| 15 February 2008 | Issue 9/2007-2008 | ARCHIVE |
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| Monday 18,
7 pm - T Marbouta Hamra, Pavilion Center, 1st Floor, behind Antoine
Library Monthly Sociology Café. Topic of the month: "Can Lebanese NGOs Incite Social Movements?" Discussion initiated by Karam Karam, Program Director, Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Paul Kingston Associate Prof. of Political Science at University of Toronto and Visiting Professor at AUB. Sociology Cafe aims to create an environment of informal discussion between students and professors on critical issues of life in Lebanon. Discussion will be in English. Organized by department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. For more details contacts: Sari Hanafi: sh41@aub.edu.lb Or Nabil Dajani: dajanin@aub.edu.lb Tuesday 19, 12 noon - West Hall, Auditorium B Recruitment Presentation by Inkript, a high-tech leading company which expanded its product offering and services during the last few years. Today, with its diverse products and expertise it is a favorite one-stop shop for a continuously expanding client portfolio. The targeted audience should be:
Tuesday 19, 5pm - West Hall, Room 204 Public lecture: "Democracy and Development in Lebanon: Trapped by Consociationalism?," by Professor Marcus Marktanner. Organized by The Institute of Financial Economics and the Dept. of Economics. All are welcome. Tuesday 19, 6 pm - West Hall - Room 301 Lecture: "Understanding America's Addiction to Prisons "by Dr. Ruth Gilmore, University of Southern California- Los Angeles. Organized by CASAR. Wednesday, 20, 6:30 pm - West Hall (Auditorium B) Lecture by Professor Todd Lawson (University of Toronto): "The Poetics of Opposition in the Qur'an: The Apocalyptic Substrate". Presented by the Anis Makdisi Program in Literature (AMPL). Wednesday 20, 6:30 pm - West Hall - Bathish Awareness Club Annual Agenda launching and book signing of "Tarik Annahl" (the bees road) by Rami Olleik. Thursday 21, 12 noon - West Hall, Auditorium B Recruitment Presentation by DOW, which offers a broad range of products and services to customers in more than 175 countries, helping them provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging, and personal care products. For more information call Dr. Maryam Ghandour: mg03@aub.edu.lb Tuesday 26, 8 pm - West Hall AUB Music Club and GS present "LEAP," a four-day concert featuring local bands of Escape, Latino Loco, 3arab, and AUB student bands such as Tilt, Meza, and more. Tickets are for 5,000 LL sold as of February 18 outside West Hall and at the door. Tuesday 26, 8 pm - Assembly Hall Piano recital by Klaus Melber, from Germany. Program includes: Mozart and Schubert. Organized by German Lebanese Association for the Promotion of Culture. All are welcome. Wednesday 27, 2 pm - Van Dyck Amphitheater Research seminar: Neural Mechanisms for the Psychological Effects of Exercise, speaker: Dr. Arne Dietrich, Associate Professor of Psychology and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Organized by the School of Nursing. Wednesday 27, 5:30 pm - AUB Museum Illustrated lecture in French by Anne-Marie Afeiche, In Charge of Research and Publications at the Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA): "The Steles of Nahr el Kalb from the First Millennium BC to the Second Millennium AD". Hourly paying parking available, opposite St Jude Hospital. Organized by Friends of the AUB Museum. Friday 29, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Piano recital by Misa Suzuki. Organized by Instituto Cervantes. All are welcome. |
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Coming Soon | ||||
| Monday,
March 3 at 3:30 pm, West Hall Women's League general meeting with lecture by Dr. Patricia Nabti: "Develping A Culture of Volunteering in Lebanon". Thursday March 6, 4:00 pm - West Hall, Bathish Auditorium Lecture: "Feminine Forever", by Dr. Karam Karam. Organized by Women's Auxiliary of AUBMC. All are welcome. For info ext. 6150-1. The AUBMC Coffee Shop serves breakfast and lunch From Monday till Friday, from 9:00 am to 3:30 am. Special prices for students. Managed by AUBMC Women's Auxiliary volunteers since 1950. For information ext. 6150-1. Proceeds go to needy AUBMC patients. |
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Bargain Box | ||||
| Open 9:00 am-11:50 noon, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Fridays. Opposite the Medical Library. AUB ext. 6156. Proceeds go to needy AUBMC patients. |
