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Gingerbread
house raffle highlights annual holiday reception
Faculty
and staff are invited to get in the holiday spirit—and
the spirit of giving—during AU’s annual reception,
Wednesday, Dec. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Bender Arena. The
event, hosted by AU President Benjamin Lander and Nancy Bullard
Ladner, will feature hors d’oeuvres and a gingerbread
house raffle.
Partygoers
are asked to bring a new and unwrapped toy for the Marine
Corps Toys for Tots program or a canned good for the D.C.
Central Kitchen. Donations will be collected throughout the
party.
For
more information, contact Lisa Arakaki at 885-2430.
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Tues
14 Dec
Study Days
Through 15 Dec.
Wed
15 Dec
Final Perk
8:30–10:30 a.m., Bender Library, lower level. During this event,
held every semester at exam time, students can enjoy free coffee
and cookies. Contact Nick Banovetz at 885-3233.
Thurs
16 Dec
Final Exams
Through 22 Dec.
Fidelity
and TIAA-CREF Representatives on Campus
All day, Human Resources Office. Need a little investment guidance?
Representatives from Fidelity and TIAA-CREF will be available for
one-on-one counseling sessions. Schedule an appointment with Fidelity
at 800-642-7131 or with TIAA-CREF at 202-637-0090.
Mon
20 Dec
Final Grades Due
Through 28 Dec. Thurs
23 Dec
Christmas Holiday
Through 24 Dec.
University offices closed.
Tues
28 Dec
Men’s Basketball vs. La Salle
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Thurs
30 Dec
New Year Holiday
Through 31 Dec.
University offices closed.
Fri
31 Dec
Women’s Basketball vs. Liberty
1 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
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Basketball
schedule
Men’s
Basketball Schedule
Dec.
23 at Maryland, 8 p.m.
Dec. 28 vs. La Salle, 7 p.m.
Jan. 2 at Delaware, 2 p.m.
Jan. 4 at Missouri, 7 p.m.
Jan. 8 vs. Lehigh, 2 p.m.
Jan. 10 at Yale, 7 p.m.
Jan. 12 at Navy, 7 p.m.
Jan. 15 vs. Lafayette, 2 p.m.
Jan. 21 at Army, 7 p.m.
Jan. 23 at Holy Cross, 3 p.m.
Jan. 28 vs. Bucknell, 7 p.m.
Jan. 30 vs. Colgate, 2 p.m.
Feb. 4 vs. Army, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6 vs. Holy Cross, 2 p.m.
Feb. 11 at Bucknell, 7 p.m.
Feb. 13 at Colgate, 2 p.m.
Feb. 19 at Lafayette, 1 p.m.
Feb. 23 at Lehigh, 7 p.m.
Feb. 26 vs. Navy, 2 p.m.
March 4 Patriot League First Round, TBA
March 6 Patriot League Second Round, TBA
March 11 Patriot League Championship, TBA
Women’s
Basketball Schedule
Dec.
28 University of Virginia Tournament vs. James Madison, 4:30
p.m.
Dec. 29 University of Virginia Tournament vs. Virginia or
Albany, 4:30 or 7 p.m.
Dec. 31 vs. Liberty, 1 p.m.
Jan. 6 vs. Brown, 7 p.m.
Jan. 8 at Lehigh, 7 p.m.
Jan. 12 vs. Navy, 7 p.m.
Jan. 15 at Lafayette, 7 p.m.
Jan. 21 vs. Army, 7 p.m.
Jan. 23 vs. Holy Cross, 2 p.m.
Jan. 28 at Bucknell, 7 p.m.
Jan. 30 at Colgate, 2 p.m.
Feb. 2 vs. Maryland, 7 p.m.
Feb. 4 at Army, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6 at Holy Cross, 1 p.m.
Feb. 11 vs. Bucknell, 7 p.m.
Feb. 13 vs. Colgate, 2 p.m.
Feb. 19 vs. Lafayette, 2 p.m.
Feb. 23 vs. Lehigh, 7 p.m.
Feb. 26 at Navy, TBA
March 3 Patriot League First Round, TBA
March 5 Patriot League Second Round, TBA
March 9 Patriot League Championship, TBA
All
home games held at Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000
for details.
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Mon
3 Jan
Welcome Week
Through 9 Jan.
Thurs
6 Jan
Women’s Basketball vs. Brown
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Sat
8 Jan
Men’s Basketball vs. Lehigh
2 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Sun
9 Jan
Wrestling vs. Slippery Rock
1 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Mon
10 Jan
Classes and Late Registration Begin
Wed
12 Jan
Women’s Basketball vs. Navy
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Fri
14 Jan
Late Registration Ends
Sat
15 Jan
Men’s Basketball vs. Lafayette
2 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Mon
17 Jan
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
University offices closed.
Thurs
20 Jan
Inauguration Day
University offices closed.
Fri
21 Jan
Women’s Basketball vs. Army
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Sun
23 Jan
Women’s Basketball vs. Holy Cross
2 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Mon
24 Jan
Last Day to Add a Course or Change Grade Option
Wed
26 Jan
Visiting Writers Series: Faculty Benefit Reading
8 p.m., Butler Board Room. This annual reading of poetry and fiction
by members of AU’s creative writing faculty features Cornelius
Eady, E.J. Levy, and Richard McCann. Proceeds from the event will
be donated to Food and Friends, a local organization which provides
meals to people with HIV and AIDS. Suggested donation is $5. Contact
the Department of Literature at 885-2973 or www.american.edu/visitingwriters.
Fri
28 Jan
Men’s Basketball vs. Bucknell
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
Sat
29 Jan
Visiting Writers Series: Poetry and Psychoanalysis with Alicia Ostriker
and Arlene Kramer Richards
1:30–5 p.m., Ward 1 auditorium. This conference focuses on
how emotional life can block poetry and how deep psychoanalytic
understanding can release the poetic mind. Ostriker will present
“The Space of This Dialogue,” a paper which includes readings
from her most recent book of poems, The Volcano Sequence, while
Richards will present “Poetry and Psychoanalysis: A Measured
Passion.” Registration is required. Cost is $50; free to AU
students. Contact Nancy Goodman at 301-951-3440.
Sun
30 Jan
Men’s Basketball vs. Colgate
2 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.
| Mail AU
datebook items to Adrienne Frank, University Publications, Tenley
Campus, 8121, or e-mail afrank@american.edu.
Please submit items at least 10 days before your event. |
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