Celebrating Scholarship honors SPA, SIS authors
With interests ranging from foreign policy to feminism, four faculty authors will share the stories behind their recently published works Thursday during Celebrating Scholarship.
This semester’s honorees are: Maryann Barakso, SPA, Governing NOW: Grassroots Activism in the National Organization for Women; Deirdre Golash, SPA, The Case Against Punishment: Retribution, Crime Prevention, and the Law; Julie Mertus, SIS, Bait and Switch: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy; and John Richardson, SIS, Paradise Poisoned: Learning about Conflict, Terrorism, and Development from Sri Lanka’s Civil Wars.
The event will be held at 3 p.m. in the library’s third floor archives reading room.
For more information, contact Nick Banovetz at 885-3233. |
Tues 14 Feb
Exhibit: Body Languages: Mary Coble and Robert Flynt; Remembering Marc and Komei; From the Studio
Through March 12
AU Museum, Katzen Arts Center. Hours: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Tues. through Thurs.; 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Fri. and Sat.; and noon–4 p.m. Sun. Contact 885-1300. TraCCC Spring Speaker Series
2–4 p.m., SIS Lounge. David Kaplan of U.S. News and World Report and Douglas Farah, author of Blood Diamonds, will join TraCCC director Louise Shelley and John Picarelli of SIS to discuss the recent developments in crime-terror interaction. Contact 885-2830. Valentine’s Day Party
6–9 p.m., AU Museum, Katzen Arts Center. This museumwide celebration features Twister, food, music, and art. Contact 885-1300. “Writing Research Papers”
5:45–7 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 245. Offered for graduate students. Contact the Academic Support Center at 885-3360. Wed 15 Feb
“Women’s Health in Developing Countries: Effects of Access to and Quality of Healthcare on Their Economies”
10 a.m.–1:30 p.m., WCL, room 603. This conference will address how investing in women’s health in developing countries will save countless lives and help promote sustainable economic development. Free for students and alumni; $10 admission for the general public. RSVP required. Contact 274-4075. Table Talk Lunch Series
Noon, Kay Spiritual Center Lounge.“Can Child Labor Ever be Justified as a Tool of Development?” Free lunch provided for students; faculty and staff are asked to make a $5 donation. RSVP required. Contact 885-3321. Economics Department Seminar Series
12:10–1:15 p.m., Roper Hall, room 101. Gregory Elliehausen of the Credit Research Center at Georgetown University will lecture about the demand for payday advance or refunding anticipation loans. Contact 885-3770. “Studying for and Taking Tests”
12:45–2 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 245. The workshop will cover effective study techniques to improve test performance. Contact the Academic Support Center at 885-3360. 98th Washington Asia Forum
3 p.m., Hughes Formal Lounge. Alexander Vorontsov will present “North Korea Social-Economic Reform: Following China’s Footsteps?” Vorontsov heads the Department for Korean and Mongolian Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Contact Aria Bailey at 885-1760. Database of the Week Demonstration
3 p.m., Bender Library, room 306. Learn about the Gale Virtual Reference Library, which features online encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. Contact Clement Ho at 885-3843. MBA Information Session
6–8 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 203. Learn more about Kogod and the MBA program. Contact kogodgrad@american.edu. Thurs 16 Feb
“The Death Penalty: Religious, Moral, and Legal Perspectives”
10 a.m.–1:30 p.m., WCL, room 603. This event will examine the development of the death penalty in religious law and the evolution of social moral thought relating to the death penalty. Practitioners will also discuss their work with death row inmates. Contact 274-4075. OSP Seminar on SPIN-SMARTS Database
1–3 p.m., Anderson Computing Complex, room B11.Training for faculty in the use of SPIN and SMARTS. Reservations are required. Contact Sarah Wassum at swassum@american.edu. Celebrating Scholarship
3 p.m., Bender Library, archives reading room. See box above. “Crossing Borders”
4:30–7 p.m., WCL, room 603. Discussion of immigration legislation; participants, representing diverse views, will discuss bills they sponsored and answer questions. Contact 274-4075. “The Identity Crisis: Black Is, Black Ain’t”
7 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 203–205. Black History Month event. Contact Lorenley Baez at 885-3651. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Through 18 Feb.
