When it comes to attracting students to the Languages and Cultures for Professions program (LCP), there’s nothing like a personal testimonial from an alum. As a successful LCP graduate who also lives in Ames, Jesse Leonard (‘14 mechanical engineering, German) has returned to campus several times over the years to give just that at workshops and information … Continue reading Jesse Leonard: Engineering as a Global Career
Associate professor of Spanish Charles Nagle provides this account of our he and three other members of our WLC faculty–Chad Gasta, Jennifer Musgrove, and Megan Myers–fared recently at the 5th International Symposium on Language for Specific Purposes. When Chad, Megan, Jennifer, and I attended the 5th International Symposium on Language for Specific Purposes at … Continue reading WLC Shines at International Symposium
For the past four years, the Department of World Languages and Cultures has had the opportunity to have Student Ambassadors. These students are some of the best in our department- representing various programs, interests and experiences. This Fall, all of our ambassadors are as outstanding as usual, and we got the opportunity to sit down … Continue reading Joi Latson: Impacted by GLOBE
Want to know more about LCP and its History? We talked with Prof. Mark Rectanus and Prof. Chad M. Gasta, the two founding Directors of the LCP Program: Q: When did this program start? Rectanus: “The LCP program began in 2002 when the Department of World Languages and Cultures (formerly the Department of Foreign Languages … Continue reading LCP’s History: A Conversation With The Founding Directors
by Mark Rectanus, Professor of German and LCP Co-Director In February 2016 I was invited to participate in a panel at a workshop on “Educating Citizens for a Globalized World,” sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ISU. I would like to share some of my thoughts from the workshop and “lessons … Continue reading Educating Global Citizens: Technology, Globalization, and Culture
All of LCP students study or intern abroad. Some of our LCP students do so in multiple languages. Meet recent graduate, Rob Hanson, and hear about his experiences on campus and abroad.
Our LCP students are a diverse bunch of people. Get to know one of them: Will Rosenberg.
by Dr. William Carter On April 3rd, the Department hosted its first annual WLC Showcase and Career Day Panels. The WLC Showcase took place on the third floor of Pearson Hall between 11:30 and 1:00 and highlighted the American Sign Language club, ISU Career Services, language clubs, the Language Studies Resource Center (LSRC), Study Abroad, … Continue reading 2014 WLC Showcase and Career Day Panels
Shown from left to right: Sebastien Feve, Kevin Ehrecke, Jim Oliver, Rob Hanson, Mark Rectanus, Shannon Miner, Chad Gasta and Mark Looney at “Preparing Tomorrow’s Global Engineer,” March 3rd, 2014. _____________________________________________________ by Stacey Weber-Feve On Monday, March 3rd, 2014, WLC faculty members Mark Looney, Mark Rectanus, Chad Gasta, and Stacey Weber-Fève participated in an evening … Continue reading WLC Helps Prepare Culturally Competent Professionals for Today’s Global Engineering World