German teacher education major Mando Gjinollari has won first place in the Friedrich Dürrenmatt Essay Contest put on by the Swiss Consulate in Chicago. Mando’s essay explored the relevance of the work and ideas of Swiss playwright and writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt for our contemporary world. Her prize includes a $500 gift certificate, and her essay
Unit: German
LAN welcomes German professor
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures would like to welcome Dr. Jonathan Seelye Martin to the faculty.
German faculty members Weeks and van der Laan to retire
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures announces the retirement of two esteemed German faculty members. Professors van der Laan and Weeks will both begin retirement after the end of this 2017-2018 academic year.
German professor encourages cross-cultural learning at home and abroad
An update from Professor of German Elke Segelcke, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Illinois State.
History/German double major enjoys intricacies of learning a foreign language
An update from Ryan Owens, history and German double major, and European studies minor.
German major plans to diversify with second major in international business
An update from Keven Buh, freshman German major in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
Teacher education major learning German, French, Spanish, and Japanese
An update from Emily Brown, a junior German teacher education major with minors in Spanish, French, and political science.
Lauren Koszyk named Lincoln Laureate
Illinois State University’s Lauren Koszyk has been named one of this year’s outstanding college students by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
ISU literature scholar invited to speak in Germany
Professor Andrew Weeks, of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, has been invited to give a talk March 22 at the Academy of Sciences in Mainz, Germany, to celebrate completion of the Weigel Edition.
Unique field: Alumna’s vineyard dream takes root in Illinois
Mary (Mouser) Hofmann ’76 and her husband, Rudi, are fulfilling a lifelong dream by operating White Oak Vineyard in Carlock.
