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	November 27, 2006 First-ever certificate of study approved in LAS The first-ever undergraduate certificate of study at Iowa State University has been approved in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Iowa State Faculty Senate approved the Undergraduate Certificate in Latin American Studies at its Nov. 14 meeting. "The certificate is a cross-disciplinary course of study in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences," said Thomas Waldemer, senior lecturer in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. "It is designed for undergraduate students in any major who wish to enhance their degree and employment possibilities by adding expertise in Latin America and linguistic competence in a primary and secondary world language." Waldemer is serving as the interim director of the program while Kathy Leonard, the program's director, is on faculty leave this academic year. The College of Agriculture at Iowa State is also collaborating with the certificate as are the academic departments of agronomy, anthropology, history, international studies, political science, and world languages and cultures.
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