Our topics:
1. University in General
2. From the Schools
2.1. School of Theology
2.2. School of Social Sciences
2.3. German Course
3. Further Information from Campus
4. Welcome
5. Job Vacancies
6. Events in Friedensau - A Prieview
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1. University in General
Youth in Mission
From April 14 to 18 2022, the Youth-in-Mission Congress was held in Offenburg. A delegation from Friedensau took part. At the university stand, questions from the young people about the study programs and about Friedensau as a town could be answered. The Friedensau team experienced interesting workshops and made many contacts.
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Giving Day for Adventist Education
April 23, 2022 was this year’s Giving Day for Adventist Education. It is an annually recurring fundraiser for the educational institutions Schulzentrum Marienhöhe and Friedensau Adventist University.
As in previous years, a video clip has been created for the occasion, showing the world from the view of the pupils and students Youtube – Duration 02:35 min.
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Successful "Forest Run for a Good Cause"
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On Sunday, April 24, 2022, the students of FAU invited to the "Forest Run for a Good Cause". Everyone was welcome to participate. Almost 100 participants started at the village square. The winners in the children's and youth round were André Müller (Friedensau) with 27 laps, 2nd place: Jaymie-Dean Kumor (Lüttgenziatz) with 26 laps; 3rd place: Pascal Friebe (also Lüttgenziatz) with 24 laps, 4th and 5th place with 22 laps each: Nathanael Cervantes (Friedensau) and Jonathan Menn (Cologne). Each lap was half a kilometer. Christian Menn (alumnus from Cologne) and Maik Wutschke (theology student) completed 19 laps (equivalent to 19 km); Rector Roland Fischer 16 laps and District Administrator Steffen Burchhardt 12 laps - just to name a few. The next forest run for a good cause in Friedensau will take place on April 16, 2023. Please make a note of it already!
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Theologians visited nine Adventist churches in Munich
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On Saturday, April 2, 2022, lecturers, students - from the School of Theology - and FAU staff visited nine different Adventist churches in the greater Munich area. They took the opportunity to preach in the churches and get to know them better on site.
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In the Munich Plenum (from left to right): Pastor Miki Jovanovich, Prof. Stefan Höschele, Dr. Johannes Hartlapp, Prof. Bernhard Oestreich
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This year again, Alexander Schulze, Jens Fabich and Manuel Füllgrabe invited people to the Zingsthof over the Easter holidays. Under the theme "Common Life", chosen in reference to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the speakers gave identity-forming impulses based on selected texts from the Old and New Testaments. In his first presentation, Alexander Schulze spoke about Isaiah 21 and the call to active participation. His second presentation on sounding and silencing axes of resonance in John 16 led to a communal observation of the Lord's supper at the Zingsthof. Once again, the rustic domicile on the Darß, not far from the Baltic Sea beach, proved to be an ideal place for generations to be together in listening, silence, praying, believing, singing and laughing.
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2.2. School of Social Sciences
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Since March 2022, Annette Witherspoon has been working in the School of Social Sciences at FAU in a tenure-track position (junior professorship) for International Social Sciences. Annette graduated from FAU with an M.A. in International Social Sciences and a Ph.D. from the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Rector Prof. Roland Fischer welcomed her as a new staff member. A warm welcome!
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Dr. Friedegard Föltz spoke at the European Conference on Social Work Research (ECSWR) held in Amsterdam, April 6-8, 2022. Her topic was "Living Inclusion - Children and Youth with Disabilities and Medical Fragility in Foster Care in Germany." The conference is held annually to share and discuss research findings.
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Late-breaking announcement: Prof. Daniel Bendix spoke on March 9, 2022 at the event: Nama & Ovaherero Genocide Lectures - "Not At Eye Level!?" which is part of a series of events with "descendant representatives" in Namibia and the Diaspora. Read more
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Prof. Ulrike Schultz and Prof. Daniel Bendix published a special issue (collaboration as editorial board members) of the journal Peripherie:
COVID-19: Global Controversies. Peripherie, 41 (2021), no. 164.