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. After an upstanding young man is found dead, the audience must help solve the mystery by choosing an ending in this energetic musical comedy based on Charles Dickens’s novel. Directed by Karl Kippola. Tickets are $5–$16. Contact 885-2587. Fri 17 Feb
International Development Friday Forum
4:30–6 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 203–205. This event, sponsored by the International Development Program Student Association, will focus on Brazil’s landless movement. Contact 885-1657 or idpsis@american.edu. Men’s Wrestling vs. East Stroudsburg
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. “Fight Apathy Tour”
7:30 p.m., the Tavern. Black History Month event. Contact Lorenley Baez at 885-3651. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. See 16 Feb. Sat 18 Feb
Men’s Basketball vs. Holy Cross
2 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. American University Concerto and Aria Competition
Through 19 Feb.
3 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. The winners of this competition will be featured during the AU symphony orchestra and chorus concert, April 28–30. Contact 885-3420. Women’s Basketball vs. Holy Cross
4:30 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. See 16 Feb. Sun 19 Feb
American University Concerto and Aria Competition
3 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. See 18 Feb. Mon 20 Feb
Math, Science, and Technology Graduate Open House
9:15 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Battelle-Tompkins atrium. Learn more about courses, research opportunities, and graduate funding in the mathematics and statistics, biology, chemistry, environmental science, computer science, and professional science master’s programs. RSVP required. Contact 885-3620. “Recent Developments in the Repatriation of Native American Cultural Heritage”
11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m., WCL. Speakers will address the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Contact 274-4075. Screening: Afro-Punk
7 p.m., Kay Spiritual Life Center. Black History Month event. Contact Lorenley Baez at 885-3651. “Black Culture: African Americans and Caribbeans”
7:20 p.m., Butler Board Room. Black History Month event. Contact Lorenley Baez at 885-3651. Tues 21 Feb
“Serving the South Asian Community Here and Abroad”
10 a.m.–2 p.m., WCL student lounge. How local legal groups have addressed the needs of south Asian communities. Contact 274-4075. 99th Washington Asia Forum
2 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 203. T.J. Cheng will present “Washington’s Policies Toward North Korea and the Taiwan Strait.” Cheng is a Class of 1935 Professor in the Department of Govern-ment at the College of William and Mary. Contact Aria Bailey at 885-1760. “Overcoming Procrastination”
5:45–7 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 245. Contact the Academic Support Center at 885-3360. Women’s Basketball vs. Navy
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. “From Sea Turtles to Whales: How to Produce Successful Marine-Related Films”
7 p.m., Wechsler Theatre. Learn how scientists and filmmakers work together to make films without exploiting or harming marine life. Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Filmmaking and Filmmakers for Conservation. Contact SOC at 885-2060. American Forum: “What Did You Do in the Revolution, Mom and Dad?”
8 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 2–6. Based on SOC professor Lenny Steinhorn’s book The Greater Generation: In Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy, the panel will debate the Baby Boomers’ legacy of social change. Contact 885-2060. Wed 22 Feb
Women and Politics Institute Brown Bag Lunch Series
Noon–1 p.m., Ward 300. Contact 885-2903. Economics Department Seminar Series
12:10–1:15 p.m., Roper Hall, room 101. Contact 885-3770. Thurs 23 Feb
Table Talk Lunch Series
Noon, Kay Spiritual Center lounge. Contact 885-3321. Men’s Basketball vs. Navy
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. Fri 24 Feb
International Development Friday Forum
4:30–6 p.m., SIS lounge. Contact 885-1657 or idpsis@american.edu.
E-mail Datebook items to afrank@american.edu
Submissions for:
Feb. 21 issue must be received by Wed., Feb. 15, 5 p.m.
Feb. 28 issue by Wed., Feb. 22, 5 p.m. |
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