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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/
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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

Sigma Delta Pi is pleased to feature its partner, The Pulsera Project (https://www.pulseraproject.org/),
in a remote Zoom event to commemorate the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society’s 105^th birthday on
Thursday, November 14 at 4:30pm.

Learn about The Pulsera Project, its mission, its partnership with Sigma Delta Pi,
and how your local chapter can become directly involved with pulseras.

To register:

https://cofc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvc-2qrT0qHNT-xpR6U_6VeTDat1KAvAeV

Call for Student Papers

for Sigma Delta Pi’s 13^th Annual “Best Practices” Session
at the 107^th Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
Panama City, Panama
June 26-June 29, 2025

Student Members of active Sigma Delta Pi chapters are invited to submit a proposal for a 15-minute presentation on your chapter’s “best practices” that focus on Sigma Delta Pi activities at your local institution.  We strongly encourage proposals from current student members/officers who are actively involved in initiating, organizing, executing, and/or participating in Sigma Delta Pi activities at their institutions.  Members who have already graduated at the time of application may not apply.

By Monday, September 23, 2024, please e-mail the following to delmastromp@cofc.edu:

1) your full name
2) name of your Sigma Delta Pi chapter and college/university
3) name of your chapter adviser
4) title of your proposed presentation
5) summary of your proposed presentation (no longer than 150 words)

Final decisions will be communicated in October 2024. 

Each student whose paper is selected for presentation will receive a $300 travel stipend plus paid conference registration (early bird rate) courtesy of Sigma Delta Pi and complimentary student membership in AATSP, courtesy of the AATSP.  However, the same student is expected to secure travel-related funding for all remaining expenses through their college/university, either via the academic departments, the dean’s or provost’s office, the office of student activities, or other institutional sources.   Colleges/universities often provide funding for students presenting at conferences.  Your chapter adviser can assist you with exploring these funding options.  Sigma Delta Pi is unable to provide monetary support beyond the $300 travel stipend and conference registration (early bird rate) per selected student.

For information on the AATSP conference in summer 2025, please visit the website: www.aatsp.org.

Any questions should be directed to delmastromp@cofc.edu

Consult Sigma Delta Pi’s calendar for activities and deadlines: https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-calendar/

For the 85^th consecutive year, Sigma Delta Pi is pleased to publish Entre Nosotros. This summer 2024 issue continues an annual tradition that began in March 1939 with our inaugural publication.

Entre Nosotros – Edición de Verano 2024

For the 84^th consecutive year, Sigma Delta Pi is pleased to publish Entre Nosotros.
This summer 2023 issue continues an annual tradition that began in March 1939 with our inaugural publication.