In the museum
Madeleine Keesing: Ashes and Embers runs through March 18; Contemporary Glass: Beauty and Innovation and Stanley Lewis: A Retrospective close Apr. 8. Richard Cleaver: Family Fictions and Robert Brady: Sculpture 1989–2005 run through Apr. 15. Duane Hanson: Real Life and Dennis Oppenheim: Alternative Landscape Components, 2006 open Feb. 13. Hours: 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Contact 885-1300. |
Tues 6 Feb
SIS Career Week: Résumé Critiques
2–4 p.m., SIS Lounge. Contact the Career Center at 885-1800. India Forum: “India’s Contemporary Foreign Policy”
2–4 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Ambassador Raminder Jassal, deputy chief of mission, Embassy of India, will discuss the state of relations between India and the United States, as well as important future directions in India’s foreign policy. Contact Shalini Venturelli at 885-1635. Women’s Basketball vs. Bucknell
5:30 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. Academic Support Center Workshop: “Writing Research Papers”
5:30–7 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. International students are invited to learn more about U.S. academic writing style. No registration required. Contact 885-3360. SIS Career Week: Careers in Private Sector and International Consulting
6–7:30 p.m., SIS Lounge. Contact the Career Center at 885-1800. MSITM Information Session
6–8 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Learn how this part-time cohort program, designed for IT professionals, can accelerate your career in IT. RSVP required. Contact: Sondra Smith at 885-1913. Men’s Basketball vs. Bucknell
8 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. Wed 7 Feb
“The World’s Refugees and Their Right of Return”
9 a.m.–5 p.m., WCL, room 603. This program will explore the legal and practical issues facing refugees in Darfur, Palestine, and Bosnia. Contact 274-4075. Academic Support Center Workshop: “Critical Thinking”
12:45–2 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. Strengthen your analytical skills to become a more active and engaged learner. No registration required. Contact 885-3360. SIS Career Week: “I Want to Do Something International”
1–3 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Contact the Career Center at 885-1800. SIS Career Week: Careers in International Communications
6–7:30 p.m., SIS Lounge. Contact the Career Center at 885-1800. “Nigeria’s Election in April 2007: The Future of African Democracy Depends on It”
6–7:30 p.m., Butler Board Room. Panelists include Robert Pastor, AU vice president, Office of International Affairs; Philip Carter III, director, Office of West African Affairs, State Department; and Professor Peter Lewis, Johns Hopkins University. Contact 885-3966. Visiting Writers Series: Azar Nafisi
8 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. Azar Nafisi is the author of the national bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, which has been translated into 32 languages and spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list. Contact the Department of Literature at 885-2973. Hamlet
Through 14 Feb.
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. The most famous play in the English language, Shakespeare’s tale explores the ambiguities of revenge, justice, and truth. This production will also challenge expectations and assumptions of gender. Production runs through Feb. 24. Tickets are $5–$15. Contact 885-2587. Thurs 8 Feb
“Forced Labor and Slavery: The Other Side of Trafficking”
9 a.m.–5 p.m., WCL, room 603. This event will explore the causes of forced labor, common scenarios of slavery, the consequences victims face, and what is being done to combat slavery. Contact 274-4075. Table Talk Lunch Series
Noon, Kay Spiritual Life Center lounge. “Violent Conflict and Peace: What Are the Private Sector’s Roles?” A buffet lunch is provided free to students; a donation of $5 is requested from faculty and staff. Reservations required. Contact 885-3321. SIS Career Week: How to Be a Networking Success
6:30–7 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Contact the Career Center at 885-1800. SIS Career Week: Alumni-Student Networking Reception
7–8:30 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 4–6. Contact the Career Center at 885-1800. Hamlet
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. See 7 Feb. Fri 9 Feb
Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference
Through 11 Feb.
