Spanish Teaching Assistant Program
Approximately 22 CSULB students will be guaranteed acceptance into the Spanish Teaching Program sponsored by the Spanish government. Students have an opportunity to live in Spain for one year and work up to 20 hours per week as English-language assistants in primary and secondary schools throughout Spain. The assistants will be sent to different regions in Spain based on personal preference and the need for native English speakers throughout the various participating regions. Once assigned to a school, the students will be supervised throughout the year, as well as having the opportunity to sign up for internship credit through the Department of Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures if useful for either transcript purposes or to progress toward graduation. This is a nearly unique opportunity to work for pay in the European Union (€700 = ~$970/month) and the Department is proud to have the opportunity to support so many students in this educational experience. Applications for the 2010-2011 academic year are being accepted through March 30, 2010. Current students and recent graduates are eligible to participate. For additional information contact the Romance, German, Russian Languages & Literatures Department at 562.985.4317 or visit http://www.mec.es/sgci/usa/en/programs/us_assistants/default.shtml.
CSULB Teams Dominate 2009 Western Regional Moot Court Competition.
Four CSULB teams and a hybrid team of CSULB-Chapman University students earned automatic bids to the national finals at the CSULB hosted 8th annual Western Regional Collegiate Moot Court Tournament. The Western Regional Collegiate Moot Court Tournament was attended by 34 teams from around the country. Five CSULB teams advanced from Friday to Saturday’s elimination rounds, with an additional team, comprised of one CSULB student and one Chapman University student also advancing. Four of the CSULB teams and the CSULB-Chapman hybrid team earned automatic bids to the national finals to be held at Florida International University School of Law in Miami, Florida on January 15-16, 2010. The five automatic bids represent a record for CSULB. The CSULB team of Timothy Appelbaum and Reema Abboud, which finished third, became the first CSULB team since 2003-4 to advance to the semi-finals. Appelbaum and Abboud are just the second and third students in CSULB history to earn multiple bids to the national tournament and they are the only two CSULB students to earn multiple automatic bids to the national tournament. Also earning automatic bids were Jillian Ewan/Ryan King, Richard Bosanko/Kyle Bourne, Ashlie Brillault/Jose Reynoso, and Katie McHale whose teammate is Chapman University’s Kyle Lee.
Four CSULB students won top orator awards. These include Jose Reynoso (2nd), Jillian Ewan (3rd), Matthew Gunter (7th), and Ashlie Brillault (9th). Additionally, Appelbaum and Abboud were awarded prizes of $250 each by the Long Beach Bar Association for their performance as CSULB’s top team.
Long Beach Bar Association President Maria Rohaidy came to campus to formally congratulate Timothy Appelbaum and Reema Abboud for their accomplishments in the 8th Annual Western Regional Undergraduate Moot Court Tournament. Appelbaum and Abboud, both aspiring attorneys,are the only students in CSULB history to earn multiple automatic bids. Rohaidy acknowledged Appelbaum and Abboud's achievement with a check for each student and a one-year membership in the bar association. Pictured with Abboud, Appelbaum, and Rohaidy is Lewis Ringel (left), Director of CSULB's Moot Court Program.
The ACMA National Finals were held January 15 and 16, 2010 in Miami, FL at the Florida International University School of Law. Five CSULB teams earned bids to nationals. Three of those teams advanced to elimination rounds. This is the 3rd straight year CSULB teams have reached the elimination rounds. Unfortunately, all three teams were eliminated in 2-1 decisions. Teams advancing to elimination rounds included Reema Abboud and Timothy Appelbaum, Jose Reynoso and Ashlie Brillault, and the hybrid team of Kathleen McHale and Kyle Lee (a senior from Chapman University). Reema Abboud and Timothy Appelbaum are two of just three CSULB students to advance to two elimination rounds at the national tournament. Timothy Appelbaum was named the 4th best orator in the nation. He is only the second CSULB student to win an orator award
