| Every Wednesday 4 - 5 pm German House Lobby January 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 20, 27 March 19, 26 April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 |
Kaffeestunde Come and speak German over coffee and snacks. All ability levels invited and welcome! |
| Saturday, February 2 9:00 pm - midnight Lobby of the VUCA |
Fastnachtsfeier |
| Friday & Saturday February 8 - 9 6:00 pm Great Hall of the Student Union |
International Dinner |
| Saturday, February 9 8:30 am - 2:00 pm German House |
Northwest Indiana German Instructors If you haven't yet signed up, email us by this Monday, 2/4, and we might still be able to squeeze you in. |
| Friday, April 4 7 pm 234 Neils Science Center refreshments provided |
International Film Festival "Das Leben der Anderen" (The Lives of Others) Germany, 2006. Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. In German with English subtitles (color, 137 minutes) Brief introduction by Prof. Timothy Malchow |
| Thursday, April 17 9:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Fifth Annual Valparaiso University Theaterfest A gathering of 100+ area high school German student/actors, hosted by VU students enrolled in the German Drama Practicum. |
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Thursday, August 16 |
Northwest Indiana German Instructors A chance to reconnect before the academic year begins. (By invitation.) |
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Monday, August 27 |
Book Grab New and Returning Students: Stop by the German House, pick up some free books, check out the building, and reconnect with old friends. |
| Tuesday, August 28 5:30 - 7:30 pm Huegli Hall lawn |
Activities Fair Find about the German Club and other organizations on campus. Your hosts: Members of the German Club |
| Monday, September 3 5:30 pm German House "[Root] Beer Garden" (immediately west of German House) |
German Club Brat Fry • Meet other German students; • meet German exchange students from Reutlingen and Tübingen; • think about joining the German Club. |
| Every Wednesday 4 - 5 pm German House Lobby September 5, 12, 19, 26 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14, 28 December 5, 12 |
Kaffeestunde Come and speak German over coffee and snacks. All ability levels invited and welcome! More about Kaffeestunde |
| Tuesday, September 18 6:00 pm pizza dinner 106 German House RSVP to sarah.demaris@valpo.edu (because of the pizza dinner) |
VIEP Event "Study and Work in Germany: Perspectives on the Fourth-Year Experience" Peter Krenzke, Katie Krueger, and Nate Leonard talk about VIEP's "Fourth-Year Experience." What is it like to study and work in Germany? |
| Monday, September 24 7 pm 106 German House |
Film Screening: "Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders" Director: Tom Tykwer. Germany 2006. Color, 147 minutes. In German, with German (simple!) subtitles. The film is based on a best-selling novel by Patrick Süskind; the director is best-known for "Lola rennt." |
| Friday, September 28 4 pm 106 German House |
Tübingen Information Meeting Sophomores (first-year students welcome too) must attend this meeting to learn about junior-year study in Tübingen and how to apply. If you aren't sure whether to study in Reutlingen or Tübingen, please attend. |
| Tuesday, October 9 5 pm 105 German House |
Delta Phi Alpha (German Honorary Society): Initiation |
| Wednesday - Friday, October 24 - 26 Details to be announced. |
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Professor James J. Sheehan Department of History, Stanford University (Prof. Sheehan specializes in German History) |
| Thursday - Saturday, November 8 - 10 Holiday Inn Select at the Indianapolis Airport |
Professional Development: German-Education Majors Future German teachers should attend this important conference in Indianapolis: www.iflta.org |
| Monday, November 12 6 - 9 pm VUCA Lobby |
International Education Week (Nov. 12-16) Open House Let's have a German table; bring your scrapbooks from study abroad, etc... |
| Tuesday, November 27 6:30 pm 106 German House |
Richard Strauss Lecture Dr. Linda Ferguson, Professor of Music A chance to learn about Strauss' "Die Frau ohne Schatten" before our trip to the Lyric Opera on November 30 (Friday). |
| Wednesday, December 5 3:30 pm 106 German House |
Information Meeting: German House Residency Information about life in the German House, how to apply for 2008-2009, and a tour of the upstairs living space. Application Form. January 28, 2008 is the deadline to apply. |
| Friday, November 30 6:30 pm Chicago Lyric Opera; at the Civic Opera House on Wacker Drive 40 partially-subsidized tickets and transportation available, courtesy of the German House |
Richard Strauss Opera in Chicago Die Frau ohne Schatten An Empress — part celestial being, part human — has a problem. Her husband will turn to stone and she'll be whisked to the spirit realm unless she has a child — which she cannot do because she doesn't have a shadow. |