Faculty Profiles

Dr. Ewa Siwak

Professor of Instruction at Dept of World Languages & Literatures, College of Liberal Arts

Chair, Project Chair, American Association of Teachers of German, South Texas Chapter. January 1, 2022 - Present.
Organizer, SPARK for German. January 2020 - Present.
Co-Director, Texas State German Contest. February 28, 2015 - Present.
Member, Professional Dispositions Committee. September 2022 - Present.
Co-Chair, Project Co-Chair, American Association of Teachers of German, South Texas Chapter. September 15, 2020 - Present.
Organizer, Compassionate Kitchen. March 20, 2020 - Present.
Member, Steering Committee Meeting, Texas State German Contest. August 4, 2018 - Present.
Reviewer, Transcript review for student teaching applicants in World Languages. January 15, 2016 - Present.
Member, Liberal Arts Study Abroad Council. February 1, 2015 - Present.
Organizer, LOTE practice test for student teachers. September 18, 2013 - Present.

Member, Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Selection Committee. December 2024 - June 2027.

Member, Personnel Committee. November 2024 - May 2026.
Member, Non-Tenure Faculty Representative, Personnel Committee. November 15, 2024 - May 10, 2026.

Member, Teacher Education Council. January 2021 - April 30, 2025.
Academic Program Director, Vienna Summer Study Abroad. September 2024 - September 2025.
Participant, Move-In Weekend. August 18, 2025.
University Mentor, Mentor to new part-time faculty. August 20, 2024 - May 10, 2025.
created slide/ad for German program, German section. April 16, 2025 - April 18, 2025.
Member, Curriculum Committee. November 1, 2024 - March 7, 2025.
Member, Annual Review Committee / NTL. February 7, 2025 - February 19, 2025.
Member, assisted section chair with EMM German experiential map. February 18, 2025.
Participant, attended Spanish job candidate talk. February 12, 2025.

Panel Organizer, Austrian Studies Association Conference. October 15, 2024 - October 31, 2024.
University Mentor, department peer observations with feedback. October 3, 2024.
Academic Program Director, Munich Summer Study Abroad. October 2023 - September 2024.
Organizer, campus visit from La Grange High school. September 11, 2024.
Facilitator, Texas State Multi-Language Mixer. April 19, 2024.
Discussion Moderator, Film Festival "Between Fame and Infamy". March 7, 2024.
Peer Observer, departmental peer observations with feedback. February 7, 2024.

Organizer, Guest Lecture GERMAN TEXANS AND LONE STAR POLITICAL CULTURE: 1848-1917. October 25, 2022.
Academic Program Director, Munich Summer Study Abroad. October 2021 - September 2022.
Judge at competition, Texas State German Contest. February 15, 2021 - March 3, 2022.

Member, Academic Program Review dept. committee member. November 4, 2021 - November 6, 2021.
Moderator, Film Festival "Between Fame and Infamy". March 6, 2021.
Judge, Sprachfest and Texas State German Contest. February 1, 2021 - March 4, 2021.

Interim Division Coordinator, German Section Coordination. January 6, 2020 - December 15, 2020.
Faculty Sponsor, German Honor Society Delta Phi Alpha. January 2, 2020 - December 15, 2020.
Organizer, Kaffeestunde - Bi-Weekly German Conversation Hour. February 1, 2020 - November 20, 2020.
Organizer, Klingt Deutsch - Campus Week of German Music. January 15, 2020 - February 2, 2020.

Organizer, University Lecture. November 1, 2018 - November 14, 2019.
Project Coordinator, "Klingt Deutsch/Sounds German" campus music week, sponsored by the German Embassy and World Languages. March 1, 2019 - October 30, 2019.
Academic Program Director, Munich Summer Study Abroad. August 15, 2018 - July 1, 2019.
Recruiting, Houston German Career Day, German Institute for the Southwest. April 27, 2018 - March 8, 2019.

University Mentor, mentor for new student teaching faculty. August 10, 2018 - December 10, 2018.
Reviewer / Referee, Proceedings of the XXI. International Comparative Literature Association Congress. July 13, 2018.
Campus Liaison, Texas Foreign Language Association summer workshop. September 1, 2017 - June 10, 2018.

Participant, T-TESS training Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System. August 11, 2017.
Academic Program Director, Munich Summer Study Abroad. January 2, 2017 - July 10, 2017.
Academic Program Director, Summer Study Abroad. August 15, 2013 - July 10, 2017.
Organizer, Kinoabend/Movie Night. February 10, 2017 - April 30, 2017.
Member, Scholarship Committee. March 6, 2017 - March 21, 2017.

Volunteer, Austin High School Class of 2016. May 10, 2016 - May 31, 2016.
Organizer, Kaffeestunde: Weekly conversational hour for students. September 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016.
Developed New Study Abroad Program, Summer Study Abroad in Munich. February 15, 2016 - March 15, 2016.

Volunteer, GermanTexan Heritage Society. November 1, 2007 - December 1, 2015.
revised internal workbook and added supplemental readings, GER 2310. July 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015.
Organizer, created TEXES LOTE practice tests for French and German. January 2015 - February 2015.

publicity materials for TX State German program, Texas State German Contest, South TX AATG Workshop. September 1, 2013 - November 1, 2014.
Participant, Teachscape training and meetings. April 1, 2014 - September 1, 2014.
revised internal workbook for the course and added supplemental readings, GER 1420. July 1, 2014 - August 1, 2014.
Chair, Testing Chair, South TX AATG. January 1, 2013 - April 1, 2014.

Member, Austin High School Cross Country Booster Club. August 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013.
Coordinator / Organizer, Fall 2013 South TX AATG Meeting and Wokshop. September 1, 2013.
Writer, National German Exam Committee. January 1, 2013 - May 1, 2013.

Member, TX State Campus Fulbright Committee. September 1, 2012 - November 1, 2012.
Volunteer, Johnsons Organic Backyard Garden. September 1, 2012 - November 1, 2012.
Volunteer, Austin Pets Alive! May 1, 2012 - June 1, 2012.