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To the AUB Community:
The Lebanese Red Cross Club at AUB would like to extend an urgent message to the AUB community on behalf of the AUB medical center. The AUH blood bank is in dire need of blood units of all types. We would be very appreciative of blood donors at this time.
Any potential donor is kindly asked to proceed to the AUH blood bank at their earliest convenience. Every unit counts and will save someone's life. Please don't hesitate to contact the blood bank at 01/350000 extension 5228. We sincerely value any contribution of blood that you can provide.

On the occasion of the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the School of Nursing At AUB

You are cordially invited to attend the Closing Ceremony
‘SHAPING OUR RESEARCH AGENDA’
Wednesday December 14, 2005, 4 to 7 pm
Issam Fares Hall - AUB
PROGRAM
- National Anthem
- Opening remarks: ‘School of Nursing Looking Forward’
John Waterbury, President.
Peter Heath, Provost.
Nadim Cortas, V/P for Medical Affairs and Raja N. Khuri Dean, Faculty of Medicine.
- Opening address: “School of Nursing Forward Look: Shaping Our Research Agenda” - Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, Director, School of Nursing.
- Keynote addresses: “Inadequate Pain Management: Implications for Immunity and Health” – Gayle Page, Johns Hopkins University.
- Coffee Break
- “Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: Linking Nursing Research and Practice” – Erika Froelicher, University of California San Francisco.
- “Community Based Participatory Research: The Necessary Connection among Research, Teaching and Patient Care”–Lori Edwards, Johns Hopkins University.
- Alma Mater
- Reception

The Writing Center is Open.

 The mission of the Writing Center is to enhance the culture of writing at the university by providing a forum for writers to discuss their texts. The center offers free, one-hour consultations for writers at AUB. Please walk in or make an appointment. Extension 3157.
West Hall 327. Monday-Friday 9 am - 3 pm.
E-mail: writing@aub.edu.lb
The Writing Center tutors are trained to support writers by discussing such topics as developing and connecting ideas, revising, structuring an argument, documenting sources, editing, or proofreading. The tutors will not write, research, or edit students' papers, but focus on ways to strengthen the writers' own understanding of how to write.

British Council Scholarships

The British Council is promoting six  scholarship schemes for post
graduate study in the UK
Open only to Lebanese students, each of the six scholarships has its own requirements.
Deadline to submit the applications: End of January 2006.
All interested applicants should directly check the British Council website at: http://www.britishcouncil.org/lebanon

All the scholarship information is on the website under "Scholarships".
For more information, please pass by Ms. Caroline Chalouhi at West Hall.
 

German Embassy Scholarships

 The German Embassy is offering scholarships for the 2006-07 academic year. These scholarships include research grants, scholarships for artists, summer course grants, study visits, and training for Agriculture majors.
Please pass by International Student services room 113, West Hall for more information or  contact Caroline Chalouhi: cc01@aub.edu.lb

Your year planned - and always in your pocket
AUB Planner 2005-2006


Get the new AUB planner. It runs from October 2005 to December 2006 and is packed with useful info. For further information contact Ibrahim Khoury at: ifkhoury@aub.edu.lb
Contents: The AUB Planner includes the AUB mission statement, words of the Alma Mater, the University Calendar, essential University telephone numbers, monthly planners for 2005 and 2006, an address section, semester schedule, world time, Hejira calendar, addresses of alumni branches around the world and a small building-coded map of the University.
Specifications: The AUB Planner is 8.5 x 16.5 cm in size. It comes in six different cover designs: creative, or plain leatherette in black, blue, green, Havana or tan embossed with the AUB logo.
Where to buy it: Buy the AUB Planner from the AUB Bookstore or order it from the Supply Department. For further information contact:
ifkhoury@aub.edu.lb - http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/dynamic/50080.html

Off Campus

Thursday, November 10, 6:00 pm. Agial Art Gallery, 63 Abdel Aziz Street, Beirut

* Opening of the exhibition "Whirling Dervishes" by Munira AlKazi. (Munira is one of the foremost artists of the Arab World. Between 1960 and 1970, she exhibited in London, India, Lebanon (Gallery One, 1965), USA, Germany, France and Kuwait. Her paintings are available in major museums, like the MoMA in NY and the V&A in London. Since 1970, she led a rather reclusive life. This is her first exhibition in Beirut since 1970). The exhibition runs until Nov. 30, 2005. You can have a preview of the show on our website: www.agialart.com

Friday November 18, 6:30 pm – Irwin Hall Auditorium, LAU

* Lecture by the world renowned cultural critic, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak.

