Program

Thursday, February 2
First session: Identifying and Stating Objectives
Prof. I. Nuwayhid, FHS, Prof. R. Afifi Soweid, FHS.
Second Session: Preparing Course Syllabi. 
Prof. I. Nuwayhid, FHS, Prof. R. Afifi Soweid, FHS.
Third Session: Teacher-oriented Methods I (lecture, handling large classes)
Prof. A. BouZeineddine, FAS.
 
Friday, February 3
First Session: Teacher-oriented methods II (discussions, demonstrations, lab experiences)
Prof. N. Ghaddar, FEA.
Second Session: Student-oriented methods I (active and collaborative activities)
Prof. S. BouJaoude, FAS.
Third Session: Student–oriented methods II (case studies, problem- solving, project management)
Prof. H. Abdullah, School of Business.
 
Saturday, February 4
First Session: Evaluating student learning
Prof. K. El Hassan, FAS.
Second Session: Course grading
Prof. K. El Hassan.
Third Session: Using Portfolios for Student Assessment
Prof. S. Mukallid

Monday, February 6
First Session: Information Literacy on Campus, I: Role of libraries in academic environment.
Mrs. S. R. Magadessian 
Second Session: Information literacy on campus, II: Role of faculty in spreading information literacy.
Mrs. S. R. Magadessian 
Third Session: Information literacy on campus, III: What are the resources that belong to academic libraries today.
Mrs. S. R. Magadessian


Off campus events:

Wednesday 4, afternoon, UNESCO Palace
* Opening of art exhibition by Nabila Sammak. Exhibition will continue until January 10, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Thursday 5, 1:00 pm, Room 106 - Faculty of Health Sciences, Balamand University
* Seminar: “The Genetics of Insulin Resistance in Families with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome”, presented by Jocelyn Matar Boumosleh, MPH, Doctoral Candidate, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology University of Pittsburgh.

14, 15, 19, 20, 21 and 22 January, 8:30 pm - LAU Gulbenkian Theater
* Major Theater Production: “the dead sea.” Tickets at Gulbenkian ticket booth: L.L. 5,000 and L.L. 10,000.

Thursday 19, 5:00 pm – Near East School of Theology (NEST)
* Lecture: “Who Needs the Old Testament?”, by Professor Julia O’Brien (Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA). Refreshments follow the lecture.


Research Assistant Needed

The Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon at AUBMC is in need for a part-time research assistant. The applicant should have a BS in Health Sciences or MPH. Knowledge of SPSS is a must. For more information please contact us at ext.8104/5 and send your CV.


New Year at the Bargain Box

Enjoy the New Year at the Bargain Box!!
Clothes, electrical equipment, household goods, books, toys,
furniture and many other items.
Proceeds support the Pediatric Department at AUBMC.
Open 9:00 am-12:00 noon, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays.
Opposite the Medical Library.
Ext. 6156.


Al Bustan Festival

Mostly Mozart
February 22 - March 26, 2006

February Program

Wednesday 22
Vienna Chamber Soloists
(Very Viennese)

Thursday 23
Sergey Khachatryan, violin
Luisine Khachatryan, piano
(Astonishing talents)

Friday 24
Linda Bustani, piano
From Mozart to Villa Lobos
(From Brazil to Beirut)

Saturday 25
The Swingle Singers
(A Cappella Amadeus)

Sunday 26 5:30 pm  CRYSTAL GARDEN
Les Grooms
“La Flûte en Chantier”
(The flute under construction)

Monday 27
The Swingle Singers
(Swinging Mozart)

Tuesday 28 - ASSEMBLY HALL (AUB)
Linda and José Bustani, piano
The St Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Juri Gilbo, conductor
(Two pianos, an orchestra and a night in Beirut )

All performances start at 8:30 pm at Emile Bustani Auditorium unless otherwise stated

Contact Us
We would like to hear from visitors to the Festival as well as guests who have visited our site! e-mail us in London or in Beirut.


Festival Administration Office

P. O. Box 11-3764
Riad El Solh-Beirut 1107 2150
Lebanon
Telephone
+961-3-752000 (10 lines)
+961-4-972980/1/2
Fax
+961-4-972439
E-mail BEIRUT
festival@albustan-lb.com

or

Al Bustan Festival
Mail Box 343
56 Gloucester Road
London SW7 4UB
United Kingdom
Fax
+44-207-937 2633
E-mail LONDON
festival@albustan.co.uk


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, e-mail:information@aub.edu.lb or ifkhoury@aub.edu.lb or ht10@aub.edu.lb.


 

Dated Events

Monday, January 2

* New Year Holiday.

