W. M. Keck Center for Language Study

The Keck Center in Lawrence Hall is a high-tech space for the exploration of language and culture, promoting global perspectives in education.

Global Perspectives

The center's robust technology and study space support our commitment as a university to broaden students' perspectives. The center creates opportunities for students to explore diverse ways of thinking through both academic study and immersion in new languages and cultures.

Keck Center Staff

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Gerald (Cory) Duclos
Director of the Keck Center for Language Study; Sr. Lecturer in Linguistics
(315) 228-7671
Lawrence Hall - Keck Center
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Edie MacPherson
Academic Department Coordinator
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Miguel Roman
Lecturer in Linguistics and Coordinator, Less Commonly Taught Languages
(315) 228-6963
301D Lawrence Hall
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Julia Kang
Korean Language Evaluator
Lawrence Hall - Keck Center

Language Interns

Each year Colgate hosts foreign language interns from eight different countries. With offices in the Keck Center, students are invited to develop their conversational language skills by speaking with these native speakers.

Their office is located in 17A2 Lawrence Hall.

Arabic

Yousra Elbaz

Chinese

Joanna Qiao

French

Ophelie Barret

German

Erik Stojanovic

Hebrew

Yarden Segal

Italian

Elena Pistone

Japanese

Haruko Murakoshi

Spanish

Sara Ruiz