French Day 2021

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday October 19, 2021
      11:00 am - 7:00 pm
  • Location: Multiple Locations
  • Phone:
  • URL:
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    N/A
  • Extras:
    Free food
Contact

Andrea Jonsson, PhD
Assistant Professor, French
Program Director, French
ajonsson7@gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Join the French Program in the School of Modern Languages for a day of French food, language, and culture!

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Event Schedule

Welcome to the French Program!
11:00 a.m. -12:15 p.m., Swann Atrium, Swann 115

Tables/Sessions:
Serve-Learn-Sustain GT Lorraine
LBAT Paris, Senegal
Meet our students in M.S. Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies, M.S. Global Media and Culture
Major and Minor in French: Meet your advisor

Round Table Discussion: Futures in French with Invited Speakers
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Eng. Science and Mechanics 201

  • David Ruffel, Cultural Attaché, General Consulate of France in Atlanta
  • Dawn Kimmich, Assistant General Counsel, Director of Compliance, Delta
  • John W. Woodward, Vice President, Global Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
  • Representatives from the Swiss and Belgian Consulates

Program information sessions, Art Contest, Music and Cultural Trivia
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Swann Atrium, Swann 106
Recreate famous paintings with everyday objects!

French Club Crêpes and Conversation
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Swann 106

Film Screening Euromerica
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Clary Theatre (Georgia Tech Student Success Center)

New film by GT M.S. graduate in French, Steven Norris, co-sponsored by Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC)

*Food and drinks will be served throughout the day!*

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

School of Modern Languages, School of Modern Languages Student Blog

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Arts and Performance, Other/Miscellaneous, Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
French, French Day, Modern Languages, GMC, Global Media and Culturef
Status
  • Created By: cwhittle9
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 13, 2021 - 5:00pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 13, 2021 - 5:12pm