Foreign Language Faculty

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Frank Bergmann

, Ph.D

Professor of English/German

Phone: (315) 792-3149
Office: 255 White Hall

Frank Bergmann (Dr. phil., Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen) first came to this country as a Fulbright scholar from Germany. He joined the college in 1969 and is currently professor of English and German. He has received the college's distinguished teaching award and the college's distinguished research award. ...More About Frank Bergmann

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Mary Campbell

, M.S.

Adjunct Instructor of French

Phone: (315) 792-3028
Office: 124 White Hall

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Susan (Sue) A. Draves

, M.S.

Adjunct Instructor of Spanish

Phone: (315) 792-3028
Office: 286 Gordon Science Center

Susan Draves has 18 years of experience teaching Spanish and also has taught French for several years. She was the Department Chairperson at Rome Catholic High School and throughout her foreign language career has developed curriculum, taken students on numerous field trips and assisted many students with learning disabilities. ...More About Susan A. Draves

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Rebecca L. Hullar

, M.S.

Adjunct Lecturer of Spanish

Phone: (315) 792-3028
Office: 286 Gordon Science Center

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Anne Kerleo

, M.A.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Foreign Language

Phone: (315) 792-3028
Office: 286 Gordon Science Center

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Marie Noelle D. Little

, Ph.D

Professor of French

Phone: (315) 792-3156
Office: 206 Faculty Center

Marie-Noelle Little has lived in Sweden, France and Lebanon, before coming to this country in 1969. Most of her research has on been on Francophone literature and interdisciplinary studies. ...More About Marie Noelle D. Little

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Su-Lien Miller

, M.A.

Adjunct Lecturer of Communication

Phone: (315) 792-3086
Office: 309 Romano Hall

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Kamil M. Rahme

, B.S.

Part-time adjunct lecturer Arabic

Phone: (315) 792-3028
Office: 286 Gordon Science Center

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Roman Santos

, M.A.

SPA 102 Sec E

Phone: (315) 792-3028
Office: 286 Gordon Science Center

Román Santos, a native of Southern California, was born and raised in a bilingual household. His parents are from Mexico and he spoke Spanish exclusively at home. He has traveled in Mexico extensively and lived in Buenos Aires for two years. He received a BA in History from Brigham Young University, an MA in Spanish Linguistics from San Diego State University, and an MAEd in Secondary Education from The University of Phoenix. He has taught Spanish at the High School level for several years. For the past 3 years he has taught Full-time at MVCC. This is his first semester (fall 2008) at UC.

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Mary Stronach

, B.A.

Adjunct Lecturer of Italian

Phone: (315) 792-3304
Office: B7 Hubbard Hall

Mary T. Stronach has taught foreign languages for over 30 years. On the high school levels she has taught, Spanish, French, Italian, Latin and, that most difficult of all languages, English. (Mary asks that students contact her at 315-796-9284. Also, students should see her in White Hall 241) ...More About Mary Stronach

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John (Juan) A. Thomas

, Ph.D

Assist. Professor Spanish

Phone: (315) 792-2578
Office: 102 DePerno Hall
School of Arts and Sciences
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Juan holds a Ph.D and MA in Hispanic Linguistics from the University at Albany, SUNY; a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from MIT, an MS in Materials Science from the University of Vermont and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University, as well as a Diploma in Italian Linguistics from the l’Università per Stranieri di Perugia and diplomas in three levels of Galician- Portuguese language and philology from the Instituto da lingua galega, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Before arriving at Utica College, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic and Italian Studies at the University at Albany. Prior to his University at Albany experience, he had worked for ten years as an Inorganic Chemist at IBM in Essex Junction, Vermont in the inorganic analytic and environmental laboratories. His research interests include romance linguistics, language contact, second language acquisition and Spanish Peninsular literature. He is currently completing a project studying the attitudes of second language learners. He is originally from the Utica area but has been away for 25 years. He is happy to be back in the ‘valley’, and is excited to investigate the language contact among the many different ethnic groups in Utica. He enjoys learning new languages, reading, traveling, and cycling. ...More About John A. Thomas

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Alfred (Fred) J. Valentini

, M.A.

Adjunct Professor of Italian

Phone: (315) 792-3028
Office: 286 Gordon Science Center

Alfred J. Valentini has been teaching for 34 years. His career includes the instruction of children from grade 7 to adults in college. He retired from Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica, NY as Department Chair of Languages Other than English (June 2007)and continues as an adjunct faculty member of Utica College and Mohawk Valley Community College. He is also the Director of Instruction of the IACE Summer Program in Italy. He received his own training at the University at Albany (BA [cum laude] ‘72, MA ‘73), l’Università per Stranieri of Perugia, L’Università Pro Deo of Rome, La Scuola per Stranieri of Siena, Nazareth College, Long Island University and SUNY Cortland (CAS in School Administration and Supervision, ‘94). ...More About Alfred J. Valentini

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Barbara L. Witucki

, Ph.D

Assistant Professor of English

Phone: (315) 792-3829
Office: 115 DePerno Hall

Barbara Witucki is an assistant professor in English and also teaches first-year Latin at Utica College. She completed an M.A. and Ph.D. in classical languages and literature at New York University where she specialized in Greek epic. Barbara also has an M.A. in English from Villanova University. Her current research interests include the ancient Greek novel and the influence of classical literature, art, and archeology on the British romantic authors. She has taught ancient Greek and Latin as well as literature courses and writing at the college, high school, and middle school levels.

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Linda S. Zee

, Ph.D

Associate Professor of Spanish

Phone: (315) 792-3238
Office: 107 DePerno Hall

Linda Zee has lived and traveled in Latin America [Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Puerto Rco, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina] and Spain. Her principal areas of research are contemporary Latin American women writers and Latin American film. She has created a data base of films in Spanish that are literary adaptations, and is beginning to research the Spanish-language film industry in Hollywood. She is active in the arts community in Utica, and also participates in cross-country skiing and distance running. ...More About Linda S. Zee

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