| 15 November 2007 | Issue 4/2007-2008 | ARCHIVE |
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Dated Events | |
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15, 5:00 pm - College Hall, Auditorium B1 Discussion and screening of the Award-winning documentary "The Oil Spill in Lebanon". The screening will be followed by a discussion. Friday 16, 4:00 pm - CAMS, College Hall, Room 416 Seminar: "A Framework for Comparing the Relative Performance of Algorithms" by Prof. Ibrahim Osman, Business Information and Decision Systems, Olayan School of Business. Organized by Center For Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS). Monday 19, 6:30 pm - West Hall, Auditorium B Lecture by Ibtihal Younes: "The influence of oriental inherit age in worldview of the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges". Organized by Anis Makdisi Program in Literature (AMPL). Tuesday 20, 6:30 pm - West Hall, Auditorium B Lecture by Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd: "The Christian reading of the Qur'an in the 18th century". Organized by Anis Makdisi Program in Literature (AMPL). Tuesday 20,12:00 - 12:10 pm - in front of West Hall Lebanese Flag Day Ceremony. The AUB community is invited by Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Maroun Kisirwani to participate in the ceremony of saluting the Flag. Wednesday 21, 4:00 pm - CAMS, College Hall, Room 416 Seminar entitled "Black Holes In Supergravity" by Professor Wafic Sabra. Organized by CAMS. Thursday 22 Independence Day (holiday). Wednesday, 28, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Student elections 2007-08 (see below). Wednesday 28, 4:00 pm - CAMS, College Hall, Room 416 Seminar: "Non-Smooth Analysis and the Optimal Control Problem" by Professor Chadi Nour. Organized by the Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS). Wednesday 28, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Piano concert by Russian pianist Robert Mariskin. Organized by Russian Cultural Center in Beirut. (By invitation). |
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XV Al Bustan Festival | |
| 12 February - 16 March, 2008 Theme: Beyond Borders Tickets for Al Bustan Festival 2008 will be available online starting on Dec. 1 2007. festival@albustan-lb.com http://www.albustanfestival.com/festival |
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Coming soon | |
| Sunday Dec.
2, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Fundraising concert by Charbel Rouhana and 5 band members. Tickets: 10,000 L.L., 30,000 L.L. Organized by LeMSIC - SCORA. Tuesday Dec. 4, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Concert by German pianist Beatrix Klein. Organized by Kulturzentrum. All are welcome. Friday Dec. 7 and Saturday Dec. 8, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Choral concert by Maya Najjar. Organized by Ayadina. Friday Dec. 7, 7:30 pm - Assembly Hall AUB Choir, IC Choir, Ayadina Children's Choir. Saturday Dec. 8, 7:30 pm- Assembly Hall NDU Choir, ACS High School Choir, School For The Blind Children's Choir/Baabda. Proceeds of this event will go to the "Ayadina Center for Fine and Performing Arts" for underprivileged children. Admission: 10.000 LL Tickets available at: Smith info village, Malek bookshop, CD-theque. Tuesday Dec. 18, 7:30 pm - Assembly Hall Concert by University of Balamand choir, conducted by Dr. Robert Betts. All are welcome. |
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Beirut Marathon 2007 | |
| It's my challenge It's my choice It's my marathon, and I'm running forŠ Beirut Marathon 2007 Sunday, November 18 42.195 km, 10 km & 5 km For more details: 05959262 www.beirutmarathon.org |
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English Entrance Examinations (EEE) | |
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1 Friday 23 November 10 am - 2 pm Session 2 Saturday 24 November 10 am- 2 pm Registration: November 19-21, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Nicely Hall Room 501 Documents needed for registration: 1. Two passport-size photographs 2. Identity card 3. Testing fee of L.L. 50,000 4. Receipt of the application form Off- Campus |
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AUB Founders' Day | ||||||||
| Founders' Day is the annual
AUB commemoration celebrating the establishment of the University
on December 3, 1866. The celebration of the 141st anniversary of the
founding of the University will be held at the Assembly Hall on Monday,
December 3, 2007, at 12:00 noon. The Speaker will be Professor Samir
Makdisi (Former Deputy President, and Professor at the Economics Department).
The ceremony will include the announcement of the winner of Founders' Day Student Essay Contest. The theme of the contest this year is: Do AUB's politically active students share the institution's values or do they share the values of their political mentors off campus? Is there a difference? NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD BETWEEN 12:00 NOON AND 1:00 P.M. |
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Blood Donors are Winners | ||||||||
| Come join the list of donors
offering the gift of life to others and on the way earn a prize! On the last Friday of each month, the blood bank will draw the name of a blood donor from the list of donors for that month. The lucky donor wins a valuable prize! Note that this draw will be continuous throughout the year. Blood donors are winners! For information contact the blood bank at extension 5228 or 5229. |
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Latin Dance Classes | ||||||||
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4th floor Every Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 pm, classes will include Samba, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo, Rock, Rumba, and other dances. Every Thursday, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm, classes will include Salsa only. Aerobics classes Every Wednesday and Friday, 5:00 pm-6:00 pm at West Hall. Karate lessons Every Tuesday and Thursdayat West Hall Dojo, 5:00 pm-6:30 pm Ju-Jitsu lessons Every Tuesday and Friday at West Hall Dojo, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm. Visit http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~websport/ or call 3200/1/2/3. |
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OIRA Reports | ||||||||
The Office of Institutional Research and
Assessment (OIRA) recently published the following reports which can
be accessed through OIRA webpage or using the following link: http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~weboira/.
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Do Not Dump Your Pet Cat on Campus | ||||||||
| As kindness is an integral part of education, the AUB campus has a humane policy toward animals. In respect for life, and given that cats are sentient beings, AUB's cat program is geared toward humane cat population control: cutting down the feline population via trap-neuter-release (TNR) prevents the problems that result from overpopulation such as fierce competition for resources or aggression. However, it is against policy - because it is against humane treatment of animals - to dump pet cats on campus as home loss is traumatic to animals. | |||||||||
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The Writing Center is Open | ||||||||
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room 327 Need help writing a research paper, academic essay, article, or CV? Tutors at the Writing Center are available Monday-Friday 9:00 am-3:00 pm. Students are welcome to walk-in or make an appointment by calling ext. 3157 or e-mailing writing@aub.edu.lb |
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Motor Pool Shuttle Service | ||||||||
| Effective September 17, 2007, the operating hours of the Shuttle Service Mondays through Fridays will be as follows: 6:30 am- 8:30 am and 3:30 pm-5:30 pm. | |||||||||
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Off Campus | ||||||||
| Continuing
until November 30 - Galerie Alice Mogabgab, 253 Gouraud Street - Jemmayseh
Beirut Exhibition "Pourquoi faites-vous cette tête là?" by Samir Tabet. Monday to Friday (10:00 am to 7:00 pm), and Saturday (10:00 am to 1:00 pm). Parking available near the galerie. For more details call: 03210424, or email: info@alicemogabgab.com or www.alicemogabgab.com Sunday December 23, From 4: 00 pm - 8:00 pm - BIEL Signing ceremony of comic book on health: "A Toast to Your Health!" by Eleanor Aboussouan (English version) at the Arab Cultural Center's Booth in the Arab Book Fair. |
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AUB Planner 2007-08 | |
| AUB Planner 2007-08
is on sale at the AUB Bookstore and can be ordered from the Supply
Department. It runs from October 2007 until December 2008. Contact the Office of Information and Public Relations at AUB, extension 2670 or e-mail: information@aub.edu.lb |
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Student Representative Committees
(SRCs) ELECTIONS 2007-08 |
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| Election for each Faculty's
Student Representative Committee (SRC) will be held on: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007 BETWEEN 10:00 am AND 5:00 pm Students seeking to run for election must submit a completed Candidate Nomination Form. Forms are available at the Office of Student Affairs, West Hall - Room 103. To be eligible for election a candidate must be either an undergraduate student enrolled for at least 12 credits or a graduate student taking at least 6 credits. In addition, candidates must not currently be on probation and/or have received a Dean's warning. Candidates must also present their AUB identification card when submitting the completed form at the Office of Student Affairs from whom they should obtain a receipt. Forms will be available starting Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 12:00 noon. The deadline for submission of completed forms is: Monday, November 19, at 5:00 pm. Those who have submitted a nomination and wish to withdraw from the election must do so by personal appearance at the Office of Student Affairs no later than Wednesday, November 21, 12:00 noon 2007. Candidates seeking to withdraw must present their nomination receipt and AUB ID card at the time of withdrawal. Each faculty will hold its elections in a separate location. |
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School of Nursing | |
| Health Care
Ethics Coordinator: Dr. Keith Cash, RN, PhD School of Nursing, AUB Credit Hours: 1 credit Date: November 6, November 13, November 20, and November 27, 2007 from 11:00 am till 2:00 pm Description: This course introduces ethical concepts and issues relevant to the practice of nursing and other health professions. Areas of emphasis include the nature of clinical autonomy, investigating caring and compassion, the quality of life, and the foundations of codes of professional ethics. The course will be based on the use of case studies and class exercises. Assessment will be mainly by work-based applications of the ideas and approaches developed in class. Contact Ghassan Afram at 5970 or Dr. Keith Cash at 5977. Workshop on Proposal Writing Coordinator: Dr. Hani Dimassi, PhD School of Nursing, AUB Credit hours: 1 credit Date: December 3 to December 7, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Description: The workshop will provide the participants, through interactive presentations, with possibilities for developing and receiving feedback on their own research proposals. Topics covered are: Formulating research question(s)/hypotheses; Developing proposal plan/outline to answer the above question(s) specifying the type of design, sample, and method of data collection; and Discussing the considerations and steps related to seeking Ethics Committee approval and funding. Sample Size Calculation and Procedures Coordinator: Dr. Hani Dimassi, PhD School of Nursing, AUB Credit hours: 1 credit Date: January 7 to January 11, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Description: This workshop is intended to introduce students as well as researchers to the concept of sample size determination. The workshop will cover issues related to power and its definition, effect size, and its definition as well as implications and method of sample size determination using various software. This workshop will address simple and complex scenarios encountered in the health and medical fields allowing more focus on the concepts and their application using relevant examples with direct applicability. Contact: 01-374374 Ext: 59 70 Email: Ghassan.afram@aub.edu.lb Visit us at: http://www.aub.edu.lb/~webson/ |
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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. AUB Bookstore Bliss Building 8 am to 6 pm. 2390/1. The state-of-the-art copy center is at ext. 2394. |
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Do You Know! | |
| In the early summer of 1969,
AUB President Samuel B. Kirkwood announced changes in the structures
of the Office of Development, where five separate offices were created,
each responsible directly to the Vice President for Public Relations
and Development Dr. George Hakim. These five offices were the Office
of Development (headed by Mr. Arthur Whitman), the Office of Information
(headed by Dr. Nabil Dajani), the Office of Alumni Affairs (headed
by Mr. Nabeel Ashkar), the Office of University Publications (headed
by Mr. Zahi Khuri), and the Office of Placement Services (headed by
Mr. Nazih Zeidan). |
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Credits | |
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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, |
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