Florida Atlantic Universtiy

 

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Department of Languages and Linguistics
(561) 297-3860
Fax (561) 297-2657

 
   
The Department of Languages and Linguistics at Florida Atlantic University has steadily evolved over the years
into a greater multi-lingual academic unit and now offers undergraduate degrees in French, German, Italian,
Spanish, and Linguistics. In addition, the department has also developed its graduate programs, with the Master
of Arts degree now being offered in French, German, Spanish, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature (Italian is also
an option as one of the two required concentrations). Indeed, just from Spring 2004, enrollments have
increased significantly. These are signs for a prosperous and thriving future for Languages and Linguistics

at Florida Atlantic University.

We find ourselves, therefore, at that point when - while we will surely continue to grow -outside sponsorship
of extra-curricular, extra-mural, and/or scholarship support for our students to study both here and abroad would
prove most significant in keeping non-English Language and Linguistics Studies on an unprecedented growth
pattern.
The notion of cultural patronage has been around for centuries, as we all know. Indeed, the two centuries
that constitute what we now know as the Italian Renaissance, for instance, would not have produced the social,
philosophical, scientific, and artistic works we all cherish, and in some cases from which we all benefit, today,
were it not for the likes of, for example, the Medici family in Florence or the D'Este family in Ferrara. Indeed, our own
College of Arts and Letters has benefited greatly from the philanthropic largesse of the Schmidt family, as the
home college name indicates.
  To this end, then, we offer the following four proposals as possibilities for consideration of
support according to your philanthropic policies:
 
 
  • Study-abroad scholarships for majors and/or minors
  • Weekend Conference on topics relating to French, German,
    Italian, Spanish, and/or Linguistics
  • Visiting Professorships
  • Lecture series and book publication
We are, of course, always ready to discuss this and any other activity you may have in mind for mutual cooperation.
Please feel free to contact me for further information or to visit us at any time; our office is open from
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
   
Myriam Swennen Ruthenberg
Associate Professor of Italian and Chair
 

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