David Cruz De Jesus
Assc Professor
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Modern Languages & Comp Lit
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: david.cruzdejesus@baruch.cuny.edu
- Biography
- Teaching
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Spanish (Hispanic Linguistics), The University at Albany, SUNY
M.A., Spanish, The University at Albany, SUNY
B.A., Spanish and Portuguese, The University at Albany, SUNY
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invited to be a member of a select delegation of Multicultural/Multilingual Educators to participate in the People to People Ambassador Program in Johannesburg and Capetown, South Africa | 2000 | ||
| Finalist, Pan-Hellenic Council Excellence in Teaching Award | Cornell University | 1995 | |
| Honorable Mention | Ford Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships for Minorites | 1988 | |
| Minority Graduate Assistantship | The University at Albany | 1987 | |
| Fellowship to attend OFINES | Instituto de Cooperacion Iberoamericana Madrid, Spain | 1986 | |
| Minority Graduate Assistantship | The University at Albany | 1986 | |
| Minority Graduate Assistantship | The University at Albany | 1985 | |
| Fellowship from the Instituto de Cultura e Lingua Portuguesa to attend the Universidade de Coimbra | 1984 | ||
| Minority Graduate Assistantship | The University at Albany | 1984 | |
| Admitted to Combined BA/MA Program in Spanish | University at Albany | 1983 | |
| Minority Graduate Fellowship | The University at Albany | 1983 | |
| Sigma Delta Pi | National Spanish Honor Society | 1982 |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies Committee | Present | ||
| Romance Languages Committee | Present | ||
| Department Executive Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Library Committee | Present | ||
| BA Program in Spanish | Faculty Advisor | Present | |
| Spanish Curriculum Committee | Committee Chair | Present | |
| Laboratory Committee | Present | ||
| Spanish Language Instruction | Director | Present | |
| Center for Advisement and Orientation | Advisory Board | Present | |
| WSAS Curriculum Committee | Attendee, Meeting | 12/23/2022 | |
| Assessment Coordinator | Coordinator | 9/5/2022 | |
| Zicklin School of Business | WSAS Representative | 12/31/2006 | |
| WSAS Curriculum Committee | 12/31/2003 | ||
| Faculty/Student Disciplinary Committee | 12/31/2002 | ||
| Committee on Ceremonial Occasions | 12/31/2001 | ||
| Baruch Open House for Perspective Freshmen | Participant | 3/31/2001 | |
| Baruch Education Advisory Committee | 12/31/2000 |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Council on World Language Study | CUNY Council | 1/1/2000 | Present |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNS SIG, ACTFL. | Communications Director/Discussion List Owner and Moderator (SNS-L@cornell.edu) | 11/1/1996 | 12/31/2000 |
Public
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Language Association | 1/1/1998 | Present | ||||
| American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese | 1/1/1997 | Present | ||||
| American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages | 1/1/1993 | Present | ||||
| Puerto Rican Studies Association | 12/31/2003 | |||||
| Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico | Visiting student researcher, Instituto de Linguistica | 7/31/1987 | ||||
| Instituto de Cooperacion Iberoamericana, Madrid, Spain. OFINES (Escuela de Investigacion Linguistica y Literaria) | 4/30/1986 | |||||
| Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. "Curso de Verao para estrangeiros" | 7/31/1984 |