AUB Calendar

US Universities Fair

Attend the U.S. University Fair. Meet admissions officers of 18 participating universities and explore opportunities for higher education in the United States.
The Educational Fair is free of charge and open to the public. Learn about I-20 issues, university costs, housing, admissions tests (TOEFL, SAT, GRE, GMAT) and scholarship opportunities. Come to the Movenpick Hotel and Resort Raouche Beirut, Lebanon on February 21 &
22, 2005 from 6 pm - 9:30 pm. For further information, contact AMIDEAST-Lebanon at (01) 989.901 Ext. 162 or Email at Lebanon@amideast.org

XXXIX MEMA
May 12 - 15, 2005
Beirut, Lebanon
For information:
Dr. Ghassan Hamadeh, Chairperson
E-mail: mema@aub.edu.lb
www.aub.edu.lb/~webmema

NEEDED: Grant Writer

A Grant Writer with creative thinking for the creation and formulation of plans and proposals, excellent written and oral communication skills, a bachelor's degree is required, fluency in English language. To apply send resume to: ibsar@aub.edu.lb

Room for Visually Challenged Students (RVCS)
The RVCS helps visually impaired students with their academic needs.
You can make a difference volunteering just one hour per week with
recording, reading, and other services!
If interested please contact us at ext. 3186 or by e-mail: adb00@aub.edu.lb

AUB Sustainability Forum: Call for participation

The organizing committee for the AUB Sustainability Forum invites the AUB community to share its experiences, understanding and practices of sustainability. The forum is scheduled for April 8, 2005 in West
Hall Room 400, from 10 am to 6 pm.
Who can participate? All members of the AUB community are invited to participate: individuals and groups, faculty members, students, student clubs, programs, departments, administrators, alumni, staff.
Deadline for registration: February 28, 2005 For participation and registration guidelines, visit:
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webmplan/sustainablity-forum
For further information: Please contact Ms. Sarah Yassine,
Coordinator of the AUB Sustainability Forum, at: sustainabilityforum@aub.edu.lb

Dated Events

Saturday 19
* Commemoration of Ashoura.

Monday 21, 12:00 noon - Nicely 203
* Lecture by Doris Bitar (University of California): "Inside Arabic Calligraphy from Alef to Zaha: an artist perspective." Organized by CBR "Brown Bag" Sessions.

Wednesday 23, 6:00 pm - West Hall
* Lecture by Radwan As-Sayyed: "The Crisis of Islamic Thought."
Organized by the Anis Makdisi Program in Literaure (AMPL).

Thursday 24, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall
* Concert: Grupo Pachacamac. Organized by Instituto Cervantes. All are welcome.

Sunday 27, 8:30 pm - Assembly Hall
* Organ concert: "From Russia with love" by Ekatarina Melnikova.
Organized by Al-Bustan Festival. See program below.

Statements from President John Waterbury
February 14, 2005

Today a great friend of AUB and a member of the University's Board of Trustees, Rafic B. Hariri was struck down and taken from us through a savage act of violence. We who are fortunate enough to be alive are nonetheless victims of this brutal act.
We call upon all of the AUB family to remain calm and to maintain the dignity and resoluteness that PM Hariri always demonstrated throughout his life. We will best honor him by living in the coming days the high ideals that AUB has always espoused.
On behalf of AUB and its Board of Trustees, I extend to Mme Nazik Hariri, and her children Baha, Saadeddine, Hind, Jumana, Ayman, Fahd, and Oday our deepest condolences.
We mourn also the deaths of those traveling in Mr. Hariri's entourage, and express our sympathies to the many innocent by-standers injured in the blast.
Rafic Hariri's death is a tragic event for AUB and for all of Lebanon.

John Waterbury
President

February 15, 2005

Out of respect for our Trustee Rafic B. Hariri and his family, and in conformity with the proclamation of three days of national mourning, AUB will be closed February 15-17 and will resume normal activities, including classes, on Friday, February 18. All essential personnel at the hospital, campus protection, and other vital functions will report to work as usual.

John Waterbury
President