1 November 2008 Issue 3/2008-2009   ARCHIVE  
Dated Events
Monday Nov. 3, 3:30 pm - West Hall, Bathish Auditorium
Japanese method of natural healing presented by Ms. Farida Khizam, B. Pharm., MPSI, Reiki Master. Organized by Women's league. Coffee, tea and delicacies are served after the meeting. All are welcome.

Wednesday 5, 4:00 pm - CAMS, College Hall, Room 416
Seminar: "Fake Supersymmetry, HKT Geometry and de Sitter Supergravity" by Wafic Sabra, CAMS and Physics Department.

Thursday 6, 5:00 pm - West Hall, Auditorium B
Lecture by Dr. Ozlem Altan-Olcay, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at Koc University in Turkey: "Rethinking Cosmopolitanism: Experiences of American Education in the Middle East". Organized by CASAR (Center for American Studies and Research). For more details contact ext. 4195.

Friday 7, 12:30 pm - West Hall, Common Room
Dedication of the Mahmoud Malhas Common Room. RSVP: 01 366 445 or AUB extension 2546.

Monday 10, 5:00 pm - College Hall, Auditorium B1
Lecture by Dr. Peter James Hudson, University of Buffalo: 'The Brazen White Sign of the Dollar': Empire, Economy, and the Practice of Diaspora. Organized by CASAR. For more details contact ext. 4195.

Wednesday 12, 4:00 pm - CAMS, College Hall, Room 416
Seminar: "Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking/Realization" by Dean Khalil Bitar, Professor, Physics Department.		  
 
The Yoga Club  
The Yoga Club has resumed its activities for this academic year, with meetings held Wednesday and Friday, from 4 to 6 pm in West Hall Room 400. Join and discover the benefits of yoga. Contact 70-781420 or leave your name/number at West Hall reception desk.  
 
The AUBMC Coffee Shop  
The AUBMC Coffee Shop serves breakfast and lunch from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 3:30 am. Special prices for students. Managed by AUBMC Women's Auxiliary volunteers since 1950. For information: ext. 6150/1.

Proceeds support the needy AUBMC patients.		  
 
Charles Hostler Student Center 's Activities  
Fitness/Recreational Activities University
Sports is offering free classes in aerobics, pilates, yoga, beginning swimming, fitness swimming, youth swimming (6-12 yrs old), and several types of dance. To register visit the News/Activities section of our website.

Aerobics: University Sports is offering FREE Aerobics classes on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evening from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Hip Hop Dance Classes: Come and join AUB athletics dance classes: Hip Hop Dance classes every Monday at 6:30 pm, and Latin Dance classes every Wednesday at 6:30 pm.

Visit our website to learn more.
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webchsc		  
 
Student Handbook 2008-09  
Students and faculty members who did not receive the 2008-09 Student Handbook are kindly requested to check with the department of student activities. Ms. Hiba Hamadeh, ext. 3179.  
 
Mideastwire  
The Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR) and the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) have purchased an open account for the entire AUB community to Mideastwire.

Mideastwire is a news service that sends to your email inbox a message each day containing translations into English of about thirty-five articles from the Arabic and Farsi press on contemporary events.

Anyone with an email address ending in aub.edu.lb is eligible to receive this service.

To sign up, simply send an email to info@mideastwire.com with the word "activate" in the subject line and "aub" in the body of the text.		  
 
Research Made Easy @ Jafet Library Term Paper Due??
  
Ask a Librarian
Consult with Reference Department staff to assist in research and locating academic articles and books during opening hours of the Libraries.

Call 2620/21 or e-mail: jftref@aub.edu.lb		  
AUB Founders' Day
Founders' Day is the annual AUB commemoration celebrating the establishment of the University on December 3, 1866. The celebration of the 142nd anniversary of the founding of the University will be held at the Assembly Hall on Monday, December 1, 2008, at 12:00 noon.

The ceremony will include the announcement of the winner of Founders' Day Student Essay Contest.

NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD BETWEEN 12:00 NOON AND 1:00 P.M.

AUB Founders' Day Student Essay Contest
To raise student awareness and participation in this important occasion, the university announces the tenth student essay contest. All AUB undergraduate students, regardless of class year, faculty, or major, are encouraged to enter this year's Founder's Day contest, to be celebrated on December 1, 2008 at noon, in Assembly Hall.

This year, the university will give up to three awards: $750, $500 and $250. As in previous years, the first-place essay will be read by its author at the Founders' Day Ceremony on December 1, the author's name will be inscribed on a plaque in the entrance to Assembly Hall.

This year's Founder's Day essay theme is:
"Each generation of the university's leaders has faced the question: what from AUB's past should be preserved (or revived), and what needs to change? What advice would you give new president Peter Dorman in this regard?"

Essays should not exceed 1,000 words in length and may be jointly prepared by two or more students. A special selection committee appointed by the president will evaluate the submitted essays and recommend up to three awards.

