Dear colleagues,

The faculty of the Spanish Heritage Language (SHL) Program would like to share their inaugural newsletter with the wider UO community (see attachment). In this quarterly publication, we highlight the program’s history, mission and values through SHL faculty narratives and highlight previous events and student success stories. As we near the program’s 15-year anniversary, this newsletter celebrates the transformative education experience that the SHL program and the Department of Romance Languages provides for Latinx UO students.

We wish you all a happy and restful holiday season.

Sergio Loza, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics

Director of the Spanish Heritage Language Program

Department of Romance Languages