Languages and Cultures

West Chester University

Dr. Jerome Williams
109 Main Hall
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2700
Fax: 610-436-3048
Jerome Williams


Student Accomplishments

Robert Mejía and Dr. Andrea Varricchio have been selected for the Community Engagement Scholar Program, through WCUPA Service-Learning and Volunteer Programs (2013).

Hannah Mistovich (Spanish major and Russian Studies minor) has been awarded the 2012 Outstanding Student Award from the College of Arts and Sciences, and the national Premio Mario Vargas Llosa 2012 awarded by Sigma Delta Pi (the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society)

Spring 2012 Student Internships:
Congratulations to the following students who received language internships through LAN 425/525:

Nayda Alvarez: Spanish/English translator/interpreter and front desk assistant at the Centro Hispano, Daniel Torres, Reading.

Marcelle Bacon: Spanish/English ESL tutor at Upper Merion Area Middle School.

Marylisa Kelly: English as a Foreign Language instructor at One Way Idiomas, Salamanca, Spain.

José Ortiz: Spanish/English interpreter/translator at Community Volunteers in Medicine, West Chester.

Daryl Tubiello: Spanish/English ESL tutor at Upper Merion Area High School and Middle Schools.


Jonathan Watkins published his poem "Bomber" in Europe in Villa Europa II 2011, Saarbrücken, Saarland University Press.

Hannah Mistovich (Spanish major and Russian Studies minor) received a College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Award to conduct research with Dr. Maria José Cabrera. She was nominated by WCU and received a fellowship from the Clarence Schock Foundation to cover full tuition for her senior year.

Miranda Colasante (Spanish Education) has received a scholarship from the Dr. & Mrs. Charles S. Swope Memorial Scholarship Foundation, an award determined by GPA and service to the community and to WCU.

Micah Cook, Alexander Hickman, Lauren Kerstein, Phuong Ninh, Mark Poletti, Allison Villa, Tim Wilt, and David Windrim received a scholarship to support their study at Guizhou University (China) during the 2010 Winter Session. A reception was held by The Center for International Programs in April 2011. Professor Jie Cai accompanied the group and also served as instructor.

Beth Serowsky, Tim Wilt, David Windrim, Melissa Patterson, and Alexander Hickman studied Chinese Language and Culture at Guizhou University (China) in the Summer of 2011, accompanied by Professor Jie Cai.

Guizhou President hosting reception for WCU students Half Day visit at Rural Elementary School

Sandra Di Laura, Jessica Milton, Daniel Bach, Marylisa Kelly and Michele Mercogliano received language internships for the Fall 2011 semester (under Language Internship –LAN 425/525). Sandra Di Laura  and Jessica Milton (Spanish/English ESL assistants in Upper Merion Area School District, PA); Daniel Bach (Spanish/English interpreter/translator at Community Volunteers in Medicine, West Chester, PA); Marylisa Kelly (English as a Foreign Language instructor at One Way Idiomas, Salamanca, Spain); Michele Mercogliano (English language editor at SAP Labs, LLC in Newtown Square, PA).

  • Previous internship recipients include: Paul Scaperotto, Kara Metz, Mark Engler, Maggie Busch, Daryl Tubiello, and Hannah Mistovich.
  • Christine Vecchione also received an internship in Italian with Garrubbo Guide to Italian cooking, an online service, in the Spring semester of 2010.