Dr. Lenora M. Hayes
Dr. Lenora Hayes is an Associate Professor of Spanish. As an undergraduate student, she became the President of the Student Association of the School of English at the Universidad de Panamá sede Veraguas. Dr. Hayes graduated Sigma Lambda from the University of Panama in 2000 with a degree in Teaching English as a Second Language. In 2001, she was awarded a teaching assistantship in the Department of Romance Language at the University of Georgia which enabled her to pursue a Masters of Arts in Teaching Spanish. In 2003, she began teaching Spanish as an instructor at the University of South Carolina and within a year she became the coordinator for the intermediate level Spanish Language Courses. Dr. Hayes also taught courses in Spanish language and Culture at institutions such as Midlands Technical College, Benedict College and Columbia College in Columbia, SC. She also taught high school Spanish for three years. In 2013, after receiving her Doctorate in Education from the University of South Carolina, she joined the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Fayetteville State University teaching upper and lower division Spanish courses. She became Assistant Chair of the department in 2014 and served in this position for three years. In 2017 she was awarded the distinction of Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures Teacher of the Year. Today she continues to share her love of the Spanish language and culture with her students and colleagues.
| 2008-2012 |
Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Areas: Foreign Language Supervision and Instruction Dissertation: Understanding the professional Life Cycle of Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Faculty Members in Research I Institutions of Higher Education. |
| 2001-2003 |
M.A.T., Spanish University of Georgia, Athens, GA Specialization in Spanish Instruction |
| 1997-2000 |
B.A., T.E.S.O.L, Universidad de Panamá, Santiago de Veraguas, Republic of Panamá Specialized in English Language Instruction |
- Fayetteville State University, Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures Teacher of the Year (2016-2017)
- Fayetteville State University, Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding support in helping Cumberland International Early High School students further develop their Spanish conversation skills (spring 2015)
- Fayetteville State University, Cumberland County Public Schools Award for active involvement with a local school (2014 – 2015)
- Fayetteville State University, Department of World Languages and Cultures, “Service Award” (2014 - 2015)
- Fayetteville State University, Student Advisor of the Year for the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures (2013 - 2014)
- University of South Carolina, Certificate awarded “In Recognition of your support and Dedication to International Students” by Student Government (2005)
- University of Georgia, Teaching Assistantship (2001).
- Universidad de Panamá, Sigma Lambda Honor Graduate (2000)
- Cross-cultural Studies
- Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages.
- Curriculum Development and Implementation for Foreign Languages Courses.
- Professional Development and Faculty Career Experiences.
- Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 28301. 2019 – present.
- Assistant Chair, Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 28301. Spring 2014 – spring 2016. And, Fall 2019. 2
- Assistant Professor of Spanish, Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 28301. 2013 – 2018
- Visiting Lecturer of Spanish, Division of Languages and Literatures, Columbia College, Columbia, SC. Spring 2013
- Adjunct Instructor, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Fall 2012
- Adjunct Instructor, Department of Foreign Languages and Mass Communications, Benedict College, Columbia, SC. Fall 2012.
- World Language Teacher, Lexington School District One, Lexington, SC. 2009 – 2012
- Adjunct Instructor Humanities Department, Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC 2004 – 2006.
- Coordinator of Intermediate Level Spanish Courses and Full-time Lecturer, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. 2004 – 2009.
- Spanish Teaching Assistant, Department of Romance Language, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 2001 – 2003.
- Spring 2023 – SPAN 470 – Special Topics in Literature (focus on Literature about Latin American Immigration to the United States).
- Fall 2020: SPAN 460 – Indigenismo, SPAN 211, SPAN 212, SPAN 120. (Online course).
- Spring 2016: SPAN 460 – Cine Latinoaméricano (ONLINE COURSE), SPAN 211, SPAN 110.
- Taught in spring 2015: SPAN 120, SPAN 300 (Business Spanish), SPAN 322 (Latin American Culture and Civilization).
- Taught in fall 2014: SPAN 110, SPAN 230 (Intermediate Conversation), SPAN 471(Narrative Prose and Fiction – Afro Hispanic literature focus).
- SPAN 110, SPAN 120, SPAN 312, SPAN 230, SPAN 311, SPAN 420
- Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Spanish language
- Advanced Conversation
- Spanish for Law Enforcement.
- Latino Children’s Literature.
- High School Spanish I and II.
Articles published:
Almeida, E., & Hayes, L. M. (2018). Critical Discourse Analysis of Family Stories Told to African American and Hispanic American Students. The International Journal of Critical Cultural Studies,16(1), 19-31. doi:https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-0055/CGP/v16i01/19-31
Chapters Published:
Hayes, L. M. (2018). Here to Stay: An Overview of the Non-Tenure Track Faculty and Their Rise to New Faculty Majority. In R. Jeffries (Ed.), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in Contemporary Higher Education. (pp. 160 – 174). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5724-1
Edited Books:
Gorostiza, Celestino. El color de nuestra piel [pieza en tres actos] Customized edition for the University of South Carolina. L. Hayes (ed). New York: MacMillan.
Research in Progress
Hayes, L. M. et al (2024) Life in Times of Covid-19: A Narrative Discourse Analysis of the narrated experience of African American, Hispanic and Hispanic American Students with the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Almeida, E., & Hayes, L. M. (2023). Family Legacies: Family Stories Shared by African American and Hispanic American Students.
