Category: Partners

Exclusive new benefit for Sigma Delta Pi and SHLE chapters

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Partners
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Sigma Delta Pi is proud to announce a new partnership that brings real value to our active chapters.

Conversifi, an immersive language-learning platform, is offering institutions with active Sigma Delta Pi and SHLE chapters an exclusive “double 20%” discount — that is, 20% off your first semester, plus a second 20% off when you grow with Conversifi by adding new colleagues.

This collaboration supports Sigma Delta Pi’s mission to foster an understanding, appreciation and respect for the peoples, cultures and societies of the Spanish-speaking world. Through authentic, one-on-one video conversations with native speakers, Conversifi helps Spanish learners build real cultural and linguistic confidence.  

With more than 240 ready-to-use modules and friendly coaches, Conversifi makes it easy for you to integrate meaningful Spanish conversation into your curriculum — at the right level, on the right topics, and always in a supportive environment.

Click here to learn more and schedule a demo with the Conversifi team. 

Sigma Delta Pi and the Pulsera Project: Custom Pulseras Available for Chapters

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Partners, Pulsera Project

Through a partnership with the Pulsera Project, custom Sigma Delta Pi pulseras are now available for chapters directly from Sigma Delta Pi’s national office:
https://sigmadeltapi.org/product/sdp06_pulsera/ (copy and paste url in browser)

These beautiful, uniquely designed pulseras are hand-crafted by Central American artists employed by The Pulsera Project with the goals of creating meaningful fair trade jobs and supporting communities. Sigma Delta Pi is proud to support The Pulsera Project and their employed artisans through this invaluable partnership. With the purchase of your own Sigma Delta Pi pulsera, you will assist the Pulsera Project with their important mission.

For more on the Pulsera Project, and how your chapter might become directly involved with a pulsera sale through the Pulsera Project, please visit www.pulseraproject.org.

Sigma Delta Pi and the Pulsera Project: Custom Pulseras Available for Chapters

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Partners, Pulsera Project

Through a partnership with the Pulsera Project, custom Sigma Delta Pi pulseras are now available for chapters directly from Sigma Delta Pi’s national office:
https://sigmadeltapi.org/product/sdp06_pulsera/ (copy and paste url in browser)

These beautiful, uniquely designed pulseras are hand-crafted by Central American artists employed by The Pulsera Project with the goals of creating meaningful fair trade jobs and supporting communities. Sigma Delta Pi is proud to support The Pulsera Project and their employed artisans through this invaluable partnership. With the purchase of your own Sigma Delta Pi pulsera, you will assist the Pulsera Project with their important mission.

For more on the Pulsera Project, and how your chapter might become directly involved with a pulsera sale through the Pulsera Project, please visit www.pulseraproject.org.

Sigma Delta Pi and the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain: NALCAP Awardees 2023 

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Awards, Embassy of Spain, NALCAP, Partners

Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society,
initiated a new partnership with the Embassy of Spain’s Education Office earlier this year
to offer priority consideration to Sigma Delta Pi members who are eligible and apply for NALCAP, the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program. 

We are pleased to announce that the following Sigma Delta Pi members accepted NALCAP awards in 2023: 

Logan Bellos, Coastal Carolina University

Abigail Coulter, Wheaton College

Gabrielle Fournier, William Jewell College

Katherine McCann, Furman University

Lizzie Elizabeth Cahill Robinson, Furman University

Xzavea Wommack-Johnson, High Point University

Chloe Holmes, Illinois State University

Drew Burningham, Illinois State University

Gage Peek, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Jacob Rude, The College of Idaho

Pierce Haley, Colgate University

Sigma Delta Pi Partners with Education Office of the Embassy of Spain: Priority Consideration for Sigma Delta Pi Members Applying for NALCAP

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Embassy of Spain’s Education Office, Partners

Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society,
is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Embassy of Spain’s Education Office
to offer priority consideration to Sigma Delta Pi members who are eligible and apply for NALCAP,
the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program.

Please visit https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/eeuu/convocatorias-programas/convocatorias-eeuu/nalcap.html for program eligibility and further details. 

Application period: February 9, 2023 @ 12:00am to April 4, 2023 @ 11:50pm local Madrid, Spain time.

For priority consideration, active Sigma Delta Pi members must include with their NALCAP applications a signed letter from their faculty chapter adviser that verifies the applicant is a Sigma Delta Pi member and that the applicant’s chapter is active and in good standing.

Sigma Delta Pi Announces its Inaugural Premio Albatros: New Publication Subvention Award for Active Advisers

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Albatros Ediciones, Partners, Publication Subvention

The Premio Albatros includes a $1,500 subvention that may be granted yearly for one Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser whose manuscript is accepted and published
by Albatros Ediciones.

Eligibility requirements:

  • A Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser who is a faculty member of Spanish and who has conducted at least one initiation ceremony of new Sigma Delta Pi members within the past two years from the submission of their manuscript proposal to Albatros Ediciones
  • The candidate must be the current chapter adviser at their institution when they submit their proposal for consideration to Albatros Ediciones
  • The candidate’s manuscript must be accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones (at the time) while they are still the active Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser at their institution
  • Once their manuscript is accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones, the candidate must send a copy of that acceptance to delmastromp@cofc.edu to be considered for this award
  • The candidate whose manuscript is accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones agrees to publish their work with Albatros Ediciones AND submits their final work to Albatros Ediciones as contractually agreed 
  • Submitted manuscripts should be complete and range between 300-350 pages, or approximately 125,000 words.

