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Dear chapter advisors and members of Sigma Delta Pi,

As we enter a new semester and a new year, I wish to express my appreciation for your support of our beloved Society throughout the past year.  Thanks to the dedication of so many, 2025 proved to be a particularly productive year for Sigma Delta Pi.  A few of the highlights include:

• The celebration of our first poetry plenary session, co-sponsored with the AATSP at its annual conference in Panama last June
• The inaugural session of “Transformative Spanish Language Programs: Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow,” a collaboration with the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española, at the AATSP conference
• Sigma Delta Pi’s Triennial Convention in Panama, with 9 chapters awarded the Premio Octavio Paz for having maintained the status of “Capítulos de Honor y Mérito” for the entire triennium
• A virtual celebration of the “Día de Sigma Delta” on May 1, featuring a very distinguished guest, Dr. María Carreira, Executive Director of the AATSP
• Sigma Delta Pi’s first celebration of National Poetry Day in October, which brought together the Latin American poets who participated in our plenary session at the AATSP conference to share their poetry and inspiration
• A virtual event in November co-sponsored with Albatros Ediciones and featuring a presentation by Dr. Charles Moore, recipient of the 2025 Albatros Award, to commemorate the foundation of our society 106 years ago
• A very successful annual grant program with numerous scholarships awarded for undergraduate internships and summer study abroad, as well as graduate-level research grants.

This new year promises to provide many new benefits and opportunities for our chapters and members.  Particularly exciting is the recent announcement of Sigma Delta Pi’s partnership with Conversifi, an immersive language-learning platform that facilitates one-on-one video conversations with native speakers.  We are also pleased to offer to all active chapters free online access to the recently published resource manual:  Transformative Spanish Language Programs:  Preparing the Workforce for Tomorrow, a collaborative project with the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española. 

Finally, we look forward to receiving many applications from student members for the 2026 Undergraduate Internship and Study Abroad Awards Programs, as well as the Graduate Research Grant Program.  Deadlines are rapidly approaching, so please check our website at www.sigmadeltapi.org for details.

Warm wishes for a wonderful spring semester!

Lucy

Dr. Lucy F. Lee
National President, Sigma Delta Pi

Join Sigma Delta Pi in Orlando, FL for our multiple sponsored and co-sponsored events, including our annual members/guest-only reception at the 108^th AATSP Annual Conference  on July 8-11, 2026. (specific event days and times TBA)

AATSP early bird conference registration ends December 31, 2025.
AATSP conference proposal submissions accepted through February 22, 2026:
https://www.aatsp.org/page/2026Conference

Stay tuned for other upcoming events that are virtual and open to all Sigma Delta Pi members and guests.

See our national calendar for updated programming:
 https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-calendar/

November 14, 2025 marks Sigma Delta Pi’s
106^th Birthday

Mark your calendars for Friday, November 14 at 4:30pm (EDT) for the next virtual event co-sponsored by Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones and featuring a presentation by
Dr. Charles Moore, the 2025 recipient of the Albatros Award for his upcoming book:

El legado de la amistad petrarquista en la poesía hispanoamericana.

Dr. Charles Moore, Gardner-Webb University

Free registration for this event at:

 https://cofc.zoom.us/meeting/register/fiKG_S74QQGLaBzDszinkA

Sigma Delta Pi is pleased to co-organize with Albatros Ediciones virtual academic panels of our members (active student, honorary and/or chapter advisers), and hereby requests panel proposals for consideration. Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones may host a maximum of two (2) virtual panels per academic year, and proposals must be sent to sdpnational@gmail.com as MS Word attachment to include:

• Full name of person proposing the virtual panel (must be a confirmed member of Sigma Delta Pi)
• Title of proposed panel and detailed description
• Full names and institutional affiliations of organizer(s) and proposed panelists
• Confirmation of Sigma Delta Pi membership of participants; organizers/proposers MUST be members of Sigma Delta Pi
• Titles and brief description of each presentation

Parameters:

• No more than 10 panelists per event with presentations of no more than 10 minutes each
• Accepted panels will be scheduled during an evening or weekend within 12 months of acceptance and in coordination with the organizers/proposers
• All organizers and panelists must commit to participating in the event
• Scheduling will be done in coordination with Sigma Delta Pi’s Executive Committee and Albatros Ediciones
• Proposals will be accepted on a rolling bases (no deadlines) and will be evaluated by the Executive Committee and Albatros Ediciones, which reserve the right to decline any proposal

Questions and proposals:

e-mail to sdpnational@gmail.com.

Interested in proposing a manuscript for publication with Albatros Ediciones

Contact: https://www.albatrosediciones.com/contacto.php

For Sigma Delta Pi’s previously recorded “conferencias virtuales”:

September 10, 2022: https://youtu.be/d3KKLGut92Q
September 11, 2021: https://youtu.be/PDlgqUwNeAA

Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, and the AATSP, the American Association of Spanish and Portuguese, announce their 15^th annual

Mario Vargas Llosa Award

https://sigmadeltapi.org/blog/awards/premio-mario-vargas-llosa/
(copy and paste url in browser if link malfunctions)

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” (https://sigmadeltapi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-sdp-aatsp-premiomariovargasllosa-nom-form.doc) and all specified supporting materials must be submitted via e-mail by April 15, 2025.  Incomplete nominations will be disqualified.

Selection of the 2025 award will be made by a committee comprising leaders from both Sigma Delta Pi and the AATSP with Sigma Delta Pi’s Executive Director serving as chair.

Nominees will be selected on academic achievement in all upper-division Spanish courses completed and extra-curricular involvement as related to Spanish.

Sigma Delta Pi will provide the 2025 Mario Vargas Llosa Award recipient the most recent issue of the María Moliner Diccionario de uso de español and one of Vargas Llosa’s novels; the AATSP will provide complimentary conference registration, and organize and host the award venue at its 2025 conference in Panama City, Panama.  Vista Higher Learning and the AATSP will provide a travel stipend to defer costs related to attending the conference. The awardee will be announced prior to the AATSP Conference.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: April 15, 2025