The American Sign Language program in the Department of Linguistics is welcoming a new lecturer this year and offering three performances this semester.

“The students in my classes are really motivated,” said Lisa Sunde, who has been teaching ASL for more than 25 years and moved to Ithaca from New Mexico to join Cornell’s ASL team this fall. “The opportunity to teach here offers new growth for me and the chance to take on the challenge of working with a new group of students, which is my passion.”

Sunde previously taught at Front Range Community College; the University of Colorado, Boulder; and Santa Fe Community College, where she led the ASL Program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Gallaudet University and a master’s in teaching American Sign Language from the University of Northern Colorado.

This semester, Sunde is teaching the introductory sign language class, as well ASL III, for more advanced students.

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