University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, Puerto Rico.
B. A. Secondary English Education, Spring 1999

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
M. Ed. Bilingual/Multicultural Education, Fall 2002

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
PA ESL Certificate, Spring 2005

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
D. Ed. Language and Literacy Education, Expected Summer 2008

Course Instructor, S.C.O.P.E. 2005-2006 (Summer College Opportunity Program in Education), Multicultural Student Services Office,
The Pennsylvania State University, Summer 2005-Summer 2007.
Supervisor: Maria J. Schmidt
Duties: Design syllabus and Course Instructor for CI 297A- Technology as a Student Tool

Graduate Teaching Assistant, World Languages Teacher Education Program, College of Education, Department of Curriculum of Instruction,
The Pennsylvania State University, Fall 2001-Spring 2005.
Supervisor: Dr. Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto
Duties: Course Instructor of LLED 497F- Methods in World Languages Education; Field Experience Supervisor and Seminar Instructor of Middle Field Experience in World Languages Teaching (LLED 497G); Field Experience Supervisor and Seminar Instructor of WL ED 295A- Early Field Experience in World Languages Education and Supervisor and Seminar Instructor CI 495E students (World Languages Student Teaching)

Course Instructor, The Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus,
Summer 2003
Supervisor: Maureen Gaffney
Duties: Re-design syllabus and Course Instructor for EDUC 497A- Foundations of Teaching English as a Second Language (First course of the series of four courses designed to meet Pennsylvania requirements for an ESL Program Specialist Certificate)

Spanish Tutor Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes,
The Pennsylvania State University, Spring 2001.
Duties: Provide academic support for student athletes taking Spanish courses

Secondary English Teacher, Norma I. Torres Junior High School, Villalba, Puerto Rico, Fall 1999-Fall 2000.
Supervisor: Ramón Figueroa
Duties: Created and implemented five daily classes for 8th grade and 9th grade students; assessed students’ language proficiency; advised students; organized activities for the celebration of English Week.

Secondary English Teacher, Nuestra Señora del Carmen Catholic School, Villalba, Puerto Rico, Fall 1999-Spring 2000.
Supervisor: Sor Ana María
Duties: Created and implemented three daily classes for 7thgrade, 8th grade, and 9th grade students; assessed students’ language proficiency; advised students; organized activities for the celebration of English Week.

English Instructor, Fort Allen Language Center, Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico.
Summer 2000.
Supervisor: Doris Gonzalez
Duties: Instructed three levels of English to National Guard Privates ; supervised
the completion of the privates English Language Laboratory drill practices.

Graduate Assistant, Multicultural Programs, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Education,
Multicultural Student Services Office, Fall 2006-present.
Supervisor: Maria J. Schmidt
Duties: Coordinate First year Academic Success Program; Retention and recruitment of underrepresented students.

Program Assistant, S.C.O.P.E. 2002-2007 (Summer College Opportunity Program in Education). The Pennsylvania State University, College of Education,
Multicultural Student Services Office, Summer 2002 - Summer 2007.
Supervisor: Maria J. Schmidt
Duties: Assist in the selection of the students, planning, coordination, and implementation of workshops, panel presentations, talks, Penn State tours, and career exploration field experiences for the S.C.O.P.E 2002-2007 students; S.C.O.P.E. 2002/2003 Video Production; S.C.O.P.E. 2002/2003 website, http://www.ed.psu.edu/mss/scope.asp, (development, design and update)

Translator and Guide NEA Science Day, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus, February 2006
Supervisor: Dr. Evelynn M. Ellis
Duties: Aid Penn State professors and staff with interviews with prospective graduate students from the University of Puerto in Mayagüez.
Guided the Penn State group through the island.

