German Studies at San Diego State University

What's New? - Was gibt's Neues?

GERMAN STUDIES AT SDSU

  • Honors and Awards: Grizelda Kirsteen has been selected as the DAAD Young Ambassador at SDSU for 2011-12.

  • National German honor society: The following students are new members of the Zeta Theta Chapter of Delta Phi Alpha: Kelsey Beyer, Alexander Barbiere, and Tracy Lawson.

EVENTS IN SAN DIEGO AND SURROUNDINGS

  • Oktoberfest in El Cajon:  Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2, 7, 8,9 at German American Societies of San Diego.  See: www.germanclubsandiego.org/events/oktoberfest

  • German Film Festival: Oct 22 & 23: German Currents in Balboa Park.  See: www.goethe.de/ins/us/los/prj/ger/gsd/enindex.htm

  • Oktoberfest at the Museum of Man:  Oct 27, 6:00-8:00: Tower After Hours “Germany in the Spotlight” in Balboa Park.  See: www.museumofman.org/

  • Art: See works by artists including Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Kaethe Kollwitz. Visit the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park; www.sdmart.org

  • Music: Richard Strauss’ Salome at San Diego Opera Jan-Feb 2012.

WHAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARE UP TO

  • Congratulations to our Spring 2011 graduates: Mustafa Alobaid, Cody Armacher, Natalie Colli, Tom Hetzler, Rory Pugh, Brian Roberts, and Colleen Roser.

WHO'S STUDYING ABROAD?

  • SPRING 2012: Lauren Farrington (German minor) at Universität Trier.

  • FALL 2011: Lauren Farrington (German minor) at Freie Universität in Berlin.

  • SUMMER 2011: Beau Brand (International Business Major) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich; Travis Lindsay (German minor) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich; Nestor Padilla-Tiller at Freie Universität Berlin.

  • SPRING 2011: Cameron Jenson (German minor) at Universität Mannheim; Audrey Leonard (German major) at Universität Mannheim; Jeannie Emathinger at Universität Salzburg.

 

PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR NEWS so that we can include it in our website: mwauchop@mail.sdsu.edu