Do you have old Photographs?
Are they stored away somewhere collecting dust? Donate them to the Arab Image Foundation (AIF)

The photographs you donate to the Arab Image Foundation will remain in your name and we will provide prints in place of the images you loan us. We will make sure your collection is preserved for the future generations and will make it accessible through our on-line database and other activities we initiate.

The Arab Image Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established in 1997 in Beirut by a group of leading photographers and filmmakers. AIF’s mission is to preserve and promote the photographic heritage of the Middle East and Arab world. Its objective is to locate, collect, preserve, interpret, exhibit, publish and disseminate the Arab photographic treasures by making its collection accessible and generating a series of activities.

To date AIF’s collection has grown to include 150,000 photographs from Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Iran, Senegal, Argentina and Mexico covering  a period of over 100 years of photography from 1860 through 1980. The collection is unique in its kind, being exclusively composed of photographs produced by resident photographers of the region.  It represents the sole effort to document the modernizing of the Arab world and the photographic practices in the region.  AIF is committed to the collection and preservation of this heritage that is at serious risk of disappearing.

AIF makes its collection available to the public through diverse channels including publications, films, exhibitions and a free access online database. The database is an important reference and tool for researchers, scholars, artists, journalists and the general public.
To find out more and view our already existing collection visit our website http://www.fai.org.lb

If you are interested in contributing negatives/photographs contact us the Arab Image Foundation at 01 362 373 or info@fai.org.lb
 

New Course: The History of AUB

CASAR announces a special intensive course, AMST 276C: "The History of AUB" taught by Dr. Betty Anderson from Boston University. AMST 276C will be offered from April 18 to May 26 on MW 16:00-19:00. To register, please visit CASAR office in College Hall, 4th fl. room 453.

Off Campus Events:

Thursday 2, 5:00 pm – Near East School of Theology (NEST)
 Lecture by Prof. Samuel Rubenson (Lund University, Sweden): “The Origins of Monasticism: Egyptian Desert or Syria?

Call for Nominations for the AUB Award for Excellence in Teaching

I am very pleased to announce the call for nominations for the AUB Award for Excellence in Teaching.  This award is to recognize individual members of the faculty who are gifted teachers and who have guided students into avenues of critical thinking and creativity in their academic fields. It represents a tangible appreciation for excellence in teaching, and recognition that good teaching is central to the mission of AUB.

Current, full-time faculty members who have taught at AUB for the last six semesters will be eligible for the award.   Nominations may be submitted by students, faculty members, deans, department chairs, and alumni, and should be sent with a formal letter to the Office of the Provost by March 31st, 2006. A complete nomination file should then be submitted, to include a clear statement from the nominee accepting the nomination, a curriculum vitae, a teaching portfolio a list of courses taught at AUB, a count of student advisees, a list of research projects/theses supervised, teaching evaluations, teaching materials, and letters from colleagues. The Office of the Provost will request support letters from the department Chair and Dean. The complete nomination file is due in the Provost’s Office by April 17, 2006. The award will be announced at the time of the Commencement in June.

Up to two faculty members will receive the AUB Award for Excellence in Teaching each year.  They will be chosen by a judging panel that includes the Provost and Associate Provost, as ex-officio non-voting members, nine faculty members, an alumni representative and a student member. Winners of the award will be honored in a ceremony open to all.
For complete information about the award, including the criteria and schedule for nomination, nominee’s checklist, nominee’s self-scoring sheet detailing involvement in instruction, mentoring, services and professional development and innovation (Evaluation Form), and the nomination form, please consult the following website address:
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webprov/tedocs.htm

A letter from the nominator that describes in some detail the nominee’s particular contributions in teaching should be submitted with the form. I look forward to receiving your nominations.

