Our Mission: to equip students as effective participants in diverse cultures through academically challenging programs in a caring environment.

We offer small interactive classes in which students integrate communication skills with cultural exploration.

The Division of Modern Languages offers instruction in the following languages:

• Chinese
• French: Foreign Language and Culture Studies with a concentration in French Major - Minor
• German
• Italian
• Latin
• Spanish: Major - Minor

Opportunities for Language students:

• Live in the Language House with a native speaker of the target Language
• Be selected to join Phi Sigma Iota, International Foreign Language Honor Society
• Study Abroad
• Events to inform and encourage discussion about global issues and diverse cultures
  

What does knowledge of a foreign language do for you?

• Get an edge in the job market
• Stand out from other graduate school applicants
• Be a world traveler not a tourist
• Open your eyes to a world of cultures
• Get to know your cultural heritage
• Discover great books, films and art from around the world
• Let the creative minds of other cultures speak to you in their own language