There is a one-time membership
fee of $20. Induction is conducted every spring. Students
interested in applying for membership in Delta Phi Alpha
should contact Professor Frederick Schwink, faculty advisor,
at schwink AT uiuc.edu.
The
German Choir
The Illinois German Choir
(Deutscher Chor) is a small chamber choir (Kammerchor)
which devotes itself to compositions of German choral
composers from Hassler to Distler and Lau. The choir is
sponsored by the German Department and provides an opportunity
for the interested choral singer desiring to practice
German through singing to join the choir in the preparation
and performance of masterpieces of German choral music.
For information on joining the choir, please visit its
website. Students can receive academic credit for participation
in the choir through enrollment in German 199 (German
Choir).
Scandinavian Coffee
Hour, Annual Christmas
Party & Midwestern Retreat
The Scandinavian section
of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
sponsors the weekly Scandinavian Coffee Hour, an informal
conversation group held at a local cafe and attended by
students, T.A.s, faculty, and native speakers in the community.
The Coffee Hour gives students an opportunity to practice
speaking a Scandinavian language in a relaxed environment,
to get to know others who share their interest in Scandinavia,
and to hear not only the language they are studying, but
also the other modern Scandinavian languages. An annual
Christmas Party features traditional food, music, and
dancing. Students and faculty also participate in the
annual Midwestern Scandinavian Retreat, held in February
in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and attended by students and
faculty from colleges and universities from several states.
The retreat features an informal program on various aspects
of life in Scandinavia as well as ample time for skiing
and other recreation.
Awards
Goethe Institute Certificates
and Book Prizes. Awarded to an outstanding student
of German in each of the four undergraduate classes: freshman,
sophomore, junior, and senior, by the Goethe Institute
of Chicago.
Mimi Jehle Award.
A cash prize is presented each year to the outstanding
student completing the curriculum for the degree of Bachelor
of Arts in the Teaching of German. Selection is made on
the basis of overall scholastic average and performance
in the educational practice course (student teaching).
Werner Marx Award.
A book prize is given annually to an undergraduate who
has demonstrated excellence and creativity in the study
of German language and literature.
Danish Aid and Relief
Society Award. A cash prize is awarded each year to
a student who has demonstrated an interest in gaining
knowledge about Danish culture and sharing that knowledge
with others.
Anna Jensen Memorial
Scandinavian Award. Carl Milner Award for
Research in Sweden. A cash prize awarded to facilitate
study or research in Sweden for an undergraduate or graduate
student enrolled in Scandinavian courses in the department.
Pauline Steiner Schwalbe
Award. A cash prize awarded to an undergraduate student
enrolled in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
and studying abroad in a program recognized by the department.
Ruth E. Lorbe
Excellence in Teaching Award for Outstanding Undergraduate
Instruction. A cash prize awarded annually to
a graduate teaching assistant.
