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Basque Studies Program Newsletter · Issue
50, 1994
BSP: The Next
Generation
Since the establishment of an agreement between the
Basque Government and the University of Nevada, Reno in
1987, young Basque scholars have had the opportunity to
spend a year in Reno at the Basque Studies Program, helping
in the Basque classes, studying English, and taking classes.
Some of those students find ways to prolong their stay and
become an integral part of Program activities for far longer
than one year.
Javier Cillero is one such student. “Javi”
co-taught the second year Basque class (1991-92). During the
years since, he has translated books, taken classes in
literary theory, and helped Program staffers by assisting
visitors, giving information about Reno to foreign Basques,
and even occasionally answering the
phone.
Estibalitz Amorrortu is another Basque Government
scholarship recipient who decided to stay longer than one
year. “Esti” enrolled in the Master’s program
in English (with an emphasis in linguistics) and is
currently working on her Master’s thesis. She is also
currently teaching first and second year Basque for
us.
Other Basque students have made the Program the focus
of their stay in Reno. Lourdes “Lulu”
Gabikagojeaskoa is studying English and anthropology, and
assisting on the Basque Cataloging Project. Enrike
Corcostegui, a native of Euskadi but now a Nevada resident,
is studying engineering and working as a student for the
Program. Enrike and his Basque-American wife, Lisa
Tipton-Corcostegui, are also actively involved in the
University’s Basque culture organization, Zenbat
Gara.
The list of young Basques with a link to the Program
grows longer every year. Any attempt to name them all would
inevitably meet with failure, so I will mention only those
who received Basque government
scholarships:
Nerea Lete 1988-89
Eneida Andueza 1989-90
Imanol Galdos 1990-91
Itziar Iriondo 1990-91
Javier Cillero 1991-92
Amaia Rekalde 1991-92
Estibalitz Amorrortu 1992-93
Arantzazu Aguirre 1992-93
Olatz Goikouria 1993-94
Miel Angel Elustondo 1994-95
In addition, Itxaso Sanchez spent an academic year in
Reno in 1989-90 and participated in Program activities, and
Jaione Lanborena spent five months studying features of the
university library on a grant from a private foundation,
Fundación Troconiz, in 1990-91.
All of these young people, and many more whose names
do not appear here, have contributed greatly to the cultural
wealth of the Basque Studies Program over the years.
Mila esker!
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