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| Fall 2008 |
Thursday, August 14
11:30 pm: Book Grab
12:00 noon: lunch
and conversation
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Northwest Indiana German Instructors
A chance to reconnect before the academic year begins. (By invitation.) |
Monday, August 25
4:00 - 5:00 pm
German House 106
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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 26
5:30 - 7:00 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 1
5:30 pm
German House "[Root] Beer Garden"
(immediately west of German House)
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German Club Brat Fry
• Meet other German students;
• meet German exchange students from Reutlingen and Tübingen;
• think about joining the German Club.
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Every Wednesday
4 - 5 pm
German House Lobby
September 3, 10, 17, 24
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19
December 3, 10 |
Kaffeestunde
Come
and speak German over coffee and snacks. All ability
levels invited and welcome!
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Thursday,
September 18
6:00 pm
pizza dinner
106 German House
RSVP to sarah.demaris@valpo.edu
(because of the pizza dinner)
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VIEP Event
"VIEP-German From Start to End "
• Peter Krenzke (VIEP '08) talks about the whole VIEP experience, including study and work in Germany
• A chance to share photos and re-live the May 2008 "Schnuppertour." |
Tuesday, September 23
7 pm
106 German House |
Film Screening:
"Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei" (The Edukators)
Director: Hans Weingartner.
Austria 2004. Color, 127 minutes.
In German, with English subtitles.
An award-winning film about three young activitists in contemporary Germany who have an unusual way of educating the wealthy around them. |
Friday, October 3
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 7
5 pm
105 German House |
Delta Phi Alpha (German Honorary Society): Initiation
New initiates and current members will receive invitations.
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Wednesday, October 8
7:30 pm
Chapel of the Resurrection
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Guest Recital
Ulrich Böhme, Organist at the Thomaskirche, Leipzig. |
Thursday, October 16
12 - 3 pm
Community Room, Christopher Center
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International Celebration
Part of the Presidential Week; details to follow. An open house for international students and newly-returned study-abroad students; share your scrapbooks, photos, and experiences in Germany.
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Saturday, October 18
106 German House |
Teacher Workshop
Textbook debriefing: details to follow. |
Thursday - Saturday, November 6 - 8
Holiday Inn Select at the Indianapolis Airport |
Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association: Annual Conference
Professional Development:
German-Education Majors
Future German teachers should attend this important conference in Indianapolis: www.iflta.org |
Wednesday, December 3
3:30 pm
106 German House
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Information Meeting: German House Residency
Information about life in the German House, how to apply for 2009-20010, and a tour of the upstairs living space.
Application Form.
January 26, 2009 is the deadline to apply. |
| Spring 2009 |
Every Wednesday
4 - 5 pm
German House Lobby
January 14, 21, 28
February 4, 11, 18, 25
March 18, 25
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
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Kaffeestunde
Come
and speak German over coffee and snacks. All ability
levels invited and welcome!
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Friday, January 23
7:00 pm
234 Neils Science Center |
International Film Festival:
"Die Fälscher" (The Counterfeiters)
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky, Austria 2007, 98 minutes.
Brief Introduction by Prof. Timothy Malchow
Oscar (2008) for Best Foreign Language Film. The true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936.
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Friday & Saturday
February 6 - 7
6:00 pm
Ballroom of the Student Union |
International Dinner
Sponsored by VISA; skit by German Club.
Get ready to perform and eat! |
Saturday, February 7
9:00 pm - midnight
Lobby of the VUCA |
Fastnachtsfeier
Music and dancing, featuring:
Jay Fox and the Bavarian Showtime Band
Join us for this long-standing Valpo tradition! Come straight here after the International Dinner. |
Tuesday, March 24
6:30 pm
German House |
Mozart Lecture
"From the Harem to the Sacred Temple: An Introduction to Two Mozart Operas"
Dr. Linda Ferguson, Professor of Music
Prepare for Mozart! Our visit to the Lyric Opera this year features Mozart's "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" and VU theatre and music students are producing Mozart's "The Magic Flute." |
Saturday, March 28
7:30 pm
Civic Opera House, Chicago
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Wolfang Amadeus Mozart:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
40 partially-subsidized tickets and transportation available, courtesy of the German House.
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Thursday, April 16
9:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Sixth
Annual Valparaiso University Theaterfest
A gathering of 100+ area high school German student/actors, hosted by VU students enrolled in the German Drama Practicum. |
April 19 and 26 (Sundays) at 3 pm
April 22, 24, and 28 at 8 pm
University Theater (VUCA) |
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart:
The Magic Flute |
Our guests from Germany this year:
Björn Baugatz
Reutlingen
Isabel Hernández Janicsek
Tübingen
Stefan Hochmuth
Tübingen
Lissy Kaufmann
Tübingen
Toni Komljenovic
Tübingen
Elmar Schipp
Reutlingen
Eduard Schulz
Reutlingen
Baris Torun
Reutlingen
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German House 203 A
Fall Semester
German House 205
Full Year
Brandt 109
Full Year
Spring Semester
Brandt 110
Fall Semester
Fall Semester
Brandt 109
Fall Semester
German House 203 A
Fall Semester
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Business
Art History
Business
Political Science
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