event translator
• Celine Diaz, communications coordinator
• Michael Ferrazzi, event co-administrator
• Lorenia Salgado-Leos, event co-organizer
• Our co-sponsors, the French, Hispanic & Italian Studies Department (FHIS) and the Latin American Studies (LAS) program

For more information, please visit: Event Recap

PARTNERS, LIAISONS, SUPPORTERS

Special thanks to:

• Fundación Ratón de Biblioteca (Medellin, Colombia), Partner Organization
  • Sandra Zuluaga Sánchez
  • Yamili Ocampo Molina

• French, Hispanic & Italian Studies Department (FHIS)
  • Dr. Joël Castonguay-Bélanger, Associate Professor of French, Department Head
  • Jon Beasley-Murray, Associate Head of Hispanic Studies, Associate Professor of Spanish
  • Alessandra Santos, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Chair of the Latin American Studies Program
  • Lorenia Salgado-Leos, PhD Candidate, SfC Communications & Blog Administrator, Projects Coordinator, Student/Community Liaison
  • Min Ji Kang, FHIS Student Programs Coordinator
  • Celine Diaz, FHIS Communications Coordinator
  • Michael Ferrazzi, FHIS Administrator
• Student Liaisons
  • Lorantiya Fernando-Geekiyanage, Student Liaison, Collingwood Neighbourhood House