University of Southern Maine

November 3, 2004

Pictured here are members of the USM/L-A College community who are participating in the Reveil Francais French conversation group which meets every Wednesday morning at the campus. The public is invited to participate. Seated left to right are Maureen Perry, Lilia Bright, and Leigh Mundhenk. Standing are Ismael Kanaded, Dale Kuczinski, Barry Rodrigue, and Donat Boisvert.

The International Students Organization of Lewiston Auburn (ISOLA) and the Arts & Humanities Program at the University of Southern Maine at Lewiston-Auburn are pleased to announce the start of conversational language workshops in French and Spanish. These will take place at the USM/LA campus at 51 Westminster Street in Lewiston.

Reveil Francais meets in the Café L-A Wednesdays, 9:15 - 10 :15 a.m. These informal coffee house gatherings are open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members who speak French, understand French, or wish to learn. The group will also have access to all the historical videos and books in the Franco-American Collection which is also located at USM/L-A. For more information, please call 753-6574 or email ISOLA@maine.edu.

The Spanish Club will meet Thursdays and Friday, 11:45 am to 1 pm in the upstairs lounge. Julia Trujillo Luengo, a native of the Canary Islands, serves as the coordinator. Students and community members at all levels of proficiency are welcome! For more information, please contact Julia at chorva25@hotmail.com.

Students and faculty also have plans to also establish German, Swahili, and Latin workshops. For more information on these, please call Dr. Barry Rodrigue or Ismail Ahmed at (207)-753-6574 or rodrigue@usm.maine.edu.