S.O.S&D.: Save Our Swedish and Dutch!

Date: Thursday 10/15, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: *Arts Quad*, in front of Goldwin-Smith and A.D. White statue

Webbvideo from Cornell Daily Sun: Petition to Save Language Programs Gain Support

URL: http://www.cornellsun.com/content/videos/petition-save-language-programs-gains-support

For those of you who are no longer at Cornell, or could not make it  to sign the petition, please sign our online petition at:

http://www.petitiononline.com/CUSOSD/petition.html

Overview of the Cornell Scandinavian Club

The Scandinavian Club has a tradition at Cornell University. It is the focal point for Scandinavians and friends of Scandinavia from different backgrounds. The Scandinavian region is located in northern Europe and includes Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and geo-politically connected areas, such as Sápmi and Greenland.

To subscribe to the Club's listserve and receive announcements on events and activities, please send an email to lyris@cornell.edu with the message 'subscribe scandinavian-club-l' (or to unsubscribe 'leave scandinavian-club-l').

Officers 2008-2009

President: Sara Larsson (Sweden)
Treasurer: Katrina Cronburg (USA)
Vice President: Ymir Vigfusson (Iceland)

Club Advisor: Cecilia Ovesdotter Alm

Events summer and fall 2008

Events arranged during summer and fall 2008 by the Scandinavian Club and/or the Swedish language program included:

• Lucia Party in December 2008 which featured a Christmas buffet, Lucia procession, fiddle music, ringdans till "Nu är det jul igen", and socializing. The Lucia Fest was hosted by Cherie Wendelken and her family.
  
• A weekly Scandinavian Coffee Hour at the Big Red Barn and a monthly Scandinavian film series throughtout fall 2008
  
• Monthly dinners at the Nines in Collegetown thoroughout summer and fall 2008
  
• Information outreach at Clubfest 2008 and the International Student Orientation Fair in August 2008
  

Regular Scandinavian events

Weekly Scandinavian coffee hour

Speakers of Scandinavian languages and students of Swedish are invited to fun and informal meetings for socializing and conversation in "pan-Scandinavian" on Wednesdays from 4pm to 6pm in the Big Red Barn on campus (while classes are in session). Participants can drop in at any time during that time slot.

Scandinavian film series

Within the context of the Swedish courses, the monthly Scandinavian film series is an educational-cultural venue where students introduce, view and discuss film from across Scandinavia.

Old Norse reading group (in English/Medieval Studies)

Arranged by faculty and students in English and Medieval Studies, the Old Norse reading group gathers to read Old Icelandic texts on a weekly basis. For more information, please contact Professor Thomas Hill or Danielle Cudmore.