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Spanish website creates opportunities for SHU students
Ashley Stearns
Issue date: 2/15/07 Section: News
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University College reaches out to more people to help them earn an education through a Spanish version website and a program to teach part-time students.
Why a Spanish version website? Why not French, Chinese, or Arabic? Given that the Hispanic and Latino population is the fastest growing population in Connecticut, it makes sense to reach out to this particular minority group.
"40 percent of the population in greater Bridgeport is Hispanic," said Nancy Sidotti, Dean of University College, Stanford.
Kim Lawrence, a Spanish minor, knows the Hispanic and Latino population is on the rise.
"I know that the Hispanic population is among the fastest growing in the country, and any way we can better inform, educate, and include this population can only make life better for them, which is why putting the website into Spanish is such a good idea," said Lawrence, sophomore, Bayport, N.Y.
University College offers classes to part time adult students. The courses are taught on campus in the evening, online, and on the weekend. Half Spanish, half English radio advertisements were created in the fall through an agency that helps with translations.
The courses are taught in English; however, there is assistance with their native language. The students undergo an accelerated program, "AHEAD," that lasts seven to eight weeks.
"The goal is to do degree completion in less time," said Mary Lou DeRosa, Director of University College Initiatives, Fairfield. "They must achieve their academics faster," she said.
Through the John F. Welch College of Business, many of the students take business classes taught by professors that full-time students interact with. Shemeika Peterkin, a part time student, is currently enrolled in Business Statistics and Business Policy.
"Sometimes the classes can seem really long but I would rather take AHEAD classes than regular semester long classes," said Peterkin, Branford.
Sacred Heart is one of the first schools amongst its competitors to launch a Spanish version website.
Why a Spanish version website? Why not French, Chinese, or Arabic? Given that the Hispanic and Latino population is the fastest growing population in Connecticut, it makes sense to reach out to this particular minority group.
"40 percent of the population in greater Bridgeport is Hispanic," said Nancy Sidotti, Dean of University College, Stanford.
Kim Lawrence, a Spanish minor, knows the Hispanic and Latino population is on the rise.
"I know that the Hispanic population is among the fastest growing in the country, and any way we can better inform, educate, and include this population can only make life better for them, which is why putting the website into Spanish is such a good idea," said Lawrence, sophomore, Bayport, N.Y.
University College offers classes to part time adult students. The courses are taught on campus in the evening, online, and on the weekend. Half Spanish, half English radio advertisements were created in the fall through an agency that helps with translations.
The courses are taught in English; however, there is assistance with their native language. The students undergo an accelerated program, "AHEAD," that lasts seven to eight weeks.
"The goal is to do degree completion in less time," said Mary Lou DeRosa, Director of University College Initiatives, Fairfield. "They must achieve their academics faster," she said.
Through the John F. Welch College of Business, many of the students take business classes taught by professors that full-time students interact with. Shemeika Peterkin, a part time student, is currently enrolled in Business Statistics and Business Policy.
"Sometimes the classes can seem really long but I would rather take AHEAD classes than regular semester long classes," said Peterkin, Branford.
Sacred Heart is one of the first schools amongst its competitors to launch a Spanish version website.
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