Tues 11 Nov
Transatlantic Relations After Iraq
Noon–2 p.m., SIS Lounge. Part of the European Council’s European Studies Lecture Series. Speaker Daniel Hamilton is director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins SAIS and former deputy assistant secretary of state for European Affairs. Contact Michelle Egan at 885-1764.

China’s Security Strategy
6:30 p.m., Butler Conference Room. 57th Washington Asia Forum. Speaker Yan Xuetong is a director of the Institute of International Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing and an adjunct professor at the National Defense University at Ft. McNair in Washington, D.C. Contact Aria Bailey at 885-1760 or crs@american.edu.

Wed 12 Nov
Rethinking Policy toward Single Mothers
12:10–1:15 p.m., McCabe Hall 102. Part of the Economics Department Seminar Series. AU professor emerita Barbara Bergman will speak. Contact the economics department at 885-3770 or econ2@american.edu.

Human Rights Film Series: Bringing Down A Dictator
5:30 p.m., Wechsler Theatre, Mary Graydon Center. The story of the citizen movement against Serbian dictator Milosevic, using rock and ridicule as weapons. Contact the Center for Social Media at 885-3107 or socialmedia@american.edu.

Master of Science in Information Technology Management Information Session
6 p.m., Mary Graydon Center 200. Kogod’s part-time MSITM program combines cutting edge IT practices with sound business
management principles. Attend an information session and meet members of the Kogod IT faculty. RSVP to 885-1913 or itmkogod@american.edu. Visit kogod.american.edu/MSITM for more information.

Pax Islamica: Muslim Values Between War and Peace
6–8 p.m. Kay Spiritual Life Center. Part of the Islamic Lecture Series. Speaker Ali Mazrui is professor of humanities and director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at SUNY Binghamton. Cosponsored by the Muslim Student Association, SIS, Kay Spiritual Life Center, Mohammed Said Farsi Chair of Islamic Studies, Center for Global Peace, SOAS, and Society for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Contact Abdul Karim Bangura at 885-1546 or bangura@american.edu.

Amnesty International 30-Hour Fast Info Session
10 p.m., Ward 4. Amnesty International is sponsoring a 30-hour juice fast to raise funds for Oxfam, an organization that helps fund development, provides emergency relief in times of crisis, and campaigns for social and economic justice. Come to the information session to learn more. Contact Tran Nguyen at 885-8345.

Thurs 13 Nov
TESOL Program Fall Open House
7:30–8:30 p.m., Battelle-Tompkins Atrium. Contact Brock Brady at 885-1446.

Dance Thesis Concert: John Niemi
8 p.m., Capital Hall Chapel Dance Studio, Tenley campus. “Snapshots” illustrates moments in time and space captured in dance, movement, music, voice, and text. $10 general admission; $5 students, seniors and children. For tickets or more information call 202-463-3071 or e-mail msdjan@gwumc.edu.

The Shape of Things
9 p.m., McDonald Recital Hall, Kreeger 109. Student capstone performance sponsored by the University Honors Program and Department of Performing Arts. Tickets on sale now. $3 for students and $5 for nonstudents. Contact 885-6946 for more information.

Fri 14 Nov
AU Preview Day
8 a.m.–5 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact Michelle Kreeger at
aupreviewday@american.edu.

Philosophy for the Twenty-first Century
1–6 p.m., McDowell Formal Lounge. The Department of Philosophy and Religion sponsors the McDowell Conference on Philosophy and Social Policy. Contact Shelley Harshe at 885-2925 or philrel@american.edu.

Kogod Research Seminar Series
3:30–5 p.m. Krishna Kumar, George Washington University. Seating is limited. Contact Michel Robe at 885-1880 to RSVP.

Dance Thesis Concert: John Niemi
8 p.m., Capital Hall Chapel Dance Studio. See Nov. 13 entry.

The Shape of Things
8 p.m., McDonald Recital Hall, Kreeger 109. See Nov. 13 entry.

Sat 15 Nov
Volleyball
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Against University of Maryland, Eastern Shore.

Yuliya Gorenman in Concert
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. $10 general admission, $8 students, available only at the door. Contact Michael Murawski at 885-3422.

Dance Thesis Concert: John Niemi
8 p.m., Capital Hall Chapel Dance Studio. See Nov. 13 entry.

Mon 17 Nov
Life-Cycle Variation in the Association between Current and Lifetime Earnings
12:10–1:15 p.m., McCabe Hall 102. Part of the Economics Department Seminar Series. Gary Solon, University of Michigan, will speak. Contact the economics department at 885-3770 or econ2@american.edu.

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims—Oral Argument
1:30–5 p.m., WCL 603. The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims will hear oral argument in the case of Breeden v. Principi. All faculty and students are invited. A reception will follow. Contact WCL’s Office of Special Events and Continuing Legal Education at 202-274-4075.

Auditions for Much Ado About Nothing and Kiss Me Kate
8:30–11:30 p.m., Capital Hall Auditorium, Tenley Campus. The Department of Performing Arts is holding open auditions for its two spring performances, Much Ado directed by Caleen Sinnette Jennings and Kiss Me Kate directed by Karl Kippola. Auditions are open to all students. For information about audition requirements, visit www.american.edu/perf_arts/auditions.htm.

Tues 18 Nov
AU Ramadan Celebration
The AU community is invited to join AU’s Muslim community in a day of celebration of Ramadan. The celebration includes: fasting from dawn to sunset; being kind; considering others before self; and practicing self control. The fast will be broken with a traditional Iftar dinner at sunset. For more information and to RSVP e-mail ramadan@american.edu.

Auditions for Much Ado About Nothing and Kiss Me Kate
8:30–11:30 p.m., Kreeger, room 6. See Nov. 17 entry.

Save the date for AU’s annual holiday celebration AU President Benjamin Ladner and Nancy Bullard Ladner will host the annual faculty and staff reception to celebrate the holiday season on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Bender Arena. Mark your calendars and come celebrate the holidays at AU with your friends and colleagues.

Pianist Yuliya Gorenman Yuliya Gorenman, a critically acclaimed Russian-born pianist, will perform her first solo concert at AU since becoming musician in residence in spring 2002 at 8 p.m., Nov. 15, at the Greenberg Theatre. The program will include works by Chopin, Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt. Gorenman has appeared with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra and for the past four years, she has been invited to perform at the L’été musical dans la vallee du Lot in France. In 1997, she became an adjunct lecturer with the applied music faculty at AU. You can listen to audio clips of her performances at www.yuliya.com. General admission for the concert is $10; students, senior citizens, and the AU Community $8. Tickets are available at the door one hour prior to curtain.