Tuesday 3, 1:30 – 3:30 pm- Issam Fares Hall
* Panel Discussion: "Doctors who made a difference". Speakers: Dr. May Haddad, Dr. Ghassan Isaa, Dr. Bernard Gerbaka, and Dr. Moh’d Alameddine. For more information: Dr. Hiba Osman, FHS, extension 4676 or 4660.

Wednesday 4, 12:00 - Room 204-West Hall
* Seminar: “Breast Cancer in Lebanon: What Do We Know? Does Awareness Help?” Presented by Dr. Muhieddine Seoud, Faculty of Medicine, AUB; Ms. Peggy Hanna, Ministry of Public Health; Dr. Salim Adib, Faculty of Medicine, USJ; moderated by Dr. Faysal El-Kak, Faculty of Health Sciences, FHS. Organized by Faculty of Health Sciences.

Wednesday 4, 6:30 - Architecture Lecture Hall
* Public lecture by Art Director (Nike) Mira Kaddoura: "Straight Talk". Organized by Department of Architecture and Design.

Wednesday 4 – Saturday 7
* International Meeting: "Grid and Parallel Computing". (see box below).

Thursday 5, 8:30 pm – Assembly Hall
* NDU Choir in a Christmas Concert direction: Father Khalil Rahmé with Dr. Reem Deeb, Soprano. Organized by Notre Dame University in collaboration with AUB. All are welcome.

Friday 6
* Armenian Christmas (holiday).

Monday 9, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Issam Fares Hall
* Movie projection: "Patch Adams".

Monday 9, 3:30, Bathish Auditorium - West Hall
* An illustrated survey of the history of painting in Lebanon, from the Fifteenth Century until today, viewed through seven historic periods, by Mr. Cesar Nammour. Coffee and tea is served before and after the lecture. Snacks are also served after the lecture. Organized by Women's League.

Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11
* Al-Adha Holiday.

Thursday 12
* Rana Issa: "A Feminist Reading of Edward Said" organized by the Anis Makdisi Program in Literature (AMPL).

Friday 13, 5:30 am –Issam Fares Hall
* Movie projection by a medical group involving the Family Medicine Resident Society, Internal Medicine Resident Society and its ciné-club subcommittee, the LeMSIC-SCOME, Resident Staff Organization, the Nursing School and the Nursing Student Society. This will be an educational activity concerning medical ethics. A movie with educational characteristics will be projected in Issam Fares Hall every other month.


COMING SOON

Wednesday Feb. 22, 8:00 p m – Assembly Hall
* Zakar Keshishian, shevi and alto shevi, the traditional Armenian flute, Kamila Keshishian. Organized by Fine Arts and Art History Dept. All are welcome.

Wednesday 25, 6:00 pm, West Hall Auditorium B
* Lecture: Andreas Pflitsch (Berlin), Idwar al-Kharrat and the Involuntary Autobiography.


International Meeting on Grid and Parallel Computing

The Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS) cordially invites you to the International Meeting on Grid and Parallel Computing in January 4, 2006.

Objective
Promoting the development of parallel computing from an academic and industrial perspective through a broad spectrum of hardware and software related themes in algorithms and applications of grid and parallel computing.

Program
The meeting will begin by a 2-day workshop course on Parallel Programming Algorithms (Jan. 4 and 5), followed by a 2-day conference on state of the art tools and applications in Grid and Parallel Computing (Jan. 6 and 7). The workshop course is open to graduate students and faculty members.

Registration & Financial Support
The registration form is available on CAMS website: http://www.cams.aub.edu.lb/events/upcomingConferences/
parallel_04-01-06/Registration%20Form.htm
A limited number of contributed talks, and poster sessions will be selected for the workshop.
Financial support shall be granted for candidates from the SARIMA consortium.

ORGANIZERS:
The Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences at AUB.
The Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Engineering at the Lebanese University.
The Faculty of Engineering (ESIB) and Faculty of Sciences at Saint-Joseph University. 
The Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Engineering at University of Balamand.

SUPPORTED BY:
The SARIMA PROJECT of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

For further information contact cms1@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


Faculty Lounge
Opening Hours
12:00 noon – 15:00 pm
Monday to Friday
Introducing a new combo offer
For only L.L. 7,000
Plat du Jour, Salad, dessert.


January 6:
Deadline for Spring 2006 Dorm Applications by New Students
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 check prior to submitting your application. Deadline is January 6, 2006.


Excellence in Teaching and Learning Workshop

February 2 - 6, 2006

Regional External Programs is holding a Faculty Workshop on Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Registration Fee: US$800 per participant (with lunch)
Registration Deadline: January 10, 2006
For further information contact rep@aub.edu.lb
 

1 JANUARY 2006 Issue 6 / 2005-2006

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