Students Speak: Save the Languages Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/students-speak-save-the-languages.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:14 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Joshua Edwards [Signature #708] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21938567?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Dec 2017 08:11:27 UTC 21938567 Anonymous [Signature #707] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20182003?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Aug 2016 06:39:53 UTC 20182003 Maxwell Ames [Signature #706] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20175383?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Aug 2016 03:18:07 UTC 20175383 Mary Ann Crow [Signature #705] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20074654?utm_medium=rss Ours is a global economy; therefore, we MUST have global skills including a second or third language with which to trade.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 08:11:59 UTC 20074654 Alicia Zentmeyer [Signature #704] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20058928?utm_medium=rss I didn't go to UNC, but learning to communicate with and understand other cultures in this global world we live in is so important. I know too many people who's life's are better because of the opportunities linguistics programs offer to just let this decision stand.

]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2016 09:39:41 UTC 20058928 Melissa Thompson [Signature #703] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20055927?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:21:17 UTC 20055927 Wendi White [Signature #702] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19973835?utm_medium=rss We live in an increasingly globalized world where intercultural competence is necessary. Learning another language opens up employment opportunities. Studying another language is a benefit to mental health and increase cognitive ability.

]]> Sat, 7 May 2016 06:53:29 UTC 19973835 Anonymous [Signature #701] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19964884?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 May 2016 04:10:08 UTC 19964884 Anonymous [Signature #700] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19963637?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 May 2016 10:33:01 UTC 19963637 Phil LaConte [Signature #699] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19958770?utm_medium=rss What an embarrassingly sad decision. If you build it, they will come.

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2016 02:29:40 UTC 19958770 Jenny McCord [Signature #698] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19954039?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:04:37 UTC 19954039 Michael Alvarez [Signature #697] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19951356?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Apr 2016 02:42:39 UTC 19951356 Samantha Knudsen [Signature #696] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19951324?utm_medium=rss I have friends that go to this school and I think cutting these programs would effect the diversity and cultural influence within the university.

]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2016 02:21:11 UTC 19951324 Michael Shull [Signature #695] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19950069?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Apr 2016 10:16:05 UTC 19950069 Anonymous [Signature #694] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19949962?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Apr 2016 08:42:49 UTC 19949962 Anonymous [Signature #693] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19948857?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Apr 2016 09:32:38 UTC 19948857 Shanna Farley [Signature #692] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19947088?utm_medium=rss I wish I had taken more French speaking classes at UNCO. The little I have learned has helped me tremendously in understanding other languages such as Spanish! It would be a shame to suspend the French program when so many countries in the world still use it as their primary language. Not just places like France or Belgium, but places like Tunisia or Morocco. UNCO should keep in mind they are an educational institute and business second. Eliminating these valuable programs will not make you more marketable over other CU or CSU. I am almost ashamed to say that I am a UNCO graduate when I see programs like this being suspended over other upcoming projects that are being set forth to benefit the image of the school and not the students who go there and call it home.

]]> Sat, 23 Apr 2016 01:23:06 UTC 19947088 Anonymous [Signature #691] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19944017?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:06:21 UTC 19944017 Charlee Jacobsen [Signature #690] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19942551?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Apr 2016 02:38:46 UTC 19942551 Nicole Eaton [Signature #689] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19942243?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:57:20 UTC 19942243 Katelyn Gines [Signature #688] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19939295?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Apr 2016 02:41:46 UTC 19939295 Kirsten Adrion [Signature #687] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19939126?utm_medium=rss I was in the french program at UNC, and loved every moment of it!

]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 02:14:44 UTC 19939126 Sarah Nightengale [Signature #686] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19938487?utm_medium=rss Foreign language programs are more important now than ever as they allow students to learn not only another language, but they promote a broader understanding of the world around them. In today's polarized world, we need to focus more on this to promote global understanding and cooperation rather than cut important programs. UNC's French program was the highlight of my dual language and business degrees and set the tone for a very successful professional future. Please do not cut down foreign languages, but highlight and nurture them and see the impact that a truly global perspective can give the students.

