Spanish and Global Languages and Cultures Program Self-Study

The first faculty member in Spanish was hired in summer 2002, and CSU Channel Islands (CI) opened its doors to 500 upper-division transfer students in fall 2002. Dr. Terry Ballman authored the Spanish minor, which was approved to begin in fall 2003. Dr. Antonio Jimenez Jimenez was hired in fall 2003, and Dr. Ballman and Dr. Jimenez Jimenez authored the B. A. in Spanish program that launched in fall 2005. The Certificate of Translation, authored by Dr. Jimenez Jimenez and Dr. Stephen Clark, who joined CI in 2007, launched in fall 2010. The Certificate in Healthcare interpreting, authored by Dr. Jimenez Jimenez, began in fall 2016. Dr. Margarita Lopez Lopez served as assistant professor from 2015-2019, and Dr. Javier F. Gonzalez joined the program in fall 2016. A new tenure-track Assistant Professor, Dr. Maricela Becerra, will begin in fall 2020.