I taught courses on German and Luxembourg Immigration in the fall semester 2004 College for Seniors Program at Iowa State University.   URL: Iowa State: College for Seniors Program
	I completed course design in the fields of English, Humanities, and Honors.
	I continued my study of the facsimiles of Anne Frank's diaries, housed at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
	I continued two long-term research projects: 1) “‘Survivors’ Stories’: Narratives by Survivors of World War II,” and 2) “An Exploration of the Fate of Jewish Luxembourgers during World War II.”  Luxembourg City has established this school commemoration of the lives of individuals who died during WWII. Information is available at this URL:  Luxembourg Memory Day
	I interviewed survivors of World War II, including Luxembourg citizens, American GIs, and other individuals. Based on these interviews and my study of WWII survivors' stories, I am drafting a new book.
	I was an invited participant in the planning meeting for the Luxembourg-American Cultural Center (LACC); I am now working on a project for the LACC, involving Luxembourgers' immigration to the Midwestern U.S    To visit the homepage of the Luxembourg-American Cultural Society, click on Luxembourg-American Cultural Society
	I accepted an invitation to be a visiting professor at the University of East London's Centre for Narrative Research.
	Along with Dr. Sheryl Dowlin, I presented a scholarly paper at the International Conference for Intercultural Education in Verona, Italy:  Sheryl Dowlin (Speech-Communication) and Suzanne Bunkers (English) completed work on their "Moving Towards Respect" project and its follow-up assessment. A $15,000 "Learning that Lasts" grant from MnSCU's Center for Teaching and Learning, as well as funding from other educational organizations, funded the research and curriculum project.  Sheryl and Suzanne presented a paper about their work at the conference of the International Association for Intercultural Education in Verona, Italy, in April. The paper, translated by Dr. Hamid Bashiriyeh, will be published in Report on Dialogue, the journal of the International Centre for Dialogue among Civilizations (ICDAC) in Tehran, Iran.  To visit the Centre's website, click on ICDAC
	I undertook an intensive self-designed study of primary sources housed in European archives
	I wrote personal and scholarly essays for presentation at conferences and for publication in scholarly and popular journals.
	I presented a scholarly paper at the international conference, Women and the Holocaust, in Krakow, Poland.
	I presented invited public lectures at the University of East London, the University of Sussex, and the University of Arizona.
	I participated in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg’s 60th anniversary commemoration of the Liberation of Luxembourg during WWII.  Luxembourg 60th Commemoration   and   Commemoration
	I visited sites in Italy that will be central to Dr. Joe Kunkel's and my March 2006  Italy Travel-Study Tour 2006
	I kept a detailed personal sabbatical journal that contained descriptive, introspective, and reflective entries.  The ‘raw material’ in this journal recorded my day-by-day sabbatical activities, became the basis for personal essays, and helped me plan a sabbatical report.
	While on sabbatical, I chaired Kristina Lilleberg's M.A. thesis committee, supervised Jessica Crooker's graduate teaching internship, and directed independent study work.
	During summer session 2005, I taught English 630, Survivors' Stories, which enrolled twelve graduate students.
	Finally, I took time to rest, relax, and reflect on my 25 years of service to Minnesota State University as well as my plans for the future.

Looking back on my sabbatical, I now see that I proposed a very ambitious schedule; my scholarly record reflects my passion for my work as well as my ability to bring projects to fruition.  My sabbatical report contains my conclusions about projects cited above as well as ways in which I intend to bring my work into the classroom.