]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:41:38 UTC 19938487 Anonymous [Signature #685] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19937848?utm_medium=rss As a graduate from UNC with a Spanish Major, I am shocked to see that they are suspending the French and German programs! :(

]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:27:06 UTC 19937848 Amanda Proctor [Signature #684] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19937561?utm_medium=rss Being a French minor during college at UNC was crucial to education. It has enabled me to be a worldly thinker. And has brought me together with others who also speak French. The world is TOO SMALL of a place to NOT encourage multiple languages to be learned and mastered.

]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:57:37 UTC 19937561 Cassie Fangio [Signature #683] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19933315?utm_medium=rss I am fluent in French thanks to my high school and college educations. I am able to work well in a globalized world and I wouldn't trade my knowledge in French for any other language.

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:19:03 UTC 19933315 Joel Bonser [Signature #682] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19933182?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:08:52 UTC 19933182 Erica Lawler [Signature #681] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19932813?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:36:14 UTC 19932813 Anonymous [Signature #680] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19932747?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:30:10 UTC 19932747 Jonathan Kempf [Signature #679] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19932693?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:26:42 UTC 19932693 Cheyenne Hill [Signature #678] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19932517?utm_medium=rss Languages are becoming a necessity considering how accessible different parts of the world are now. Taking any language away, especially ones like German and French (Which is spoken in other places besides Europe), is aboslutly ridiculous. Languages help people understand each other; they are essential to functioning in today's world. Every language matters. Every voice matters.

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:12:52 UTC 19932517 Miranda Delay [Signature #677] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19932264?utm_medium=rss Keep all language programs alive at UNC!

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:55:26 UTC 19932264 Anonymous [Signature #676] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19932159?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:49:18 UTC 19932159 Amelia Stepanek [Signature #675] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19931174?utm_medium=rss Language is essential.

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:47:56 UTC 19931174 Kristen Buchter [Signature #674] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19930292?utm_medium=rss The ability to major in French was the ONLY reason I was so passionate about coming to UNC and I know I'm not the only one who feels that way! Language is such an important aspect of life and HUMANITY that this complete disregard for culture and communication is such a tragedy

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 07:53:20 UTC 19930292 Nathan Hyde [Signature #673] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19929415?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 06:34:53 UTC 19929415 Jessica Bachman [Signature #672] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19928866?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 05:38:33 UTC 19928866 Jesseca Stoneham [Signature #671] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19928806?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 05:32:18 UTC 19928806 Anonymous [Signature #670] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19928674?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 05:17:34 UTC 19928674 Anonymous [Signature #669] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19928342?utm_medium=rss Language is essential to opening up to different
perspectives and cultures. Offering many languages supports educational goals; by eliminating languages from your program, you are making clear what your real values are.

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 04:34:10 UTC 19928342 Anonymous [Signature #668] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19928340?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 04:34:07 UTC 19928340 Jessica Jones [Signature #667] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19928169?utm_medium=rss Please don't

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 04:12:50 UTC 19928169 Anonymous [Signature #666] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19927347?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 01:17:38 UTC 19927347 Kaitlyn Cook [Signature #665] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19927234?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:27:25 UTC 19927234 Katie Dorman [Signature #664] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19927230?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:26:38 UTC 19927230 Jacob Fry [Signature #663] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19927107?utm_medium=rss How about not build a fucking new commons?

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:37:39 UTC 19927107 Christopher Davis [Signature #662] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19927099?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:33:45 UTC 19927099 Anonymous [Signature #661] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19927058?utm_medium=rss Keep German at UNC

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:11:15 UTC 19927058 Emily Lauterbach [Signature #660] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19927025?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:50:42 UTC 19927025 Dane Barnes [Signature #659] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19926996?utm_medium=rss No good University can ever claim to be "Multi-Cultural" when not only has it cut programs like Africana studies, but then goes so far as to cut foreign languages that aren't spanish. It's seeming more and more these days, like you can't learn anything at the University that isn't central to Greeley. That's a good way to lose students.

