AUB Calendar

to Peace in the Middle East:
Challenges and Responses" by Dr. Naeema Al Gasseer, WHO
Representative in Iraq, UN Health Cluster Task Manager. Organized by School of Nursing.

Open-Mic Poetry Reading

This is a free event, open to anyone interested in being a part of a live poetry reading -- presenting poetry of their own, or simply listening to the work of others.
The program
Dr. Iwen will read some of his work, to get things started, and then the microphone will be available for everyone else who wants to share work with the audience. A sign-up sheet will circulate at the beginning of the gathering, for those who would like to read.
For further information contact: ji01@aub.edu.lb

VOC 4th Annual Fundraising Dinner

The Volunteer Outreach Clinic (VOC) Executive Committee has the honor
to invite you to attend the 4th Annual Fundraising Dinner.
VOC Strategically located in the Shatila camp of Beirut, the Volunteer Outreach Clinic was founded in the autumn of 2000, with the aim of providing health services to communities with limited resources and income, by a group of university students and professionals. The clinic is open every Saturday from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm for free of charge primary health care treatment, lab tests and medications.
You can help by volunteering your time and expertise with us.
For more information, please call 03 668259.
Tickets are available at a cost of $50.
For further information contact zya01@aub.edu.lb

Dated Events

Monday 17, 4:00 pm - West Hall, Bathish Auditorium
* Lecture by Professor Robert D. Putnam (Peter and Isabel Malkin
Professor of Public Policy at Harvard): "Community Engagement in a
Changing America." Organized by Center for American Studies And
Research (CASAR) with PSPA Dept.

Monday 17 till Friday 28, Jafet Library - Exhibition Gallery
* Exhibition: Campus Scenes in Gouache and Acrylic. Paintings of AUB
landmarks including the Observatory, College and Assembly Halls by
students of Majda Mabrouk Sleiman in CVSP222.

Tuesday 18, 11:00 am - Room 101; Chemistry Bldg.
* Seminar by Dr. Gabriel Ferro, CNRS, Univ. Claude Bernard Lyon 1,
France: "Liquid phase crystalline growth of SiC at low temperature."
Organized by the Materials Science Forum.

Tuesday 18, 8:30 pm - Assembly Hall
* Concert by Rami Marcel Khalifé. Organized by Arab Heritage Club.
All are welcome.

Wednesday 19, 12 noon - Issam Fares Hall
* Practical Nurse Graduation Ceremony.

Friday 21
* Al-Adha, holiday.

Wednesday 26, - 6:00 pm, AUB Museum
* Illustrated lecture (in French) by Dr. Valérie Matoian, French CNRS researcher: De La Faience au Verre: Arts du feu dans l'antiquité.

Thursday 27, 4:00 pm - West Hall
* Celebration of Abdul-Rahman Munif's memory with a display of his drawings, the projection of a documentary film produced by Ousama Mohammad, and a lecture by Sonja Mejcher-Atassi, Oxford University.
Organized by Anis Makdisi Program in Literature.

Thursday 27, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall
* Guitar concert: by Fernando Espí. Organized by Instituto Cervantes.

Friday 28, 4:00 pm - Issam Fares Hall
* Presentation for the launch of the School of Nursing centennial celebrations: "Health as a Bridge

AUB School of Nursing Centennial

The School of Nursing at AUB celebrates its centennial in 2005.
Founded on October 6, 1905, it was the first nursing school in the Middle East. It has graduated more than 3,000 students who currently occupy leadership positions in Lebanon and abroad, and who have excelled in practice, teaching, and research.
To celebrate its first centennial, the School of Nursing is planning a number of activities beginning with the presentation: "Health as a Bridge to Peace in the Middle East: Challenges and Responses" by Dr. Naeema Al Gasseer, on Friday January 28 (See below).
The celebrations will culminate in an international scientific conference in June 30 - July 2 under the theme:
"100 years of Nursing Education at AUB; Pioneering Achievements and Global Vision".
For information on the centennial celebrations calendar, contact: soncent@aub.edu.lb