More Banana Slugs moving on

Alexa Ballesteros, graduating with a double major in Linguistics and Spanish Studies, is headed to Valencia, Spain this fall to participate in the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP). As part of the program, she will assist in teaching English at an elementary school. Until her departure in September, Alexa is continuing her work as a research assistant with Professor Kim Helmer, contributing to The Happiness Project, an initiative aimed at improving the educational experience and mental well-being of international students. 

Millie Hacker, who is graduating with a BA in Linguistics, will be starting a PhD in Linguistics at Michigan State University, focusing on phonology and its interfaces with phonetics and sociolinguistics. Millie expects to be involved with the Michigan Diaries corpus project and analyzing longitudinal sound changes from its participants.

Congratulations, Alexa and Millie!