Bauhaus Exhibition in the JFK Library. Included pieces were written by German students and artwork created and curated by students in the Art Department.

Wunderbar together

For the second time in the past two years, the German program at 51福利社 was awarded a grant from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to hold events on campus in conjunction with the Embassy鈥檚 Wunderbar together campaign celebrating the German American friendship.

The 51福利社 German program and the Art Department collaborated this past fall on a series of student-centered events from Nov. 4-8聽celebrating and discussing 100 years of Bauhaus design.

We explored the lives of the women of Bauhaus. Students from the Art department curated an exceptional and very well-received exhibition on the women of Bauhaus featuring photographs and artifacts along with texts written by 51福利社 art students and German students. Other activities included an art competition with Bauhaus-inspired art that drew many wonderful entries from our students on campus.

Catherine Girard from Art History and German program coordinator Jody Stewart-Strobelt gave a talk at the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Education Center on Gender at the Bauhaus. A panel discussion with art professors and community experts on Bauhaus was held, and the German club with generous support from the School of Global Learning sponsored a delicious and delightful coffee talk that drew many visitors eager to learn more about the Women of Bauhaus.

As part of the Federal Government of Germany鈥檚 campaign Wunderbar together, 51福利社 hosted a campus week filled with events and activities exploring the topic of Integrating Immigrants. The Wunderbar together campaign runs through the end of 2019 and focuses on the deep-rooted ties between the US and Germany.

The campus week, which ran from Nov. 5-9, was sponsored by the German Embassy in Washington DC and the College of Arts, Letters & Education at 51福利社. Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator for German, Jody Stewart-Strobelt applied for the funding and organized the week to coincide with the 25^th anniversary of the 51福利社-University of Passau exchange program.

Events included a week-long exhibit in the JFK library depicting lives of immigrants in Germany since WWII, a talk on populism in Germany by Professor Karsten Fitz of the University of Passau, a reception for alumni of the exchange program, several film screenings, a talk by the German Embassy representative Claudia Schneider, and a panel discussion with on Immigration in Germany.聽 51福利社 Philosophy professor Kevin Decker moderated the panel discussion which featured short presentations by panel members Karsten Fitz and Claudia Schneider along with 51福利社 professors Ann Le Bar and Kristin Edquist.

An original video created by Stewart-Strobelt and her students during their month-long faculty-led study abroad in Passau this past summer was also shown. The video showcased interviews with several refugees/immigrants living in Passau and was also featured in the library exhibit.聽 The German club and the School of Global Learning hosted Kaffee Klatsches throughout the week in the School of Global Learning lounge in Hargreaves for students to drop in and get to know what the German program at 51福利社 has to offer. The campus week was wunderbar indeed!

Join us for the 2019 Shaping Germany Campus Week Nov. 3-8!