German Advising Contact Information With Office Hours From Tuesday, March 11 - Friday, March 19

You can reach the German advisors through a general email: germanadvising@umich.edu

We have two advisors for German undergraduates:

* Mary Rodena-Krasan (MLB 3128; mkrasan@umich.edu)

Her office hours this week are:

Tuesday, March 11: 3:30-4:30 p.m.,

Wednesday, February 12: 2-4:30 p.m.,

Thursday, February 13: 2-4:30 p.m.,

Friday, February 14: 9:30-12:30 p.m.,

Tuesday, March 18: 2-4:30 p.m.,

Wednesday, March 19: 2-4 p.m.,

Mary's Link for Office Hours: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92765512004

* Karl-Georg Federhofer (MLB 3422; kallimz@umich.edu)
My office hours this week are:

Tuesday, March 11: 9-10 a.m., 

Wednesday, March 12: 1-5 p.m.,

Thursday, March 13: 9-12,1-4 p.m.,

Friday, March 14: 3-5 p.m.,

Monday, March 17: 1-2 p.m.,

Tuesday, March 18: 9-1 p.m.,

Wednesday, March 19: 2-4 p.m.,

and by appointment

My Zoom Link for Office Hours: https://umich.zoom.us/j/909147087

It is best to schedule appointments, which you have to do by 4 p.m. on the previous day. You can schedule appointments with us here: https://myadvising.lsa.umich.edu/appointments/offices/GERM

If you would like to get in contact with a peer mentor in our Department, please write to: germanmentors@umich.edu.

You can meet the peer mentors on Fridays, 3-4 p.m., Language Resource Center. If you have any questions, please contact Matthew (matzhang@umich.edu.)

LSA Major/Minor Expo: Tuesday, March 11, 11-3 p.m., Michigan Union, 2nd Floor

The Major/Minor Expo, held every March, is a great way to learn about academic opportunities at the University of Michigan! During this event, you can talk with advisors, faculty, and students in the 70+ majors and 100+ minors LSA has to offer, as well as many non-LSA academic programs. You can also gather information about opportunities for research on campus, internships, study abroad, professional development, and experiential learning.

Website: https://lsa.umich.edu/advising/plan-your-time-at-michigan/choose-your-major/major-minor-expo.html

German Conversation Opportunities: "German Convo on the Go" (Tuesday, March 11, 4-5 p.m., Burton Tower), "Schokoladenstunde" (Wednesday, March 12, 3-4 p.m., MLB 3110), and "Kreativwerkstatt" (Friday, March 14, 1-2 p.m., MLB 3030)

We have three weekly and informal conversation opportunities for all students who want to speak German:

"German Convo on the Go" meets on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. sharp at Burton Tower for a 1-hour walk and talk with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu). The event will take place rain or shine, snow or wind.

"Schokoladenstunde" convenes on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. in the German Department Lounge (MLB 3110.) There will be some German chocolate to snack on. Silvia Grzeskowiak (sgrzesko@umich.edu) will bring games, and the hour will be spent chatting and playing games in German (e.g. Tabu.)

"Kreativwerkstatt:" Chat in German and express yourself creatively. Crafting, coloring, painting, drawing, knitting, sewing, crochet, embroidery, origami? At the weekly German “Kreativwerkstatt,” which takes place on Fridays at 1 p.m., you will combine speaking German (any level welcome, beginners included!!) and creatively expressing yourself. You are encouraged to bring your own materials or (ongoing) projects, but we will also provide some materials and prompts each week. If you have questions about "Kreativwerkstatt" please contact Laura Okkema (lokkema@umich.edu) or Iris Zapf-Garcia (iriszaga@umich.edu.) Please note the new location. It is the Seminar Room in the Slavic Department.

German Club - "Stammtisch": Tuesday, March 11, 6-7 p.m., Michigan League Underground

The German Club will have its next "Stammtisch" on Tuesday, March 11, 6-7 p.m.! "Stammtisch" will be held in the basement of the Michigan League.