Frobish, T. and Hayes, L. (2024) Great Speeches that Helped Shape the Destiny of Latin America. Publisher (to be determined)
“Family Legacies: Family Stories Shared by African American and Hispanic American Students”. Presented with Dr. Eugenie Almeida at the Southern States Communication Association Annual Conference, April 6th, 2022. Greenville, SC.
“How to Increase Enrollment in Upper Division World Language Courses” Presented at the Annual Conference
of the Mississippi Foreign Language Association, November 2019. Starkville, MS.
“Critical Discourse Analysis of Family Stories Told to African American and Hispanic American Students”
Presented with Dr. Eugenie Almeida at the Annual International Conference of the New Directions in the
Humanities Research Network, July 4th, 2018. Philadelphia, PA
“Critical Discourse Analysis of Family Stories Told to African American and Hispanic American Students” Presented with Dr. Eugenie Almeida at the Southern States Communication Association Annual Conference, April 4th, 2018. Nashville, TN.
“Student Tracking of Syntactical and Lexical Errors in Composition Writing in Intermediate and Advanced Level Spanish Courses” Panel Syntax, People, and Practice to be presented at PAC Annual conference, April 7th 2017. Charlotte, NC.
Fayetteville State University – Fayetteville, NC
2022 – 2023 Chair of the CLC Peer Review Committee
2022 – 2023 Member of the CHSS Subcommittee for the revision of the Core Curriculum.
2022 – 2023 Member of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Women’s History Month Committee.
2022 – 2023 Advisor for the FSU Hispanic Club
2021 – 2022 Department representative on Faculty Senate
2021 – 2022 Department Representative on Faculty Senate Sub–committee for Faculty Governance.
2021 – 2022 Advisor for the FSU Hispanic Club
2021 – 2022 Member of the CHSS Women’s History Month Committee.
2020 – 2021 Chair of the department of CLC Post Tenure Review Committee
2020 – 2021 Chair of the department of Communication, Languages and Cultures (CLC) Committee for the proposal to add Foreign Languages to the University Core Curriculum.
2020 – 2021 Department representative on Faculty Senate
2020 – 2021 Department Representative on Faculty Senate Sub–committee for Faculty Governance.
2020 – 2021 Advisor for the FSU Hispanic Club
2019 – 2020 Assistant Chair of the Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures.
2019 – 2020 Taught the Global 300 course in preparation for the Study Abroad trip to Almería, Spain in Summer 2020
2018 – 2019 Department representative for the Spring Open House.
2018 – 2019 Department representative for the campus Majors Fair.
2018 – 2019 Chair of the committee for the creation of a Study Abroad program to Almería, Spain for summer 2020.
2018 – 2019 Faculty Senate Representative for the Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures.
2018 – 2019 Member of the Faculty Senate sub–committee for Faculty Governance.
2018 – 2019 Advisor for the FSU Hispanic Club
2018 – 2019 Advisor for the Spanish page of the FSU student newspaper The Voice.
2017 – 2018 Department representative for the Spring Open House.
2017 – 2018 Department representative for the campus Majors Fair.
2017 – 2018 Chair of the committee for the creation of a Study Abroad program to Almería, Spain for summer 2019 (proposal was created and submitted).
2017 – 2018 Faculty Senate Representative for the Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures.
2017 – 2018 Member of the Faculty Senate sub–committee for Technology.
2017 – 2018 Advisor for the FSU Hispanic Club
2017 – 2018 Advisor for the Spanish page of the FSU student newspaper The Voice.
2017 – 2018 Member of the Committee for the creation of a Study Abroad program to Almería, Spain for summer 2018.
2017 – 2018 Spanish Placement Exam and course placement liaison for Cumberland International and Cross Creek Early High Schools.
2017 – 2018 Department representative for the campus Fall Preview.
Columbia College – Columbia, SC.
- Coordinator of adjunct Spanish Instructors (Spring 2013)
- Co–designer of the Spanish 121 Hybrid hour (online class).
- Member of the Spanish and French Living Learning Community Committee (Spring 2013)
- Aid in re–designing course curriculum
White Knoll High School – Lexington School District One, Lexington, SC.
- Sponsor of the Latin Dance Club for WKHS (Fall 2010 – Fall 2011).
- Member of the Unit Assessments Design Committee for World Languages (Fall 2009 – Spring 2011)
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
- Faculty Advisor for Spanish Majors (Fall 2008 – Spring 2009)
- Coordinator of Intermediate Level Spanish Courses (Fall 2004 – Spring 2009)
- Chair of the Intermediate Level Book Search Committee (Fall 2008).
- Member for the Spanish House Committee (Fall 2006–Spring 2007)
- Faculty Sponsor of the Spanish Conversation Club (Fall 2005 – Spring 2006).
English Department, Universidad de Panamá, Santiago de Veraguas, Republic of Panama.
- President of the Student Association of the School of English (1998 – 2000).
ACTFL – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
SCFLTA – South Carolina Foreign Language Teacher Association.
AATSP – American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
FLANC – Foreign Language Association of North Carolina.