Graduate Assistant, Multicultural Student Services Office 2001-2003, The Pennsylvania State University,
College of Education, Spring 2001-Spring 2003
Supervisor: Maria J. Schmidt
Duties: Assist in the planning, coordination, and implementation of recruitment activities; MSS newsletter (design, compilation of materials, and circulation); MSS website, http://www.ed.psu.edu/mss/ (development, design and update); Management and update of list serves (L-MSSUG@lists.psu.edu,
L-MSSGR@lists.psu.edu)

Interpreter, Institute for Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning,
The Pennsylvania State University, College of Education, Fall 2001
Supervisor: Patricia Nelson
Duties: Translate written materials for seminars and workshops, interpreter during seminar sessions; provide academic support, guidance in navigating the PSU system for the 20 Chilean teachers that participated in the Institute

Resident Assistant, Hispanics for Academic Progress. The Pennsylvania State University, Summer 2001.
Supervisor: Melissa Landrau-Rodriguez
Duties: Directed the activities and day-to-day operation of 20 High School Students that participated in the program during summer.

Teacher of English for the Secondary School
in the School System of Puerto Rico

Pennsylvania English as a Second Language Teaching Certificate

Andrew V. Kozak Fellowship Recipient, Spring 2006

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholar (CHCI), Fall 2005-Spring 2006

Bunton-Waller Graduate Fellowship, Fall 2002-Spring 2006

Eva Diefenderfer Graduate Fellowship, 2004-2005-2006

University of Puerto Rico Honor Roll, 1996-1999

National Dean’s List, 1998-1999

All - American Scholar, 1998

National Leadership Hispanic Award,1998

Who’s Who Among American Students, 1999

Secondary Teaching Highest G.P.A, University of Puerto Rico,
Cayey Campus, 1999

Department of Pedagogy Highest G.P.A. University of Puerto Rico,
Cayey Campus, 1999

Pennsylvania Comittee on Educational Excellence for Latino Students, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Advocacy Committee to ensure an education of excellence for Latino students, Summer 2004-present.

Penn State University, Serve as a liaison for new graduate students. I aid in helping them to find the services they need in Penn State, find items of basic need, resources, and networks in State College. 2001-Present.

Penn State College of Education Dean's Student Advisory Forum , Member. 2001- 2004. Pennsylvania Summit on Educational Excellence for Latino Students, Member Planning Committee and Facilitator. Spring and Fall 2004.  

Mission Mexico, Volunteer Spring Break Alternative Service Trip. Tijuana, Mexico. Spring 2003 and Spring 2004.

Mid-State Literacy Council, ESL Volunteer Tutor. Spring and Summer 2003.  

Penn State College of Education, Grade Mediation Committee. Spring 2003.

Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Volunteer. Spring 2002 and Spring 2003.

Graduate Visitation Day, College of Education Facilitator. April 13th, 2002.

High School Diversity Essay Contest, Reader. Spring 2001.

Norma I. Torres-Colon Jr. High School Process of Accreditation Community Committee, Member. Villalba, Puerto Rico. 1999-2000

The Power of Procrastination. Presented by Jorge Cham, Creator of the grad student comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper. April 7th, 2006.

PennTESOL-East Conference. March 25th, 2005. Penn State University, Abington Campus.

Persistence as you pursue your Graduate Degree. March 20th, 2006. Presented by
Dr. Catherine Lyons. Penn State University, University Park.

U.S. Empire and the Project of Women’s Studies: On the Politics of Complicity and Dissent. Presented by Chandra Talpade Mohanty. Feminist Scholar Speaker Series 2005-2006. Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program. March 14th, 2006. Penn State University, University Park.

Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum. Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2006.Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.

The Vagina Monologues. Sponsored by the Black Caucus. February 11th, 2006. Penn State University, University Park.

Race, Science, and Nation: The Cultural Politics of Schools in Colonial Puerto Rico, 1917-1938 . Solsiree del Moral, Ph.D. Candidate University of Wisconsin: Latin American History, February 9th, 2006. Emerging Scholars Speakers Series Sponsored by The Africana Research Center. Penn State University,
University Park.

Obtaining an Academic Position. Presented by Dr. Regina Deil-Amen at the Graduate Forum. Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs. February 8th, 2006. Penn State University, University Park.

Shattering the Silences. Group Discussion sponsored by The Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs. February 3rd, 2006. Penn State University, University Park.

Women of Color Luncheon. Monthly support and networking meetings for women who are graduate students, staff, academicians, and members of the community in State College. February 1st, 2006. Penn State University, University Park.

The 2006 Achievement Conference:Preparing Today for Tomorrow’s Opportunities. Presented by the Black Graduate Student Association. January 28th, 2006. Penn State University, University Park. 

