| 22 May 2008 | Issue 15/2007-2008 | ARCHIVE |
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Dated Events | |
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22, 2:30 pm - Green Oval IBSAR (Initiative for Biodversity Studies in Arid Regions) is organizing a university wide event on the occasion of the International Biodiversity Day at AUB, IBDAA. The event is an opportunity to raise awareness and promote biodiversity, and advocate sustainable, equitable use of biological resources in Lebanon and the region. Further info: ibsar@aub.edu.lb Thursday 22, 5:00 pm, College Hall Auditorium B1 The eighth event in the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs program "The Research and Policy Forum on Climate Change and Environment in the Arab World: "The Tripod of Academia, Government and Private Sector: From Science to Policy Making," by Dr. Berj Hatjian, Director General, Lebanese Ministry of Environment. Thursday 22, 6:00 pm - West Hall, Auditorium B Lecture: "Memorials to the Second Civil War", by Dr. Dell Upton, a David A. Harrison Professor of Architecture and Anthropology and Chair of the Dept of Architectural History, University of Virginia. Organized by CASAR. Friday 23, 5:00 pm-AGRL Room 102 Lecture to discuss the new BS program in Veterinary Sciences. Contact Professor Elie Barbour, Chair, ANSC. Dept. Friday 23, 8:30 - Casino du Liban BSS Gala Dinner. Tickets sold for 80,000 L.L. at the BSS West Hall stand. Call 70-943886 or 03-231515 or visit http://www.facebook.com/ event.php?eid=25937087688 Saturday 24 and Sunday 25, 9:30 am - West Hall, Auditorium B Conference: "Collecting Practices in Lebanon: Alternative Visions of the Past," Organized by Civilization Sequence Program. (Details below). Monday 26, 5:00 pm - West Hall, Room 301 Lecture: "Crime and Punishment in the Marketplace: Istanbul, 1730-1840," by Professor Engin Akarli, Brown University. Organized by the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies. Monday 26, 6:00 pm - West Hall, Auditorium B Lecture: "God as a Running Mate: Religion and the 2008 American Elections, by Dr. Maureen Fiedler. Organized by CASAR. Monday 26, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Concert by the AUB Choir and Choral Society, with Ensemble Polyphonica: "The Music of Gabriel Fauré Requiem (1893)" with other works. Conducted by Dr. Paul Meers; the Lebanese National Chamber Orchestra's Yasmina Sabbah, soprano; Samer Badr, baritone; Ramzi Sabra, organ; Vartan Agopian, piano. Organized by Zaki Nassif Music Program in the Department of Fine Arts and Art History. All are welcome. Seating in order of arrival. Friday 30, 5:00 - 7:00 pm - West Hall Auditorium B The first annual MBA Case Competition Ceremony; the two finalists will be presenting their cases, and the winner will be announced. |
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Off Campus | |
| Until June
15 - Discovery planet - Starco Exhibition: "Carnets de voyage 1993-2008" artistic papers, sculpture and tapestry by Jasenka Tucan-Vaillant. Hours: 10 am to 5 pm in weekdays; closed on Sunday. Thursday 22 May, 6:00 pm Agial Art Gallery, 63 Abdel Aziz Street, Hamra Opening of the first solo exhibition by Hussein Baalbaki. Belonging to the genre of abstract expressionism, his paintings are characterized by their thick oil texture and the subtleness of their soft colors. The display includes 21 pieces, ranging from the small size to the big mural. The exhibition continues until June 22. Thursday May 29, 10:00 am till 12 noon, UNESCO Palace Theater Play: "Sheherezade's Tales," by the Idad Dance Group, a group of students with special needs. Organized by the Friends of the Disabled Association. For information and tickets, please call 05-601 663, 03-211 106. Proceeds support the vocational training program of people with special needs. Tuesday June 10 to Saturday June 14, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Beirut Hippodrome The Garden Show and Spring Festival. Free entrance for all women with flower names. For more comfort, please wear walking shoes. No dogs allowed. www.the-gardenshow.com June 1-June 22 - Dawar Ash-Shams Cultural Central *Theater workshop for professional actors and directors animated by Tunisian theatre director Fadhel Jeaibi (director of Khamsoum) 6 hours per day. Contact: Nehmat between 10:30 am and 4:00 pm at: 01/381290 or Yasmina between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm at: 03/534600 Deadline for registration is May 23. The cost is 350 US dollars per participant. |
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Opening of Charles W. Hostler Student Center | |
