Ana shares her story as a Spanish major and also where her future is leading her.

Caileigh Mulligan
Spanish Major, '17
Caileigh shares about her love for languages and what's next after Rowan.

Gian Connor
German Minor, '17
Gian shares about his minor in German and how it got him a job right out of college!

Student Spotlights

Congratulations to Janyjah Corley on winning the Department of World Languages Medallion Award in Spring 2026.

Congratulations to Sofia Massio on winning the Josefina & Enrique Pujals Study Abroad Scholarship for 2026.

Congratulations to Evangelia Buonamici on winning the Raymond Geraci Endowed Scholarship for Italian Language & Culture for 2026.

Congratulations to Andrew J. Waldner on winning the Rosemary Geri '77 World Languages Scholarship for Fall 2026. 

Congratulations to Erin Carroll on winning the Rosemary Geri '77 World Languages Scholarship for Spring 2027.  

Congratulations to Sara Rafferty on winning the Senior of Distinction for the Modern Languages and Linguistics Major in Spring 2026.

Congratulations to Colleen Meagher on winning the Senior of Distinction for the Spanish Major in Spring 2026.

Our students took the internationally-recognized Japanese-Language Proficiency Test in December 2025 at Villanova University and passed with a result of N5. The exam is jointly organized by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (pictured together: May L. Ballehr (left) and Daniel L. Cohen (right); pictured separately: Ethan C. Cunningham).

Congratulations to Ayden Pulman on winning the Department of World Languages Medallion Award in Spring 2025.

Congratulations to Matthew Conway on winning the CHSS Senior of Distinction for the Spanish Major in Spring 2025.

Congratulations to Tanya Peterson on winning the Rosemary Geri '77 World Languages Scholarship for Spring 2026.

Congratulations to Janyjah Corley on winning the Rosemary Geri '77 World Languages Scholarship for Fall 2025. 

Congratulations to Sara Farris on winning the Raymond Geraci Endowed Scholarship for Italian Language & Culture.

Congratulations to Cadence Muller on winning the Erika Freiberger Memorial Scholarship

Congratulations to Colleen Meagher on winning the Josefina & Enrique Pujals Study Abroad Scholarship to study in Cuzco, Peru from June-August 2025. 

Congratulations to Andromahi Karapalides on winning the Spring 2024 CHSS Senior of Distinction for Area Studies.

Congratulations to Jennifer Mendez, the Spring 2024 CHSS Senior of Distinction for the Spanish Major.

Congratulations to Victoria Lapinson, the Spring 2024 CHSS Senior of Distinction for Modern Languages and Linguistics.

Congratulations to Emily Bosco on winning the Department of World Languages Medallion Award in Spring 2024.

Our students took the internationally-recognized Japanese-Language Proficiency Test in December 2023 at Villanova University and passed with a result of N5. The exam is jointly organized by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. Standing from left to right: Bryan Norquist, Daniel Carrasco, and Christopher Corroda.

Congratulations to Olivia Pulman on winning the Department of World Languages Medallion Award in Spring 2023.

Congratulations to Jenna Rech (right), the Spring 2023 CHSS Senior of Distinction for the Spanish Major, pictured here with Dr. Marilyn S. Manley, World Languages Chairperson.

Our students took the internationally-recognized Japanese-Language Proficiency Test in December 2022 at Villanova University and passed with results of N4 and N5. The exam is jointly organized by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. Standing from top to bottom: Luke Solem, Evan Iovanisci, Danny Zurichin, Louis Faunce, and Robert Sunbury. 

Congratulations to Ashley Hermansen on winning the Department of World Languages Medallion Award in Spring 2021 and also on her acceptance to The George Washington University's Master's program in International Development Studies.

Congratulations to Rachael Van Lare on winning the Department of World Languages Medallion Award in Spring 2020 and also on her acceptance to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program in Japan in 2020/2021.

Stephanie Ibe graduated in Spring 2020 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences, a French Minor, and Concentrations in Honors and Pre-Med. She was accepted by the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) to teach English during the 2020/2021 school year with the Académie de Rouen in the region of Normandy. Her duties included such activities as designing and teaching English conversation classes, tutoring students, and providing presentations on American culture. Read all about her experiences here!

Melissa McGlynn, a 2019 Business graduate and a student in Rowan's German program, was recently hired as a Teaching Assistant for 2019-2020 at the prestigious Hermann-Lietz School in the German State of Thuringia. Melissa will work at the 100-year-old school as a tutor and teacher and will help to prepare students for their graduation exams. 

Justine Lorenz, a Fall 2017 Rowan University graduate with a German Studies Minor and an Early Childhood Education Major, was awarded a 2018-2019 Fulbright Teacher’s Assistant Scholarship to Germany. She is pictured below, wearing a red scarf and standing to the left of Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, at a January 28 Fulbright event that honored the Chancellor. 

Our students took the internationally-recognized Japanese-Language Proficiency Test in December 2018 at Villanova University and passed with results of N4 and N5. The exam is jointly organized by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. Standing from left: Rumaysa Asim, Andrew Kamichoff, Erich Maas, and Amber Halter. Missing from photo: Stanimir Genov.

Our students took the internationally-recognized Japanese-Language Proficiency Test in December 2017 at Villanova University and passed with a result of N5. The exam is jointly organized by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. Standing from back row, left: Stanimir Genov, Austin Mabrey, Joshua Coneby, and Samuel Wismer; front row, from left: Taylor Douglas, Maria Minadeo, Zachary Reynolds, and Carmen Chen. 

Our students took the internationally-recognized Japanese-Language Proficiency Test in December 2016 at Villanova University and passed with results of N3, N4 and N5. The exam is jointly organized by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. Standing from top left: Colin Mazurek, Christopher Hobson, Christopher Vazquez, and Adam Jasper; sitting from bottom left: Daiva Simkunas, Francis Fasola, Marisa Ditkoff, and Abigail Palen.