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Sigma Delta Pi & AATSP: Recipient of the 13th Annual Mario Vargas Llosa Award

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Anna Schmieding,
Winner of the 2023 
Mario Vargas Llosa Award

Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, and the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) are pleased to announce that Anna Schmieding of Texas Tech University is the recipient of the 13th annual Mario Vargas Llosa Award, granted yearly to one undergraduate Spanish major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in all upper-division courses completed and exemplary involvement in extra-curricular activities as related to Spanish. Ms. Schmieding will be recognized formally at the 105th Annual Conference of the AATSP in Salamanca, Spain, during the AATSP’s Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Congratulations to Anna Lee for this exceptional honor.

“Día de Sigma Delta Pi”: HOY, Lunes, 1 de Mayo de 2023

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“Día de Sigma Delta Pi”:
Lunes, 1 de Mayo de 2023

Miriam Burt, socia fundadora de Sigma Delta Pi.

To commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Society’s first formal induction ceremony on Saturday, May 1, 1920 at founding member Miriam Burt’s home on 1629 Walnut Street in Berkeley, CA,
the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society will hold its 4th annual
“Día de Sigma Delta Pi” on 

Monday, May 1, 2023 at 4:00pm Eastern Time

with a virtual workshop for all newly elected, continuing and prospective student chapter leaders/officers; faculty advisers are also encouraged to attend. 

Click here to view the recording.

Upcoming Deadlines

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Sigma Delta Pi’s Upcoming Deadlines

For all important Society events and deadlines, bookmark the Sigma Delta Pi Calendar at https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-calendar/

JUNE 1 DEADLINE

No Deadlines

For Sigma Delta Pi merchandise (also appropriate as special gifts and chapter-based recognitions):

For regular announcements and news:
https://sigmadeltapi.org/blog/

Upcoming Deadlines

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Sigma Delta Pi’s Upcoming Deadlines

For all important Society events and deadlines, bookmark the Sigma Delta Pi Calendar at https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-calendar/

JUNE 1 DEADLINE

No Deadlines

For Sigma Delta Pi merchandise (also appropriate as special gifts and chapter-based recognitions):

For regular announcements and news:
https://sigmadeltapi.org/blog/

Sigma Delta Pi Announces National Awardees (April 2023)

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SDP congratulates the following members for national awards and grants:

Undergraduate Study Abroad Awards ($2,500 each)

https://sigmadeltapi.org/blog/awards/undergraduate-study-abroad-awards/

Molly, Batchelder, Binghamton University: Barcelona, Spain

Christina Collett, Asbury University: San José, Costa Rica

Sydney Jones, Arkansas Tech University: Salamanca, Spain

Kyle McCreary, Marian University: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Danielle Nowe, Indiana Wesleyan University: Seville, Spain

Alanna Olsen, University of Louisiana New Orleans: Valparaiso, Chile

Dialynn Sabin, University of Georgia: Seville, Spain

Isabella Stuzynski, Sainte Anselm College: Mendoza, Argentina

Paige Thing, Eastern Illinois University: Madrid, Spain

Grace Weisel, Ohio University: Toledo, Spain

Undergraduate Internship Grants ($2,000 each)

https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-internship-grants/

Sarah Marie Lynch, Canisius College: Philadelphia, PA

Laura Poetzel, Wheaton College: Bogotá, Colombia

Graduate Research Grants ($2000 each)

https://sigmadeltapi.org/blog/awards/graduate-research-grants/

Mónica Covarrubias Velásquez, Arizona State University: Madrid, Spain

Franco Landa Eukene, University of Miami: Bilbao, Spain

Monserrat García Rodenas, Georgetown University: Madrid, Spain

Saúl Moreno, Florida State University: Tijuana, Mexico

Yeimy Roberto, Florida State University: Pasto, Colombia

“Sigma Delta Pi Day,” Monday, May 1, 2023: Virtual Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders/Officers and Faculty Advisers

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“Día de Sigma Delta Pi”:
Lunes, 1 de Mayo de 2023

Miriam Burt, socia fundadora de Sigma Delta Pi.

