In the museum
Undergraduate Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Design runs through Apr. 1; Contemporary Glass: Beauty and Innovation and Stanley Lewis: A Retrospective close Apr. 8. Richard Cleaver: Family Fictions; Robert Brady: Sculpture 1989–2005; Dennis Oppenheim: Alternative Landscape Components, 2006; and Duane Hanson: Real Life run through Apr. 15. Hours: 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Contact 885-1300. |
Beautification Day
Get your hands dirty during Campus Beautification Day, Apr. 10.
More than 700 faculty, staff, and students will roll up their sleeves to bed plants, spread mulch, and pick up litter during this annual event.
Registration tables will be set up from 8 to 11:30 a.m. on the Tenley campus and in front of the Mary Graydon Center and the Brandywine Building. Tree planting and other activities will run until 11:30 a.m.
Volunteers, who will receive a T-shirt and bottled water, should wear comfortable clothes and footwear appropriate for working in the garden. A barbecue and raffle will follow the event at noon.
For more information, contact Katherine Kirlin at
885-2431. |
Tues 27 Mar
WCL International Legal Studies Program
9 a.m.–6:30 p.m., WCL, room 603. This 25th annual event features panel discussions on intellectual property, domestic violence in the context of HIV/AIDS, global human rights, foreign investment in the environment, and trafficking and health. RSVP required. Contact Philippa Moore at 274-4113. “Lust vs. True Love: Healthy Boundaries in Dating”
2:10–3:25 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. Workshop is part of the Counseling Center’s “Be Your Best” series. Contact 885-3500. “Parmenides in the Twenty-first Century”
2:15 p.m., SIS Lounge. The inaugural lecture of the Harold A. Durfee and Doris G. Durfee Lecture Series will feature Harold Durfee, emeritus professor of philosophy and religion. Contact Shelley Harshe at 885-2925. “Confidential: A Forum on Protecting Reporters’ Sources”
6:30–8 p.m., Wechsler Theatre. Speakers include James Grimaldi, Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post investigative reporter; Mark Feldstein, associate professor of media and public affairs, George Washington University; and Wendell Cochran, print journalism professor, AU. Contact Brittany Lowrey at 914-419-0641. Elsewhere in Elsinore
Through 31 Mar.
8 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre. What are the women of Elsinore Castle doing while Hamlet plots revenge? Elsewhere in Elsinore, a new verse play by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, explores motives for Ophelia and Gertrude, as it introduces the audience to other important inhabitants of the castle. Tickets are $5–$15. Contact 885-1300. Wed 28 Mar
A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
9 a.m.–5 p.m., WCL, room 603. Elements and issues of integration will be discussed with the goal of identifying their impact on trade relations with the global community and how members of the European Union may proceed over the next 50 years. Contact 274-4075. Elsewhere in Elsinore
10:30 a.m., Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre. See 27 Mar. Screening: The Imam and
the Pastor
12:30 p.m., SIS, room 205. This 40-minute film about Christians and Muslims who are working together to overcome Nigeria’s legacy of religious violence, is part of the Africa Council’s brownbag lunch series. Contact Carl LeVan at levan@american.edu. Washington Asia Forum
2 p.m., SIS Lounge. Teng Chung-Chian, professor and former chairman of the Department of Diplomacy at National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, will present “The Political Economy of Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations.” Contact the Center for Asian Studies at 885-1760. “Faith, Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy: The Role of Religion in Foreign Affairs”
2–4:30 p.m., Kay Spiritual Life Center. Speakers include Ambassador John Hanford, Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State and Professors Akbar Ahmad and Surjit Mansingh. Contact Christine Gettings at 885-3321. Open Arts Night
6–9 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, AU Museum. This after-hours open mic and gallery night showcases local talent. Contact 885-1300. MSA Information Session
6:30–7:30 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Learn more about the Kogod School of Business and the master of science in accounting (MSA) program. Contact kogodmsa@american.edu. Alice Paul Awards Reception
7:30 p.m., University Club. The six winners of this year’s Alice Paul Awards, named for the WCL alumna and suffragette, will be honored during this event sponsored by the Women and Politics Institute and the Women’s Initiative. Contact 885-2903. Thurs 29 Mar
Table Talk Lunch Series
Noon, Kay Spiritual Life Center lounge. “The War in Iraq: How and When to Withdraw?” A buffet lunch is provided free to students; a donation of $5 is requested from faculty and staff. Reservations required. Contact 885-3321. “Global Impact of Developments
in U.S. Climate Law”
2:15–6 p.m., WCL, room 603. Experts will discuss the legal consequences as climate change becomes a scientific and political reality. They will also give an overview of recent developments in U.S. climate law and how that is impacting the international climate community. Contact 274-4075. Elsewhere in Elsinore
8 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre. See 27 Mar. Fri 30 Mar
“The Supreme Court Confronts Affirmative Action in Public Schools”
9 a.m.–5 p.m., WCL, room 603. This conference will explore cases from Seattle and Louisville that test the ability of public school systems to use race as a factor in assigning students to schools to promote diversity, and the 2003 Michigan affirmative action rulings. Sponsored by the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project. Contact 274-4075. Alan Meltzer CEO Leadership Speaker Series
4–6 p.m., Ward 1. Jim Sud, executive vice president of growth and business development for Whole Foods, will discuss corporate social responsibility. A networking reception will follow the lecture. RSVP required. Contact Justin Kraeger at kraeger@american.edu. Professional Development Series for Graduate Students
6–8 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 4. Event is sponsored by SPA. Contact Jessica Kochiss at 885-6230. Elsewhere in Elsinore
8 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre. See 27 Mar. “Beaucoup Sudoku: The Sudoku Mystique”
9:30 p.m., Ward 2. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, CAS, presents Laura Taalman, one of the leading authorities on the mathematics of Sudoku. Contact Linda Greene at 885-3137.
