CURRICULUM VITAE

ANDREAS KIRYAKAKIS

                                                 Major: German (19th and 20th Century), Minor: Classics.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1988-pres. Associate Professor

1986-1988: Assistant Professor, College of St. Benedict

1984-1986: Assistant Professor, St. Cloud State University

1983-1984: Assistant Professor, St. John's University

1981-1982: Assistant Professor, Carleton College (Visiting Scholar)

1978-1981: University of Minnesota (Visiting Lecturer)

Delta Phi Alpha; Phi Kappa Phi

Outstanding Teaching Award at Texas Tech University

Presidents Award at Midwestern University

American Association of Teachers of German, Certificate of Merit

Fulbright Fellow, Tübingen University, Germany

GRANTS:

Grant to implement German related activities into mission, 2005.

Association of Teachers of German Grant to participate in National Conference on the Black Diaspora and Muslims in Germany, Summer 2004

Faculty Development Grant to integrate Benedictine Values component into my upper division Judeo-Christian course on the Origins of Evil, Summer 2003

Layola College, Maryland, Grant to participate in the Berlin Literature Seminar, June, 2000.

Faculty Development Grant (in cooperation with Social Work to study effects of Casino Gambling on Native Americans) 1999/2000

LES Grant for Conference on Rites of Passage: Students Learning From and In Transition, Feb. 18-19,1999.

C & P.D. Grant to rewrite and update German curriculum, 1999

LES Grant to attend conference on Active Learning: Energizing the College Classroom, Nov. 20-21, 1998.

LES and Faculty Development Grants to attend international conference on Evil in Austria, 1998.

LES Grant to attend Faculty Development Conference on Teaching in Context, 1997.

C& P.D. Grant for Development of Proficiency Test and Guidelines, 1996

LES Grant to attend Faculty Development Conference on: The Changing Student Body, 1996

Cultural Enrichment Grant for the Integration of Intercultural Perspectives into Core 100.

(Symposium)1995

C & P.D. Grant for Development of Language Placement Exams, 1995

Bush Faculty Development Grant for Curriculum Development, 1994

McKnight Grant for using multiculturalism as a category of analysis, 1993

Faculty Development and Research Grant for A Developing Coherence and Excellence in Proficiency-Based Language Instruction@ (Administrator of Grant), 1993/94.

NEH Summer Grant: The Judeo-Christian Tradition Workshop, 1992

NEH Course Development Grant Summer, 1992.

NEH Summer Grant: The Classical World and its Interpreters,

NEH Course Development Grant, July-August, 1991.

FIPSE grant (1988-91) for incorporation core into study abroad program, 1988-1991

Critical Thinking Course Development Grant, 1988 & 1989

Travel Grant to attend Resource Workshop at Concordia College, 1988

Bremer Faculty Development, for the publication of a book, 1987

Core Course Development Grant, develop International Cinema Course, 1986

Travel Grant to attend Modern Language Association Convention, 1984/85/87

Bush Faculty Program Grant in Student Intellectual Development 1983 Production Grant

Fulbright Grant (1972-74), conduct research in Germany, 1973/74

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP (and offices held)

American Association of German Teachers, President 2004-2005

American Association of German Teachers, Vice President 2001-2004

American Association of Teachers of German, Treasurer, 1991-1994

American Association of Teachers of German, Director, National

Testing Program 1989-1993.

American Association of Teachers of German, Deutsches Fest Director, 1993-1994

Society for German-American Studies, Bibliographer 1978-1990

American Literary Translators Association, Reviewer and Translator 1977-1985

Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum, Chair German Section 1981-1986

Modern Language Association.

Western Association of German Studies, Book Reviewer 1979-1994.

Austrian Association for the Study of Germanic Studies 1996 to present

SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT:

Search Committee for German replacement; 2000/1

Director of the Austria Study Abroad Program, 1987/88. & 2003

Section Chair of German Department, Fall 1991- Spring1996, 2004 to present

Parents Day Visitation Presentation 1992, 1993, 1995.

Search Committee for tenure track position in Spanish, 1990/91.

Chair, Search Committee, two tenure track positions in German, 1988.

Member of Committee to establish language proficiency and

testing guidelines 1988, 1995, 1996

Academic Advisor for MCLL Dept. during Registration, 1988-1992

NEH Course Development Committee for Classics section (1984).

Reader, Neue Germanistik, A Graduate Journal devoted to German Literature

Handbook Committee 2005-2006

Faculty Compensation Committee 2004-2005

Committee on Research Involving Human Participants 2001-2003

Subcommittee for Core Global Flag Requirement 2001

Rank and Tenure Committee, 1999-2002

Rank and Tenure Committee, 1995-1997

Private College Representative in Articulating Language Instruction Across Educational Systems, a Minnesota Initiative funded by Fipse and NEH 1993 to present 2002

FIPSE grant: Committee writing proposal and member to administer grant 1988-1991

Educational Policy Committee (1987-1989).

Joint Educational Policy Committee (1987-1989).

