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President Ladner to address AU community
AU President Benjamin Ladner will deliver his annual address to students, faculty, and staff at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in Ward 1. The presentation will include AnewAU facilities update.
For information, contact Leslie Wong at 885-2143. |
Tues 8 Feb
Training Opportunity: ServicePlus
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., location TBA. This course for full-time staff is a prerequisite to all other Service Excellence courses. Topics include the benefits of creating strong service relationships and key principles for meeting the needs of those to whom we provide service. Registration required. Contact Katie Boggs at boggs@american.edu.
83rd Washington Asia Forum
2 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Three visiting scholars from Japan, China, and Korea will discuss China’s emergence as an economic, political, and military power in twenty-first–century Asia. Contact Aria Bailey at 885-1760. Counseling Center Seminar
3:35–4:50 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. Discuss understanding and managing anxiety at this weekly seminar. Contact the Counseling Center at 885-3500. Wed 9 Feb
Database of the Week Demonstration
3–3:30 p.m., Bender Library reference desk. Take an electronic tour of the Project MUSE database. Contact the library at 885-3200. Anna Cypra Oliver Reading and Discussion
8 p.m., Battelle-Tompkins atrium. Author Anna Cypra Oliver will read from and discuss her first book, Assembling My Father: A Daughter’s Detective Story. The book chronicles the life of Oliver’s father, who killed himself when she was a child. Contact Nicki Miller at 885-2973. Thurs 10 Feb
Evolving International Standards Pertaining to the Resolution of Election Disputes
1–5 p.m., WCL, room 603. This annual symposium will focus on the growth of administrative law in international dispute resolution mechanisms. Techniques to be addressed include traditional legal channels and diplomatic channels. Registration required. Contact Terry Hoverter at 274-4075. President Ladner’s Annual Address
4 p.m., Ward 1. AU President Benjamin Ladner will deliver his annual address to students, faculty, and staff. Contact Leslie Wong at 885-2143. Black Same-Sex Households in the United States: A Report from the 2000 Census
6–8 p.m., Battelle-Tompkins atrium. Alain Dang, policy analyst for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute and a member of the National Black Justice Coalition, will discuss why this is such an important issue in the GLBT community. Contact the GLBTA Resource Center at 885-3347. SIS Alumni-Student Networking Reception
7–8:30 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 4 and 5. This networking reception is an opportunity to meet students, alumni, faculty, staff, and selected employers, and to share career information. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served. RSVP required. Contact Pat Oltmann at 885-1801. Antigone
Through 12 Feb
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. Gail Humphries Mardirosian directs Sophocles’ timeless myth. Admission is $15 or $8 for the AU community and seniors. Contact the box office at 885-2587. Fri 11 Feb
Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference
Through 13 Feb
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Butler Conference Room. This 12th annual conference is the longest running lesbian-gay studies event in North America. Highlights of the three-day conference include a roundtable discussion on language and sexual citizenship in France; a poetry reading; and a performance piece exploring the language of the ex-gay movement. Registration fee is $10 or $5 for students. Advance registration not required. Contact William Leap at 885-1831. Women’s Basketball vs. Bucknell
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Antigone
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. See 10 Feb. Sat 12 Feb
Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference
9 a.m.–6 p.m., Butler Conference Room. See 11 Feb. Antigone
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. See 10 Feb. Sun 13 Feb
Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Butler Conference Room.
See 11 Feb.
Women’s basketball takes on Colgate
Support the women’s basketball team as the AU Eagles take the court against Patriot League rivals, the Colgate Raiders, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at Bender Arena.
Tickets are $5; admission for students is free. For more information, contact athletics at 885-3000. |
Women’s Basketball vs. Colgate
2 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. Wrestling vs. Maryland
6 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. Tues 15 Feb
Women and Politics Institute Brown Bag Lunch Series
1–2 p.m., Ward 300. This spring series explores political challenges and issues facing women, both domestically and internationally. This week, Catherine Warrick, assistant professor in the Women and Politics Institute, will speak. Contact Beth Degi at 885-2903. Taking Charge of Your Career Development
1–5 p.m., location TBA. Participants will reflect on their career development using the Strong Interest Inventory and learn about various paths at AU. To participate in this course, participants must complete prework, which takes about an hour and is due two weeks before the class. Registration is required. Contact Katie Boggs at boggs@american.edu. Counseling Center Seminar
3:35–4:50 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. Discuss lust, trust, and improving your relationships at this weekly seminar. Contact the Counseling Center at 885-3500. Wed 16 Feb
Table Talk Lunch Series
Noon, Kay Center Lounge. “Race and Politics: The Case for the District of Columbia.” Free to students; a donation of $5 from faculty and staff is requested. Reservations required. Contact 885-3321. Database of the Week Demonstration
3–3:30 p.m., Bender Library reference desk. Take an electronic tour of the SourceOECD database. Contact the library at 885-3200. Book Signing
5–6 p.m., campus store. P.W. Singer, author of Children at War, will speak and sign copies of the book. Contact the store at
885-6320. Visiting Writers Series: Leslie Pietrzyk
8 p.m., Butler Board Room. A 1985 graduate of AU’s MFA program, Pietrzyk is the author of Pears on a Willow Tree and most recently, A Year and a Day, which was chosen for the Borders Bookstores Original Voices series. Contact the Department of Literature at 885-2973 or www.american.edu/visitingwriters. Sat 19 Feb
Creative Writing Colloquium: Memoir
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Battelle-Tompkins atrium. Activities include multiple writing sessions, a panel discussion, and a reading by Richard McCann. Registration required. Contact Randon Noble at rnoble@american.edu. Women’s Basketball vs. Lafayette
2 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Wrestling vs. Virginia
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. Tues 22 Feb
Counseling Center Seminar
3:35–4:50 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. Discuss women, food, and body image at this weekly seminar. Contact the Counseling Center at
885-3500.
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AU students stage Greek tragedy Antigone
The Greenberg Theatre will be transformed into an ancient Greek amphitheater, as AU students, under the direction of Gail Humphries Mardirosian, present Sophocles’ timeless myth Antigone.
The 2,500-year-old play will be staged at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, through Saturday, Feb. 12, at the theatre, 4200 Wisconsin Ave.
Tickets, which can be purchased online at www.americantix.com, are $8 for the AU community and seniors and $15 for the general public. For more details, contact the box office at 885-2587.
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