Jacobs Advent Calendar 2017

Thank you to everyone who made this project possible

Day 25, A Special Message from the President

Cast:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katja Windt (President, Jacobs University)

Filmed and edited by:

Brian Sherif (CS '20)

Day 24, From Ours To Yours

Filmed and edited by:

Brian Sherif (CS '20)

Day 23, Jingle Bells (Cover)

Featuring (in alphabetical order):

Seongjin Bien (IMS '19) - Piano
Maria Oprea (Math '20) - Vocal
Mohit Shrestha (CS '19) - Guitar
Rhoda Tano-Menka (Exchange '17) - Vocal
Maia Tomadze (IBA '19)

Filmed and edited by:

Brian Sherif (CS '20)

Day 22, Inspirational Moments 2017 - Part VII

Cast:

Veronica Loskutova (IRPH '19)

Footages from the CrossFit session by:

Martina Cubric (Exchange '17)

Filmed and edited by:

Macayla Harper (Psy '19)

Day 21, Inspirational Moments 2017 - Part VI

Cast:

Prof. Dr. Herbert Jaeger (Professor of Computational Science)

Filmed and edited by:

Nikesh Bhardwaj (MCCB '19)

Thank you:

Arijit Ghosh (GEM '19)

Day 20, What Do Jacobs People Know? Do They Know Things? Let's Find Out!

Cast (in order of appearance):

Marcus Makinson (IRPH '19)
Sebastian Reiser (FY '18)
Mohit Shrestha (CS '19)
Bersal Williams (BCCB '19)
Cassidy Driskell (IRPH '18)
Morgan Dodier (EES '18)
Aadil Kumar (CS '20)
Sophia Junker (BCCB '18)
Ermira Salihu (IEM '19)
Andrew Forcucci (IRPH '20)
Tudor Maiereanu (CS '19)
Daniel Prelipcean (Phy '18)
Hamonie Willis (IBA '19)

Filmed and edited by:

Nikesh Bhardwaj (MCCB '19)

Day 19, Inspirational Moments 2017 - Part V

Cast:

Dr. Susanne Illenberger (University Lecturer in Biochemistry)

Filmed and edited by:

Matius Chairani (CS '19)

Day 18, Lost In The Dream

Drawing by:

Desar Mejdani (Phy '20)

Day 16, Inspirational Moments 2017 - Part IV

Cast:

Prof. Dr. Matthias Ullrich (Professor of Microbiology)

Filmed and edited by:

Nikesh Bhardwaj (MCCB '19)

Day 15, Inspirational Moments 2017 - Part III

Cast (in order of appearance):

René Wells (Head of Campus Life; Resident Mentor, College Nordmetall)
Rob Rennie (Resident Mentor, College 3)
Laura Smith (Resident Mentor, Krupp College)
Stefano Belluzzi (Resident Mentor, Mercator College)
Sau Ying (Florence) Yu (Psychological Counselor; Intercultural Education Officer)
Elizabeth Merchán (Community Coordinator)
Diana Wells (Resident Mentor-Partner)

Filmed and edited by:

Macayla Harper (Psy '19)

Day 14, Snow Scented Tidings (A Poem)

Written by:

Nibwene Mwakibinga (IRPH '20)

Day 13, Inspirational Moments 2017 - Part II

Cast:

Joanna Wilinska (Biochemistry PHD '18)

Filmed and edited by:

Nikesh Bhardwaj (MCCB '19)

Day 12, First Snow of the Season!

Image credits:

Listed on page

Thank you:

Kendra Reiter (Math '18)

Day 11, A Special Message from the Deans

Cast (in order of appearance):

Professor Arvid Kappas (Dean, Professor of Psychology)
Professor Werner Nau (Dean, Professor of Chemistry)

Filmed and edited by:

Matius Chairani (CS '20)

Day 10, The Invisible Box Challenge

Cast (in order of appearance):

Jonathan Rittmayer (CS '20)
Irma Alibashikj (BCCB '20)
Ana Gjorgjioska (BCCB '19)
Aadil Kumar (CS '20)
Matius Chairani (CS '19)
Noemi Linden (BCCB '20)
Tudor Maiereanu (CS '19)
Abrish Sabri (CS '19)
Andrew Griffith (MCCB '20)
Spandan Bhardan (Phy '20)
Mohammad Talebanpour (MedNat '20)
Maia Tomadze (IBA '19)
Wing Ho Ng (ECE '20)
Malte Hassler (Math '20)
Emma Finnamore (IRPH '20)
Zachary Saylor (IEM '20)
Vlad Nicolescu (BCCB '18)
Steven Abreu (CS '19)
Hendrik Dreger (IMS '20)
Sahil Mehta (CS '19)
Sebastian Reiser (FY '18)
Taylor Worell (IRPH '19)
Brian Sherif (CS '20)
Cassidy Driskell (IRPH '18)
Sophia Junker (BCCB '18)
Nadia Weannara (IRPH '19)

Filmed by:

Nikesh Bhardwaj (MCCB '19)
Matius Chairani (CS '19)
Brian Sherif (CS '20)

Edited by:

Matius Chairani (CS '19)

Day 9, Scenes from the Bremer Weihnachtsmarkt

Special submission by:

Natasha Telis

Day 8, Oana's Glühwein Recipe

Cast (from left to right):

