{"id":823,"date":"2026-01-20T17:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/translate-a-thon\/?page_id=823"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:25:30","slug":"eighth-translate-a-thon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/translate-a-thon\/eighth-translate-a-thon\/","title":{"rendered":"Eighth Annual Translate-a-thon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 1100px;margin: auto;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height: 1.6\">\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg,#cc0033 0%,#8b001f 100%);padding: 50px 25px;border-radius: 16px;color: white;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0;font-size: 2.6em\">The 8th Annual Rutgers Translate-a-thon<\/h1>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px;font-size: 1.2em\">March 27, 2026 \u00b7 Celebrating Languages, Community &amp; Impact<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 35px\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 420px;border-radius: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/rutgers.instructure.com\/courses\/401935\/files\/56877442\/preview\" alt=\"Translate-a-thon Poster\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/rutgers.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/401935\/files\/56877442\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white;padding: 35px;border-radius: 16px;margin-bottom: 35px\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;color: #cc0033\">Welcome!<\/h2>\n<p>Join us for a full day of collaborative translation, creative workshops, and community impact. The <strong>Translate-a-thon<\/strong> brings together students, faculty, and community partners to work on short-term translation projects, explore interpretation and localization, and celebrate multilingualism at Rutgers.<\/p>\n<p>This year features <strong>community-based translation projects<\/strong> and <strong>hands-on workshops<\/strong> in hybrid and virtual formats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers of all languages and all levels are welcome.<\/strong> We look forward to seeing you there \u2728<\/p>\n<p>Join here the <a href=\"https:\/\/rutgers.instructure.com\/enroll\/TGD99R\"><strong>Canvas site<\/strong><\/a> to access the projects!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-wrap: wrap;gap: 20px;margin-bottom: 40px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;min-width: 260px;background: #f6f6f6;padding: 25px;border-radius: 14px\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0\">\ud83d\udccd Location<\/h3>\n<p>Rutgers University Language Center<br \/>\n1 Spring Street<br \/>\nNew Brunswick, NJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1;min-width: 260px;background: #f6f6f6;padding: 25px;border-radius: 14px\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0\">\u23f0 Event Time<\/h3>\n<p><strong>10:00 AM \u2013 4:30 PM<\/strong><br \/>\nHybrid participation available<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1;min-width: 260px;background: #f6f6f6;padding: 25px;border-radius: 14px\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0\">\ud83d\udcbb Virtual Participants<\/h3>\n<p>Self-register for this Canvas site to access translation materials, project files, and Zoom links.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 25px\">Event Schedule<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background: #fafafa;padding: 30px;border-radius: 16px;margin-bottom: 35px\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #cc0033;margin-top: 0\">Morning<\/h3>\n<p><strong>10:00 AM<\/strong><br \/>\nRegistration &amp; light breakfast \u2014 4th Floor Lobby<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM \u00b7 Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Souq al-Tarjama: Idioms &amp; Juha Tales<\/strong> \u2013 Jehan Mohamed (Arabic \/ English). Room 402<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food, Ritual, and Myth: Interpreting and Contextualizing the Cuneiform of KTU 1.23.<\/strong> \u2013 Alexander Kingsbury-Neuschotz (Ugaritic \/ English). Room 309<\/li>\n<li><strong>Workshop: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Translation Technology: Human-Computer Interaction<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Stephanie Rodriguez (Open to all languages). Room 403<\/li>\n<li><strong>Workshop: You Speak Greek and Don&#8217;t Even Know It <\/strong>&#8211; Arete Bouhlas (Open to all languages). Room <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">SPR 319<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>12:00 PM<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch available for all participants \u2014 4th Floor Lobby<br \/>\n<strong>12:30 PM-1:30 PM Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Romanian: A Latin Language at the Crossroads of the Balkans<\/strong> \u2013 Carla Caponegro (Open to all languages). Room 402.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fafafa;padding: 30px;border-radius: 16px;margin-bottom: 35px\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #cc0033;margin-top: 0\">Translation Projects<\/h3>\n<p><strong>12:30 PM \u2013 3:00 PM<\/strong><br \/>\nCollaborative translation work on site and online. Room 403<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Family Reach Survey Materials<\/strong><br \/>\nCoordinator: Devin Traxler<br \/>\nLanguages: Spanish<\/li>\n<li><strong>City Green SNAP Outreach Materials<\/strong><br \/>\nCoordinator: Robbie Economou<br \/>\nLanguages: Hindi, French, Indonesian, Russian, Italian, Turkish, Albanian, Urdu, Ukranian<\/li>\n<li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Rutgers Students for Environmental Action (SEA)<\/strong><br \/>\nCoordinator: Caroline Heinle<br \/>\nLanguages: Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Roots, Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\nCoordinator: Karyn Moskowitz<br \/>\nLanguages: Spanish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fafafa;padding: 30px;border-radius: 16px;margin-bottom: 35px\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #cc0033;margin-top: 0\">Afternoon Workshops<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Starting a Tourist Agency in a Language of Your Choice<\/strong> \u2013 Nafees Shaheed (Open to all languages). Room 309<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Through Different Eyes: Reading American Images Across Cultures<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Ryan Rivera &amp; <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Jacqueline Loeb<\/span>\u00a0(Open to all languages). Room 402.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Language Bank Volunteer Training<\/strong> \u2013 Laura Ram\u00edrez Polo (Open to all languages). Room 403.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4:00 \u2013 4:30 PM<\/strong><br \/>\nDessert, raffle, and closing reflections \u2014 4th Floor Lobby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #f4f4f4;padding: 25px;border-radius: 14px;margin-bottom: 35px\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0\">Questions?<\/h3>\n<p>Email:<\/p>\n<p>ramirez.laura@rutgers.edu<br \/>\nnnavarro@english.rutgers.edu<br \/>\njloeb@english.rutgers.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 0.95em;color: #555\">\n<p><strong>Supported by<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tlc.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Language Center<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/lep.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Language Engagement Project<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europe.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for European Studies<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/span-port.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Spanish &amp; Portuguese<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of English<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/translation.sas.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rutgers Translation Studies Initiative<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/community.rutgers.edu\/programs-services\/program-directory\/collaborative-center-community-engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collaborative Center for Community Engagement<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;margin-top: 40px\">See you there \ud83c\udf0d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 8th Annual Rutgers Translate-a-thon March 27, 2026 \u00b7 Celebrating Languages, Community &amp; Impact Welcome! 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