Sunday Nov. 20, 8:30 pm – Monnot Main stage  (USJ)

* Play: Residue, an abstract experimental play combining choreography and live sculpture. Created and performed by Sharif Abdunnur and Neville Assad Salha. Special rate for students. Organized by Q-Theater (Australia) and Masrah Al Arab (Lebanon).

Thursday and Sunday 24-27, 9:00 pm - Monnot Act stage  (USJ)

* Play: Scene from the Theater. Created and performed by Sharif Abdunnur. Special rate for students. Organized by Q-Theater (Australia) and Masrah Al Arab (Lebanon).

Wednesday November 30, 7:00 pm - Haigazian University Auditorium, Kantari

* Lecture: "The ethics of informed consent: how much do patients know?" by Dr. Thalia Arawi. Haigazian University, P.O.Box: 11-1748, Beirut-Lebanon. Telefax: 9611-349230 - www.haigazian.edu.lb

Coming Soon

Friday December 2, 8:00 pm – Assembly Hall

* Special Concert by the Lebanese National Oriental Arabic Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Walid Gholmieh. Organized by AUB and Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music. Proceeds will go to support the Zaki Nassif Music fund at AUB.

December 9 – December 25: The 49th International Arab Book

* Exhibition 2005-2006, BIEL, Downtown Beirut: 01/+9611995555, fax: +9611994555, e-mail: info@bielcenter.com

For more information call Arab Culture Club: 01/345948 – 354330, Fax: 01/351847.

Pick up your AUB Calendar at your Department or at the following locations: Office of Information and Public Relations, Post Office, AUH Coffee Shop, Alumni Club, AUB Museum, Faculty Lounge (Ada Dodge Hall), Visitors’ Bureau and via  E-mail. To subscribe, just send a message to: aub-calendar-request@aub.edu.lb with the word ”subscribe“ in the body of the message. You can also view it on the World Wide Web at the following URL: http://www.aub.edu.lb/

The AUB Calendar is a semi-monthly publication, issued by the Office of Information and Public Relations and covering extra-curricular activities on AUB Campus. For information, contact Mrs. Hassana Tabbara, Office of Information and Public Relations, Ada Dodge Hall, ext. 2670, 2671, tel: 01-353228, fax: 01-363234, information@aub.edu.lb or ifkhoury@aub.edu.lb or ht10@aub.edu.lb

 

Dated Events

Continuing until November 18 – Jafet Library Exhibition Gallery

* Arts Club Exhibition: “When Art is a Hobby” Paintings and sculpture, open daily 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Wednesday 16, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

* Student Representative Committees (SRC) elections 2005-06. Organized by Office of Student Affairs.

Wednesday 16-Friday 18 – Imad Taher Auditorium (IC Campus)

* Colloquium: “Iyyam Elias Khoury” (A Conference on Elias Khoury, his works, and a reception), in collaboration with the Anis Makdisi Program in Literature (AMPL). One  session will be held in Nicely Hall Room 409 (on Friday, November 18) from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Thursday 17,  12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m - West Hall Room 301

* Recruitment presentation by Amana  Steel Buildings Contracting Co. LLC. For further information contact mg03@aub.edu.lb

Thursday 17, 7:30 pm - West Hall Bathish Auditorium

* The AUB Ciné Club presents "Yalla! Yalla!" a Swedish movie by Josef Fares (Comedy, 88 min, Swedish with English subtitles). For further information contact nhd01@aub.edu.lb

Friday 18, Saturday 19, All Day – West Hall

* 9th Annual Science and Math Teachers Conference. This is a two-day international conference for math and science educators at all levels. Several plenary and concurrent sessions will be held over the two days. Publishers exhibit will be in West Hall Common room for the duration of the conference. For more information call: Telephone        00961-1-350000 ext: 3094, FAX: 00961-1-744461, e-mail: smec@aub.edu.lb

Monday 21, 11:50 am – In Front of West Hall

* Lebanese Flag Day Ceremony. Organized by Student Affairs.

Monday 21, 5:00 am – West Hall Common Room.

