Past Events

Sunday, October 13 2024 11:00am - 12:30pm

Germans in Milwaukee – German at UWM (This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.)

Sunday, October 13, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

In this interactive lecture you will learn more about Milwaukee‘s rich German heritage and the many ways in which Germany and Wisconsin are still connected today.

Wednesday, October 4 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

UWM German Program informal lunch hour

Wednesdays, October 4, October 18, November 1, November 15, December 6 @ 1:00pm-2:00pm in UWM Union
Please join the UWM German Program for an informal lunch hour. Spend your lunch-break with friends from class, chat with your instructors,
and meet other German-speakers on campus! All are welcome!
bring your own lunch and join us on these Wednesdays in the UWM Union:

10/4 * 10/18 * 11/1 * 11/15 * 12/6
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
*find us in the seating area outside the Panther Bookstore*
look for a table with German Program signs

Wednesday, September 27 2023 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Spielstunde

Wednesdays, September 27, October 11, October 25, November 8, November 29 @4:00PM-5:00PM in Curtin Hall 866
Please join us for “Spielstunde” – one hour of conversation and board games.
All levels of German are welcome! Coffee, tea and snacks provided.
In Fall 2023, Spielstunde will take place from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM in Curtin Hall 866

Wednesday, September 20 2023 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

German Program Info Session: Study Abroad and Internships

September 20 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Curtin Hall 187 (Language Oasis)

Do you want to study abroad in a German-speaking country? Would you like to find out more about internships in Germany or at a German company in Wisconsin? Join us for this information session and find out more about the German program and the opportunities we offer. Snacks and refreshments provided.

Wednesday, September 13 2023 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Fun and Games with the German Program

September 13 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Curtin Hall 187 (Language Oasis)

Join the UWM German Program for two hours of fun and board games! Everyone is welcome! If you don’t know any German, you might learn a word or two; if you have already studied the language, you can talk to others like you. Either way, you will meet old and new friends and find out more about the German Program—all while enjoying some snacks and refreshments. Wir freuen uns auf Sie!

Monday, October 3 2022 - Tuesday, October 4 2022

Upcoming events with Ezé Wendtoin

Monday, October 3, 2022 – Tuesday, October 4 2022
Join us for a concert, a German language workshop, and a meet-and-greet with musician and activist Ezé Wendtoin. October 3-4, 2022.

Thursday, September 26 2019 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Come to our 2019 Opportunities Fair and explore your internship, study abroad, and career options!

Thursday, September 26, 3:00-6:30 PM
Alumni Fireside Lounge, UWM Union

Do you know about the great career or internship opportunities with German companies or UWM’s study abroad options in Germany? Would you like to learn more about Wisconsin’s connections with Germany? Have you thought about what learning German could mean for your future? Whether you are currently studying German or not – join us for the Opportunities Fair and find out!

Tuesday, November 20 2018 6 pm

Lecture and Film Screening

Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Please join us at 6 pm in Curtin Hall 175 for a talk by Dr. Lynn Wolff (Michigan State University) on “Frames, Flashes, and Fragments: (Re)constructing Family Stories in Words and Images,” followed by a screening of the short film “Bridges,” a “living graphic novel” about the Berlin Airlift.

Thursday, November 16 2017 3:30PM

Study Abroad in Hessen

Come and find out how you can spend a summer, semester or academic year in Hessen, Germany!

Sunday, November 20 2016 4-6 pm

Germany Meets the US – Lecture

November 20, 2016, 4-6 pm
Curtin Hall 175
The Future is Unwritten: (Re)defining Blackness in Black German Poetry
Join us for a Guest Lecture by Professor Priscilla Layne of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill