| 1 December 2007 | Issue 5/2007-2008 | Adha Mubarak - Merry Christmas - Happy New Year | ARCHIVE |
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| Monday 3,
3:30 pm - West Hall Bathish Auditorium General meeting of the Women's League with Christmas music by University of Balamand Choir, conducted by Prof. Robert Betts. Monday 3, 6:30 pm - Architecture Lecture Hall Lecture by Rico Franses (Dept. of Fine Arts and Art History): "Threading the Void: Optical Theology in Early Byzantine Art." Presented by the Department of Architecture and Design. Tuesday 4, 5:30 pm - Van Dyck Hall Room 309 Seminar by Dr. Ricardo Araya (Professor of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, UK): "There is no health without mental health: some experiences in the developing world". Organized by the Center for Research on Population and Health at the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Abu-Haidar Neuroscience Institute-Psychiatry Division at the Faculty of Medicine. Tuesday 4, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Piano concert by German pianist Beatrix Klein. Program includes Scarlatti, Scriabin, Beethoven, Schumann, and Prokofiev. Organized by Kulturzentrum. All are welcome. Wednesday 5, 12:00 noon - Start point West Hall Run for AIDS. Run with us for a cause! Details: hyc00@aub.edu.lb Organized by Lebanese Red Cross Club at AUB. Wednesday 5, 5:00 pm - West Hall Auditorium B Public panel discussion: "The United Nations and International Law in Lebanon and the Middle East." Organized by the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at AUB. Participants:
Wednesday 5, 5:30 pm - AUB Museum |
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Celebrate AUB's 141st Anniversary | |
| 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. 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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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 Thursday at 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 AUB extension 3200/1/2/3. |
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Bargain Box | |
| Enjoy a Memorable Christmas
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. AUB ext. 6156. |
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World Trade Center-Saudi Logo Competition | |
| World Trade Center-Saudi is holding a competition
for the most creative logo design for its Medical Insurance Conference-Saudi
Arabia (MIC-SA), to be held on December 13, 2007. The competition is open to Graphic Design students. We want MIC-SA to be recognized with mention of its full name (low profile for that). It will be a yearly event with the same logo and topic and it's the first of a series to come. Recommended colors: related to health and professionalism. Conference Topic: Importance of insurance in the gulf area. Workshop topic: Insurance Sales Techniques. Award: $400 Send your low-resolution logos to: eventsrecruitement@gmail.com For further information, please contact Dr. Maryam Ghandour Career and Placement Services West Hall, Room 115 Tel/fax: +961 1 744 488 Tel: +961 1 350000/374444 Ext: 3172 E-mail: mg03@aub.edu.lb Website: http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~websao/ cps/index.html |
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English Entrance Examinations | |
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1 Friday 18 January 2008, 10 am - 2 pm Session 2 Saturday 19 January 2008, 10 am - 2 pm Registration: January: 14-17 , 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 50,000 LL. 4. Receipt of the application form |
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HSBC Walkathon 2007 | |
| Sunday December 9, starting
10:00 am Walk Against Climate Change. Participate in this Global Day. Join the 3-km HSBC Walkathon, beginning at the Ein el Mreysseh Corniche. Contact IndyAct. Tel: 01-362592 Email: info@indyact.org Visit: www.arabclimate.org |
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Off-Campus | |
| Friday December
7, 8 and 9, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm - BIEL National Food Festival Celebrating Lebanese Heritage. Come join us for 3 days of food and festivities to celebrate our traditions. 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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OIRA Reports | |
| Can be accessed at: http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~weboira/ |
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Annual Open Tennis Tournament | ||||||||||||
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its annual tennis tournament, open for AUB students, faculty, and
staff, and IC and ACS faculty and staff. For more information contact Ghaleb Halimi at gh01@aub.edu.lb |
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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 AUB extension 5228 or 5229. |
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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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Your Year-long Gift: AUB Planner 2007-08 | ||||||||||||
| Treat yourself to a gift that
will serve you from Christmas to Christmas. Get the AUB Planner 2007-08.
It is on sale at the AUB bookstore and can be ordered from the Supply
Department. Contents The AUB Planner 2007-08 runs from October 2007 until December 2008. It includes the University Calendar, essential university telephone numbers, monthly planners for 2007 and 2008, an address section, semester schedules, world time, the Hejira calendar, addresses of alumni branches around the world, and a small building-coded map of the University. A special feature of the planner is the marking of AUB events to remind users of university deadlines and calendar dates. Specifications The planner comes in six cover designs: plain leatherette in black, blue, green, havana, or tan; and a campus scene, all embossed with the AUB logo. For more information Contact the Office of Information and Public Relations at AUB, extension 2670 or e-mail: information@aub.edu.lb |
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School of Nursing Workshops | ||||||||||||
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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 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 Contact: 01-374374 Ext: 5970 Email: Ghassan.afram@aub.edu.lb Visit us at: http://www.aub.edu.lb/~webson/ |
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"Smoke Free" Spaces | ||||||||||||
| In recognition of the severe
health risks associated with smoking and secondary smoke, and in the
interests of promoting a healthy and smoke free environment, all university
buildings except for private residences were declared smoke free,
effective October 16, 2000. The AUB smoking policy which is published on the AUB web pages. http://pnp.aub.edu.lb/general/smoking goes on to say that to prevent contamination of smoke free areas by secondhand smoke, smoking is prohibited in the vicinity of windows and doorways of university buildings. In addition the following outdoor public spaces are designated "smoke free" effective January 1st 2008:
The University intends to expand gradually "smoke free" areas on campus, including in student dormitories. Please help keep our campus clean and healthy by refraining from smoking except in designated areas and by disposing of cigarette butts in appropriate receptacles. We count on you to keep AUB the leader in all disciplines. |
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Research Assistance for papers and projects | ||||||||||||
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Research Assistance for papers and projects is available at the
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| Monday
17, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Italian opera recital: "Duetti D'Amore". Ombretta Macchi (soprano), Domenico Menini (tenore), Eddi de Nadai (pianoforte). Program includes G. Verdi, G. Puccini, CH. Gounod. ATTENDANCE BY INVITATION. Monday 17, 5:00 pm - West Hall, Room 301 Lecture by Professor Shirine Hamadeh of Rice University: "Urban Culture in Eighteenth Century Istanbul." Organized by CAMES. Thursday 20 and Friday 21 Al-Adha Holiday. Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 Christmas holiday. Tuesday Jan. 1, 2008 New Year holiday. |
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Do You Know! | |
| The Influence of Arab and Persian
Art on American Design was the title of an exhibition sponsored by
the United States Information Service (USIS) and held in the Women's
Lounge in West Hall on October 19-November 2, 1960. The exhibition
reflected on the use of Arabian and Persian art as an important source
of inspiration and character in objects of American heritage. The
photos and objects on display showed how these characteristics have
been adapted to the American Spirit. The exhibition was composed of four units: women's fashion, ceramics and wall paper, architecture, floor coverings. |
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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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