Peter Heath
Provost
 

Al Bustan Festival
Mostly Mozart
March 2006 Program

Wednesday 1 March:
Barnabás Kelemen, violin
Katalin Kokas, viola
St Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Gilbo, conductor
Friday 3: ST LOUIS CATHEDRAL BEIRUT
The Prague Chamber Choir
St Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Gilbo, conductor
Saturday 4:
Zad Moultaka, piano
A cocktail of Mozart and Haydn sonatas
Sunday 5, 17:30:  CHURCH OF OUR LADY THE ROSARY - ZOUK MOSBEH
The Prague Chamber Choir
Lubomir Matl, conductor
Wednesday 8:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Warsaw Chamber Opera
Rubén Silva, conductor
Friday 10: ST JOSEPH JESUIT CHURCH
The Coronation Mass and Litanies - Mozart
Prague Chamber Choir
Warsaw Chamber Opera Orchestra and Soloists
Rubén Silva, conductor
Saturday 11:
Cos Fan Tutte
Warsaw Chamber Opera
Rubén Silva, conductor
Sunday 12:
MAR SASSINE CHURCH - BEYT MERI
Missa Brevis and Sacred Arias: Mozart
Prague Chamber Choir
Warsaw Chamber Opera Orchestra and Soloists
Rubén Silva, conductor
Wednesday 15:
ST JOSEPH JESUIT CHURCH
Prague Chamber Choir
Warsaw Chamber Opera Orchestra and Soloists
Rubén Silva, conductor
Thursday 16:
Mozart in Arabic
Mona Rafla, soprano
Mohamed Abul El Kheir, tenor
Raouf Zaidan, baritone
David Hales, piano
All performances start at 8:30 pm at Emile Bustani Auditorium unless otherwise stated
E-mail BEIRUT
festival@albustan-lb.com
or
E-mail LONDON
festival@albustan.co.uk

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.
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/

Dated Events

Wednesday 1, 3:00 pm - Nicely Hall Room 409
* Brown Bag talk: "Parodic Seduction: Loubna Haikal's Seducing Mr. Maclean" by Saadi Nikro (NDU). Presented by the CVSP Program.

Wednesday 1, 4:00 pm – West Hall, Bathish Auditorium
* Seminar: “Corporate Social Responsibility” organized by the Suliman Olayan School of Business, AUB and Coca-Cola, in celebration of the establishment of the Coca-Cola Chair in Marketing at the School.

Wednesday 1, 6:00 pm – West Hall Auditorium B
* Lecture by Julia Genz: “Comparative Literary Perspectives of Europe, Germany and Lebanon”. Organized by Anis Makdisi Program in Literature (AMPL).

Wednesday 1, 7:00 pm – West Hall - Room 204
* Ceremony for prize distribution. Organized by the Finance Club.

Thursday 2, 2:00 pm – West Hall, Auditorium B.
* Job opportunity presentation by DiamondCluster International. For more detail contact: Dr. Maryam Ghandour
West Hall, Room 115. Tel/fax: +961 1 744 488
Tel: +961 1 350000 Ext:3172
e-mail: mg03@aub.edu.lb

Thursday 2, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm – Assembly Hall
* Public Piano Master class by Waleed Howrani, internationally recognized concert pianist. All are welcome. For more information contact: pm05@aub.edu.lb

Thursday 2, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm – West Hall – Room 204
* Panel discussion: “Freedom of Expression”. Organized by the Debate Club.

Friday 3, 7:00 pm – West Hall – Room 204
* Screening of two documentaries: “Fallujah” and “Fourth World War”. Organized by CVSP Forum Workshop.

Saturday 4
* Workshop: “UnAmerican Acts” with participation by by Dr. Mark LaVine, Armory Starr and Ghassan Makarem. Presented by the CVSP Forum Workshop, co-sponsored with the Office of the Provost and sponsored by CASAR.

Monday 6, 3:30 pm - West Hall, Bathish Auditorium
* General meeting of the Women's League, and lecture by Dean of FAFS Nuhad Dagher: “Avian Flue in the Media and in Lebanon”. Coffee and tea will be served at 3:30 pm and snacks after the lecture, which starts at 4:00 pm.  The Women's 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.

Monday 6, 5:00 pm - West Hall, Auditorium B
* Lecture: “The Future of Public Debt in Lebanon”, by Marwan Barakat, head of research department at Banque Audi Saradar. Organized by The Economics Student Society. All students and faculty are welcome.

Monday 6, 6:00 pm - Nicely Hall - 409
* Lecture: "Portfolio Management Issues in Lebanon" by Dr. Imad Itani, Deputy General Manager, Bank Audi, Audi-Saradar. Organized by The Institute of Financial Economy, in cooperation with the Dept. of Economics within the lecture series: "Selected Issues in Banking & Finance".

Monday 6, 6:30 pm - Issam Fares Hall,
* Public Lecture by international graphic designer Bill Hill. Organized by the architecture and design department.

Tuesday 7 and Tuesday 14, From 4:00 to 6:00 pm - College Hall B1
* Education Forum: “Developing and Agenda for Research in Higher Education to Promote Sustainable Development”. Organized by Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Education Department. (see program above).

