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Exhibit: Forget Me Not/No Me Olvides: Photography by Norma I. Quintana; Estuardo Maldonado: Dimensionalismo; and Annual Student Exhibitions
Katzen Arts Center, AU Museum. Forget Me Not and Photography by Norma I. Quintana run through May 7; Annual Student Exhibitions closes Apr. 2. Contact 885-1300. FSAP Brown Bag Lunch: “Assertiveness: What Is It, and How Do I Get It?”
Noon–1 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Learn about assertiveness. Bring lunch; snacks and sodas will be provided. Contact 885-2593. “International Law and International Financial Institutions”
12:30–6 p.m., WCL. The conference will investigate the legal responsibilities of international financial institutions. Contact 274-4075. “Wittgenstein as an Iceberg: Exploring the Jewish Depths”
2:10 p.m., Katzen, room 112. Ranjit Chatterjee, author of Wittgenstein and Judaism: A Triumph of Concealment, will lecture. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Religion. Contact 885-2925. Warren Hunsberger Lecture: “Looking Beyond the Korean Nuclear Crisis”
3 p.m., SIS Lounge. Gilbert Rozman, Princeton University, will speak. Contact 885-1760. Student-Alumni Connections: “Government–Public Sector, Private Responsibility”
5:30–7 p.m., Butler Board Room. Sponsored by the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program. Contact peace@american.edu. “Conditional Cash Transfers”
6–7:30 p.m., SIS Lounge. Sponsored by the International Development program. Contact 885-1657. IPCR Networking Party
7:30 p.m., location TBA. Join students, alumni, faculty, and practitioners. Contact peace@american.edu. Wed 29 March
“War Crimes, Military Accountability, and Civilian Contractors”
Noon–1:30 p.m., WCL, room 100. Geoffrey Corn, South Texas College of Law, will speak. Sponsored by the War Crimes Research Office and the National Institute of Military Justice. Contact 274-4067. TraCCC Brown Bag Lunch Series
Noon, Brandywine, room 300. Raymond June will discuss anticorruption initiatives in the Czech Republic. Contact 885-2830. “Policy Towards Illicit Drugs and Organized Crime”
12:10–1:15 p.m., Roper Hall, room 101. Peter Reuter, University of Maryland. Contact 885-3770. SPA Information Session
3–5 p.m., Ward 300. Learn more about SPA’s undergraduate and master’s programs. Contact 885-6230. Feminist Political Theory Forum
5 p.m., SIS Lounge. Sponsored by the Women and Politics Institute, this annual event features Debra Bergoffen discussing her recent publication, “How Rape Became a Crime Against Humanity.” Contact 885-2903. “Performing Gender”
5:30 p.m., McDowell Formal Lounge. The Women’s and Gender Studies Program presents comedian Erin Jackson, poet Didra Johnson, and hip hop artist Ani Dae, all of D.C. Contact 885-2981. Grotius Lecture
5:45–8 p.m., WCL. Sponsored by WCL’s International Legal Studies program. A reception follows. Contact 274-2075. Thurs 30 March
“WCL’s Feminist Roots: How Far Have We Come?”
Noon–1 p.m., WCL student lounge. WCL alumnae discuss their professional experiences in support of women’s rights, and current strategies and challenges. Contact 274-4075. “Women and Conflict in the Middle East: Iraqi and Palestinian Women Confront War and Occupation”
12:30 p.m., Kay Lounge. Event features Huwaida Arraf, cofounder of the International Solidarity Movement and WCL student, and Jumana Musa, Amnesty International USA. Contact 885-2981. Women’s Lacrosse vs. University of California, Davis
3:30 p.m., Jacobs Recreation Complex. Contact 885-3000. “Be True to You: Assertiveness in Relationships Workshop”
3:35–4:50 p.m., Hughes Formal Lounge. Learn how to express yourself genuinely and assertively as a way to develop your relationships. Contact 885-3500. “Spirituality in Conflict Analysis: Phillip Hellmich”
6 p.m., location TBA. Sponsored by Search for the Common Ground and the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program. Contact peace@american.edu. Fri 31 March
“Reparations and the Law”
Noon–7 p.m., WCL, room 602. The Black Law Students Association will sponsor a panel discussion on the “reparations for slavery” movement, and how it relates to the law. Contact 274-4075. International Communication Conference
2–5 p.m., Butler Board Room. Speakers include Joseph Pelton, director, Space Advanced Communication Research Institute. Contact 885-1621. “Blown Away: What Knot to Do When Sailing”
7:30 p.m., Ward 1. Sir Randolph William III (Colin Adams) will discuss how the mathematical theory of knots saved him during a nautical adventure. Contact 885-3120. Sat 1 Apr
National High School Moot Court Competition
Through 2 Apr.
