Olivia Choplin

Elon faculty, staff, and students presented research on global engagement at national conferences.

Many student cohorts benefit from the residency of acclaimed author who visited Elon to collaborate with Associate Professor of French Olivia Choplin in her course FRE 349: French Theater in Production. 

French faculty members Sophie Adamson, Patti Burns, Olivia Choplin, and Sarah Glasco represented Elon's French program at the 91st annual convention of the American Association of Teachers of French.

Vickie Jeffries, tribal administrator for the Occaneechi Tribe of the Saponi Nation, shared the culture and arts of this local tribe with students, faculty and staff at Tuesday evening's Global Neighborhood House Dinner.

At this year's second Global Neighborhood House Dinner on the theme "The Arts Without Borders," Assistant Professor of Communications Ahmed Fadaam guided students through the evolutions of art in Iraq.

On Saturday, Sept. 24, Elon hosted students, faculty and staff from Elon and regional universities at its first Undergraduate Conference on Languages and Cultures.

Elon's French program has been recognized by the American Association of Teachers of French, the national organization of French teachers, as an Exemplary Post-Secondary Program with Honors.

Students enrolled in FRE 371: French Theater in Production performed Molière's most popular farce "Le Médecin malgré lui" on Jan. 26 and 27.

After a presentation as part of a panel on Lebanese-Québécois playwright Wajdi Mouawad at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States biennial conference in Ottawa, Canada last year, Professor Choplin was asked to compile the papers for a special dossier on Mouawad in the journal Québec Studies.

Bring your family and join the members of La Maison Française, the French Club, and Pi Delta Phi to celebrate National French Week by eating delicious homemade dessert crêpes.