Portrait of Dr. Beth Ann Bernstein

Dr. Beth Ann Bernstein

  • Assoc Professor of Instruction at Dept of World Languages & Literatures, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Organizer, Multi-Language Mixer. April 19, 2024 - Present.
  • University Mentor, Incoming Faculty and Visiting Scholar Mentor. May 2023 - Present.
  • Editor, InScriptum: A Journal of Language and Literary Studies. April 11, 2023 - Present.
  • Organizer, Intercambio: Spanish-Language Mixer (Virtual events March 2020-April 2023). March 20, 2017 - Present.
  • Volunteer, Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Israel Gift Shop Volunteer. January 2025 - Present.
  • Volunteer, Organized entertainment for residents of Western Trails Senior Apartments. December 2024 - Present.
  • Organizer, Spanish Club. January 2024 - Present.
  • Organizer, Promoting the Spanish Tutoring Program through class visits and new Tutoring Schedule Posters. January 2024 - Present.
  • Organizer, New Canvas Site for Spanish Tutors. December 2022 - Present.
  • Organizer, Spanish Film Series: Cine Contemporáneo: Must See Movies en español, Sigma Delta Pi. February 2020 - Present.
  • Organizer, International Quad Day, International Student and Scholar Services event. November 8, 2018 - Present.
  • Organizer, CLEP exam information update. January 2018 - Present.
  • Participant, Teaching exchange of language, culture and ideas. March 2017 - Present.
  • Serves as liaison with St. Edward’s University to promote the M.A. in Spanish at Texas State. March 2017 - Present.
  • Member, Classroom Improvement Committee. March 2017 - Present.
  • Member, Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Israel. September 2012 - Present.
  • Chair, Congregation Beth Israel Rosh Hashanah Children’s Reception. September 2012 - Present.

2025

  • Chair, Northeast Modern Language Association (Chair of two panels at the conference). May 1, 2024 - March 9, 2025.

2024

  • Participant, First-Gen Information and Networking Fair. November 5, 2024.
  • Participant, Between Fame and Infamy: An International Film Festival, Symposium, and Art Exhibition on Celebrity. February 19, 2024 - March 4, 2024.

2023

  • University Mentor, The Fulbright Scholar Program. February 7, 2023.

2022

  • Undergraduate Advisor, Multicultural Sorority: Delta Xi Nu. April 2020 - May 2022.
  • Participant, Sigma Delta Pi Induction Ceremony. October 21, 2022.
  • I helped lead practice interviews with the Fulbright applicant Elena Anaya Chong., The Fulbright Scholar Program. September 20, 2022.
  • Organizer, International Film Festival and Symposium on Consent. April 15, 2022.
  • Organizer, International Film Festival and Symposium on Consent. April 4, 2022 - April 14, 2022.
  • Member, Girl Scouts. September 2019 - March 2022.

2021

  • Participant, CoLA month for Liberal Arts students majors and minors fair. October 7, 2021.
  • Judge for Outstanding Professional Practicum, I judged MA student presentations on research pertaining to their Master of Science in the Interdisciplinary Studies degree in the OWLS department. March 26, 2021 - April 21, 2021.

2020

  • Chair, 2020 NeMLA: The Northeast Modern Language Association Conference Panel. December 26, 2019 - March 8, 2020.
  • Participant, Poetry of the Transition. February 4, 2020.
  • Participant, International Welcome Social Spring 2020. January 31, 2020.

2019

  • Organizer, Spanish Film Series: Asuntos de familia: Issues of Parenthood and Family in Hispanic Film, Sigma Delta Pi. December 2018 - March 2019.
  • Participant, Luncheon with the Fundación Miguel Delibes group. November 11, 2019.
  • Participant, Festival de poesía y música organized by Sigma Delta Pi. November 7, 2019.
  • Participant, Meeting with the LA advisor staff. October 16, 2019.
  • Participant, Welcome Social for International Students, organized by the International Student and Scholar Services. September 13, 2019.

2018

  • Participant, Día de los Muertos Celebration: Burial Ceremonies from Around the World. November 1, 2018.
  • Participant, Spanish Film Series: Laughter and Satire in Hispanic Film. October 23, 2018.
  • Participant, Festival de poesía organized by Sigma Delta Pi. October 9, 2018.
  • Chair, Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention. October 4, 2018 - October 6, 2018.
  • Participant, Welcome Social for International Students, organized by the International Office. September 2018.
  • Participant, Women's Empowerment in Hispanic Film: Spanish Film Series , Sigma Delta Pi. February 6, 2018.

2017

  • University Mentor. September 2017 - December 2017.
  • Participant, Día de los Muertos Celebration: Thanatos, The Eternal Movie Star, organized by “GADIA” (Gloria and Alba, Diversity in Action) and Sigma Delta Pi. November 2, 2017.
  • Organizer, Annual Interfaith Chai Tea at Congregation Beth Israel. February 2015 - February 2017.

2016

  • Faculty advisor, El Círculo de Español SEU. 2016.
  • Participant, Recruitment Committee. 2015 - 2016.
  • Member, Website Committee. 2015 - 2016.
  • Presenter, Language Awards Ceremony. 2011 - 2016.
  • Creator and organizer, Intercambio: Spanish Language Mixer. 2011 - 2016.
  • Participant, “Convo 3: Five-Minute Faves”. November 11, 2016.
  • Participant, Día de los Muertos Celebration: Representations of Death through Art around the World. November 2, 2016.
  • Participant, Department Reception for José Luis González, vice rector of U. Miguel Hernández de Elche. October 31, 2016.
  • Participant, "Poesía y Música por la Paz: Sigma Delta Pi, Capitulo Epsilon Beta Festiva". October 20, 2016.

2015

  • Evaluator, Fulbright language evaluations. 2015.
  • Official interviewer, Fulbright scholarship applicants. 2015.
  • Creator and organizer, Modern Language Mingle. 2015.
  • Proctor, language placement exams. 2015.
  • Global Marketplace event. November 16, 2015.

2005

  • Participated in the GO Project at St. Edward’s University, a program involving public school special education students in the college classroom. 2005.

2000

  • Vice-president of the Graduate Student Association of Spanish and Portuguese at UNM. 1998 - 2000.