The philosophy underlying the Area of Modern Languages can be summarized in Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s famous mandate:  “Enter to learn, depart to serve.” Students come to gain knowledge across conventional academic disciplines as they acquire foreign language skills through special instruction that includes training, observation, research and even direct experience. Thus, mind-fixing a new habit, a new code of communication, students learn not only to express themselves in another language, but also to understand a whole new culture quite different from their own.  In addition, students receive a well rounded education that will enable them to serve their communities as experts in their fields as the program is inherently global in its focus.