| Democratic
partnership announced
A new partnership between American University’s Center for
Democracy and Election Management and the Washington-based Council
for a Community of Democracies will provide AU with new opportunities
to expand research, courses, and work on democratization in the
world. AU
students will now have two paid internship positions with CCD, and
staff or board members from CCD will teach courses on democratization
at AU. “By
bringing together the first university-based center focused on democracy
and election administration with a nongovernmental organization
like CCD we have opened new opportunities for our students and faculty
and enhanced our ability to contribute to the global democratic
process,” said Robert Pastor, director of CDES and vice president
of international affairs at AU.
Library won’t close
until Saturday
The students asked, and the administration listened. Responding
to student-fueled requests to keep the library open 24 hours a day
during finals, University Librarian Patricia Wand announced Thursday
that beginning today at 8 a.m., the library will remain open until
Friday at midnight. “The
students requested 24-hour access and the Student Confederation
helped make it happen by contributing financially,” Wand said.
“Student input is vital to the library, and I am pleased that
the students worked so diligently with the library to achieve this
goal.” Students
entering the building between midnight and 8 a.m. will be required
to present their AU IDs. Users also must sign-in and sign-out at
the information desk. The
library service desks, including circulation, copy center, reserves,
periodicals, interlibrary loan, and media services will remain open
until midnight during study days. The reference desk will close
at 10 p.m. Between midnight and 8 a.m., the information desk will
be staffed. For those who want to borrow materials the self check-out
machine, located by the circulation desk, will be available. Group
study rooms and the graduate study room remain available when the
building is open. The Anderson Computing Complex (ACC) is open 24
hours, Sundays at 8 a.m. until Fridays at midnight. ACC is open
8 a.m. until midnight on Saturdays. American
Facts available
American Facts has been updated for the fall 2004 semester.
It can be accessed online at www.american.edu/media/
(choose About AU, Facts and Figures). For a printed copy, contact
Jean Denney at jdenney@american.edu or 885-5950. American
Weekly takes a winter break
The Dec. 14 issue of American Weekly is the last for the
fall 2004 semester. American Weekly will begin spring semester
publication on Tuesday, Jan. 11. UP
photo service closes for the holidays
Photo file services in the University Publications office will be
closed from Friday, Dec. 17, to Monday, Jan. 3. Beginning Jan. 3
call 885-5970 or e-mail photos@american.edu
for photo reprint requests. |