If you have any questions, please send them to Braidy (braidya@umich.edu).

Max Kade Events - "Deutschtisch:" Wednesday, March 12, 6-7 p.m., North Quad Dining Hall; and "Kaffeestunde:" Friday, March 14, 5-6 p.m., North Quad, 3rd Floor, West Lounge

"Deutschtisch" is a weekly event in the North Quad Dining Hall for Max Kade residents and visitors from outside of Max Kade Haus to speak German during a meal. Visitors should look for a table with German/Swiss/Austrian flags and a bunch of students speaking German.

Max Kade "Kaffeestunde" is a weekly opportunity to mingle and unwind "auf Deutsch". It is a place to connect with other Max Kade residents, chat informally in German and participate in activities prepared by facilitators. On Friday, March 14, "Kaffeestunde" will take place in the West Lounge, located on the 3rd floor of North Quad. A Kade member will wait outside of the residential entrance to North Quad to grant non-Kade members access.

German students at all levels (101 and up) are welcome at all Max Kade events.

If you have any questions, please ask Viola Tietje (vtietje@umich.edu) and Vera Irwin (veremeev@umich.edu.)

Rosamunde String Quartet: Wednesday, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Rackham Auditorium

Founded in 2015, the Rosamunde String Quartet is composed of members from three of the world’s greatest orchestras.

Noah Bendix-Balgley, the first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic (who was featured soloist with the ensemble in the Mozart Violin Concerto in 2022); Shanshan Yao, a concert violinist and former member of both the Pittsburgh Symphony and the New York Philharmonic; Teng Li, newly appointed principal violist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; and Nathan Vickery, cellist with the New York Philharmonic, coordinate their complex schedules to find time each year to explore the string quartet repertoire together. By uniting their experiences, they create a distinctive sound and unanimity of expression, sharing their love of chamber music with each other and with audiences worldwide.

Program:
* Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
* Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
* Franz Schubert, String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)

Website: https://ums.org/performance/rosamunde-string-quartet/

World Languages Teacher Certification - Information Session: Thursday, March 13, 4-5 p.m., School of Education Building 1322, Tribute Room

Do you love working with kids? Do you want to make a difference in the education that students receive? Then come and learn more about the teacher certification options in Arabic, French, German, Latin, Mandarin, and Spanish.

Become a world language teacher and change the lives of students.

Send your questions to marsal.admissions@umich.edu.

Accelerated Master’s Degree Program in Transcultural Studies - Saturday, March 15 (Application Deadline)

Do you anticipate pursuing a PhD or a career involving international travel, cross-cultural partnerships, or collaborative work in a diverse workplace? The University of Michigan's accelerated MA program in Transcultural Studies can help you develop the historical, theoretical, and practical knowledge you need to navigate forward-looking graduate education and career pathways in an increasingly cosmopolitan and interconnected world. Transcultural Studies uses approaches from across the Humanities and Social Sciences to foster a critical and historically informed understanding of human communication and interaction across perceived boundaries of culture, nationality, race, and religious identity.

This interdisciplinary program is intended to provide both advanced training and a capstone experience for current LSA undergraduates who anticipate pursuing a PhD or working in business or non-profit contexts where intercultural competency and a critical framework for thinking systematically about connections, comparisons, and translations among human communities will be desirable skills.

Why Apply?
* Earn a University of Michigan Master’s Degree on top of your BA with just one additional year of study following your senior year
* Begin taking graduate courses as a senior from any of eleven participating departments to fulfill program requirements
* Complete a thesis or other significant capstone project of your own design based on your major, your research interests, and your future career plans
* Incorporate internships and other experiential learning opportunities into a University of Michigan graduate degree program
* Be eligible for Rackham research grants and conference travel funding

Note that only University of Michigan undergraduate students currently enrolled in the College of Literature Science and the Arts at the University of Michigan are eligible to apply. Applications from outside the University of Michigan will not be accepted.