To commemorate the anniversary of the Society’s first formal induction ceremony on Saturday, May 1, 1920
at founding member Miriam Burt’s home on 1629 Walnut Street in Berkeley, CA,
the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society will hold its 4th annual
“Día de Sigma Delta Pi” on 

Monday, May 1, 2023 at 4:00pm Eastern Time

with a virtual workshop for all newly elected, continuing and prospective student chapter leaders/officers; faculty advisers are also encouraged to attend. 

Click here to register for this one-hour virtual event.

Sigma Delta Pi, Opportunity for National Student Leadership: Board of Student Advisers (BSA) Deadline for Applications: Monday, April 24

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Please share with your student chapter members:

Sigma Delta Pi’s National Executive Committee invites student members to apply for a seat on our Board of Student Advisers (BSA).  Established in 2016, the BSA provides national leadership opportunities to our undergraduate and graduate student members of Sigma Delta Pi.  For details, please review the BSA charter.

Active student members of Sigma Delta Pi who are interested in becoming members of our Board of Student Advisers should submit to sdpnational@gmail.com the following information by Monday, April 24, 2023:

  1. Statement of interest.
  2. CV (résumé).

The new appointee(s) will join the current members of the BSA (see https://sigmadeltapi.org/contact/board-of-student-advisers/) and work together on various national projects as referenced in the charter.

Vista Higher Learning Supports Sigma Delta Pi for International Events at the AATSP Conference in Salamanca, Spain, June 26-29

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Please join Sigma Delta Pi for its upcoming, international events at the 
105th AATSP Annual Conference,
June 26-29 in Salamanca, Spain:

Inaugural Sigma Delta Pi and AATSP Poetry Recital:
June 26, 12:00-13:20

Best Practices Session and Graduate Research Symposium: TBA

Member & Guest Reception sponsored by
Vista Higher Learning:
June 27,20:00-21:30
RSVP: sdpnational@gmail.com

CHAPTER ADVISER PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Dr. Osvaldo Sandoval-Leon

Dr. Osvaldo Sandoval-Leon, Lambda Xi Chapter Adviser at Colgate University, co-edited with Chrystian Zegarra the volume_Pantera de al historia: violencia en literaturea, performance y medios visuals en Latinoamérica_, which was published in 2022 by the Universidad Autonóma Metropolitana / Editora Nómada.

13th Annual Premio Mario Vargas Llosa: April 15 Nomination Deadline

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DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: April 15, 2023

Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society,
and the AATSP, the American Association of Spanish and Portuguese,
announce their 13th annual

Mario Vargas Llosa Award

granted yearly to one undergraduate Spanish major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in all upper-division courses completed
and exemplary involvement in extra-curricular activities as related to Spanish.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Nominee must be a full-time undergraduate student;
  • Nominee must have completed at least six (6) upper-division courses (post intermediate level) total in Spanish language, literature and culture; at least half of ALL these upper-division courses completed must have earned grades (not “Pass/Fail”)
  • Nominee must be a member of Sigma Delta Pi;
  • Nominator must be a member of the AATSP;
  • The completed “Nomination Form” (download here) and all specified supporting materials must be submitted via e-mail by April 15, 2023.  Incomplete nominations will be disqualified.

Selection of the 2023 award will be made by a committee of leaders from both Sigma Delta Pi and the AATSP, and nominees will be selected on the basis of academic achievement in all upper-division Spanish courses completed and extra-curricular involvement as related to Spanish.

Sigma Delta Pi provides the Mario Vargas Llosa Award recipient with a plaque, the most recent issue of the María Moliner Diccionario de uso del español and one of Vargas Llosa’s novels. The AATSP organizes and hosts the award venue at their annual conference in June. Sigma Delta Pi and the AATSP will provide a travel stipend to defer costs related to attending the conference in Salamanca, Spain. The awardee will be announced prior to the AATSP Conference.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: April 15, 2023