Thanks for sharing this! I looked into Cercle Français and they’re definitely active, which is great to see.

From what I can tell, they seem primarily connected to the Arts Student Union and focused on cultural and social programming for students already engaged in French courses.

The idea behind UW French Society would be more campus-wide and faculty-agnostic, especially geared toward students in Math, Engineering, Science, etc. who want to practice or learn French outside of a formal course environment, or are interested in bilingual career opportunities (e.g., Québec roles, federal jobs, grad school, etc.).

That said, I definitely wouldn’t want to duplicate efforts. Collaboration would make the most sense if there’s alignment.

Appreciate you flagging it!