By Sharlene G. Gotico

Photo taken on August 26, 2021 at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University (NIU). The different centers at NIU had an Open House and students/staff/alumni of NIU from Southeast Asia were invited to attend. The event was an opportunity to meet and interact with students/staff/alumni from South East Asian countries and to also promote the programs of the different centers.

Prof. Kay Arden Gallo, a faculty member of the Department of Languages, Mass Communication and Humanities, is presently in Illinois, USA to participate in the Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program of Fulbright. As FLTA, Prof. Gallo will be teaching Filipino language courses at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois for Academic Year 2021-2022.

Prof Gallo poses with Victor E. Huskie, the official mascot of Northern Illinois University.

Sponsored by the US Department of State, the Fulbright FLTA Program is designed to develop American students’ knowledge of foreign cultures and languages. Also part of the program is for the FLTA to enroll in audit or credit courses that are relevant and beneficial to his/her home institution. As such, Prof. Gallo will also be taking courses in teaching methodologies and Asian-American studies while at NIU.

Prof. Gallo will return to CPU in 2022.