Sigma Delta Pi and VHL call for chapter nominations for “Student Success Stories”
By Noon (EST) Monday, April 25, 2022, active chapters of Sigma Delta Pi are asked to nominate undergraduate student members, active or recently graduated and regardless of career path, whose successes have been enabled/enhanced by their Spanish language and Hispanic culture education from the college/university.
Please complete one nomination form for each student (chapters may submit multiple nominees for consideration):
Friday,April 22, 2022 @ University of Kentucky Sigma Delta Pi Informative Session (face-to-face only): 9:00am-12:00pm, Gatton Student Center, Rm 350C Sigma Delta Pi Reception sponsored by Vista Higher Learning: 6:00-8:00pm, Hilton Lexington, Magnolia Room
Sigma Delta Pi and VHL call for chapter nominations for “Student Success Stories”
By Noon (EST) Monday, April 25, 2022, active chapters of Sigma Delta Pi are asked to nominate undergraduate student members, active or recently graduated and regardless of career path, whose successes have been enabled/enhanced by their Spanish language and Hispanic culture education from the college/university.
Please complete one nomination form for each student (chapters may submit multiple nominees for consideration):
Please join Sigma Delta Pi for its upcoming, national events in April, May and July:
Face-to-Face:
Sigma Delta Pi Informative Session and Reception at the Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference in Lexington, Kentucky: Friday,April 22, 2022 Informative Session (face-to-face only): 9:00am-12:00pm, Gatton Student Center, Rm 350C Reception sponsored by Vista Higher Learning: 6:00-8:00pm, Hilton Lexington, Magnolia Room RSVP: sdpnational@gmail.com
Sigma Delta Pi’s Triennial Convention, Reception and Student Best Practices Session at the 104th AATSP Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico: July 9-12, 2022 Sigma Delta Pi Best Practices Session: July 9, 1:30-3:15pm, Hotel Caribe, Las Olas Rm Reception sponsored by Vista Higher Learning: July 9,3:30-4:45pm, Las Olas Rm Triennial Convention: July 11,2:00-3:45pm, Las Olas Rm RSVP: sdpnational@gmail.com
The Ruth Barnes membership pin
issued to all new initiates in spring 2020 to commemorate
the centennial of Sigma Delta Pi’s first formal induction of members on May 1, 1920.
Sigma Delta Pi chapter delegates (advisers, student officers and members),
Executive Council Members and Honorary Presidents are cordially invited to our next centennial event of 2020
at the 73rd Kentucky Foreign Language Conference (April 16-18):
On Friday evening, April 17 Sigma Delta Pi will feature a reception for our attendees and special guests at the Hyatt Regency Lexington (401 East High Street).
Our National President, Dr. Lucy F. Lee of Truman State University, and I look forward to seeing you!
A special thanks to Vista Higher Learning for sponsoring Sigma Delta Pi’s reception.
Unfortunately, funding for attendance to these events is not available through Sigma Delta Pi, but please consult with your local institution(home academic department, department chair, dean) for possible travel support.
Due to the fact that K-12 schools are currently experiencing a Spanish teacher shortage, and enrollment in Spanish courses is declining in higher education, advocacy for the teaching of Spanish in the U.S. is now more necessary than ever. That is why Sigma Delta Pi (the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society), the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), and Vista Higher Learning (VHL) are joining forces to develop processes and pathways together to advocate for Spanish language learning in the U.S. and abroad.
The project is in the planning stages, so we seek input from educators of Spanish and associated administrators (department leaders, district supervisors, etc.) about your advocacy needs to help shape our project.
We understand a basic definition of advocacy to mean support for a particular cause – in our case the teaching and learning of Spanish as a second language. We invite you to participate in a brief survey to learn about your advocacy needs. The survey will be open from January 17 to 31, 2020 and will take no more than 10 minutes.
We invite you to share this survey to colleagues who teach Spanish to ensure the widest dissemination possible.
To complete the survey, click here. ¡Gracias por compartir con nosotros!
