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spring speakers 2011 14 Clockwise from upper left: Bernhard Freyer, who spoke about organic farming on March 31; Wolfgang Müller-Funk, who gave a presentation on Kafka’s Amerika on April 14; Klaas van der Sanden (left) with Max Preglau (right), who spoke about immigrants in Austrian society on April 8; Markus Kornprobst, who spoke about the EU and global politics on March 21; Annemarie Steidl; James Oberly, who, together with Steidl, gave a joint presentation, “Understanding the Transatlantic Migration Experience: Austria and Hungary,” on March 3. All photos: Daniel Pinkerton. Austrian Studies Newsletter
AS I OFTEN REMARK here in the ASN, our donors have a significant impact on the Center. I’m especially struck by the power of gifts to amplify our efforts. Gifts can have a continuing impact far beyond their original purpose. Let me share a few examples with you. In 2009, the Center hosted a major interdisciplinary conference, “Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, and Bioresources,” with generous funding from the Horst M. Rechelbacher Foundation. Bernhard Freyer, Institute for Organic Farming at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, was one of the conference’s guest speakers. In 2010-11, Freyer returned to Minnesota as visiting professor in the College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences. Prof. Freyer taught courses on organic farm- Fall 2011 Opportunities for Giving The “mushroom effect” ing and society, an area of increasing interest among our students. We are thankful for the original gift from the Rechelbacher Foundation that brought Freyer to Minnesota and allowed us to begin building productive transatlantic relationships. In 2008, a generous gift from the Dietrich W. Botstiber Foundation brought together a team of researchers—Dr. Annemarie Steidl and Dr. Wladimir Fischer from Vienna, and Prof. James Oberly from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire—for a multi-year collaborative research project, “Understanding the Migration Experience: The Austria-American Connection.” During their time on campus Fischer, Oberly, and Steidl visited numerous classes, and Dr. Steidl and Prof. Oberly each taught a class. The team gave two roundtable presentations and four public lectures, and led a workshop for secondary school educators. In fall 2012, the team’s work will be published in a major book from Berghahn Books. What began as a team research project— an ambitious and important project in and of itself—grew into an entire collection of activities, allowing our students, faculty and the public to learn from these scholars. A portion of these activities were supported by other funders, who likely would not have come on board without the original Botstiber Foundation gift. We are grateful for this “mushroom effect” which grows our community of supporters. What I hope to demonstrate with these examples is the real power of a gift to grow into something more. We strive to use your support in creative ways, collaborating with many partners on campus and beyond, to get as much as possible out of every dollar. Thank you for your continued support. Eva Widder Associate Development Officer, CLA 612-626-5146, ewidder@umn.edu CAS DONORS JANUARY 1-JUNE 30, 2011 ROBERT KANN FUND John W. Boyer Peter R. Kann Rex H. Levang R. JOHN RATH FUND Isabel F. Stensland WILLIAM WRIGHT FUND David Braslau Russ Christensen and Barbara Krauss-Christensen Donald & Joyce Pusch Wei Zheng named 2011 Voices of Vienna scholar The winner of the 2011 Voices of Vienna Scholarship is Wei Zheng from Harbin, China who is a second year doctoral student at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Her teacher is Jean del Santo. Zheng received her undergraduate degree in Bejing, her master’s degree at the Boston Conservatory of Music, and is now studying at the University of Minnesota. She is building a strong resume of performances. She was recently the first lady in The Magic Flute and the winner of the 2010 Metropolitan Opera District Audition in Minnesota. She performed at the 2010 CAS Nikolaus Day party, and gave a doctoral recital at Ultan Hall on September 13, 2011. On June 29th, Zheng went to Austria. For five weeks, she studied at the Schubert Institute in Baden bei Wien, training with nine internationally recognized coaches and singers, including Elly Ameling, Barbara Bonney, and Robert Holl. In addition to the Voices of Vienna Scholarship, she was also supported by a summer graduate fellowship from CAS (see p. 5). Zheng is a delightful personality and sings beautifully. She had to travel twice to Chicago via the MegaBus to obtain a Shengen multi country visa, which she finally received on June 18. Herb Kahler, one of the Twin Cities’ honorary Austrian consuls, and a longtime friend of the Center, was of invaluable assistance during that process. Kathryn Keefer Right: Wei Zheng. Photo: Kathryn Keefer. 15
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