Founded in 1964, Ohio State’s Department of Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a slate of lectures and presentations.

50th Anniversary Celebration

Monday, March 24

  • Public Roundtable on Polish-Jewish Studies at 5:30 p.m. Location: Page Hall 0020
  • Slavic Dinner with special presentation on Russian slang by Marina Pashkova at 6:30 p.m. Location: Jennings Hall 60

Thursday, March 27

  • Kapustnik – 7:15 p.m. in Hagerty Hall 180

Friday March 28

  • Video Conference with Murmansk, Russia at 8:00 a.m. in Hagerty Hall 145
  • Midwest Slavic Conference Keynote address by Eric McGlinchey (George Mason University) followed by reception in Page Hall.

Saturday, March 29

  • Midwest Slavic Conference, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. in Mendenhall Laboratory
  • George Kalbouss presenting the history of the Department
  • Luncheon Speech by Todd Armstrong

Sunday, March 30

  • Midwest Slavic Conference, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in Mendenhall Laboratory