In this picture( from left): Robert L. Dupont, Alea Morelock-Cot (both University of New Orleans), Horst Burmann (City of Innsbruck), Birgit Neu, Councilwoman Patrizia Moser, Jeff Rinehart (Artist) ,Wolfgang Falch (UNO Summer School), Natalie Sciortino (Artist), Councilwoman Herlinde Keuschnigg.
Board members of the Botstiber Institute of Austrian American Studies with former Austrian Federal Chancellor Dr. Alfred Gusenbauer (center) and Austrian Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Christian Prosl (left)Former Chancellor of Austria, Dr. Alfred Gusenbauer, delivered the First Annual Botstiber Institute Lecture on Austrian-American Studies at the Embassy of Austria on June 26, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Gusenbauer addressed the question, "How does the economic crisis affect the relationship between the United States and Europe: the case of Austria and Central Europe."]]>
Chancellor Tomothy Ryan (left) transfers degree.
left to right: Andreas Somogyi (Austrian Embassy), Guenter Bischof (Center Austria), Hannes Androsch, Renate Platzer (Androsch International Consulting), Professor emeritus Schneider (Technical University of Vienna and Dr. Androsch's brother in law), Ingrid Sauer.
When: Monday, July 6, 2009, 6 pm.
Where: Andechs Gallery, Innrain 1, Old Town Innsbruck, Austria
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Opening remarks by:
Hilde Zach, Mayor, City of Innsbruck
Lawrence Jenkins, Chair, Fine Arts Department, University of New Orleans
Exhibit running from July 7 - July 22, 2009.
Tuesday-Friday: 3-7 pm.
Saturday: 10 am - 1 pm.
Dr. Hannes Androsch
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Students from Innsbruck celebrated the end of the semester at a Center Austria good bye party. Center Austria wishes all of them fun for their travels throughout the States and a safe trip home.
Foto: Jonas Werth
Dr. Tanja Stampfl
Tanja Stampfl is graduating in May from Louisiana State University of Baton Rouge with a PhD in English. She wrote her dissertation on "(Im)Possible Encounters, Possible (Mis)Understandings between the West and Its Other: The Case of The Maghreb."
In August she will enter professional life and teach as an Assistant Professor in English (world literature) at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Tanja is a native of the South Tyrol (Northern Italy) and first came to the University of New Orleans in August 2000 by of the UNO exchange program with the University of Innsbruck. In the fall of 2001 she was enrolled in the English graduate program at UNO and completed her Master’s degree in May 2003, earning the coveted “Outstanding Graduate Student” award from the UNO English Department that year. During the academic year 2003/4 she worked as an adjunct instructor in English at UNO. She also taught Italian for the UNO Summer School in Innsbruck for the past couple of summers. She is married to Andre Martinez, the coordinator of the UNO Summer School in Innsbruck.
]]>Prof. Andrea Grisold
Vienna University of Economics and Business
When: Tuesday, April 21, 2009; 2:00 pm
Where: UNO Kirshman Hall Auditorium 122
Michael S. Maier
Ministry of Science Research Fellow, Center Austria, The University of New Orleans
When: April 21, 2009, 12:30 – 1:30pm
Where: The University of New Orleans, Liberal Arts Lounge, LA 197