Entrants should submit a typed essay, on CD, to the office of the Dean of Student Affairs in West Hall, room 112C no later than Friday, November 14, 2008.

Please make sure to obtain a receipt for your submission.

Maroun Kisirwani
Dean of Student Affairs		  
 
The Second Annual Jawdat R. Haydar Critical Essay Competition  
The Friends of Jawdat Haydar association announces an essay competition among university students on the poetry of Jawdat R. Haydar. All submissions must be sent to jhfriends@jawdathaydar.org by Nov. 18, 2008.

Winning Essays and Applicants
1- Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is logically organized around a strong and clear thesis.
2- Winners, finalists, semifinalists and all other participants will be notified via email before December 4, 2008.
3- Winning applicants will receive certificates of merit in addition to a prize
(Master's first prize: LL 2,000,000; Master's second prize: LL 1,500,000; Bachelor's prize: LL 1,000,000).
4- Decisions of the judging panel are final.

For more details: www.jawdathaydar.org
 
English Entrance Examinations  
Exam Dates: November, Friday 28, 10:00 - 2:00 Session 1 and Saturday 29, 10:00 - 2:00 Session 2.

Registration: November 24-27.

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 events  
Thursday Nov. 6, 5:00 pm - NEST (The Near East School of Theology)
Lecture: "'Right-Handed' Christian Education Teaching for Genuine Transformation" by Dr. Kevin Lawson, Director of Doctoral Programs in Educational Studies, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, USA.

Monday 10, 8:00 pm - UNESCO Palace
"Bleeding Voices" a concert of French, English and Arabic varieties by Dr. Peter Noun, Miss Eliane Saadeh and Miss Carole Wakim. Organized by the Lebanese Association for Hemophilia. Tickets: 20,000 L.L on sale at all Virgin Megastore branches: 01-999666. All funds for the support of Hemophiliacs in Lebanon.

November 28 - December 1: The 52th International Arab Book Exhibition - BIEL, Downtown Beirut: 01/+961 1 995555, fax:+961 1 994555, e-mail: info@bielcenter.com
For more information call Arab Culture Club: 01-345948, 01-354330, Fax: 01-351847.		  
AUB News and Views
AUB recently issued its e-newsletter AUB News and Views delivering international media headlines and news from AUB to members of the university community worldwide.

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Beirut Marathon 2008: November 30, 2008  
Deadline for registration 15 November 2008.

For more details: www.beirutmarathon.org/index.php		  
 
Free Clinical Trial at AUBMC  
Are you suffering from CONSTIPATION, BLOATING, ABDOMINAL PAIN? You may benefit from a free clinical trial conducted by Dr. Ala Sharara at AUBMC. 01-350000 ext 5405. Contact Dr. Nabil Mansour, Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. http://i34.tinypic.com/6yccg9.jpg  
   
Study on Behcet Disease  
The division of Rheumatology at the AUBMC is conducting a study on Behcet Disease:

If you know any patient who suffers from recurrent oral ulceration and two of the following:

Recurrent genital ulceration, eye lesions, skin lesions. Eligible patients will benefit from free lab tests and BMD. Please refer patient to AUB MC, 5th floor, the clinical research unit, Dr Jeanine Menassa,
email: jm33@aub.edu.lb
Dr Omar Hamdan, email: oah01@aub.edu.lb
Principal Investigator: Dr Thurayya Arayssi 		 
 
AUB postcards  
Bookstore ext. 2390.  
 
AUB Planner 2008-09  
Buy it from AUB Bookstore or order it from Supply Department.  
 
Spring 2008-09 Registration  
Guide for Spring 2008-09 Registration is now posted online. It is accessible via this link:
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webregist/
pdfdoc/registguidespring.pdf
Moueen Salame, Registrar
  
 
Memorial ceremony for the late Dr. Kamal A. Shair  
Wednesday, December 3, 5:00 pm - Assembly Hall
Organized by Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) and AUB.
  
 
Student Representative Committees Elections 2008-09  
SRC Elections will be held on Wednesday November 26, 2008.

Each of the five faculties of the University and the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, hereafter referred to as the Faculties, shall have a student representative committee.(...)

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 and in various faculties.

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.		  
 
AUB Bargain Box  
Clothes, electrical equipment, household goods, books, toys, furniture and many other items. Proceeds go towards the Pediatrics Dept. of AUBMC. Donations in kind and/or money are also welcome. Run by the AUBMC Women's Auxiliary volunteers since 1957. Open from 9:00 am-12:00 noon, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays. Located off Abdul Aziz Street, Opposite the Medical Library. Ext. 6156.  
Do You Know!
Lebanon's First Liquid-Fueled Rocket
Lebanon's first liquid-fueled rocket was designed by the AUB Science Club and built at the Lebanese Army shops, with Professor Pierre Mourad serving as advisor to the club. The rocket was launched on Saturday May 23, 1964 in the Army range in Dbayeh. The rocket had been designed to fly to 30 km altitude, but the launch failed and it fell back on the ground after reaching only a height of 50 m.		  
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