Website: https://lsa.umich.edu/transcultural/prospective-students/how-to-apply.html

Goethe Institut Language Courses Spring/Summer 2025 - Mass Meeting: Sunday, March 16, 4:30 p.m., Mason Hall 1427

Students who are going to take language courses at a Goethe Institut in Germany are invited to attend a mass meeting.

You will learn about the possibility to earn transfer credits and meet other students who will be at your Goethe location.

We will then break up in separate rooms where former participants from other Goethe Institut locations (Dresden, Freiburg, Schwäbisch Hall) will tell you about their experience and where you can ask questions about logistics like placement test, courses, accommodations, food, travels, etc.

For German majors and minors, departmental funding is available. The application deadline for funding is Tuesday, April 1, and no late applications can be accepted.

Kavena Hambira, "Filming the Unfinished Past: Namibia’s Genocide, East Germany, and the Politics of Memory": Monday, March 17, 11:30-12:30 p.m., MLB 3308 (Conference Room)

Kavena Hambira is a Namibian filmmaker and a descendant of the Herero and Nama genocide perpetrated by Germany in 1904 - 1908. He is also the recipient of international solidarity that brought him to East Germany as a child refugee. Hambira uses film to bridge geography and time, illuminating the enduring legacies of the genocide and the ongoing struggle for restitution and reconciliation.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Rodena-Krasan (mkrasan@umich.edu.)

MEMS Special Lecture - Cordelia Hess (University of Gothenburg), "Colonial Contact Zones and Constructions of Race in Greenland and Sapmi, 900-1500": Tuesday, March 18, 4-5:30 p.m., 1014 Tisch Hall

The question when modern racism originated has been a matter of fierce debate among medievalists in recent years. And even though racism and colonialism are closely linked in the modern era, the beginnings of colonialism have so far been neglected in this context. This talk will therefore examine Greenland and Fennoscandia before 1500 when, on the margins of Europe, the Inuit and Sámi became targets of aggressive colonization and assimilation policies during medieval times. These case studies explore colonialism as a failed project (Greenland) as well as colonialism without a moment zero (Sápmi). "Colonial Contact Zones and Constructions of Race" thus challenges current narratives in regards to the development of race and racism in the European Middle Ages.

Website: https://lsa.umich.edu/german/news-events/all-events.detail.html/132567-21871263.html

Paid Summer Internships with UniCredit in New York, NY: Monday, March 24 (Application Deadline)

One of our alums is now working with UniCredit in New York.

UniCredit is offering paid in-person summer internship positions in their New York office.

The internships last from Monday, May 19, until Friday, August 8.

You find descriptions in the attachments to this email:
* Coverage European Corporates
* Security Strategy & Oversight
* Global Transaction Banking
* Corporate Credit Analysis
* Financing & Advisory
* Chief Administrative Office

The pay is $20 per hour for undergraduates and $25 per hour for graduate students.

If interested, please send your transcript and resume to Francesca Petracco <Francesca.Petracco@unicredit.eu>

German Department Funding for Spring/Summer Language Courses at a Goethe Institut in Germany: Tuesday, April 1 (Application Deadline)

If you are taking spring/summer classes at a Goethe Institut in Germany, you can apply for a scholarship from the German Department.

The application deadline for funding through us is Tuesday, April 1. Here is the funding application link.

You will be informed later in April, how much funding you will get through the German Department; and you will then need to complete several items (uploading passport photo, GeoBlue health insurance, etc.) on MCompass.

All applications will only be reviewed after April 1, and the funding itself will be disbursed in either Spring or Summer.

German Department Funding for Summer Internships in a German-Speaking Country: Tuesday, April 1 (Application Deadline)

Awards for internships in Germany and German-speaking countries are distributed on a competitive level based on financial need, academic merit and (possible) compensation of the internship. You do not need to have a confirmed internship placement at the time of application but need to be accepted into an internship program. International students are eligible to apply. Departmental internships may amount up to $3,500.

The application deadline for funding through us is Tuesday, April 1. Here is the funding application link.

You will be informed later in April how much funding you will get through the German Department; and you will then have two weeks to complete all items (uploading passport photo, GeoBlue health insurance, etc.) on MCompass.

