Getting involved in the French department
In addition to being the subject in the classroom, exposure to French language and culture exists in other contexts, as well. The French department makes available opportunities for students to use French and to be exposed to francophone cultural experiences in a variety of contexts.
Conversation groups
Conversation groups are held on a weekly basis and are arranged in class.
The French connection
The French department’s newsletter for students, the French Connection, appears regularly throughout the school year and is available in the French department office.
To read the latest version online, click here.
The annual French Christmas party
Every year the French department organizes a Christmas party. Please join us for bûche de Noël and singing.
For fall semester 2012, the Christmas party will be held on
Thursday, December 6 from 4 - 5 p.m. in the Meeter Center Lecture Hall.
French television
Calvin College subscribes to TV5, the international French-language television network. This channel is available on all televisions hooked up to the campus cable system on Channel 15. For program scheduling, see the TV5 website.
French chapel
French chapel meets on the following Wednesdays from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. during the spring 2012 semester in the Meeter Center Lecture Hall. Students are encouraged to help out or to organize the chapels themselves.
| Date | Leader |
| February 15 | Prof. Konyndyk & Claude-Marie Vos |
| February 29 | Prof. Fetzer |
| March 14 | Prof. Konyndyk & Claude-Marie Vos |
| April 4 | Prof. DeVries |
| April 18 | Prof. Vos-Camy |
| May 2 | Prof. Selles |
Pause Café
Pause Café will be held on the following days during the spring 2012 semester from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. in "The Fish House" (lower level of Johnny's). Come take a break for French conversation with a French professor and fellow students.
vdv=Prof. DeVries; gf=Prof. Fetzer; jvc=Prof. Vos-Camy; os=Prof. Selles
| Monday | February 6 | vdv | Wednesday | March 28 | vdv |
| Tuesday | February 14 | gf | Thursday | April 5 | os |
| Wednesday | February 22 | jvc | Monday | April 9 | gf |
| Thursday | March 1 | os | Tuesday | April 17 | os |
| Monday | March 5 | vdv | Thursday | April 26 | gf |
| Tuesday | March 13 | jvc | Monday | April 30 | vdv |
Senior Breakfast
Senior Breakfast will be held on Friday, May 18 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at Chérie Inn.
Honor's Theses Presentation
Students who are graduating from the French Department with Honors have an opportunity to present their Honors work on Thursday, May 3 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in the Meeter Center Lecture Hall.
Film Festival
In the fall of 2011, we held another film festival called Shifting Power. Click here to see the films we showed.
