Alumni Highlights
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Rubén Juarez Hurtado, Spanish, BA Broadcasting, 2011
Rubén was asked to lead the Spanish sports department and took on the challenge, despite not having Spanish-language broadcast experience.
Kelli Dykstra Darcia, Spanish, BA English-Language Arts & Spanish, 2012
She is thankful for the opportunity to have studied abroad in Costa Rica through the Padnos International Center because without that experience, she would not be as successful as she is today.
Grace Poquette, Spanish, BA Spanish & English, 2013
She has found many more opportunities to be available to her with foreign language experience, including being able to work on international law, and she has been able to form more powerful connections with her clients.
Tricia Nichol, Spanish, BA Spanish Education, 2013
Tricia graduated from GVSU in the winter of 2013 and immediately accepted a Spanish teaching position at Coopersville High School. She loves working with novice level students as she shares her passion of the Spanish language and culture.
Cassandra Kiger, Spanish, BA Psychology, 2013
Her recommendation to all students is that language proficiency and international travel will be the most important investments that they can engage in during their collegiate experience.
Marvis Herring, Spanish, BA Broadcasting, 2013
Marvis is multimedia journalist, currently at WLKY in Louisville, KY. Prior to that, he was with WOOD TV8, West Michigan's legacy NBC affiliate.
Molly Goss, Spanish, BA Spanish, 2013
She attributes her experience at Grand Valley as being instrumental in developing her passion for helping immigrant students and being a spokesperson for the global communities, especially those who don't have a voice.
Trazy Collins (née Richter), Spanish, BA Spanish, 2013
Trazy still uses her Spanish skills every day, whether greeting hungry families, or advocating on behalf of those who are looking for resources within the community, or providing cultural competency to programming happening within immigrant communities.
Caitlin Smith, Spanish, BA Secondary Education & Spanish, 2014
Caitlin is a proponent of language learning because it introduces people to different cultures and beliefs. The ability to communicate with millions more people around the world is something she would never give up.
Courtney Daman, Spanish, BS Biomedical Sciences, 2015
Currently, she is a traveling physical therapist and recently had a 3-month contract in Yuma, Arizona where she had the opportunity to treat Spanish-speaking patients in a completely Spanish-speaking clinic.