The American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs (AAUSC) recently announced the award winners for the 2024 Innovation in Language Program Direction Award. Among two other recipients within the 'Novel Application' category, is the Department of Spanish & Portuguese's very own Giovanni Zimotti, who expressed gratitude to his cohort of collaborators for their contributions.

Phillip Samaniego, a fourth-year marketing and entrepreneurship major with a Spanish minor from West Des Moines, Iowa, is studying this spring on the CIEE Barcelona Business & Culture program.

Anna O’Connor, a second-year majoring in international studies and social work with a Spanish minor from Dubuque, Iowa, is studying this spring on the SIT Argentina Social Movements and Human Rights program.