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Regular Events (Spring 2012)
1. Stammtisch – Conversation Hour (all meetings in Combs 236)
Beginners (German 102): Wednesday 5-6PM and 6-7PM
Intermediate (German 202): Thursday 8-9PM
Advanced (German 3xx/4xx): Monday 6-7PM
2. Mittagstisch – Conversation Hour
Wednesday 12 noon – 1 PM (Faculty Dining Room )
for individual appointments outside of these times email Michael Friedrich mfriedr2 @ umw.edu
Upcoming Events
April 27, 2012 – German Program Picnic, Alum Spring Park - 5-9pm
- Everyone is welcome!
- Picnic is potluck style
- Sign up for bringing drinks/a dish/supplies by following the Doodle link
April 19, 2012 – “Anne Frank ” (part of the Great Lives lecture series) - 7:30 Dodd Auditorium
Author Sid Jacobson will speak about his role in researching and creating the authorized graphic biography of Anne Frank, the only one of its kind.
Past Events
April 17, 2012 – German major students to present at the 3rd Research and Creativity Symposium - 1:30-2:20pm, Red Room
| National Socialist Germany and the Ancestral Argument | Anne Zimmerman |
| ”The Saviors of Missouri”: St. Louis’ German Community During the Civil War | Rebecca Welker |
| The French Obsession with Ernst Jünger | Julia Lanzarone |
April 11, 2012 – German Program Egg Hunt - 4PM, Jefferson Square
Don’t forget to check out the German Club Egg Hunt tomorrow at 4 PM on Jeffy Square! There will be free candy and lots of German prizes!
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March 22, 2012 – Holocaust Survivor Charlene Schiff to speak to Intro to Judaism class - 3:30PM, Trinkle B 36
Charlene Schiff was born in Horochow, a small town in Eastern Poland, where she spent her early childhood with her parents and older sister. Her family imbued in her moral and ethical values which helped her to survive the atrocities of the Holocaust. — In 2010, Charlene was selected by President Obama as one of six delegates to represent the United States on behalf of the President a the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. She is active at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. and lectures widely around the country.
March 24, 2012 - World Language Day – on the UMW campus
Click here for the WLD website
February 24, 2012 - VOGS Convention
Annual Convention of the Virginia Association of German Students (VOGS) February 24-25, 2012
For more information, click here.
February 11 - Immersion Day in Hayfield Manor-
For all levels of German. Only German is spoken on this day. We meet at 8:30 at Combs Hall and drive together out to Hayfield (about 20 minutes). The day will be filled with games, cooking, performing skits, and foremost having fun speaking German.
February 6 - German Movie “Beyond Silence” – 7:30 Dodd Auditorium (Part of the department’s Foreign Film Series)
Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara’s musical career. The day comes when Lara has to decide between her parents and her own ambitions.Written by Oliver Heidelbach (imdb.com)
