Connor Havens, double major in German and Religious Studies, shares research on Texas German community

Fall 2025

man lying on ground; group of students in front of a screen

Connor Havens, double major in German and Religious Studies and vice-president of our German Honor Society Delta Phi Alpha chapter is a Texas German who researches the unique cultural and linguistic aspects of his community under the supervision of Dr. Valentina Glajar. In the spring, Connor shared his research at the TXST Liberal Arts conference as well as presented a poster at the Honors College Undergraduate Research Conference. This semester, he is offering Texstunden to the campus community. In these workshops, students learn the Texas German dialect and explore the distinct identity of Texas Germans.

Dive into Connor's research: Fredericksburg Germans and Indigenous Comanches: Cultural Exchange on the Texas Frontier, 1846-1855

And check out the Fall 2025 Texstunde slides below (links will open PowerPoint presentations):

Texstunde 24.9 (PPTX, 3.52MB)

Texstunde 8.10 (PPTX, 17.9MB)