All applications will only be reviewed after April 1, and the funding itself will be disbursed in either Spring or Summer.

DAAD-RISE students are not eligible to receive funding through this scholarship.

Heinz Prechter Scholarship for Internships in Germany: Tuesday, April 1 (Application Deadline)

The $2,500 Heinz Prechter Scholarship aims to support a Michigan student completing an internship in Germany to encourage learning about German business and culture.

College and university professors conducting study projects directed at introducing a group of students to Germany, its culture, language, business environment and network, are also encouraged to apply.

Sponsored by the German American Business Council of Michigan (GABC), the Scholarship is named after Heinz Prechter to honor the unparalleled contributions he made to the advancement of international relations between Germany and Michigan.

Application Requirements:
* Letter of Application: description of the applicant’s qualifications including academic background, relevant employment history, and a statement indicating why the applicant wants to in Germany
* Resume: include academic background, employment history, special interests, accomplishments and awards, and international travel
* Offer-of-Internship Letter: written in German or English, on the company’s letterhead and signed by an appropriate company official
* Letters of Recommendation: letters of recommendation from at least two faculty members who teach in the applicant’s fields of study.
* Course Transcripts: comprehensive academic transcripts of all semesters completed at institutions of higher education

Notes for Applicants:
* Applicants must complete video/phone interview with the scholarship committee. Part of the interview will be conducted in German to assess the applicant’s basic conversational skills in the language.
* Scholarship recipients must agree to submit to the GABC a written report of their internships and (if schedule permits) to give an oral presentation on the internship at a GABC event.
* Submit completed application and supporting documentation by Tuesday, April 1.

Website: https://gabcmi.org/hps

Contact Anna Swartz at aswartz@gabcmi.org for further details.

The committee will make rolling decisions. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, once they have received an actual internship offer.

Mark & Myra Sorensen International Travel Scholarship: Tuesday, April 1 (Application Deadline)

The Mark and Myra Sorensen International Travel Scholarship is designed to support students who will participate in study, internship, volunteer, or research programs abroad.

Awards will be made in the amount of at least $750 to help cover expenses such as program fees, transportation, room and board, and/or local excursions made in connection with the project. Preference will be given to students who will be traveling abroad for the first time.

Website: https://mcompass.umich.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=11469

Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin): Friday, April 4, 7:30 p.m., Hill Auditorium

The musical phenomenon has made her mark on the Western classical music scene as a soloist, mentor, and visionary for nearly 50 years, following her professional debut at age 13 with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

The four-time Grammy Award winner is equally committed to the performance of traditional composers as to the future of music, having given the world premieres of 31 works. Her first UMS recital since 2013 features her longtime collaborator Lambert Orkis in a program featuring favorite violin sonatas by Mozart, Schubert, Clara Schumann, and Respighi.

Website: https://ums.org/performance/anne-sophie-mutter-violin/

German Film Series - 'Oray' (2019, Director: Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay): Monday, April 7, 6:30 p.m., State Theatre

Oray strives to be a better person but struggles with his shady past. His dream of being a good Muslim and the perfect husband is suddenly shattered while arguing with his wife. Oray goes to Cologne, where he tries to rebuild his life in a new Muslim community. But he is constantly torn between his faith, everyday reality and identity. (Pluto Film)

Website: https://lsa.umich.edu/german/news-events/all-events.detail.html/131566-21868777.html

International Internship Scholarships Through the College of Engineering: Thursday, May 1 (Application Deadline)

Want to explore new and diverse cultures while gaining valuable engineering experience? The College of Engineering (CoE) is excited to offer financial support in the form of scholarships to students participating in international internships.

These are for internships that are not for academic credit.

Awards between $1,000-$3,000 will be made to CoE undergraduates pursuing international internships during the spring/summer term.

The scholarship is designed to benefit those who would otherwise face financial barriers to participation and is open to students pursuing in-person, paid or unpaid, international internships that are not for academic credit.

Website: https://mcompass.umich.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=10413