Tag: Biliterate Certificate Program

Senior capstone presentations set for Thursday

Three seniors will deliver capstone presentations for the Biliterate Certificate Program (BCP) on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in Main 225.

Berenice Galván, a Communication Sciences and Disorders major, and Psychology majors, Paola Guevara and Mariely E. Soria will deliver their presentations in Spanish.

Galván completed her BCP Practicum at the Rodriguez Montessori School in the San Antonio Independent School District. Guevara completed her BCP Practicum at the City of San Antonio Normoyle Center for Older Adults. Soria did her Psychology/BCP Practicum at KidShare, part of the Family Service Association.

Angela Guzmán, PhD, Professor of Spanish, worked with and supervised the research of the following Spanish majors: 

Sacnite Blanco, a double major in Psychology and Spanish; Michelle Riojas, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish with all-level Teaching Certification, and Monzerrath Rodriguez, a double major in Psychology and Spanish, who is also a McNair Scholar and a student in the Honors Program.

Students in Biliterate Certificate Program to present capstone presentations

Four seniors in the Biliterate Certificate Program will present their capstone presentations on Tuesday from 12:30-135 p.m. The presentations will take place in Main Building, Room 225, and will be in Spanish. They will be live streamed at this link: https://bit.ly/OLLUBCP21

Students giving presentations are:
Giselle A. Ayala, social work major
Alejandra Galaviz, social work major
Rosa I. Hernández Lora, criminology and criminal justice major
Sheccid Rosales, double major in psychology and social work

Students complete summer practicums, capstone presentations

Two students recently completed their summer practicums and Biliterate Certificate Program (BCP) capstone presentations.

Valeria López-Sánchez, a Criminology and Criminal Justice (CRIJ) Major with a Biliterate Certificate, delivered her final BCP Capstone Presentation virtually on Aug. 5., after completing her CRIJ Internship in two Spanish-speaking environments in Austin, Texas. López-Sánchez served at “Grace Divinity” and “Umbrella Security Services.” Scheduled to graduate in December, she plans to pursue a career with the U.S. Border Patrol, and eventually, hopes to become a detective with the FBI.  

Irania Acosta, a Communication Sciences and Disorders major with a Biliterate Certificate, completed her BCP Practicum at the City of San Antonio Normoyle Center for Older Adults. She worked closely with older adults and children who participated in the Center’s Youth Program. Acosta completed her final research paper and delivered her final Capstone oral presentation in person on July 30. She competes on the OLLU women’s soccer team and is scheduled to graduate in May 2024. 

López-Sánchez and Acosta worked with Maribel Lárraga, PhD, Professor of Spanish and Chair, who supervised both Capstone projects. Dr. Lárraga collaborated with Jiletta Kubena, PhD, Professor of Criminology, who served as academic adviser for López-Sánchez. Dr. Lárraga also collaborated with Stefanie Becerril, PhD, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, who served as academic adviser for Acosta.  

Both Acosta and LĂłpez-Sánchez presented to an audience of faculty, staff and students. 

Securing practicum opportunities for BCP students with the City of San Antonio is possible, thanks to the support of OLLU’s Center for Service Learning & Volunteerism.