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AUB Planner 2007-08 | |
| Treat yourself to a gift that
serves 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.. 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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XV Al Bustan Festival | |
| (Theme: Beyond Borders) February Program Friday 15, Saturday 16, and Sunday 17 The Tsar's Bride Rimsky Korsakov. Helikon Opera (with English surtitles) Monday 18 Amy Dickson, saxophone Martin Cousin, piano Wednesday 20 The Aurora Orchestra Nicholas Collon, conductor Thursday 21 (Jeitta Grotto) Wissam Boustany, solo flute Saturday 23 Anna Vinnitskaya, piano Plamena Mangova, piano The Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra, Dmitri Jurowski, dir. Sunday 24, 19h00 (Church of St John Marc, Byblos) Légor Reznikoff Monday 25, 19h00 (Amphitheatre Pierre Abou Khater) In collaboration with the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences at USJ Lecture (in French): The Power of Sound, Légor Reznikoff Tuesday 26 Louis Sclavis and Friends Wednesday 27 The Amar Quartett. Four is Harmony Friday 29 (St Joseph Jesuit Church) A German Requiem, Brahms Claudia Couwenbergh, soprano Marek Kalbus, baritone Prague Chamber Choir, Lubomir Mati, choirmaster, Choirs of AUB, NDU and the National Conservatoire, Choirmasters: Paul Meers, RF Khalil Rahme. LNSO; Dmitri Jurowsky, director. Note All Performances take place in the Emile Bustani Auditorium unless otherwise stated. All Performances start at 20h30 unless otherwise stated. Programme, venues and prices are subject to change without prior notice. Booking on line: http://www.albustanfestival.com E-mail: festival@albustan-lb.com Tel: 03/752000-8, 04/972980/1/2 |
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The 7th FEA Student Conference (FEASC7) | |
| The 7th FEA Student
Conference (FEASC7) will be held at FEA on may 21 and 22, 2008. Submission of Abstracts: Friday14 March Feedback on Submitted Abstracts: Wednesday March 26 Submission of Full Paper: Wednesday April 16 Notification of Acceptance of Full Paper: Wednesday April 30 Submission of Final Version of Full Paper: Wednesday May 7 |
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Invitation to Attend the European Financial Leadership Seminar | |
| The European Financial Leadership
Seminar will expose you to real life business case studies, thus developing
your strategy and drive decisions, together with top students from
all over the world. Who Can Apply? Excellent junior or senior students who combine leadership skills with strong analytical capabilities and are expected to graduate in 2008 or 2009. For More details and on-line application: www.joinPG.com/efs |
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The Yoga Club | |
| The Yoga Club is resuming its classes in Mary Dodge (next to Murex Dorms) on February 13. Classes will be held every Wednesday and Friday from 4 pm to 6 pm. Come stretch, relax, and learn proper breathing technique. Beginners are welcome. Information in West Hall. | ||
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The Neighborhood Initiative | |
| The Neighborhood Initiative
is looking for a volunteer coordinator for an exciting CULTURAL ITINERARY
in the neighborhood. This would most likely involve a series of events
in different parts of the neighborhood beginning in fall 2008. This
would include conceptualizing the program in discussions with partners
in the neighborhood and at AUB; mobilizing talent for each event;
getting the necessary permissions from local authorities, residents,
and businesses; working with the Neighborhood Initiative project leader
on fund-raising and budgeting; and recruiting and overseeing volunteers
for each event. For information, contact Cynthia Myntti, AUB extension 4653 or email: cmyntti@aub.edu.lb |
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Smoke-Free Areas | |
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2008 the Charles Hostler Center, the Green Field, Van Dyck courtyard,
Saab Medical Library Plaza, Building 56 garden, College Hall breeze