Not eligible: 

  • Past chapter advisers
  • Chapter members who are NOT active chapter advisers
  • Members of Sigma Delta Pi’s national Executive Council
  • Chapter advisers whose work will be published by any publisher besides Albatros Ediciones

Additional program details and conditions:

  • The recipient of the Premio Albatros will be selected by Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones among all qualified candidates whose proposals have been accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones.  
  • The $1500 subvention (which represents 50% of the total subvention required for publication after acceptance) would be issued directly to Albatros Ediciones after confirmation of receipt of the final manuscript for publication.
  • Only manuscripts published with Albatros Ediciones are eligible.
  • The recipient of the Premio Albatros will receive an award plaque with a press release issued to their home institution.
  • The awardee must also agree to make a presentation on their manuscript in an international, virtual event co-organized by Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones.
  • Only one Premio Albatros per academic year (July 1-June 30) may be granted.

For submission guidelines for completed manuscripts, please contact Albatros Ediciones:
 https://www.albatrosediciones.com/contacto.php

Sigma Delta Pi Announces its Inaugural Premio Albatros: New Publication Subvention Award for Active Advisers

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Albatros Ediciones, Partners, Publication Subvention

The Premio Albatros includes a $1,500 subvention that may be granted yearly for one Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser whose manuscript is accepted and published
by Albatros Ediciones.

Eligibility requirements:

·  a Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser who is a faculty member of Spanish and who has conducted at least one initiation ceremony of new Sigma Delta Pi members within the past two years from the submission of their manuscript proposal to Albatros Ediciones

·  the candidate must be the current chapter adviser at their institution when they submit their proposal for consideration to Albatros Ediciones

·  the candidate’s manuscript must be accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones (at the time) while they are still the active Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser at their institution

·  the candidate whose manuscript is accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones agrees to publish their work with Albatros Ediciones AND submits their final work to Albatros Ediciones as contractually agreed 

·  submitted manuscripts should be complete and range between 300-350 pages, or approximately 125,000 words.

Not eligible: 

·  past chapter advisers

·  chapter members who are NOT active chapter advisers

·  members of Sigma Delta Pi’s national Executive Council

·  chapter advisers whose work will be published by any publisher besides Albatros Ediciones

Additional program details and conditions:

·  The recipient of the Premio Albatros will be selected by Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones among all qualified candidates whose proposals have been accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones.  

·  The $1500 subvention (which represents 50% of the total subvention required for publication after acceptance) would be issued directly to Albatros Ediciones after confirmation of receipt of the final manuscript for publication.

·  Only manuscripts published with Albatros Ediciones are eligible.

·  The recipient of the Premio Albatros will receive an award plaque with a press release issued to their home institution.

·  The awardee must also agree to make a presentation on their manuscript in an international, virtual event co-organized by Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones.

·  Only one Premio Albatros per academic year (July 1-June 30) may be granted.

For submission guidelines for completed manuscripts, please contact Albatros Ediciones:
 https://www.albatrosediciones.com/contacto.php

Sigma Delta Pi Announces its Inaugural Premio Albatros: New Publication Subvention Award for Active Advisers

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Albatros Ediciones, Partners, Publication Subvention

The Premio Albatros includes a $1,500 subvention that may be granted yearly for one Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser whose manuscript is accepted and published
by Albatros Ediciones.

Eligibility requirements:

·  a Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser who is a faculty member of Spanish and who has conducted at least one initiation ceremony of new Sigma Delta Pi members within the past two years from the submission of their manuscript proposal to Albatros Ediciones

·  the candidate must be the current chapter adviser at their institution when they submit their proposal for consideration to Albatros Ediciones

·  the candidate’s manuscript must be accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones (at the time) while they are still the active Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser at their institution

·  the candidate whose manuscript is accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones agrees to publish their work with Albatros Ediciones AND submits their final work to Albatros Ediciones as contractually agreed 

·  submitted manuscripts should be complete and range between 300-350 pages, or approximately 125,000 words.

Not eligible: 

·  past chapter advisers

·  chapter members who are NOT active chapter advisers

·  members of Sigma Delta Pi’s national Executive Council

·  chapter advisers whose work will be published by any publisher besides Albatros Ediciones

Additional program details and conditions:

·  The recipient of the Premio Albatros will be selected by Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones among all qualified candidates whose proposals have been accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones.  

·  The $1500 subvention (which represents 50% of the total subvention required for publication after acceptance) would be issued directly to Albatros Ediciones after confirmation of receipt of the final manuscript for publication.

·  Only manuscripts published with Albatros Ediciones are eligible.

·  The recipient of the Premio Albatros will receive an award plaque with a press release issued to their home institution.

·  The awardee must also agree to make a presentation on their manuscript in an international, virtual event co-organized by Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones.

·  Only one Premio Albatros per academic year (July 1-June 30) may be granted.

For submission guidelines for completed manuscripts, please contact Albatros Ediciones:
 https://www.albatrosediciones.com/contacto.php