| I'm pleased to announce that
the Charles W. Hostler Student Center (CHSC) will open some of its
facilities for use on Friday, May 23, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00
p. m. Please accept an invitation to visit through the weekend as
our guest. Beginning on Monday, May 26 and thereafter the appropriate
student identification or a CHSC membership sticker for AUB full time
employees will be necessary for admittance to the gymnasium/fitness
area and the pool. The pool pavilion is still being completed, but
should also be available in the very near future. The track and other
areas of the CHSC are available for use by the AUB community during
open hours. As a reminder the entire CHSC complex is a smoke free
environment. Your cooperation is appreciated. STUDENTS: there is no cost for full time AUB students to use the CHSC facilities. Just remember to bring your student ID card with you. It's a long climb back up the stairs! Come and enjoy! FULL TIME EMPLOYEES: Charles Hostler Student Center membership registration is now available for full time AUB employees. To have a membership application sent to you, email us at mail to: CHSC@aub.edu.lb or pick one up at the CHSC reception desk. The already reduced annual membership for full time AUB employees (October 1 to September 30) of $336 has been pro-rated to just $110 for the remainder of the academic year (May 26 to September 30, 2008). It's the best deal in town. Join now! MORE INFORMATION: For all of the details about the Charles W. Hostler Student Center such as programs offered, hours of operation, scheduled events, membership cost, etc. please review all of the guidelines for use of the facilities on the new University Sports website at http://www.aub.edu.lb/~webchsc or at the AUB website A-Z under Charles Hostler Student Center, Hostler Center or University Sports. The University Sports staff and I will look forward to your visit and use of the facilities. Dr. Leonard J. Nardone Associate Dean for University Sports |
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The AUBMC Coffee Shop | |
| The AUBMC Coffee Shop serves breakfast and lunch from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Special prices for students. Managed by AUBMC Women's Auxiliary volunteers since 1950. For information: ext. 6150/1. Proceeds support needy AUBMC patients. | ||
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Physical Plant Help Desk | |
| Call 2015 or email: pphd@aub.edu.lb | ||
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Encyclopedia of Women in Islamic Cultures | |
| EWIC is an interdisciplinary
encyclopedia project focused on women and Islamic cultures. We are
currently in the process of inviting interested scholars, including
graduate students, to be possible contributors. If you are interested in being included in the author database, visit our website at: http://sjoseph.ucdavis.edu/ewic |
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People Places, Student Designs on the Neighborhood | |
| Postponed until October 2008 | ||
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We regret to announce that Outdoors and the Folk Dance festival for 2008 have been canceled! | |
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| Power, Governmentality,
Resistance and State of Exception in the Arab World - International
Workshop 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. Contact Sari Hanafi at: sh41@aub.edu.lb |
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Collecting Practices in Lebanon: Alternative Visions of the Past" | |
| Saturday
24 and Sunday 25, 9:30 am - West Hall, Auditorium B Organized by the Civilization Sequence Program, the conference is made possible by the generous support of the Office of the Provost, the Arts and Sciences Office of the Dean, the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies and the Prince Al Walid bin Talal Al Saud Center for American Studies and Research at the American University of Beirut. Organization: Sonja Mejcher-Atassi Steering Committee: John Pedro Schwartz, Hayat El Eid Bualuan, Sonja Mejcher-Atassi |
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The Bargain Box | |
| The Bargain Box
offers a variety of lovely presents at very low prices. Open 9:00 am-12:00 noon, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays. Opposite the Medical Library. Ext. 6156. Clean usable donations of all varieties are always welcome. Proceeds support the pediatric patients of the AUBMC. |
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The Writing Center Is Open | |