* Opening of the Arts Club Exhibition: "Faces". The exhibition features paintings and sculptures by members of the Arts Club. It will continue until November 25, opening daily from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Tuesday 22

* Independence Day holiday.

Wednesday 23, 6:00 pm – AUB Museum

* Illustrated Lecture in French by Dr. Jeanine Abdul Massih, Professeur, Université Libanaise Pensionnaire Scientifique, IFPO: “Les carrières antiques de Baalbeck: Extraction, transport et mise en œuvre dans les temples.” Organized by Society of the Friends of the Museum. Parking available (old Alumni tennis court) Please show your invitation card or your Museum Society membership card.

Wednesday 23, 6:00 pm – West Hall Auditorium B

* Poetry Evening with His Excellency 'Abd al-'Aziz Khoja, the Saudi Ambassador. Organized by the Anis Makdisi Program in Literature.

Wednesday 23, 7:00 pm – West Hall Bathish Auditorium

* Screening of the film “Memories of Ras Beirut: Wish you were here” by Mahmoud Hojeij, with appearance by Nabeel Ashkar, Saadeddine Dabbous, Leila Shaheen Da Cruz, Samir Khalaf, Samir Makdisi, Kamal Rbeiz, Philip Safar, Kamal Salibi, Leila Shahid, Munir Shamma'a, Victor Shibli and Ibrahim Takkoush

The event is organized by the Center for Behavioral Research (CBR) with the support of the European Union.

Saturday 26, 8:00 pm – Assembly Hall

* Piano recital by Miss Mathilde Sandra Cholakian. Organized by Armenian Evangelical Youth Association of the Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East. Tickets: 10,000 L.L.

Monday 28, 2-6 pm – West Hall Auditorium B

* Writer’s workshop: “Writing for Publication” by Marty Douglas, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Associate Chief of Nursing Service for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Transcultural Nursing. For Reservation, Please Call School of Nursing ext: 5950.

Monday 28, 8:30 pm – Assembly Hall

* Piano by Fadia Hajj, Zad Multaka. Organized by Orthodox Youth Movement, Medical-Social Service. All are welcome.

Tuesday 29, 5:00 pm – West Hall Bathish Auditorium

* Debate with the Minister of Education Dr. Khaled Kabbani: “Educational Reform in Lebanon: Elements of Reform”. Organized by the Education Forum.

Wednesday 30, 4:00 pm – SB 101 AUH

* Public lecture: “Providing Culturally Congruent Health Care; Issues, Strategies, and Priorities for Research” by Dr. Marty Douglas. Organized by School of Nursing.

Live in Concert

Magida El Roumi
Saturday November 26, 2005 at the Forum de Beyrouth.
Organized by the AUB Fund Raising Committee.
Tickets sold at: AUB West Hall,
Trading Places and Virgin Megastore.
All proceeds go the AUB Students Scholarship Fund.

You are cordially invited to attend the Founders' Day Ceremony

Monday, December 5, 2005
12:00 noon, Assembly Hall
Speaker
H.E. Najib Mikati
The program includes the announcement of the winner of the Founders's  Day Student Essay Contest.
The theme of the contest this year is
"AUB and Democracy"

Join the Folk Dance Club

Want to dance, have fun, and meet friends and nice people? Then join the Folk Dance Club and be a part of this year’s 33rd Folk Dance Festival that will be held on May 21. A number of schools and universities will perform Mexican, French, American, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Egyptian· and other dances from countries all over the world, not to forget the Lebanese dance. You will not need to have any dancing skills and you will be taught all these dances.
To join, send your name, phone number, email, and ID number to: hfs06@aub.edu.lb or  lh05@aub.edu.lb

For any questions email us at the above emails or call us on 3191 on Tuesday 11:00 to 1:00 pm and Thursday 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

International Meeting on Grid and Parallel Computing - 4 January 2006

The registration form is available on CAMS website: http://www.cams.aub.edu.lb/events/upcomingConferences/
parallel_04-01-06/Registration%20Form.htm
For further information contact cms1@aub.edu.lb

 

Student Representative Committees (SRCs)

ELECTIONS 2005-06

Election for each Faculty's Student Representative Committee (SRC) will be held on:

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2005

Between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm

15 NOVEMBER 2005 Issue 4 / 2005-2006

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