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:32:00 UTC 19926996 Anonymous [Signature #658] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19926808?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:55:35 UTC 19926808 Lisa Hughes [Signature #657] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19926800?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:51:01 UTC 19926800 Joanne Russum [Signature #656] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19926757?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:30:37 UTC 19926757 Anonymous [Signature #655] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19926756?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:30:24 UTC 19926756 Andrea Gallagher [Signature #654] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19926644?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Apr 2016 07:39:13 UTC 19926644 Jason Marts [Signature #653] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19925798?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:47:59 UTC 19925798 Danny Englander [Signature #652] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19925680?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:28:41 UTC 19925680 Anonymous [Signature #651] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19925669?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:14:39 UTC 19925669 Anonymous [Signature #650] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19925555?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:40:07 UTC 19925555 Anonymous [Signature #649] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19925469?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:23:36 UTC 19925469 Mathilda Newman [Signature #648] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19925232?utm_medium=rss I'm currently studying German at CU Boulder. Languages are an essential element to understanding history, culture, and foreign relations. I can't believe that a university like UNC would let go of such an amazing program, especially with such wonderful teachers associated with the departments.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 03:45:44 UTC 19925232 Hadley Barth [Signature #647] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19925160?utm_medium=rss As an American ex-pat now living in Germany (who grew up in Colorado) I truly understand the importance of languages in our increasingly global society. Please insure that any changes made in UNC's programs still allow for teacher licensure in these languages so that Colorado students at all levels will not be denied the chance to learn in junior and senrio highschool---this decision impacts far more than only UNC students.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 03:15:20 UTC 19925160 Sharon Fanning [Signature #646] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19925137?utm_medium=rss I believe that World Languages like French, German, and Spanish are necessary for an educational institution to be considered World Class.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 03:02:52 UTC 19925137 Dayna Moore [Signature #645] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19925117?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 02:55:37 UTC 19925117 Anonymous [Signature #644] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924994?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 02:11:02 UTC 19924994 Anonymous [Signature #643] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924989?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 02:09:43 UTC 19924989 Anonymous [Signature #642] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924937?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:54:49 UTC 19924937 Shane Falzon [Signature #641] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924930?utm_medium=rss Languages make us grow culturally and academically; it makes us, as acollective, more diverse.Cutting these programs encourages students to become close minded and not explore the cultures and customs of other countries.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:52:54 UTC 19924930 Eva Kiss [Signature #640] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924883?utm_medium=rss I believe if yo offer French and German students should have the right to major in those languages. Rendering those languages not as important as others at your college seems ridiculous. People in the European Union are able to learn languages of their neighboring countries already in high school. Should be th eonly country in the developed world that is so arrogant that it will not value the knowledge of other languages in this globally shrinking world? Majoring in a another language is so much more than just learning to speak the language. Everybody knows that. Who rendered Chinese and Spanish the only language and culture worth studying in depth? Are you forgetting that both France and Germany are major economic world powers? Does UNC not care about its reputation? This is going to put your institution at a Community College level. This is definitely heading in the wrong direction for this school.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:39:43 UTC 19924883 Anonymous [Signature #639] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924799?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:08:38 UTC 19924799 Daniel de Peyer [Signature #638] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924771?utm_medium=rss As a high-school French teacher in Colorado, I feel the decision to suspend the French and German programs is terrible.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:57:20 UTC 19924771 Anonymous [Signature #637] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924766?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:53:40 UTC 19924766 Anonymous [Signature #636] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924764?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:52:02 UTC 19924764 Anonymous [Signature #635] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924729?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:37:08 UTC 19924729 Anonymous [Signature #634] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924725?utm_medium=rss Languages should be valued and even "pausing" a program's major shows the exact opposite