Making the Chinese Mexican. Presented by Grace Delgado. Lecture part of Borderlands History Lecture Series. January 26th, 2006. Penn State University, University Park.

Special Discussion on Current Issues in Literacy Education and Research. Piccle presentation by Jamie Myers with guest speaker: Judith Green, Professor of Education, UC Santa Barbara (Co-Founder of the Santa Barbara Discourse Group). November 14th, 2005. Sponsored by the Department of C&I, Language and Literacy Program, College of Education, Penn State University, University Park.

The First Latino Film Festival in Harrisburg. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. November 11-13, 2005. Harrisburg, PA.

The Naked Truth: Advertising's Image of Women . Slide lecture presented by Jane Kilbourne. Penn State University, University Park.

Continued Notes from a Medium Brown Girl . Presented by Michele Serros, Chicana fiction and television writer. Feminist Scholar Speaker Series 2005-2006. Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program. November 7th, 2005. Penn State University, University Park.

The Guerrilla Girls. Feminist Scholar Speaker Series 2005-2006. Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program. September 30th, 2005. Penn State University, University Park.

Adult Latina ESL Learners: Empowerment, Transformation and Language Learning. Presented by Liv Thorstensson, Dean of the Concordia English Language Village & ESL instructor at Central Piedmont Community College ( Charlotte).
April 14th, 2005. Penn State University, University Park.

End Note 2. Technology training sponsored by Information Technology Services (ITS). March 18th, 2005. Penn State University, University Park.

End Note 1. Technology training sponsored by Information Technology Services (ITS). March 14th, 2005. Penn State University, University Park.

Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition Annual Conference. Fall 2003 (Allentown, PA) and Fall 2004 (Philadelphia, PA).

Additional Language Learning Through Classroom Interaction. Presented by Joan Kelly Hall, University of Georgia. November 8th, 2003. Penn State University, University Park.

7th Annual Professional Development & Retention Conference sponsored by the Office of Graduate Education Equity at The Pennsylvania State University. September 7th, 2003.

The 15 th Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education Conference. June 5th- 7th, 2003. School of Education Leadership Institute, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Media and Democratic Politics: The New Imperatives. Presented by Robert W. McChesney, professor in the Institute of Communications Research and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as part of the Waterbury Forum Lectures in education. November 20th, 2002. Penn State University, University Park.

National Association for Bilingual Education National Conference. . March21 st-
23rd, 2002. Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

Nueva York, Diaspora City: Latinos Between and Beyond. Presented by Juan Flores, director of Hunter College’s Mellon Minority Fellowship Program. He is the author of Poetry in East Germany, The Insular Vision, Divided Borders: Essays on Puerto Rican Identity, and From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity. He also is a translator and editor of numerous works. February 15th, 2002. Penn State University, University Park.

The Persistence of Apartheid Education: Still Separate, Still Unequal in America . Presented by Jonathan Kozol, writer, educator, and anti-racist advocate as part of the College of Education’s Waterbury Forum Lecture in Education and Cultural Studies. November 7th, 2001. Penn State University, University Park.

Derechos Humanos y Pueblos IndígenasSituación Actual y Perspectivas / Human Rights and Indigenous People: Current Situation and Perspectives on Change. Presented by Rigoberta Menchú, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Sponsored and organized by the Latin American October 22nd, 2001. Penn State University, University Park.

Puerto Rico TESOL Annual Conference . Spring 2000. Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Maria J. Schmidt
Director
Multicultural Students Services
College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University
228 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802-3206
(814) 865-0904
mjs125@psu.edu

Dr. Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto
Professor-in-Charge
World Languages Teacher Education Program
Curriculum and Instruction Department
The Pennsylvania State University
255 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802-3205
(814) 863-8921
mespinosa@psu.edu

Deborah Bezilla
Coordinator
Mission Mexico
P.O. Box 150
327 First Avenue
Lemont, PA, 16851-0150
(814) 238-5842
dab1183@adelphia.net

Brunilda Guzmán
English Professor
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico
HC-01 Box 4006
Villalba, Puerto Rico, 00766
(787) 847-6307
brguzman@email.pucpr.edu