Community Impact

Flyer for French Cinema Club
Introducing the UW French Cinema Club!
(April 11, 2024)
Students and faculty play Bocce and Petanque in the Quad
Autumn Quarter Events Wrap Up
(January 23, 2024)
Professor Louisa Mackenzie
Professor Louisa Mackenzie elected as Faculty Senate Vice-Chair for 2023-2024
(April 12, 2023)
Night of Ideas graphic
Night of Ideas [La Nuit des idées]
(February 15, 2023)
Professor Louisa Mackenzie
 Professor Louisa Mackenzie gives Keynote Address at the Early Modern French Studies Conference
(January 31, 2023)
Judith Okonwko Event picture
Autumn Events Co-Sponsored by French & Italian Studies 
(November 14, 2022)
Professor Maya Angela Smith
Associate Professor Maya Angela Smith to Lead Equity, Justice & Inclusion Efforts
(November 8, 2022)
stack of language books
 Why Study a Foreign Language?
(July 10, 2020)
illustration of mother holding her son
Associate Professor of French Maya Angela Smith Publishes Essay for the Boston Globe 
(June 26, 2020)
Louvre Pyramid
Facts and Information Regarding Spring Quarter 2020
(March 27, 2020)
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UW classes moving online beginning March 9
(March 6, 2020)
UW foreign language alumni
Career Panel for Foreign Language Students
(December 16, 2019)
cartoon of talking hands
The Daily: "A portal into other cultures"
(November 18, 2019)
UW Climate Survey
Take the UW Climate Survey - Your Voice Your UW
(October 8, 2019)
French Books and paper
FIS Holds Dictée at French Fest 2019
(April 3, 2019)
Kenneth Barger
French Alumnus Taking Language to Court
(January 7, 2019)
Sophie Labelle_ Louisa Mackenzie
UW Welcomes Québec Artist Sophie Labelle 
(November 1, 2018)
Christelle Silue
French Major Christelle Silué Travels to Ivory Coast to do Research and Advocacy Work
(August 21, 2018)
UW Italian Club
Italian Club Cooks Dinner for the Families at the Ronald McDonald House
(December 7, 2017)
UW Italian Club
Italian Club Community Outreach & Autumn Events
(October 10, 2017)
Richard Watts
Department Chair Rich Watts Weighs in on the French Election for Q13 Fox
(May 8, 2017)
Seattle International Film Festival Recognizes Claudio Mazzola
(December 5, 2016)
Italian flag against blue sky
UW minor reflects on experience working at Bianco-Rosso Imports
(April 11, 2016)
Students in UW's French 203 class discuss recent attacks in Paris
KING5 News Sits in on class discussion of recent Paris attacks
(November 17, 2015)
“J’être humain” on statue in Paris
A message from Richard Watts, Chair of French and Italian Studies, regarding the recent events in Paris.
(November 16, 2015)
Madrigal & Villapondo speak to French 212 students about NWDC Resistance
(May 18, 2015)