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:34:58 UTC 19924725 Meredith McGowan [Signature #633] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924669?utm_medium=rss These languages are important to further the students education of other cultures and countries. These languages are required for some people to graduate, and taking them away would put them behind, and it takes away amazing opportunities for them.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:11:59 UTC 19924669 David Farrell [Signature #632] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924664?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:10:18 UTC 19924664 Anonymous [Signature #631] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924635?utm_medium=rss Languages are needed to be able to understand others better and learn from others. By cutting these languages there is a huge loss in oprotunity for students, and it makes it more difficult for students to graduate.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:03:33 UTC 19924635 Anonymous [Signature #630] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924608?utm_medium=rss French will see an increase from approximately 250 million Francophones "French Speakers" worldwide currently to approximately 750 million within the next 35 years. WHY? It is because of the educational and economic expansion of sub-Saharan Africa. This is a huge area of growth and an opportunity that your university may miss out on.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:58:42 UTC 19924608 Carrie Ann Schmitz [Signature #629] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924591?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:50:09 UTC 19924591 Heraa Hashmi [Signature #628] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924543?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:32:36 UTC 19924543 Anonymous [Signature #627] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924529?utm_medium=rss Learning any foreign language is just so important! This is not only about the language itself, it's about discovering a whole culture, and developing open-mindedness, tolerance and critical thinking. And caring about the others. How can't you understand this is what our world needs?

PS: As a former exchange student at UNC, I was able to understand this petition and write this message because my university offered Modern Languages programs.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:28:05 UTC 19924529 Anonymous [Signature #626] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924519?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:23:46 UTC 19924519 Beatrice Gerrish [Signature #625] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924466?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:59:16 UTC 19924466 Anonymous [Signature #624] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924458?utm_medium=rss We need to have people using both sides of the brain, and learning to create with a language besides English. Language learning also enhances one's understanding of the world, something that is sorely lacking in many students and employees these days.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:56:18 UTC 19924458 Gaylynn Fassler [Signature #623] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924408?utm_medium=rss My time in UNC's foreign language classes has stayed with me in ways I never imagined. Not only am I still close with the professor that I took 3 French classes with, I feel that my time in those classes was some of the most valuable time I spent at UNC. The small class sizes were the biggest advantage because not only did I get more personal time with the professor, I got to know and learn from my classmates. I don't think I learned more in any other class I took at UNC than I did in Madame Moritz's classes. I even sacrificed sleep and took her 8 a.m. class four days a week, just because I knew I would learn so much. I am proud to be an alum of UNC, and I am proud of the valuable knowledge and skills I learned while in it's language program. As long as there are passionate people willing to teach and learn French and German at UNC, then there should be opportunities for them to do so.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:32:15 UTC 19924408 Anonymous [Signature #622] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924399?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:30:24 UTC 19924399 Aki May [Signature #621] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924395?utm_medium=rss I understand that all school suffering tight budget, need to save money, but cutting program is not the answer. Especially UNC is the famous for strong foreign languages program. It is easy to get rid off something you have, but so difficult to bring them back.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:29:21 UTC 19924395 Janet Pickles [Signature #620] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924390?utm_medium=rss Suspending the programs discourages those who are not majoring in those subjects from participating as well. Many company want people who are proficient in more than one language. French is spoken on every continent.

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:28:05 UTC 19924390 Anonymous [Signature #619] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924367?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:20:44 UTC 19924367 Dori Vittetoe [Signature #618] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924358?utm_medium=rss Proficiency in World Language and Cultures is the path to world peace. Please reinstate these programs. Our world needs them!

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:16:42 UTC 19924358 Anne Roberts [Signature #617] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924353?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:15:35 UTC 19924353 Veronica Dristas [Signature #616] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924349?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:12:23 UTC 19924349 Stephanie Ramsey [Signature #615] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924345?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:09:32 UTC 19924345 Lydia Amend [Signature #614] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924327?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:59:43 UTC 19924327 Sue Adames [Signature #613] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924322?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:58:38 UTC 19924322 Anonymous [Signature #612] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924299?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:51:23 UTC 19924299 Liddia Morris [Signature #611] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924285?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:48:18 UTC 19924285 Anonymous [Signature #610] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924283?utm_medium=rss Keep the language program!!!

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:46:24 UTC 19924283 Hannah Klein [Signature #609] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19924281?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:46:08 UTC 19924281