Faculty Development Committee (1987-1989)

NEH grant proposal committee (1988)

International Studies Advisory Board (1986)

Perlmutter Scholarship Committee (1986)

S. Margretta Nathe Scholarship committee, director

Teacher Education Program Proposal Reviewer 2000-

Chair, German Department 1991-1996, 2004-present

Treasurer, Minnesota Association of German Teachers (AATG) 1990-1994

Director, AATG Testing and Awards Program 1987-1991

Director, Honors Symposium 1988 to 1990.

Social Director, Honor symposium (1987).

Director of International Education, 1987 to Jan. 1990.

Head Soccer Coach at CSB (1985-1987).

Chair, German Department, St. Cloud State (1985/6).

Coordinator of under-graduate instruction, University of

Minnesota (1979-1981).

D. REPRESENTING THE COLLEGE

Representative for CSB at the Center for Advanced Research and Language Acquisition,

University of Minnesota, 1993-1997

Official Representative of CSB/SJU at Southwest China Teachers

University, China., to establish study Abroad and Faculty

Exchange program, January 1988.

Negotiation to establish study abroad program in Lima, Peru.

Representing CSB on official visits to study abroad programs

in Europe.

Representing CSB on international studies boards and

organizations.

Representing CSB in a number of social functions (parent

night, parent weekend, study abroad fairs, joint

programs with other colleges, Health Fest).

MIAC representative for CSB (1985-1987)

National Soccer Federation representative for CSB (1985-1987).

NCAA - Representative for CSB (1987).

CSB/SJU - Gustavus Adolphus Faculty Exchange Program, 1987

Judge Minnesota Humanities Commission 2006

Director, Independent Learning Project

Hesse’s Siddhartha, Theme and Structure (2006)

Nitzsche’s Zarathustra: The idea of the Übermensch (2006)

Advanced German Structure and Analysis (2004)

German Composition and Conversation (2004)

Survey of German Literature to 1700 (2004)

German Romaticism (2003)

Major Themes in Hermann Hesse’s Novels (2003)

Resources for teaching German in K-8 Grades (2000/2001)

Director for two projects (1999/2006)

Der weisse Eckbert

The creative process in Goethe’s poetry

Director Honor Option Thesis: (2000)

The symbolism of the snake on the cross

371 Director, Independent Learning Project

Perspectives on Evil (2000)

270 Honors Special Topics (five students)

The novels of Hermann Hesse (2000)

Independent Learning Project German 371(two students)

Advanced German Grammar (1999)

370 Honors Special Topics (six students)

The stories of J.D. Salinger (1999)

Director for two Senior Projects:

Social and political effects of German reunification(1996)

Creating a German Dept. Home Page.

Co-founder of the CSB/SJU LES Writing Group 1996

Evaluator for Voices a multi cultural anthology 1995, 1996

Elderhostel Program Instructor 1995

SJU Youth Day: Fun with German 1992

Presentations to administrative staff on International Studies

Meetings, social activities with prospective students.

Recruitment for new students.

Lectures and presentation on International Studies, Modern

Languages, and the Honors Program to High Schools and

Colleges.

Summer Academics Camp: Advertising - How and Why? 1987

CSB Youth Day: Fun with German 1986

Faculty sponsor German Club 2004-

Student Orientation, Summer 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

Academic Advisor and Resource Person, during summer registration, 1988-1992

Academic Advisor for International Studies 1987 to 1990.

Faculty Advisor for Honors Symposium students, 1987-1994

Faculty Advisor for Modern and Classical Languages 1986 to present

Special Events for Language Majors: organizer, annual Christmas

activities, end of semester social activities, sponsor of

German speaking society for students and the community.

Head Soccer Coach, 1985-1987

Faculty Sponsor of German Club

Social Activities Director for Honor Symposium (visits to the

Guthrie, Ordway, and various films and plays)

Director of German Plays

Director of Sports and Advanced Instruction: AATG summer camps

Participant in three Academic Advising Workshops

BOOKS:

The Ideal of Heimat in the Works of Hermann Hesse, (Peter Lang

Publishing Inc.,1988) Studies in Modern German

Literature, Vol. 20.  Collection of Poems(1985-1990) in edition for publication with Suhrkamp Taschenbuch Verlag , Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Fall 2001.

ARTICLES:

Guenther Kunert’s Creative Process, Suhrkamp 2001.

Proficiency-Oriented Language Instruction and Assessment, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota Press, January, 1997.

The Creative Process of Günter Kunert, Berrlin: Volk und Wissen, 1988.

The Emergence of Literary Science Fiction In America,

Litarair Paspoort, November, 1980.

Kleist, Heinrich von. The Broken Jug. Tr. Roger Jones,

Translation Review, Spring 1978, pp. 39-41.

"Annotated Bibliography," Deutsch-Texanische Monats-Hefte

(5 issues 1905-06). Der Deutsch-Texaner (14 issues

1905-07) Austin: Texas Parks and Wildlife, 1977

(for historical exhibit).

U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Property Report

167 page legal document tr. into German and annotated

Horseshoe Bay Corporation 1976.