Shakespeare at AU
Shakespeare at AU, in conjunction with the Shakespeare in Washington festival, will continue with the following productions:
- Elsewhere in Elsinore
Written and directed by Caleen Sinnette Jennings
Mar. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre
- “Shakespeare in Song:
Choral Settings of the Bard”
AU Chamber Sings
Daniel Abraham, conductor
Apr. 14, 15
Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
This spring’s performances by the Rude Mechanicals, an AU student group, are expected to be in the Tavern at the Mary Graydon Center:
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Apr. 6, 7, 8
- Twelfth Night
Apr. 13, 14, 15
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Sat 31 Mar
Robyn Rafferty Mathias Student Research Conference
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Battelle-Tompkins. Students will present original scholarly and creative works before colleagues, faculty, and friends at the 17th annual CAS Student Research Conference, which is funded in part by a grant from Mathias, an AU trustee and alumna. Contact Mimi Fittig at 885-2436. National High School Moot Court Competition
Through 1 Apr.
9 a.m–5 p.m., WCL. High school students from across the country will compete in this eighth annual event, in which pairs of students present 12-minute appellate arguments representing either the petitioner or respondent in a fictitious problem. Contact 274-4075. Spring 2007 AQUE Symposium
10 a.m.–12:30 p.m., McDowell Formal Lounge. Lisa Delpit, author of Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom, will present “Strategies for Dealing with Cultural Conflict in Urban Schools.” A panel of teachers and principals will also discuss promising practices in D.C. schools. Contact Danielle Sodani at 885-3744. Elsewhere in Elsinore
2 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre. See 27 Mar. Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company will kick off the season with its annual spring show at AU, featuring the company premiere of choreographer Anna Sokolow’s Kaddish and Daniel Phoenix Singh’s Walk a While With Me, Ghosts, and Lullaby. Tickets are $22.50–$75. Contact 885-2587. La Noche Caliente: A Hot Night
for Jazz
Through 1 Apr.
8 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. Concert features the AU Jazz Ensemble and George Washington University’s Latin Jazz Ensemble. William Smith and Alejandro Lucini will direct the concert, which will feature music from Latin jazz greats, such as Antonio Carlos Jobim and Mario Bauza. Tickets are $5–$15. Contact 885-1300. Sun 1 Apr
National High School Moot Court Competition
8 a.m–10 a.m., WCL. See 31 Mar. La Noche Caliente: A Hot Night
for Jazz
3 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. See 31 Mar. Tues 3 Apr
Washington Asia Forum and AU-Tamkang University Joint Conference
2–5 p.m., SIS Lounge. James Rosenau, professor of international affairs at George Washington University, will present “The Dynamics of Globalization and East Asia” with discussion by AU professor James Mittelman and vice president Robert Pastor. Contact the Center for Asian Studies at 885-1760. “Life After Loss: Dealing
with Grief”
2:10–3:25 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 203. Workshop is part of the Counseling Center’s “Be Your Best” series. Contact 885-3500. “Tales from the Trenches”
7 p.m., Wechsler Theatre. David Hamlin, National Geographic senior producer, will recount filming a crashing avalanche, creeping reptiles, impish chimps, and some of the oldest and tiniest humans on earth. Event is sponsored by the Center for Environmental Filmmaking and Filmmakers for Conservation. Contact Chris Palmer at 885-3408.
E-mail Datebook items to afrank@american.edu
Submissions for:
Apr. 3 issue must be received by Wed., Mar. 28, 5 p.m.
Apr. 10 issue by Wed., Apr. 4, 5 p.m. |
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