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Galina Siergiejczyk-Nicoll has been selected as an award recipient for the  at ����������! She was nominated by student Martha Geering. The award provides an opportunity for students to recognize ���������� faculty, staff, coaches and administrators who have made a significant impact in their lives. Awardees advance the quality of education and/or the student experience at ����������, model integrity and ethical conduct, demonstrate a high degree of respect for the contribution of every member of the ���������� community, and foster a campus environment of inclusion, collaboration and personal responsibility.

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Faculty in the Russian program of GSLL unequivocally condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Among us are faculty from Ukraine as well as from Russia, Belarus, and the United States, and this unprovoked war represents not only a flagrant disregard of international law, but an imminent threat to family members and friends. In the coming days and weeks, we will address this unfolding crisis in our courses, but we will also continue teaching and holding events on other topics. We believe that the most constructive thing we can do is carry on with our mission to educate students and the broader public about the complex history and diverse cultures of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet space.

We encourage our students to learn more about Ukraine and the war by visiting the websites for the following research centers: 

 (Harvard)

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 (New York University)

 (Columbia)

 (UC Berkeley)

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Professor Vicki Grove, a member of our Russian and Nordic Programs, is one of only two faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences to receive the honorary title of “Teaching Professor of Distinction” this year. The title recognizes faculty members for their outstanding record in the areas of teaching, service, and leadership.

Dr. Grove’s teaching and research have long focused on Russian folklore, culture, fairy tales and epic narrative, as well as nineteenth-century Russian literature and contemporary Scandinavian fiction. As a member of many department, campus, and CU system committees—including GSLL’s Teaching Quality Framework and Quality Teaching Initiative Committees and the system’s FCQ Redesign Committee—she has also been active in campus and system efforts to improve the assessment of teaching.

Professor Grove’s distinguished teaching record includes her volunteer work for the Russian, East European and Central Asian Heritage Camp for Adoptive Families, which she has co-directed since 2015. With volunteers from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine and with other members of the Denver community, as well as from ����������'s Russian Program and its majors, this camp offers a rare opportunity for children to learn about the culture of their native countries and participate in a community of fellow adoptees.

Dr. Grove’s teaching excellence is complemented by her dedication to leadership and service. From 2018 to 2020, Professor Grove served as Vice-Chair of the BFA, and on the system level, Dr. Grove has been the A&S representative on Faculty Council since 2015 and the Boulder campus representative on the System Budget Committee since 2018. In 2020, Dr. Grove’s leadership was recognized by a BFA Excellence in Leadership and Service Award and a Faculty Council Distinguished Service Award.

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Congratulations to Karen Hawley, who received an Employee of the Year Award from the Dean’s Staff Advisory Committee and the College of Arts and Sciences!

The award citation celebrated Karen’s “leadership, innovative drive, and unfailing devotion to students and staff” as well as her “administrative, leadership, and communications skills, which contribute to the success of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures.”

With her vast knowledge of university policies and resources, Karen helps faculty, staff, and students succeed, and her work also contributes to departmental community.

Congratulations to Karen Hawley on this well-deserved recognition!

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Congratulations to Karen Hawley for Two Awards from the College of Arts and Sciences!

Congratulations to Karen Hawley, GSLL Program Assistant, for winning two awards!

The first, the Monthly Staff Recognition Award, recognizes outstanding performance and contributions to the College. Karen was nominated by a group of GSLL faculty members and students for the Recognition Award.

The second recognition came in the form of an award from ASCEND, the Arts and Sciences Consortium of Committees on Climate, Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As part of the Be Seen Initiative and the planning committee for the first-ever staff summit in the College of Arts and Sciences, Karen Hawley was recognized, along with five other staff colleagues. The College of Arts and Sciences Magazine praised the committee’s work for “providing and supporting opportunities for greater learning, which increase job satisfaction, bolster staff retention, enhance productivity, and promote collaborative and sustainable working environments for all employees in the College of Arts and Sciences.” Read the full story here.

Congratulations to Karen!

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Congratulations to Beverly Weber for the successful conference Diversity, Decolonization, and German Curriculum!

From March 11 to March 14, the German Program was the virtual host for DDGC 2021: A Virtual Gathering, which focused on antiracism, antiblack racism, white supremacy, and Black resistance in German studies. The conference was organized by Professor Adrienne Merritt (St. Olaf College) and Professor Beverly Weber (UC Boulder). Over 115 attendees attended the conference, which included plenary speakers Professor Tiffany Florvil (University of New Mexico) and Kira Thurman (University of Michigan), as well as workshops on teaching in an age of white supremacy, the use of historical documents in teaching about Black Germans, and rethinking the German studies curriculum.

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Congratulations to Dr. Vicki Grove for receiving the Faculty Council Distinguished Service Award! This award recognizes outstanding service to the University of Colorado system by faculty members, and in particular participation in faculty governance.  

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Congratulations to Dr. Vicki Grove, who was given the Boulder Faculty Assembly’s Excellence in Leadership and Service Award! This is one of the highest distinctions given to faculty on the Boulder campus, and it recognizes Dr. Grove’s extensive record of service to GSLL, the Boulder campus, and the CU system, as well as her contributions to the community, including her work as the co-director of the Russian, East European, and Central Asian Heritage Camp for Adoptive Families.

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