Hispanic Studies Faculty Collaborate in 65th Annual MIFLC

Sponsored by the College of Charleston’s School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs, the 65th Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference (MIFLC) was held in Charleston on October 15-17, 2015.  Hispanic Studies Faculty collaborated in multiple capacities for this event to include organization and presentation.  Dr. Mark Del Mastro served as the 2015 MIFLC President and chaired the Organizing Committee that included Dr. Lola Colomina-Garrigós (Program Director), Professor Devon Hanahan (Internship Director), and Ms. Laura Moses, among other faculty members across the school. Presenting their research were Professors Nadia Avendaño, Emily Beck, Mary Ann Blitt, Edward Chauca, Susan Divine, Elizabeth Martínez-Gibson, Antonio Pérez-Núñez, Marianne Verlinden, Joseph Weyers, Carl Wise, and Allison Zaubi. Chairing academic sessions were Professors Hilary Barnes, Lola Colomina-Garrigós, Daniel Delgado, Susan Divine, Carmen Grace, Elizabeth Martínez-Gibson, Sarah Owens, Silvia Rodríguez Sabater, Joseph Weyers and Carl Wise.  Conference sessions were held at the Charleston Marriott Hotel on Lockwood Boulevard, and the Thursday night reception and Friday night banquet were both held on the College of Charleston campus.