9 a.m.–5 p.m., WCL. High school students from across the country will compete in this two-day event. Contact 274-4075. Ann Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference
9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Battelle-Tompkins. The annual CAS student research conference, now in its 16th year, will provide a forum for undergraduate and graduate students to present their original research. Contact 885-2446. AU Chamber Singers: “Gothic Voices, A Program of Early Music”
Through 2 Apr.
8 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. A concert of early music by Dufay, Josquin, Victoria, Schutz, J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, and others. Admission is $5–$8. Contact 885-3420. Sun 2 Apr
National High School Moot Court Competition
9 a.m.–5 p.m., WCL. See 1 Apr. AU Chamber Singers: “Gothic Voices, A Program of Early Music”
3 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. See 1 Apr. New Plays Workshop Series: Penelope
Through 3 Apr.
7 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre. This play reading, directed by Gail Humphries Mardirosian, tells the story of The Odyssey from the point of view of Penelope, Odysseus’s wife. The play reading is presented in conjunction with the Embassy of Greece, Office of the Cultural Counselor. Contact 885-3420. Mon 3 Apr
New Plays Workshop Series: Penelope
7 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre. See 2 Apr. “Human Rights Implications of Hurricane Katrina: Six Months Later”
9 a.m.–5 p.m., WCL. The response to Hurricane Katrina spotlighted issues of class, race, and poverty in the United States. Six months later, it’s time to assess how the rebuilding and restoration efforts have implicated human rights concerns. Sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Contact 274-4180. Tues 4 Apr
Exhibit: First-Year MFA Candidates
Through 9 Apr.
Katzen Arts Center, AU Museum. Features paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations. Contact 885-1300. TraCCC Spring Speaker Series
2–4 p.m., SIS Lounge. Jay Albanese, International Center of the U.S. National Institute of Justice, will discuss recent research addressing the crime-terror nexus. Contact 885-2830. Women’s Lacrosse vs. UMBC
4 p.m., Jacobs Recreation Complex. Contact athletics at 885-3000. Kogod MSM Information Session
5–7 p.m., outside Kogod, room 118. Learn more about MS in management. Contact KogodGrad@american.edu. IPCR Student-Alumni Connections: “Private Sector, Moral Responsibility”
5:30–7 p.m., SIS Lounge. Contact peace@american.edu. Peter M. Cicchino Awards
6–9 p.m., WCL dining room. The Peter M. Cicchino Awards for Outstanding Advocacy in the Public Interest is held every year in honor of the former WCL professor, who passed away in 2000. This program celebrates Cicchino’s devotion to public interest issues in all aspects of his life, by recognizing students and alumni who have demonstrated a similar dedication in their work. Contact 274-4075. American Forum: “The White House Press Corp: Then and Now”
7:30–9 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, main floor, banquet rooms. This forum will feature Mark McDonald, broadcast journalist in residence at SOC and WAMU program director. Contact 885-2060. Wed 5 Apr
Table Talk Lunch Series
Noon, Kay Spiritual Center Lounge. Contact 885-3321. TraCCC Brown Bag Lunch Series
Noon, Brandywine, room 300. Contact 885-2830. Women and Politics Institute Brown Bag Lunch Series
Noon–1 p.m., Ward 300. Contact 885-2903. “The Economic Impact of AIDS Treatment: Labor Supply in Western Kenya”
12:10–1:15 p.m., Roper Hall, room 101. Contact 885-3770. Our Town
Through 8 Apr.
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. Contact 885-2587. Thurs 6 Apr
Alan Mandel in Concert
8 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. Contact 885-3420. Fri 7 Apr
Bishop Hurst Lecture: “The Poorest of the Poor: Justice and the Feminization of Global Poverty”
2:15 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 4–5. Contact 885-2925. International Development Friday Forum
4:30–6 p.m., SIS Lounge. Contact 885-1657 or e-mail idpsis@american.edu. Graduate Dance Festival
Through 8 Apr.
8 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre. Contact 885-3420.
E-mail Datebook items to afrank@american.edu
Submissions for:
April 4 issue must be received by Wed., March 29, 5 p.m.
April 11 issue by Wed., April 5, 5 p.m.
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