9 a.m., Butler Board Room. The Department of Anthropology presents the 14th annual conference. Presentations include “Sweet Tea: An Oral History of Gay Black Men in the South” by Patrick Johnson, Department of Performing Arts, Northwestern University. Registration is $5–$10. Contact 885-1831. “Innovative Nonprofit Financing: An Exploration into Socially Responsible Investing”
4–6 p.m., WCL, room 603. This event will explore the way in which responsible investment can contribute to healthy communities, economic equity, and a clean environment. Panelists include speakers from Calvert and the World Bank, Foreign Investment Advisory Service. Contact 274-4075. IDPSA Friday Forum
4:30–6 p.m., SIS Lounge. The International Development Student Association presents an alumni panel discussion as part of SIS Career Week. Contact idfridayforum@yahoo.com. Wrestling vs. Maryland
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. Hamlet
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. See 7 Feb. Sat 10 Feb
Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference
9 a.m., Butler Board Room. See 9 Feb. Gallery Talk: Richard Cleaver
4 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, AU Museum. Artist Richard Cleaver will discuss his Family Fictions exhibit. Contact 885-1300. Hamlet
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. See 7 Feb. Sun 11 Feb
Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference
9 a.m., Butler Board Room. See 9 Feb. Mon 12 Feb
“UNmarried . . . With Children: Evaluating Legal Constraints and Social Judgments”
9:30 a.m.–6 p.m., WLC, room 603. The symposium will explore the social and legal barriers faced by those in nonmarital relationships with children as they strive to gain legal recognition for their families and access to reproductive technologies and adoption. The speakers will also address the legal complexities that arise when nonmarital relationships with children dissolve. Contact 274-4075. “Feds R Us: Careers in Federal Agencies”
7–8:30 p.m., Butler Board Room. SPA students are invited to learn more about careers in the federal government. Contact Alexandra Salama at 885-2660. Bruce Poynter Lecture
7:30 p.m., Kay Spiritual Life Center. The Honorable John Lewis will present “Walking with the Wind.” Contact 885-3320. Tues 13 Feb
“Where The Action Is: Innovative State Health Care Initiatives”
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., WCL, room 603. Health care academics, attorneys, government officials, and others will speak on the issues surrounding federal and state efforts to regulate the health care industry. Contact 274-4075. Academic Support Center Workshop: “Writing Research Papers”
5:30–7 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. This workshop for graduate students will focus on literature reviews and original research. No registration required. Contact 885-3360. Women’s Basketball vs. Army
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. I Hate Hamlet
Through 15 Feb.
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. A TV star reluctantly agrees to play Hamlet in New York’s Shakespeare in the Park. The ghost of John Barrymore prepares him to play the role of a lifetime in this hilarious comedy by Paul Rudnick. Directed by Carl Menninger. Production runs through Feb. 24. Tickets are $5–$15. Contact 885-2587. Wed 14 Feb
Hamlet
10:30 a.m., Greenberg Theatre. See 7 Feb. Academic Support Center Workshop: “Studying For and Taking Tests”
12:45–2 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. Improve your test performance with effective study techniques. No registration required. Contact 885-3360. Men’s Basketball vs. Army
7:30 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. I Hate Hamlet
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. See 13 Feb. Thurs 15 Feb
McNair Day 2007
10 a.m.–6 p.m., Battelle-Tompkins atrium. Please join the staff and scholars of AU’s Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program as we host our first open house. Learn more about the McNair program and how you can benefit by being a part of it. Contact 885-2446. Celebrating Scholarship
3 p.m., Library Archives Reading Room. This program, sponsored by the AU Library and Friends of the AU Library, will honor the work of three faculty authors, Jonathan Loesberg, literature, CAS; Iris Krasnow, Washington Semester Program; and Leonard Steinhorn, SOC. Contact Carolyn Ramsden at 885-3233. Peace Corps Information Session
5–6:30 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Contact the Career Center at 885-1800. “The Power of Remembering: The Continuing Importance of Black History Month”
6:30 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. Lecturer Lonnie Bunch, CAS/BA ’74, CAS/MA ’76, is the founding director of the newly chartered National Museum of African American History and Culture to be opened on the national Mall. Event is part of CAS’s Bishop C.C. McCabe Lecture Series. Contact 885-2446. I Hate Hamlet
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. See
13 Feb.
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