Sincerely,
Mark Del Mastro, Sigma Delta Pi
Norah Jones, Vista Higher Learning
Sheri Spaine Long, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
Sigma Delta Pi’s Triennial Convention and Centennial Celebration (1919-2019)
Don’t miss our national centennial celebration events at the 101st Annual Conference of the AATSP,
July 8-11, 2019 at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego, CA. Online registration through June 7, 2019.
Sigma Delta Pi Events at the AATSP’s 101st Annual Conference:
Monday, July 8 1:30-2:45pm AATSP Plenary Session: “A Century of Recognizing Student Excellence: Sigma Delta Pi (1919-2019) and the Honor Society”
Mark P. Del Mastro, Executive Director, College of Charleston
3:00-4:15pm Sigma Delta Pi Best Practices and Informative Session
On Friday, April 12 at the Hyatt Regency Lexington in Kentucky,
Vista Higher Learning hosted a reception as the kick-off event for the centennial celebration (1919-2019) of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society. Delegates, members and friends of Sigma Delta Pi were in attendance, and featured was a poetry recital by Dr. Raúl Carrillo Arciniega of the College of Charleston.
Dr. Carrillo Arciniega (center) with Dr. Germán Carrillo, President Emeritus of Sigma Delta Pi, and Dr. Mark P. Del Mastro, Executive Director of Sigma Delta Pi.
Did you miss this event?
Join Vista Higher Learning and Sigma Delta Pi in San Diego, CA
for the the 101st Annual Conference of the AATSP, July 8-11, 2019 at the Town and Country Hotel. Online registration through June 7, 2019.
Sigma Delta Pi Events at the AATSP’s 101st Annual Conference:
Monday, July 8 1:30-2:45pm AATSP Plenary Session: “A Century of Recognizing Student Excellence: Sigma Delta Pi (1919-2019) and the Honor Society”
Mark P. Del Mastro, Executive Director, College of Charleston
3:00-4:15pm Sigma Delta Pi Best Practices and Informative Session
Wednesday, July 10 1:30-3:00pm
Sigma Delta Pi’s Triennial Convention
3:00-4:30pm Sigma Delta Pi Reception Sponsored by Vista Higher Learning
Sigma Delta Pi chapter delegates (advisers, student officers and members), Executive Council Members and Honorary Presidents are cordially invited to our first centennial celebration event of 2019 THIS Friday, April 12 at the 72nd Kentucky Foreign Language Conference at the University of Kentucky:
Sigma Delta Pi’s 2nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium, 10am-12:00pm, Patterson Hall 206
(featuring presentations by recipients of Sigma Delta Pi’s Graduate Research Grants in 2018)
Sigma Delta Pi’s Reception for members and special guests, 6:30pm,
Hyatt Regency Lexington (401 East High Street). Sponsored by Vista Higher Learning
and featuring Dr. Raúl Carrillo Arciniega’s reading of his original poetry.
Unfortunately, funding for attendance to these events is not available through Sigma Delta Pi, but please consult with your local institution(home academic department, department chair, dean) for possible travel support.
Sigma Delta Pi chapter delegates (advisers, student officers and members), Executive Council Members and Honorary Presidents are cordially invited to our first centennial celebration event of 2019 on Friday, April 12 at the 72nd Kentucky Foreign Language Conference at the University of Kentucky:
Sigma Delta Pi’s 2nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium, 10am-12:00pm, Patterson Hall 206 (featuring presentations by recipients of Sigma Delta Pi’s Graduate Research Grants in 2018)
Sigma Delta Pi’s Reception for members and special guests, 6:30pm,
Hyatt Regency Lexington (401 East High Street). Sponsored by Vista Higher Learning
and featuring Dr. Raúl Carrillo Arciniega’s reading of his original poetry.
Unfortunately, funding for attendance to these events is not available through Sigma Delta Pi, but please consult with your local institution(home academic department, department chair, dean) for possible travel support.
