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Who signs forms?
- Study abroad form: Study Abroad forms for each of the languages are available from the Study Abroad Office E-309 Martin Hall. For signature, please contact Anna Grace Araiza (agheise@clemson.edu) for the appropriate advisor, if not listed below.
  ACHEN, GERMANY – Professor Lee Ferrell (ferrell@clemson.edu)
  CHINA – Professor Yanming An (yanming@clemson.edu)
  CHINA – Professor Yanhua Zhang (yhzhang@clemson.edu)
  CORDOBA, ARGENTINA –Anna Grace Araiza (agheise@clemson.edu)
  LYON, FRANCE – Professor Kelly Peebles (kpeeble@clemson.edu)
  PARIS-NORMANDY, FRANCE – Professor Eric Touya (etouya@clemson.edu)
  SEVILLE, SPAIN (Fall & Spring) –Anna Grace Araiza (agheise@clemson.edu)
  SEVILLE, SPAIN (Summer) – Professor Ellory Schmucker (eschmuc@clemson.eud)
- Course to be taken elsewhere form:
  Anna Grace Araiza (agheise@clemson.edu)
- Grade change form: Anna Grace Araiza (agheise@clemson.edu)
- Course substitution form and change of major form:
  Anna Grace Araiza (agheise@clemson.edu)
- Transfer Course Equivalency List (TCEL) for Spanish:
  Prof. Graciela Tissera (gtisser@clemson.edu)
Who schedules classes?
Who are the club advisors?

ASL – Professor Stephen Fitzmaurice (sfitzma@clemson.edu)
ASL Honor Society – Professor William Clements (wrcleme@clemson.edu)
CHINESE –Professor Ling Rao (lingr@clemson.edu)
FRENCH – Professor Anne Carole Salces y Nedeo (asalces@clemson.edu)
GERMAN – Professor Lee Ferrell (ferrell@clemson.edu)
ITALIAN – Professor Roberto Risso (rrisso@clemson.edu)
JAPANESE – Professor Kumiko Saito (ksaito@clemson.edu)
LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SOCIETY - Professor Arelis Moore de Peralta (ared@clemson.edu)
LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES – Professor Lee Ferrell (ferrell@clemson.edu) and Professor Roberto Risso (rrisso@clemson.edu)
RUSSIAN – Professor Olga Volkova (ovolkov@clemson.edu)
SPANISH – TBA
SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY – Professor Rosa Macarena Pillcurima (rpillcu@clemson.edu)
Who is the Departmental Honors contact for Languages?
Who is the advisor for undergraduate majors?
Who is director of the Languages and International Business track?
Who is director of the Language and International Health track?
Who is the director of the Modern Languages track?
Who are the language section heads?

ASL: Prof. Bo Clements (wrcleme@clemson.edu)
Chinese: Prof. Yanming An (yanming@clemson.edu)
French: Prof. Kenneth Widgren (kwidgre@clemson.edu)
German and Russian: Prof. Gabriela Stoicea (stoicea@clemson.edu)
Italian: Prof. Roberto Risso (rrisso@clemson.edu)
Japanese: Prof. Satomi Saito (ssaito@clemson.edu)
Spanish: Prof. Salvador Oropesa (oropesa@clemson.edu) (fall 2024 - spring 2025)

Administration

Joseph Mai, Department Chair

Office: 716 Strode Tower
Phone: 864-656-3544
Email: jmai@clemson.edu

Kristie Murray Miller, Fiscal Analyst

Office: 714 Strode Tower
Phone: 864-656-2626
Email: kmill23@clemson.edu

Debbie Hammond, Administrative Coordinator

Office: 717 Strode Tower
Phone: 864-656-3393
Email: dhammo2@clemson.edu

Anna Grace Araiza, Lead Academic Advisor (LAIB)

Office: 230D Daniell Hall
Email: agheise@clemson.edu

Dorcas L. Perez, Academic Advisor (ML and LIH)

Office: 230E Daniel Hall
Email: dorcasp@clemson.edu

Su-I Chen, Language Lab Director

Office: 330C Daniel Hall
Email: schen@clemson.edu

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