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Prof. Ulrike Schultz published: This Corona Thing Has Taken Away Our Future. Schools and Students in Lodwar, Northern Kenya and the Pandemic (for discussion). In: Periphery, 41 (2021), no. 164. Read more
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The course "German as a Foreign Language" went on an excursion to Dresden from April 24. to 27. The program included sightseeing, but also interactive teaching of historical facts as well as regional studies to experience and touch. What is meant by this? Read more in the blog.
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Get to know the German Course in Friendesau via Zoom
How about a sabbatical, a year abroad or a year of orientation after school? Do something different for a while, maybe learn German? Learning German in Germany? At an Adventist campus, with other students from all over the world? Get to know the country, its people and culture not only in a German course, but also on excursions and trips. Whether practical German for everyday life or job-related and study-oriented German - all this is possible here at Friedensau. Read more
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3. Further Information from Campus
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From the library: Church History Discussion Group on J. H. Lindermann
On April 20, 2022, the Friedensau University Library hosted an event commemorating Johann Heinrich Lindermann. Lindermann, born in Neuss in 1802, died in Elberfeld in 1892, is considered an important pioneer for the later foundation of the Seventh-day Adventists in the German-speaking world. Who was this person? What shaped his faith? Read more
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A joyous afternoon for Ukrainian guests
Delicious pizza, socializing and free hygiene items to take home: On the evening of April 5, the university, in cooperation with HASA GmbH, organized a special event for Ukrainian guests currently living on FAU campus. While the mobile pizza oven was in constant operation to make sure everyone got their fill, games and fun contributed to the cheerful mood.
The Ukrainian guests are currently gradually moving into their own apartments in the nearer or wider vicinity of Friedensau.
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Girlsday
On Thursday, April 28, 2022, it was Girls' Day again! It was a day where teens from the 5th grade onwards, are given a day off school and given the possibility to discover new professions in practice and to test their own skills. Two girls were accepted for a short internship by Alexander Helmeke in the cafateria kitchen - and they proved to be very skilled. Perhaps a career aspiration will develop from this?
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Victoria Blanke
Since mid-April, Victoria Blanke has been working in the area of support for Ukrainian refugees. She will initially carry out this activity until the end of June. Currently, she can be reached in room MEN 203 at telephone number 118. Her email address: victoria.blanke@thh-friedensau.de. Victoria has already worked as a research assistant at the School of Social Science at FAU with Jun.-Prof. Simone Emmert during the last academic year. Welcome!
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FAU is looking for:
FSJ-ler/in (or BFD-ler) for the daycare center, marketing and public relations department. the library, and the campground as of August 1/ September 1 2022
Please send applications with a curriculum vitae in table format and school transcripts to the cancellors office at FAU | Martina Lucke, An der Ihle 19, 39291 Möckern-Friedensau, phone 03921 916–107 or E-Mail: Kanzlei@thh-friedensau.de
FAU is offering the following:
September 1, 2022 a training position for gardener in horticulture and landscaping.
August 1/ September 1 2023 a training position as an office communications clerk
Further Information here.
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6. Events in Friedensau – Preview
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| June 18 2022 |
Church worship service at the end of the academic year
Sermon: Winfried Vogel
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24 – 26 June 2022
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Unification Conference BMV | Arena
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25 – 26 June 2022
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Football match Friedensau against BMV
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01 – 03 July2022
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Sustainability camp „Rethink“ (campground)
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12 – 24 July 2022
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Kids- and Teens-Camp (campground)
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02 – 07 August 2022
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HopeCamp (campground)
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01 – 12 August 2022
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Cub Scout Camp (campground)
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14 – 21 August 2022
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Film Camp Advent Youth (campground)
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29 – 31 August 2022
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Summer School Musiktherapie
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04 – 11 September 2022
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Workcamp (campground)
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| 09/12 – 10/07/2022 |
Language Course: Biblical Greek;
Registration here. |
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