Monthly Archives: November 2019

ACE Annual Conference

The Dept. of Hispanic Languages and Literatures celebrates its 7th Annual Spanish Accelerated College Education (ACE) Conference

Teachers from nine local high schools and faculty from the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature at Stony Brook University came together this November 5th, 2019 for the 7th Annual Spanish ACE Conference. The conference took place on campus in the Wang Center. Spanish teachers that offer college credit courses in local High Schools through the ACE program met with Stony Brook faculty to discuss the  Spanish curriculum.

Participating High Schools:

Miller Place Hs
Riverhead HS
Longwood HS
East Islip HS
Smithtown HS East
Smithtown HS West
Shoreham-Riverhead HS
Herricks HS
Port Jefferson Hs

The event had a work-shop structure and was dedicated to the common challenges related to course content and the actual needs of the Long Island student population. It was also a great opportunity for all instructors to exchange insight and ideas.

The event was organized  by Hispanic Language and Literature Profs. Lilia Ruiz-Debbe and Aura Colón, with the collaboration of Profs. Zaida Corniel, Elena Davidiak, Thomas Kozlowski and Tatiana Rzhevsky.