Modern foreign language majors at PC have a variety of career options in which language skills have proven invaluable. Recent graduates have enjoyed success in fields such as international banking, law, business, and journalism. Other graduates have gone on to teach at the high school and college levels.
Modern Foreign Language Faculty
Dr. Mark R. Cox
Department Chair
Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Ph.D, University of Florida mcox@presby.edu
Dr. Constance Colwell
Professor of German and French
B.A., M.A., Middlebury College
Ph.D., Cornell University ccolwell@presby.edu
Dr. Chad W. Helms
Professor of Modern Foreign Languages
B.A., College of Charleston
M.A., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., University of Virginia cwhelms@presby.edu
Dr. Margarita Ramirez
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad Catholica de Chile
M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University mramirez@presby.edu
Professor Jianlin Mao
Visiting Professor of Chinese jmao@presby.edu
Dr. Mercedes Bracco
Visiting Professor of Spanish and French
B.A., Catholic University
M.A., Arizona State University
Ph.D., University of California - Davis mbracco@presby.edu
Dr. Sharon E. Knight
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Columbia University
M.A., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seknight@presby.edu
Dr. Clinia M. Saffi
Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Language
B.A., California State University - San Bernadino
Ph.D., University of Miami cmsaffi@presby.edu
