STUDENT RESEARCH
A. Undergraduate Symposium Student Presentations
The German section has been very visible in the UG symposium since 2002. Since then German Section Faculty members have actively recruited and sponsored numerous Undergraduate Symposium presentations. Indeed we have had the largest number of student participants than the other FLABS language sections put together (including ESL). Several German students have received prestigious UG Symposium scholarship awards: Lindsay Buckman (2003), (Adrienne Muncy (2004), and most recently Polly Ricciardo (2007). One German student, Adrienne Muncy, was named to the highest honor of Master of Ceremonies for the 2004 event. German Section Faculty Sponsors and Student Presenters by Year:
| Year | Faculty Sponsor | Student Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dr. Damiano | Lyndsay Buckman, Adrienne Muncy |
| 2003 | Dr. Damiano | Lyndsay Buckman received the prestigious "Honors Senior Thesis and UG Symposium XXIII (2003) Award" [$2500] for her Honors Thesis on German literature. Title: "Dealing with Guilt: Second-Generation Germany Confronts the Holocaust". Thesis Advisor: Damiano |
| 2004 | Dr. Damiano | Adrienne Muncy |
| 2004 | Dr. Damiano | Adrienne Muncy received the most prestigious honor of Master of Ceremonies of the 2004 Undergraduate Symposium for her Honors Senior Thesis on German literature. Title: "Postmodern Mythology: Globalization, Environmental Degradation and Sorbian Folklore in the Works of Jurij Brezan". Thesis Adviser: Damiano |
| 2005 | Dr. Damiano | Philip Francis III, Jason Cole, Brandon Robinson, Gretchen Toth-Fejel |
| 2006 | Dr. Zinggeler | Jason Johnson + Chris Rinderknecht |
| 2006 | Dr. Damiano | Philip Francis III, Gretchen Toth-Fejel, Chris Rinderknecht |
| 2007 | Dr. Zinggeler | Carmen Henry, Jason Cole + Chris Stauffer |
| 2007 | Dr. Damiano | Katie Gregory, Carmen Henry, Polly Ricciardo |
| 2008 | Dr. Zinggeler | Emily Besch, Amanda Lund |
| 2008 | Dr. Damiano | Allen Kopicko, Caitlin Long |
| 2009 | Dr. Damiano | Michael Vianueva, Mary DeLong, Geoffrey Krempa |
| 2009 | Dr. Zinggeler | Ian Jurica, Allison Bowman, Heather Huber |
| 2010 | Dr. Zinggeler | Matthew Morin |
| 2011 | Dr. Damiano | Corey Mundale, Maggie Martin |
| 2011 | Dr. Zinggeler | Corey Mundale |
| 2012 | Dr. Zinggeler | Elaine Gurich |
| 2012 | Dr. Damiano | Marie Jermov, Maggie Martin |
| 2013 | TBA | TDA |
B. Graduate Research Fair
The German Section also has a small but growing graduate program. Faculty also sponsor graduate students who wish to present their research on a German topic at this campus-wide event:
| Year | Faculty Sponsor | Student Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dr. Damiano | Polly Ricciardo |
| 2009 | Dr. Damiano | Polly Ricciardo |
| 2010 | Dr. Zinggeler | Kim Kuhlhanek |
| 2011 | Dr. Damiano and Dr. Zinggeler | Kim Kuhlhanek |
| 2011 | Dr. Damiano | David Washington |