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Fourth Annual Festival of Spanish Song hosted by SLU Madrid in Granada
"I'm reserving every month of July because I know that every year this will be even better, and I will be there," Teresa Berganza, the world-renowned mezzosoprano affirmed at the close of SLU Madrid's Interpretation of Spanish Song Festival in Granada at the historic Conservatorio Superior "Victoria Eugenia."
From the 12th to the 22nd of July 50 music students from 15 countries participated in the festival courses for song, guitar, piano, and dance, which culminated in the competition for the masters classes with Spain's world-famous diva.
Other distinguished artists include José María Gallardo del Rey, one of Spain's finest classical guitarists, pianists Miguel Zanetti and Jorge Robaina, famed, in part, for their brilliant work as accompanists to performers of the Spanish vocal repertoire, and Juan Miguel Jiménez Miranda, one of Spain's leading flamenco guitarists.
SLU Madrid’s music professor and festival organizer Nan Maro Babakhanian M.A. (Music) commented that this festival is finally providing a pedagogical base for the study of Spanish song, which is absent from the world's great conservatories of music.
SLU Madrid participates in meeting of the Council of European Conferences of Bishops
From June 21st through 24th Carolina Aznar, Ph.D. (Archaeology/Theology) represented the Madrid campus in Rome at the European Meeting of University Professors entitled “A New Humanism for Europe: The Role of Universities.” The event was organized by the Council of European Conferences of Bishops in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, whose signature ga ve origin to the beginning of the European Union. Two thousand participants from all over Europe and other countries re-examined the role of universities in the formation of human beings as well as in the elaboration of cultural processes related to the European identity through keynote lectures and 47 academic sessions. Dr. Aznar presented a paper on “Archaeology and the study of the cultural and historical background of Jesus.”
Two of the highest moments of the Meeting were the Eucharistic celebration at Saint Peter’s Basilica presided by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, and the Audience with HH Pope Benedict XVI who spoke on the importance of Christianity in the appearance of European humanism and shaping the humanism of the future.
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Exchange Agreement with the Université Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal
We're pleased to announce the signing of an exchange agreement between the Saint Louis University Madrid Campus and the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) of Senegal.
The UCAD is the oldest and the most important institution of higher education in Senegal. The agreement provides for research exchanges to support projects and seminars of mutual interest to faculty members across both institutions.
The first project, a collaborative effort between our Department of Science & Engineering and their Department de Physique (Faculté des Sciences et Technologies), is to construct a field operated Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy LIBS instrument for rapid, in-situ analysis of heavy metals in soil and water with a wide dynamic range of detection and sensitivity adequate for monitoring trace pollutants.
Book Presentation
Mario Ojeda, Ph.D (Political Science) presented his book Lázaro Cárdenas. Iconografía at Casa Lamm in Mexico City on October 2 and at the Palacio de Gobierno in Morelia (Michoacán state, Mexico) on October 4, upon invitation from the publisher, Editorial Turner, and the government of Michoacán.
Outstanding Awards
Anya Zlobina, Ph.D. (Psychology) was awarded the Premio extraordinario de doctorado by the Universidad del País Vasco for her doctoral thesis “Immigration: Acculturation, Identity, and Psychosocial Adaptation of Immigrants in Spain.”
Emilio M. Perez, Ph.D. (Chemistry) received the 2006 IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) Prize for Young Chemists, a prize given for the most outstanding Ph.D. thesis submitted in the previous 12 months in the general area of chemical sciences. The prize was presented by Prof. Bryan Henry, IUPAC's president, at the 44th IUPAC General Assembly 4-12 August 2007 in Torino (Italy).
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Ann McCabe, Ph.D. (English)
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Anne McCabe, Mick O’Donnell, and Whittaker, Rachel, eds. Advances in Language and Education. London: Continuum, 2007.
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Xelo Candel, Ph.D. (Spanish Literature)
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“Los poemas cotidianos de Max Aub.” Anuario Científico de Max Aub, El correo de Euclides. Segorbe: Fundación Max Aub, 2007.
“Max Aub- Ignacio Soldevila Durante. Epistolario (1954-1972).” Anuario Científico de Max Aub, El correo de Euclides. Segorbe: Fundación Max Aub, 2007.
