Selected Events 2008    

Mark Wenig speaking at the opening of the exhibit

April 28, 2008. Consul for Public Affairs Mark Wenig was one of the featured speakers at the opening of an exhibit of student-designed posters at the University of Leipzig, which highlighted the U.S. media’s role in the presidential election process. The students, who worked on these posters as a special project which was partially supported by Consulate, delivered a PowerPoint presentation on their research before an audience of 75. The idea for the project was spearheaded by Prof. Hartmut Keil, the now retired Professor of the university’s American Studies Department. The project was a joint effort from American Studies and the Communications Department. The posters, all with a highly professional look, give Germans a brief but thorough look at the role of the media and finance in the presidential selection process.