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Monday-Friday 9:00 am-3:00 pm (Tuesday 11 am-5 pm). Ext. 3157 or emailing: writing@aub.edu.lb |
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AREC Produce | |
| Dear Faculty and Staff Members, In response to the many inquiries that you have raised regarding AREC products, we would like to re-announce that Chicken and Dairy products arrive every Tuesday to AUB where they are stored in high quality refrigerators at the pilot plant facility located in the lower campus behind Chemistry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday, you can call on 4599 to make sure that the quantity that you want is still available. As you know AUB runs an agricultural and education research center in the Bekaa (AREC), where vegetables and fruits are grown and livestock and poultry are maintained to produce high quality milk, yogurt, chicken, eggs and other farm products. These products are made available to staff and Faculty. Regards, The Pilot Plant Group |
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AUB travels the world with new set of postcards | |
| The Office of Information and
Public Relations recently issued a collection of AUB postcards, thus
reviving an AUB tradition that was last documented in the 1960s. With
the diversity of their content, the postcards bring to light the beauty
of the University's campus and the richness of its tradition. They
serve as a powerful worldwide promotional tool for AUB. The postcards are available in decks of ten. They include a recent photo of Fisk Hall, the inside of the AUB Archaeological Museum, Daniel Bliss at Main Gate, a view of the Nadim Khalaf Tennis Courts, the entrance to AUBMC, the Green Field with Charles Hostler Student Center in the back, a view of College Hall from Charles Hostler Student Center, and a view of Assembly Hall from Bliss Street. They are available at AUB bookstore ext. 2390. |
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AUB Honey Day 2008 | |
| The AUB Honey Day 2008 will
be held on Monday June 2 at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
entrance area from 10:30 am to 5 pm. The event will include free taste panels for honey, along with live extraction of honey from combs harvested on the same day. It is open to all the AUB community and visitors, and also aims at raising awareness towards the ecological benefits of bees and beekeeping. The AUB Honey Day is an annual event. |
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Earthquakes! What to Do? | |
| DURING AN EARTHQUAKE: a. Take cover under desk-table-or doorway, keep head and neck protected. b. Stay away from windows, shelving, or equipment which can present a cutting, crushing, hitting or fall danger. c. Stay where you are, Do Not Run Outside while quake is in progress, you may risk falling dangers. d. If outside, stay away from building if possible. e. Evacuate only after quake has ended, assist and be part of evacuation team. f. Do not use elevators and check stairwells for integrity before using. AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE - Possibility of Aftershocks a. Move to areas away from windows, toward the interior of building. b. Be prepared for aftershocks-Do Not Return to your work area until directed. c. Give first aid to the injured - take work area first aid kit with you when evacuation is necessary. d. Do not move victims unless necessary to prevent further injury. e. Notify management and emergency personnel of any thing which you believe needs to be brought to their immediate attention. f. Be prepared to evacuate and follow management and emergency personnel direction. |
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Do You Know! | |
| The dedication of the James
M. Nicely Hall at AUB took place on April 26, 1965 in a ceremony attended
by James Nicely's widow and his daughter Mrs. Perrin, as well as the
Director General of the Lebanese Ministry of Education Fuad Sawaya
and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Education Charles
Saad. Mrs. Nicely, together with Mr. Sawaya and Mr. Said unveiled
the plaque at the entrance of the building. Vice President Fuad Sarruf,
representing AUB president Norman Burns who was in Iran, presided
over the ceremony. Born in Beirut on June 18, 1899, James Nicely passed away on March 15, 1964. He was the vice chairman of AUB's Board of Trustees and was the vice president and treasurer of the Ford Foundation. |
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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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