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The Department is committed to reducing plastic waste and sustainable sourcing. Your choice of caterer must reflect this commitment. We want to avoid as much as possible single-use plastics (bottles, cutlery, food trays, cups, milk/cream pods etc.), aluminum cans, non-recyclables, non-compostables and packaging. If you are having difficulty identifying a vendor that can meet our environmental standards, the Department can provide you with a list. Please send us the following information when requesting catering for your event: Read More »

Departmental Meetings 1st Departmental Meeting: Thursday, 19 September 2024, 4-6pm 2nd Departmental Meeting: Thursday, 14 November 2024, 4-6pm 3rd Departmental Meeting: Thursday, 23 January 2025, 4-6pm 4th Departmental Meeting: Thursday, 6 March 2025, 4-6pm Faculty Meetings 1st Faculty Meeting: Thursday, 17 October 2024, 4-6pm 2nd Faculty Meeting: Thursday, 13 February 2025, 4-6pm Kaffeestunde Every first Thursday of the month, 1-2pm, and third Friday of the month, 2-3pm, Odette Hall 301 Events & important dates Side-by-Side Writing: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 10am-12pm Guest lecture by David Kim (UCLA): “‘There Are No Natives Here’: Hannah Arendt and the Erasure of Native American Co-Citizenship” Fall Reading Week: 28 October – 1 November 2024 Holiday Gathering: 5 December 2024 10th Annual DAAD German Language Teaching and Learning Workshop: 9-10 December 2024 Oral thesis presentation Maria Harutyunyan: 16 January 2025, 4-6pm Oral thesis presentation Astrid Klee: 30 January 2025, 4-6pm Student Appreciation Event: January 17, 2025, 2-4pm Spring Reading Week: 17-21 February 2025 Guest lecture by Tobias Hof: title tba, 27 February 2025, 4-6pm Guest lecture by Christiane Arndt: title tba, 13 March 2025, 4-6pm Oral thesis presentation Eli Jany: 10 April 2025, 4-6pm Graduate Student Research Colloquium: tba Read More »

Please use this Description of Duties and Allocation of Hours Form if you are a course instructor and are hiring a TA, and submit to Gayle Grisdale and the Associate Chair Undergraduate. Read More »

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Before visiting your office or pre-arranged workspace in Odette Hall, please complete this log (access restricted to members of the German Department) and use the UCheck self-assessment portal every time you plan to be on campus. Access to the log is restricted to members of the department. If you have issues accessing the log, please contact Helena Juenger at german.gradassistant@utoronto.ca. *A reminder that we are still officially closed until further notice*. Read More »

Please use the following file naming convention when sharing/sending files: “YYYY-MM-DD Name”, e.g. “2019-11-20 Website Instructions” It’s a simple way to automatically keep files in order and saves a lot of work and time for everyone – thank you for your collaboration. Read More »

Please follow this link to the UofT bookstore: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1104410168443&ca=dd6b0cd8-7c1d-4bf7-a079-053772c90cb1 Read More »

USW casual employee monthly timesheets can be found at http://forms.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/#payroll Timesheets need to be signed by the student, their supervisor, and the Chair before being submitted in paper to the Business Officer. Read More »

Please consult the FAQs and the Quick Start Guide. If you would like to use the VoIP software in addition to your physical phone, you may download it from the following link: http://www.myphonetraining.com/downloads/ Read More »

Please send your request to german.undergradadmin@utoronto.ca and include Here are two examples as reminders: with a picture of the person giving the talk and with a picture related to the topic Read More »