Shalom-David Anifowoshe (CS '19)
Oana Miron (CS '19)
Ermira Salihu (IEM '19)

Text by:

Oana Miron (CS '19)

Pictures by:

Matius Chairani (CS '19)

Day 7, Inspirational Moments 2017 - Part I

Cast:

Prof. Dr. Sonia Lippke
(Professor of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine)

Edited by:

Macayla Harper (Psy '19)

Filmed by:

Matius Chairani (CS '19)

Day 6, Nikolaustag Raffle

Picture by:

Brian Sherif (CS '20)

Day 5, Throwback to Dancestoned '17

Filmed and edited by:

Brian Sherif (CS '20)

Text by:

Cassidy Driskell (IRPH '18)

Pictures by:

Gabriel Bundies (Psy '19)

Day 4, Friendship Is A Place (A Poem)

Poem by:

Bhavyay Zykke Arora (IMS '19)

Day 3, Forever and Evergreen

Drawing by:

Hanseul Oh (MedNat '20)

Day 2, Our Heart for the Community

Cast (in order of appearance):

Dilara Misel (Psy '19)
Frederik Lorenz (IRPH '19)
Veronica Loskutova (IRPH '19)

Filmed and edited by:

Macayla Harper (Psy '19)

Day 1, The journey begins

Cast (in order of appearance):

Nadia Weannara (IRPH '19)
Maia Tomadze (IBA '19)
Abrish Sabri (CS '19)
Airin Nuqi (IBA '19)
Loric Mucolli (CS '19)
Hanseul Oh (MedNat '20)
Tendai Makani (IRPH '19)
Tudor Maiereanu (CS '19)
Michael Magaisa (ECE '19)
Valerie Cyrkel (IRPH '19)
Patricia Quiros (IEM '19)
Nikesh Bhardwaj (MCCB '19)
Desar Mejdani (Phy '20)
Wingkee Lee (MedNat '20)
Sebastian Reiser (FY '18)
Aadil Kumar (CS '20)
Brian Sherif (CS '20)
Dilara Misel (Psy '19)
Gabriel Bundies (Psy '19)
Lara König (Psy '19)

Filmed and edited by:

Matius Chairani (CS '19)

Website

Designed, developed, and maintained by:

Matius Chairani (CS '19)

Administrative

Project Advisors:

Natasha Telis
Melisa Berktas
Lissy Günther

Technical support:

Adriana Jainz
Kai Sven Mettler
Michael Magaisa (ECE '19)

Additional support:

Marlena Wiemer

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December 2

Our Heart for the Community

Here at Jacobs, we believe in giving back to the community. We love the people living in this part of Bremen we affectionately call "Bremen-Nord" (Northern Bremen). This December, our students are heading several charity causes to help the lesser privileged within the community in Bremen-Nord. While we are raising funds (and gifts) internally within our campus community, we thought it would be a good idea to share our project with you, so that you too can take part in these wonderful causes.

You can contribute by online donations through the fundraising platform "Better Place". You can click on the buttons below, which will take you to the fundraising page where you can donate via PayPal or major credit cards. From the bottom of our hearts, we sincerely thank you for your fervent generosity! Here are two of the causes we are most excited about:

Make-a-Wish Campaign

Organized by the Rotaract Club at Jacobs University

Support the Campaign

For the ninth year in a row, Jacobs students fulfill needy children’s wishes to Santa just before Christmas at local kindergardens.

The “Make a Wish” program goes back to an initiative of the Rotaract Clubs at Jacobs University – a youth organization that works toward international understanding. The wishes come from children in the day care centers in Bremen-North.

The goal of the organization is to help make up to 300 wishes come true in this way. “For the children, a gift like this is something very special,” says one of the organizer, who provides support for the coordination of “Make a Wish” at Jacobs University. “Together with Santa Claus, we bring the presents to the children ourselves. Often there are very moving moments. It’s just a great experience, being able to bring joy to the children.”

The citizens of Bremen still have until December 8th to grant the urgent wish of a child at Christmas. On Christmas trees in the north of Bremen and on the campus of the international Jacobs University, interested persons can find notes on which children have written three wishes. Anyone can take one of the notes to sweeten the Christmas festivities for one of these children. Santa will be passing out the gifts on December 13th.

The club is dependent on donations for all wish lists that aren’t taken over by a citizen of Bremen.

Blue Village Christmas Project

Organized by the Refugee Support Club at Jacobs University

Support the Club

Dark blue, azure blue, and sky blue - these are the colors of the refugee accommodation, affectionately called "Blue Village", in which 160 refugees have found a new temporary home.

Since autumn 2015, almost 100 students from Jacobs University have been working in the "Blue Village". They come from different countries of the world, live and study together on the campus of Jacobs University, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the refugee accommodation. Students at Jacobs University aim to help refugees integrate into Bremen and Germany. They support the children in their everyday life and give German lessons, play with the children in the context of art and sports activities, and develop over time into confidants and friends.

Above all, the "Refugee Support Club" wants to strengthen one basic idea and bring it to the public's attention: We all stand on a common basis. No matter what country we come from. No matter what religion we have. No matter what language we speak. We share common basic beliefs. We believe that educational opportunities should not be a question of nationality and family background. We are convinced that urgent problems of our time can only be solved sustainably through dialogue between world cultures and we know that people can live together peacefully regardless of their origin and religion, because we experience it every day on our campus.

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