Reisebeschreibungen Publication of the German-American Society, 1974

Besuch bei Hermann Hesse Texas Associations of German Students Publication 1973

BOOK REVIEWS:

Hardin, James. Dictionary of Literary Biography: Vol. 66:

German Fiction Writers, 1885-1913. German Studies

Review, Fall 1998.

Bekes, Peter and Bielefeld, Michael. Peter Rühmkorf, German

Studies Review, October 1987.

Schiller, Friedrich. On the Naive and Sentimental in

Literature, Tr. Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly, German

Studies Review, May 1983.

Koller, Werner. Einführung in die Übersetzungswissenschaft,

German Studies Review, February 1982.

Wintzen, Rene. Heinrich Böll: Eine deutsche Erinnerung,

German Studies Review, Spring, 1981.

PUBLISHED TRANSLATIONS:

Selected Short Stories of 20^th century Austrian Writers, Univ. of Salzburg 2003

Das Neueste und Nützlichste der Erfindung, Entdeckung und

Beobachtungen, A Austin: Interpretation and Exhibits,

Texas Parks and Wildlife, 1978, (Translation of 1815 Text

for historical exhibit).

Schneider, Hansjörg. "Bönes." Dimension, X, 1977, (Trans.

of Short Story).

Weyrauch, Wolfgang. "Unpaar." Dimension, X, 1977, (Trans.

of 15 page poem).

Van der Kooy, Fred. A Fragment einer Zelluloidkarrosserie.

Dept. of Radio, Film, and Television, University of Texas,

October 1979, (Translation).

Lepenies, Wolf. "Melancholie und Gesellschaft," Chapter III.

Surkamp Taschenbuch Verlag, 1976, (A Translation).

Radtke, Günter. "Die Furcht." Dimension, X, 1976, (Trans.

of Short Story).

CREATIVE WORKS PUBLISHED:

"Hermann Hesse's Birthplace," T.A.G.S., 1971, (Travelog).

"Reisebilder," The German Gazette 1974, (Travelog).

"Der Blinde," Analecta, 1976, Vol. 2, (Poem).

"Verdrängung," Analecta, 1977, Vol. 3, (Poem).

"Die Pfannkuchenuhr," Analecta, 1978, Vol. 4, (Poem).

Dichterphantasie, Am See, Analecta 1979 (Vol. 5)

Vorgefühl, Zeitliche VerwirrungAnalecta 1980 (Vol. 6)

HOMEPAGE ON THE INTERNET:

This includes resource materials, annotated bibliographies, commentaries to texts, numerous books reviews, syllabi and other works I wrote and researched.

UNPUBLISHED TEXTS:

Turn of the Century Literature, text used for teaching German 344, 1992.

History of the German Novelle text used in conjunction with German 338, 1996.

Ein Zeichen der Zeit (A Sign of the Times: Collection of short essays, poems and photographs that revolve around the theme of the old and the new, e.g. Television antenna and cross over monastery).

LECTURES:

Hesse, Mann und Brecht, Portrait of the Outsider, Goethe Institut, Schwäbisch Hall, 2003

Das Böse in Goethes Prolog im Himmel, Berlin, Loyola Conference 2002

Perspectives on Evil in Goethe’s Faust. Germanic Studies Conference, Vienna, Austria, 1988

The Integration of Evil in Hesse’s Demian. Saint Sebastian Center, Salzburg, Austria 1988

The Possible Effects of the New Graduation Rule on Private Colleges .Center for Advanced Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota, Spring 1995

Planning a Study Abroad Semester, Parents Weekend, (Oct. 10, 1987)

Trends in New German Cinema, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1987.

History as Literature: W.W.I in German Literature, MN. Independent

Scholars' Forum 1985.

The Indic Tradition in the Life and Works of Hermann Hesse,

Minneapolis Community College, 1982.

Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf: Treatise of the Outsider, Public

Lecture Carleton College, 1982.

German-American Stereotypes, German-American Friendship Clubs,

Kaiserslautern, W. Germany, 1974.

Hermann Hesse as Literary Critic, Comparative Literature Department,

University of Texas, 1977.

Friedrich Nietzsche and C.G. Jung in Hermann Hesse's Demian,

German-American Friendship Clubs, Stuttgart, W. German, 1973.

The Origins of Evil (Upper division Judeo-Christian courses)

Senior Seminar

Journeys From Ignorance to Knowledge (Symposium)

Controversial Issues (Symposium)

Myths By Which We Live: The Nature of Human Emotions (Honor= s Symposium)

Between Two Worlds: The Outsider in Conflict with Society (Honor= s Symposium)

Stereotypes, Archetypes, and other Types (J-Term)

Exploring Folktales ( J-Terms)

History of the German Novella

Bertolt Brecht Seminar

Friedrich Dürrenmatt Seminar

Swiss Literature

Hermann Hesse Seminar

The German Liedermacher Tradition

The Age of Goethe

Contemporary German Literature

German Existentialist Literature

Advanced German Grammar

German History, Culture, and Civilization

Introduction to German Literature

Modern German Literature

German Poetry

German Romanticism

History of German Cinema

German Literature in Translation

Composition and Conversation

Beginning and Intermediate German

Creativity and Literary Genre

The German Fairy Tales

Turn of the German Century Literature