UNCG’s 2017-18 DAAD Young Ambassador

Michaela Warlick is currently serving as the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Program) Young Ambassador at UNCG! Please contact her with any questions you might have about study abroad! Here is some more information about Michaela : “Hello! My name is Michaela Warlick, and I am a senior at the University… Continue reading…

German Day 2018 – Lass uns reden – Let’s Talk!

     The German Program, with the support of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, hosted the 18th annual German Day on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Over 450 German students from 15 schools in North Carolina participated in the many fun competitions and events. German Day’s most popular event was… Continue reading…

Delta Phi Alpha 2018 Induction Ceremony

Six new members were welcomed into UNCG’s chapter of the National German Honorary Society at its annual induction ceremony on February 28, 2018. Sarah Kassem, Katia Keller, Dylan Morris, Nebyou Mulugeta, Clayton Petty, and Madison Wright all represent the excellence in the study of German that Delta Phi Alpha seeks… Continue reading…

Understanding Alain Robbe-Grillet

A guide for the adventurous reader to Robbe-Grillet’s labyrinthine and playful world of novels, short stories, and autobiographies. Emerging early in the 1950s as an articulate and provocative spokesman for the “new novel,” Alain Robbe-Grillet is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading practitioners of experimental narrative. He has… Continue reading…

Costa Rica Spanish Immersion Program 2017

Global community service can improve local conditions. It can also transform our own lives. Students who were involved in UNCG’s four-week Costa Rica Spanish Immersion Program during the summer of 2017 would likely agree with this statement. “The program started last year, and from the very beginning it was an incredible… Continue reading…

UNCG’s 2016-17 DAAD Young Ambassador

Tyra Callaway is currently serving as the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Program) Young Ambassador at UNCG! Please contact her with any questions you might have about study abroad! Here is some more information about Tyra: Hallo, ich heiße Tyra Noelle Callaway. I am a Senior at the University of North… Continue reading…

Delta Phi Alpha Induction Ceremony 2017

The German Program welcomed eight new members into UNCG’s chapter of the National German Honorary Society at its annual induction ceremony on February 28, 2017. Congratulations to Juliet Furst, Devyn Garrison, Janean Goodlow, Matthew Hellenbrand, Bethann Odell, Molly Tate, Nina Rominger, and Katelyn Welker on all your accomplishments! In addition… Continue reading…

Campus Weeks 2017: “Germany: Making Choices”

Campus Weeks 2017 provided an academic forum to engage with the federal election in Germany in fall 2017 and its implications for Germany, Europe, and a globalized world and to promote German Studies on campus and beyond. Students in Dr. Rinner’s GER 422 “German Memory,” all lower-level German courses, the… Continue reading…

Tyra Callaway, B.A. Chemistry, German, Class of 2017

I began studying German at UNCG in my first semester. This was due in part to the general education requirements at UNCG and the Lloyd International Honors College requirements for students completing International Honors. During that first semester, I found that I thoroughly enjoyed studying German. Much to my surprise,… Continue reading…