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Mini-Soccer Tournament
The
AUB Athletics Department has the pleasure of inviting you to participate
in the Mini-Soccer Challenge Tournament for Men that will be held in
Hoops Courts (Downtown) from Wednesday November 30 until Saturday
December 3, 2005.
The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Center for American Studies & Research (CASAR)
Cordially invites you to attend its First International Conference
“America in the Middle East / The Middle East in America”
December 18-21, 2005
This is an interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the Center for
American Studies and Research at the American University of Beirut,
December 18-21, 2005. Taking the current encounters between 'America'
and the Middle East as a starting point, the conference will attempt to
explore these encounters through contextualization and questioning.
Conference Program:
Over 60 scholars of American Studies from 15 countries will be
participating in this conference. You can access the conference program
through this link;
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webcasar/Conference/Schedule.html
Registration:
The conference registration fee of $50 USD entitles individuals to
attend the Opening Ceremony featuring the address by Dr. Juan Cole, the
reception which follows, as well as the reception and dinner on the
final evening of the conference. Registrants will all receive a copy of
the Conference Proceedings. Online registration is available on CASAR’s
website until December 10, 2005;
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webcasar/Conference/registration.html
Apart from the Opening Ceremony and address, all paper sessions will be
held in West Hall on the AUB campus and will be open to AUB students and
the public free of charge.
Individuals wishing to register for the all-day trip to Baalbeck on
December 21, 2005, will be charged an additional fee of $50 USD.
For more information about the conference registration and payment
procedure:
Please visit CASAR’s website: (http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webcasar/Conference/Conferences.html)
Join the Book
Club
The Book Cub's January meeting will take place on the 11th of January.
The books we plan to discuss are “Somewhere, Home” by Nada Awar Jarrar,
and “Beirut Madinat al Aalam” by Rabih Jaber. Both books are available
at the Ras Beirut Bookstore, facing Penrose Gate. The meeting is at 5:30
pm in Room 301 in West Hall. Please try to make it, as this is the last
meeting for the semester.
For more details: Ahmad Ghaddar, President, Questions:
aubbookclub@yahoo.com
On the occasion of
the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the School of Nursing at the
American University of Beirut
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 the 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
Off Campus:
* From Friday December 9 – Sunday 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 Cultural Club: 01/345948 – 354330, Fax:
01/351847.
Sunday, December 11th at 7:00 pm in the Great Hall of Balamand Abbey.
The University of Balamand Choir with soloists, strings, brass and
tympani, will present two concerts of Christmas music by Bach, Britten,
Scheidt and Schelle as well as traditional hymns and carols, under the
direction of Prof. Robert Betts, and on Wednesday, December 14th at 7:30
p.m. in the National Evangelical Church, downtown Beirut (Riyad al-Sulh).
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Thursday 15, 5:00 pm – Near East School of Theology (NEST)
* Public Lecture: “The Christian Churches and Bioethics”, by Dr. Sleiman
Gebran, MD, Assistant Prof. of Pediatric Surgery - Balamand University.
Refreshments follow lecture.
Thursday 15, 7:00 pm- Haigazian University Auditorim, Kantari.
* Lecture: “Selected Marvels of the Arabic Language from Sounds to
Sayings” (in English and Arabic), by Dr. Raja T. Nasr, (M.A., Ed.D.
H.L.D., F.R.S.A - Professor of Education, Marymount University, VA).
Organized by the Cultural Hour.
Room for Visually Challenged Students (RVCS)
The RVCS helps
visually impaired students with their academic needs. You can make a
difference volunteering just one hour per week with recording, reading,
and other services! If interested please contact us at ext. 3186 or by
e-mail: adb00@aub.edu.lb
Dorm Applications
are now available at the Office of Student Affairs and Online. Please
make sure to pay the deposit fee at the Cashier's or by virtue of a
certified cheque prior to submitting your application. Deadline is
January 6, 2006.
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
AUB Calendar
December 2005 Supplement
Canceled:
* The recital by Ayman Tayseer on Thursday 15, 7:30 pm at Assembly Hall
is Cancelled
AUB Event
Wednesday 7, 4:00 pm - College Hall, Rm. 416
* Seminar: "Active
Galactic Nuclei: A Prelude and Basic Physics", by Dr. Bassem Sabra
(Department of Sciences, NDU). Organized by Center for Advanced
Mathematical Sciences (CAMS).
Off Campus
* Friday December
2, 2005, 6:00 pm - Cultural Movement - Antelias
Debate with former
Iranian President Dr. Mohammad Khatami, jointly presented by Cultural
Movement - Antelias and Middle East Council of Churches
* Friday December
2, 2005, 7:00 pm - Noah's Ark Art Gallery
Centre Grand Park 2
Rue B.B. Zalka Metn. Telephone: 03-727211
Opening of Roula G. Ayoub's art exhibition: "Festive Colors" Under the
Patronage of His Excellency Mr. Areg Hovhannisian, Ambassador of Armenia
The exhibition will continue through December 15
The artist's website:
http://www.roula.net
* Sunday December
4, 2005, 8:00 pm - First Armenian Evangelical Church, Kantari
A Musical Eve by the "Avedis Choir" of Armenia, in cooperation with
Haigazian University, on the occasion of the 1600th Anniversary of the
Armenian Alphabet
The Women's League
General meeting on Monday, December 5, at 3:30 pm
in the Bathish Auditorium, West Hall
Coffee and tea is
served at 3:30 pm and after the meeting.
Meeting starts at 4:00 pm.
Program: AUB choir performs Christmas music, directed by Paul Meers.
The League is English speaking and currently consists of about 125 women
from Beirut, both local and foreign. The goal is to provide a forum for
women from all walks of life to meet and socialize to form friendships.
A number of activities are planned on a monthly basis.
We look forward to seeing you and a friend |
