Stories tagged with: Department of Linguistics

University community mourns the passing of Joung Hee Krzic

March 28, 2024 The University community is mourning the passing of Joung Hee Krzic, who passed away on December 13, 2023, at the age of 69.

Joung Hee Krzic

OHIO students visit “China’s Southern Paradise” exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art

December 19, 2023 Students from the Chinese language program, Chinese Language Student Association and International Student Union visited the Cleveland Museum of Art for a major Chinese art exhibit.

A group of people gather around a glass-encased scroll in a museum

Food in Sicily students explore the island’s ancient Greek past

December 6, 2023 Students interested in the Food in Sicily study away program, scheduled for May 9-29, 2024, are invited to attend an upcoming information session on Microsoft Teams.

A student wearing a laurel wreath on her head smiles at the camera while others create wreaths in the background

Food in Sicily students see how emigration changed Sicily as integration threatens its identity

September 11, 2023 Food in Sicily students visited an ancient hill town in the Hyblaean Mountains to study the effect that migration has had on subsequent generations of Sicilians and the legacy of their culture.

Showing off their woven jewelry (left-to-right) Gabrielle Dozer, Kate Dinan, Chloe Chesnik, Liz Meserini, Gavin Morgan, Jacob Walthur, Susi Kimbell (Exedra Director), Theresa Moran (Food in Sicily Faculty), Orlando Gonzalez, Aj Mater, and Olivia Epperly with (front) Rosella Di Brigida and Claudio Romano (owners and hosts of Casa Contadina Iblea).

What a year of teaching in Taiwan has looked like for an OHIO alumna and Fulbright scholar – and why she is staying for another

August 10, 2023 OHIO alumna and Fulbright scholar Alexis Karolin, B.A. ’22, has spent the past year growing personally and professionally while teaching elementary school students in Taipei, Taiwan.

Karolin, B.A. ’22, with her students at Wenchang Elementary in Taiwan.

Chair’s Message: Linguistics and Gordy Hall open up to the new green heart of campus

August 8, 2023 The view from the linguistics office is as magnificent as ever, now overlooking the brand new Chemistry Building and the hills beyond.

The east side of Gordy Hall, viewed from the new green heart of campus where the old Scott Quad used to be.

University community mourns Arts and Sciences staff member Erin Thompson

February 9, 2023 The community mourns the passing of College of Arts and Sciences Executive Assistant Erin Thompson, who passed away Jan. 13 in the company of her husband, Linguistics Professor Christopher Thompson.

Erin Thompson, portrait

Food in Sicily students explore Sicilian culture, experience tasting and making local foods

January 2, 2023 Participants in the Food in Sicily study away program can earn six Ohio University credits, learn about the culture of food in Sicily, and get hands-on experience tasting and making Sicilian dishes.

Emily McCarty making cavateddi and the final dish, Cavateddi al Ragù.

Chris Thompson, Hao Lou develop Tokyo site for Business Global Consulting Program

October 29, 2022 The College of Business’ Global Consulting Program is going to Tokyo in May, thanks to leadership from College of Arts and Sciences Professor Chris Thompson and College of Business Professor Hao Lou.

Professors Hao Lou and Chris Thompson

Food In Sicily students discover the power of community resilience

October 9, 2022 The Food in Sicily "Maymester" program is not just a way for students to discover the delicious tastes of Sicilian food. It's also about community resilience.

Master cheesemaker Giuseppe Selvaggio, left, teaches students how to make stracciatella. Students from left: Emily McCarty, Emily Jones, Sydnie Kilgour, Maya Roth-Wadsworth, Faith Laughlin, Jackie Augustine and Lauren Hayes.

Linguistics Colloquium Series fall 2022 schedule includes alumni speakers

August 5, 2022 Linguistics Colloquium Series fall 2022 schedule includes several recent alumni of the M.A. in Applied Linguistics program as well as professional development mentoring for current students.

Gordy Hall at twilight

Community invited to Black Life in the Ohio Valley Conference on Sept. 9-10

August 3, 2022 Scholars and community members will delve into four centuries of Black history and heritage at the Black Life in the Ohio Valley Conference.

This photo was taken in Pittsburgh, PA, in January 1940 by Jack Delano and is provided courtesy of the Farm Security Administration.

Food in Sicily students experience how service changes people’s lives

July 28, 2022 Students studying abroad in Sicily this summer saw firsthand how service organizations can tackle big problems — such as immigration, prisoner reentry and hunger — at the hands-on level.

Students pose on the deck of the RESQ ship in Sicily

Moran and Bell research British tearooms, where a hunger for rural past meant opportunities for women

July 26, 2022 Theresa Moran and David Bell present two views of the 1930s British pastime of rambling — from the perspective of hungry day hikers and from the entrepreneurial women who fed them.

Drs. Theresa Moran and David Bell speaking at the Dublin Gastronomy Symposium in June at the Technological University in Dublin, Ireland

25 Arts and Sciences faculty promoted, 15 granted tenure

June 29, 2022 The Ohio University Board of Trustees voted in June to award promotion to 25 College of Arts and Sciences faculty member

Wilson Hall
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