way, and Jafet Plaza will be smoke free areas. Details: 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 1, 2008: a. Charles Hostler Center: all outdoor areas bounded by and/or in the immediate vicinity of the Athletic Center and Auditorium. b. Green Field: the entire area of the Green Field including the bleachers. c. Van Dyck Building courtyard. d. Saab Medical Library Plaza e. Building 56: garden. f. College Hall breeze way and Jafet Plaza The University intends to gradually expand "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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Call for Papers: Power, Governmentality, Resistance and State of Exception in the Arab World - International Workshop | |
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Organized by AUB's Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the
Association of Arab Sociology and the Center for Arab Unity Studies;
to be held at AUB on August 29-30-31, 2008 For information please contact Sari Hanafi at: sh41@aub.edu.lb |
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Healthy Basket | |
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Organic food at FAFS Pilot Plant sales area EVERY THURSDAY from 10 am to 1 pm |
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Volunteers Are Needed | |
| Volunteers Are Needed to help in administering the Tobacco Free Campus Initiative (TFCI) survey. For those interested and for information contact Nabil Hasan at AUB ext. 4669 or email: nah26@aub.edu.lb. | ||
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Off Campus | |
| Saturday February 16, 6:00
pm Socio-Cultural Center , Pasteur street, Gemmayzeh , Facing Wild Discovery, 1st floor Tel: 01-566707 Opening of Ali Farhat's painting exhibition "View on Beirut ". The exhibition continues until February 23, 2008 from 3 to 7 pm. Tuesday February 19, 6:30 pm Amphitheater of Bibliotheque Orientale Illustrated archaeological lecture in French by Dr. Bettina Fischer-Genz, German Institute of Archaeology, Berlin: "Heliopolis-Baalbeck (2001-2005) First results of urban development and agricultural territory organization". Thursday February 21, 5:00 pm - Near East School of Theology Illustrated lecture: "Art and the Protestant Reformation", by Dr. Chris Moacdieh. All are welcome. Thursday Feb. 21, 6:00 pm - UNESCO Palace Opening of the exhibition "Amha willa Sh'ireh?" By George Zeinni. Exhibition runs till February 29 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Thursday February 28, - 7:00 pm - Haigazian University Auditorium- Kantari Lecture by Maestro Harout Fazlian on "The Secrets of Beethoven's 5th Symphony: Challenging Fate". Organized by Cultural Hour, Haigazian University. Continuing until Tuesday March 4, 7:00 pm Safadi Foundation, Tripoli, Lebanon Magic Pencil: British Council Exhibition of children's book illustration in the UK. The exhibition features 60 facsimile prints of original artworks by 13 of Britain's most accomplished and innovative illustrators in print today. Many of the artists included in the show are so familiar as to be household names in Britain, Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs, Tony Ross, John Burningham and Michael Foreman. Others represent new and varied ways of approaching book illustration, such as the photographic collages and creative layouts of Sara Fanelli and Lauren Child. Some of the illustrations deal with subjects not often considered the stuff of children's books. Michael Foreman's War Boy, for example, records the artist's experiences of growing up in Suffolk during the Second World War. Britain has a celebrated history of innovative book design and illustration and the works of earlier generations are known and loved worldwide. For many, the illustrations to Alice in Wonderland, Peter Rabbit and Winnie the Pooh were their first introduction to British culture. Magic Pencil shows how today's illustrators reflect contemporary concerns with equal force and originality; and how their work incontestably establishes this as a second golden age of British illustration. |
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Do You Know! | |
| In June 1955 the College Hall bell cracked and, since it was not possible to remold it, it was recast and hoisted back on October 8, 1955, by Yusif Shibly and Habib Naffa'. In December 1962 the old College Hall clock was replaced by a new one designed and built on campus under the supervision of Professor Thomas Bridgewood of the Engineering School. Professor Bridgewood said that the new clock will last for 1,000 years with the proper care. | ||
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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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