“Max Aub und Vicente Aleixandre: Briefe und Begegnungen.” Aub in Aub. Eds. Buschmann, Albrecht and Ottmar Ette. Potsdam: Trafo Verlag, 2007.
Selected poems in Caminos de la palabra, Colección “Homenajes.” Segorbe: Fundación Max Aub, 2007.
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Raúl Martín, Ph.D. (Geography)
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“Little Ice Age Glacier Advance In the Iberian Mountains: Synthesis and Present Day Knowledge.” Cuaternario & Geomorfología 21.1-2 (2007): 57-86.
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Rafael Cabañas, Ph.D. (Spanish)
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“El comportamiento justiciero de Morales, ‘el caballero andante’ y quijotesco en Un campeón desparejo.” Territorios de la Mancha. Versiones y subversiones cervantinas en la literatura hispanoamericana. Ed. Matías Barchino, Cuenca: Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha, 2007.
“Madrid en la literatura de Ramón.” Ilustración de Madrid 2.4 (2007): 49-54.
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Rafael Cabañas, Ph.D. (Spanish)
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“Cine y literatura en la vanguardia española.” Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. July, 2007.
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Anna Zlobina, Ph.D. (Psychology)
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"Acculturation and Different Strategies Adopted by Immigrants." Congreso Nacional de Psicología Social. Cadiz, Spain. September 2007.
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Ángeles Encinar, Ph.D. (Spanish Literature)
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“Capital de la Gloria: La Guerra civil española en la narrativa de Juan Eduardo Zúñiga.” XVI Congreso de la Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas. Paris. July, 2007.
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Taieb Gasmi, Ph.D. (Physics)
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“LIDAR-DIAL Sensed Ozone and Ethylene Depicting New Dynamic Features and High Degree of Photochemical Coherence.” CLEO/QELS 2007. Baltimore, Maryland. May, 2007.
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John R. Welch, Ph.D. (Philosophy)
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“¿Cómo elegir una teoría?” Colloquium on Logic, Language, and Science. Complutense University. Madrid, Spain. May, 2007.
“Axiological Choice." Third International Conference on Axiology. Universidad de Alcalá, Spain. July, 2007.
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Anne McCabe, Ph.D. (Linguistics)
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“The Language of Study Skills Websites.” 19th European Systemic Functional Linguistics Conference and Workshop. Saarbrücken, Germany. July, 2007.
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Cristina Matute, Ph.D. (Linguistics)
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“El estudio morfosintáctico de la lengua de la Biblia de Alba: un acercamiento a la variación discursiva y dialectal del español en el siglo XV.” XXV Congrès International de Linguistique et Philologie Romane. Innsbruck, Austria. September, 2007.
“Patterns of pronominal variation in the General Estoria of Alfonso X” and “The Sintaxis histórica de la lengua española.” 18th International Conference on Historical Linguistics. Montreal. August, 2007.
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Stefano Battilossi, Ph.D. (Economic History), from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Cameron McCarthy, Ph.D. (Communication), from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Angharad Valdivia, Ph.D. (Communication), from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Stephen Casmier, Ph.D. (English), from Saint Louis University
Rowshita Casmier, Ph.D. (French), from Saint Louis University |
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Susana Cabañero, M.Sc. (Physics) led her PHYS-113 class to the astronomical observatory on Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).
Hector Cebolla, M.A., D.E.A. (Sociology) led the THEO-273 Islam:Religion and Culture and the MLNG-110 Communicating in Arabic classes to Fez, Meknes, Volubilis, Rabat, and Casablanca, Morocco.
Carolina Aznar, Ph.D. (Archaeology, Theology) led her SOC-324 Introduction to World Archaeology class to Alicante, Spain. |
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Professor Jerry Hurley, a dear academic colleague on our campus since 1988, passed away in early September. Jerry served our campus faithfully primarily as an instructor of ESL and English. Those of us who knew him well will always remember his steadfast commitment and loyalty to his faith, family, friends, and profession. As an instructor to hundreds of non-native English speakers on our campus, Jerry's kindness and caring way shone through both in- and outside the classroom – semester after semester, year after year. We always could count on him to help individual students, staff, and faculty with English. Without fail, they would all come away most grateful for Jerry's technique, patience, and absolute sincerity of purpose. We'll all cherish these unique gifts he shared with us for the rest of our lives. |
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