Meet the World Language Staff
Lillyam Arroyave, Spanish
lillyam.arroyave@roch.edu
Universidad del Norte, Colombia, S.A. – Psychology
University of Iowa, MA in Spanish, 1993
Fullbright-Hays Grant Summer 2003: Paraguay
Travel: Peru, Spain, Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Portugal, Colombia, Guatemala
Coordinator of UCR Global Connection Days (since 1997)
Volunteer: Good Samaritan dental office
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Recipient 2003-4, 2004-5
Board member, ACHLA (Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans)
IMAA Interpreter and board member
RCTC Employee of the Month 2005
Chair of Multicultural Committee
Guatemala Study Abroad Service Learning Trip
Nicki Ugalde, Spanish
nicki.ugalde@roch.edu
Augustana College, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico), Mankato State University, BA, MS, post-graduate studies
Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2000, sponsored by La Prensa, bilingual Twin Cities newspaper
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
University of Minnesota lead instructor of Interpreting/Translation certificate program since Fall 2000. Courses: 3101 Introduction to Interpreting, 3102 Consecutive Interpreting and 3001 Introduction to Translation
Assistant professor (ITESM, Mexico): comparative linguistics, ESL and FL methodology courses
Founding teacher of Minnesota state-wide K-16 phone tutoring program: Homework Hotline and Homework Helpline
Instructor of training workshops in Interpreting and Translation (UMTC, IMAA, Mayo Clinic, Olmsted Medical Center, various SE Minnesota medical facilities)
Professional free-lance interpreter and translator, Olmsted County and State of Minnesota
Board member, ACHLA (Alliance fof Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans)
Developed course and authored text for Introductory Medical Spanish (Span 1130)
Introduced fully online + hybrid Beginning Spanish language courses (2006)
Sharon Nichols, French and German
sharon.nichols@roch.edu
University of Kansas BA, BS, MA in French, Graduate Studies in German
RCTC Teacher of the Year (with Theresa Brown) 1999
Sabbatical Spring 2001: ESL at Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Haiti
Haiti website: www.roch.edu/dept/fren/haitihome.html Sabbatical project written with Missy Hagen
Travel France, Germay, Austria, etc.
Rana Mikati, Arabic
Graduate studies in Imterir Architecture from the Lebanese University – Tripoli, Lebanon
Interpreter/Translator (Arabic, English, French) at Mayo Clinic
Instructor of the Culture Awareness class (Arabic Culture) at Mayo
Facilitator with the Diversity Council for the Prejudice Reduction workshops
Kathy Wang, Chinese
kathy.wang@roch.edu
Penn State University, MS
National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, BS
Chinese Language teacher in Beijing International School in Beijing, China 1998-2000
Chinese Language teacher at Rochester Chinese School in Rochester 2001-06
Professional interpreter for Language Lines Services and on-site free lance interpreter for Garden Associates Inc.since 2000
Educator in Nutrition for Mayo Clinic, Olmsted Medical Hospital 1979-2004
Instructor at Viterbo College in LaCrosse, Wisconsin 1978-79
Rochester City Mayor’s International Affairs Committee since 2000
The Grant Control Committee for American Cancer Society 2000-05
Rochester Chinese Culture Association Executive Planning Committee 2000-04
Dr. Bret Fuller, Dean of Teaching and Learning
Jennifer Nisbit, Administrative Assistant for World Language
Minneapolis Business College, Legal Secretary program, 1992
Administrative Professionals Conference, 2006
How to be an Extraordinary Administrative Professional conference, 2006
MnSCU Front-Line Staff training conference, 2005
16 years of experience
Employee of the Month, Office Depot Business Services Division, 1996