Tuesday 7, 6:00 pm – West Hall, room 204
* Lecture by Dimitri Gutas: “Greek, Arabic, Latin. History and the Transmission of Knowledge in the Medieval Mediterranean”. Organized by Anis Makdisi Program in Literature.

Thursday 9, 6:00 pm – West Hall, Auditorium B
* Lecture by Dimitri Gutas: “The Triumph of Reason: The Absence of Mysticism in the Philosophy of Ibn Sina”. Organized by Anis Makdisi Program in Literature.

Thursday 9, 8:30 pm – Mövenpick Hotel
* Volunteer Outreach Clinic 5th Annual Dinner

Monday 13, 6:00 pm – West Hall, Auditorium B
* Lecture by Akram Najjar: “The Short Story Experience”. This is a discussion of issues related to short stories as well as readings by Akram Najjar of some of his work. Organized by Anis Makdisi Program in Literature.

Thursday 16, 5:00 pm – Architecture 204
* Lecture by Arlene Crewdson: “Contemporary Urban Theatre in The US”. Organized by CASAR.

Education Forum
Developing and Agenda for Research in Higher Education to
Promote Sustainable Development

March 7 and March 14, 2006

March 7
- Introduction: “Education and Sustainable Development”, Dr. Karma El Hassan, AUB, Education Forum Coordinator.
- “Research in the Sciences”. Dr. Hassan El Charif, National Council for Scientific Research.
- “Research in the Humanities”, Dr. Adnan El Amin, Lebanese University, Faculty of Education.
- “Public Health Sector Research”, Dr. Iman Nuwayhid, AUB, Faculty of Health Sciences.
- Discussion

March 14
- Briefing on Session 1
- “United Nations Perspective”, Dr. Ramzi Salameh, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States, Director a.i.
- “Economic Sector Research”, Dr. Fadi Makki, Advisor to the Prime Minister.
- “Medical Sector Research”, Dr. Ali Bazerbachi, AUB, Faculty of Medicine.
- Wrap-Up and Recommendations

Continuing Education Center
Extension Programs – Spring 2006
Classes start on March 13, and end on June 9, 2006.
Certificates
Business, Information Technology (Computer), Accounting, Office Management, Marketing Management and Human Resource Management.
Special Courses
Life Drawing, Basic Photography, Adobe Photoshop, Introduction to Web Design.
Languages
English language (all levels), Conversational English, English for SAT, Public Speaking, Business English, Colloquial and Literary Arabic, Spanish and French.
Registration: March 6-10, 2006, between 9:00 am & 3:00 pm.
For further information: Tel: 01/350000, 01/374374 Ext. 3140/1
Website: http://rep.aub.edu.lb:81
Continuing Education Center (opposite Medical Gate), AUB

Volunteer Outreach Clinic
5th Annual Dinner
Thursday 9, 8:30 pm – Mövenpick Hotel

Every Saturday for the past five years, a group of AUB medical Residents, Interns, medical students and their friends and supporters among faculty and staff have been running the Volunteer Outreach Clinic (VOC) in the Shatila refugee camp. You are cordially invited to attend the VOC annual dinner.
Suggested donation is 50 USD per person. Should you wish to donate more, please contact one of the members of our Executive Committee.
For more information, please contact:
Zeina Abdallah: 03 668259; za06@aub.edu.lb
Shereen Nabhani: 03 895444
Faysal Succaria: 03 225505
Issue 10/2005-2006

AUB Faculty Research and Travel Grants by CASAR

CASAR offers three kinds of grants to AUB faculty for research related to American Studies:
Conference Travel grant (deadline 5 weeks prior to departure), Research Travel Grant (deadline May 1), Summer Research Stipend Grant (deadline May 1). For more details call ext. 4195.

Archives and Special Collections

The Archives and Special Collections Department comprises a wide collection of archival materials related to AUB. Hence an essential part of its function is collecting from University Units: minutes, workshops, lectures, posters, brochures, photographs, etc. of various events.
You are kindly requested to provide the Archives Department with all the records, documents and items of archival nature that are related to our University.
With your full support the Department will be enriched and a wider range of information services will be accessible to both AUB and non-AUB Community. We look forward to strengthening our working relationship and appreciate your cooperation.
For any further assistance, contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at:
specialcollections@aub.edu.lb
 

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