Modern Languages UW-Green Bay News Posts

Modern Languages program honors student excellence

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May 9, 2023

On Tuesday, May 2, the Modern Languages program held its annual awards ceremony to honor excellence within their programs. Nine students received awards and certificates for their work this year in French, German and Spanish. The 2023 recipients are as follows: Academic Excellence in French: Alissondra Quatsoe Academic Excellence in German: Nyah Hughes Applied us…

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Germany-Jewish Relations Past and Present series features poster session, presentation (Oct. 21)

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Sue Bodilly

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Oct 19, 2021

As a part of Time to Act: Germany-Jewish Relations Past and Present series of events this semester, a poster presentation of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose will be on display on the fourth floor of the Cofrin Library through Oct. 31, 2021. Prof. Clif Ganyard will offer thoughts on her story at a reception…

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Faculty note: Prof. Ortiz’s monograph has been nominated for a prestigious literary award

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Sue Bodilly

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Jun 3, 2021

Professor Ortiz’s latest monograph, co-authored with María Pilar Rodriguez, Ph.D. from Universidad de Deusto, has been nominated for the prestigious literary award Premio Euskadi granted by the Basque Government. The study of representations of violence in the works of Basque female creators, Ellas cuentan: representaciones artísticas de la violencia en el País Vasco (Dykinson, 2020),…

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UWGB students start Spanish-language podcast to highlight Northeast Wisconsin’s Latino community

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Sue Bodilly

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Apr 14, 2021

Three students at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (UWGB) have recently started a podcast highlighting members of Northeast Wisconsin’s Latino community. Source: UWGB students start Spanish-language podcast to highlight Northeast Wisconsin’s Latino community

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Alumna interviewed on German television about elections

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Sue Bodilly

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Nov 9, 2020

UW-Green Bay alumna Katie von Holzen ’09, (German and Psychology) who now lives and works in Germany was interviewed on German television about Americans abroad voting and following the election. See the interview.

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UW-Green Bay mourns the loss of alumna, local German teacher

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Sue Bodilly

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Sep 18, 2020

UW-Green Bay learned yesterday of the passing of Heidi Hussli, a 1997 graduate of UW-Green Bay. The announcement about her passing came from administrators at Bay Port High School, where she taught German: “The purpose of this communication is to inform you of sad news involving one of our staff members. We are deeply saddened…

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First German Honor Society inductees named

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Sue Bodilly

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May 5, 2020

This year, UW-Green Bay was granted a new chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the national German Honor Society. Founded in 1929, Delta Phi Alpha recognizes students with a minimum 3.3 GPA in college-level German courses. This spring, UW-Green Bay inducted eight members as its first and initial cohort: Alex Alberts, Ross Cox, Caitlin Curtis, Miranda…

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German exchange student Theresa Werner interviewed about online learning at UW-Green Bay

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Sue Bodilly

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Apr 1, 2020

UW-Green Bay international student, Theresa Werner, was interviewed by SWR German radio about life in Green Bay during the Corona pandemic. Werner, from Kassel Germany, has been studying at UW-Green Bay for the year and has opted, so far, to stay here to finish the academic year. She talks about restriction in our daily life…

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Spanish students continue weekly Tertulia with Zoom. You are invited!

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 26, 2020

As the current situation has required all members of the University community to use creativity and ingenuity to continue with our lives, Spanish students, faculty and community members have switched their weekly Tertulia meetings to Zoom. If you are interested in practicing your Spanish, please send a message to Prof. Cristina Ortiz to join the…

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Faculty note: Prof. Coury is invited keynote speaker in North Kosovo

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Sep 30, 2019

UW-Green Bay Professor David Coury (Humanities, German, and Global Studies) was an invited keynote speaker at the conference “Science Beyond Borders 3” at the University of Priština—Kosovska Mitrovica, North Kosovo. His presentation was entitled “The Winter of our Discontent: Fortress Europe and the Rise of Populism,” dealing with the rise of new borders and the…

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