2019 German Day Schedule
(maps and addresses of all locations mentioned below can be found on our Maps page)
8:00 am
Registration opens
Registration is outside the doors to Rackham Auditorium. Registration ends at 9:45 am.
8:30 am
doors to Rackham Auditorium open
note: no food or drink is allowed in Rackham Auditorium
9:10 - 9:45 am
Welcome Assembly, Rackham Auditorium
Andreas Gailus, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
Frederick Amrine, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Shubhangi Dabak, German Day Coordinator
10 am - 12pm
Events in Michigan League, Rackham Auditorium, and Modern Languages Building
Some events have timeslots assigned to registered participants. View the event schedule here.
Art
Rackham Auditorium Lobby
Comics
Rackham Auditorium Lobby
Commercials
Beginner & More Advanced: Michigan League, Kalamazoo Room, 2nd Floor
German for All
North Quad, Language Resource Center, PC Lab Room 1500
Karaoke Videos
North Quad, Language Resource Center, PC Lab Room 1500
Music
Group I: Michigan League, Michigan Room, 2nd Floor
Group II: Michigan League, Hussey Room, 2nd Floor
Poetry
Levels 1 & 3: Michigan League, Room 2, 1st Floor
Levels 2 & 4: Michigan League, Room 4, 1st Floor
Reading
Levels 1 & 3: Michigan League, Room C, 3rd Floor
Levels 2 & 4: Michigan League, Room 6, 1st Floor
Skits
Levels 1 & 3: Michigan League, Henderson Room, 3rd Floor
Levels 2 & 4: Michigan League, Koessler Room, 3rd Floor
Speaking
Levels 1 & 3: Michigan League, Room A, 3rd Floor
Levels 2 & 4: Michigan League, Room B, 3rd Floor
Spelling Bee
Level 2 (more advanced): Rackham Auditorium, 10 - 11 am
Level 1 (beginner): Rackham Auditorium, 11 am - 12pm
Native Speaker: Michigan League, Room D, 3rd Floor, 10 - 11 am
Videos
North Quad, Language Resource Center, PC Lab Room 1500
Websites
North Quad, Language Resource Center, PC Lab Room 1500
12 - 1 pm
Lunch Break
1 - 2 pm
Awards Assembly, Rackham Auditorium
Vicki Dischler and her German-in-Song class
Peter McIsaac, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
Shubhangi Dabak, German Day Coordinator
2019 German Day program (PDF)
Encore Performances
Some students may be asked to perform their event for everyone during the Awards Assembly. Teachers will be notified via phone if their students are selected.
*Notice: By attending German Day at the University of Michigan, you permit a still photo, video, or electronic image to be taken for educational, academic, or research purposes. These pictures belong to the University and no payment or compensation will be provided in connection with the pictures.
