University of Dubuque Spanish Minor

We are proud of all our Spanish minors, including nursing major Rachel Trader, who graduates this weekend and will be going on to work at the Mayo Clinic: https://www.dbq.edu/NewsEvents/News/Celebrating-the-Class-of-2022-Rachel-Trader.cfm?fbclid=IwAR0dbSSbv55EatStRp09HIj0f4w5JvAirX_uaB1r1JCOP-zmhLNll3PtvcU

News DUBUQUE, Iowa - As the University of Dubuque prepares to celebrate the academic accomplishments of around 400 undergraduate, graduate, and seminary students at two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, April 30, 2022, we are honored to share some of their stories.

What can you do with a Spanish minor? How about serving an organization that helps immigrants learn English and study for the US Citizenship test? The Presentation Lantern Center is hiring a full-time education director: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0fFSqop21EBEyun8b5qoC2nHA6sViybMBtZOGkMJCwAcC6Q/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&fbclid=IwAR0sJxt1gcy7hJofVcuqz1syuX_g5ao01BHd18I3JpRXFTodcvd0ZocmGic

A job opportunity in Iowa for people who speak Spanish: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/iowa/jobs/3374359-0/workforce-advisor-career-planner

Interested in the Spanish minor at UD? Please contact Dr. J. Pitas (jpitas[at]dbq.edu) for more information about our program!

Students in Spanish 412 (Literature and Culture of the Spanish-Speaking World) did poster presentations on different literary time periods, from pre-Colombian America and the Spanish Middle Ages to the present day. They're not in chronological order, and a few periods are missing - but it was a fruitful project nonetheless. Check out their work!

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Taco tasting next week at University of Dubuque. Come one, come all.

Learn Spanish with Sparty this summer! The University of Dubuque is offering summer Spanish classes for all interested students, including ones from other colleges and local high schools. Please spread the word! These classes are six credit intensive beginner and intermediate level courses.

Interesting in learning about the current humanitarian crisis in Venezuela from two people who know the history all too well? Join us for a brown-bag discussion on March 4.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2017/04/11/mexicans-didnt-immigrate-to-america-weve-always-been-here/

Mexicans Didn't Immigrate To America -- We've Always Been Here BY PEDRO GARZA -- Mexicans did not immigrate to the United States. We lived on U.S. land before it was U.S. land. And we're not going away.

Today is the day: Tri-College Latinx Night at the Smokestack, 62 East 7th Street, downtown Dubuque. There will be food, music, and fun at this alcohol-free event.

Remember: free Latin dance classes tomorrow, Wed., Sept. 19 in the Babka black box theatre at 2:30 p.m.!!

We also have a tri-college Latinx party coming up on Sept. 20 at the Smokestack. Join students from Loras and Clarke for this fun event!