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| THIS WEEK |
During November on the Madrid Campus, members of the SLU-Madrid community are invited to write the names of their deceased loved ones on slips of paper and place them in the box on the altar of the chapel (PRH, 1st floor), so that they will be remembered at all Masses celebrated this month. Registration continues for Spring 2010 semester. For information on how to register online, click here >> MONDAY 16th Pre-Thanksgiving Food Drive begins • bring in some canned goods for those less fortunate! / collection box inside Student Life Office 20th Anniversary of the deaths of six Jesuits and two women (their housekeeper and her daughter) on the campus of the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) in El Salvador, San Salvador. >> 1:50 pm • Catholic Mass offered in remembrance of the “UCA Martyrs” • Chapel, PRH first floor TUESDAY 17th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm • Red Cross (Cruz Roja) Blood Drive • A mobile unit will be at the main entrance of Padre Rubio Hall / Give the gift of life! For more information, visit www.donarsangre.org. 2:00 – 2:30 pm • workshop on “Christian-Evangelical Prayer” led by Professor Melanie Mitchell, third in the 4-part Prayer Series held on Tuesdays in November about how different religious traditions pray • Padre Rubio Hall Chapel WEDNESDAY 18th 9:15 am • Invited talk entitled "Influenza A (H1N1) virus" by Diana Alecsandru, M.D., Ph.D. (Inmunology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid) • Padre Rubio Hall 8 12:30-1:45 pm • Guest Performer-Speaker Virgil Popa, double bass player, speaks about his instrument and will play classical works by Bottesini, Brahms, Dittersdorf and Bizet) • PRH 2 1:50 pm • Catholic Mass in English – Chapel, PRH first floor 6:00 pm • SGA-sponsored General Student Forum with SLU-Madrid administrators • opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns • Library THURSDAY 19th 1:50 pm • Misa Católica en español – Padre Rubio Hall (PRH) Chapel, first floor 10:00 am • Talk on "French as an International Language: Canada and Quebec" by guest speaker Dr. Maeve Conrick (Dean of Arts and Statutory Lecturer in French, University College Cork) sponsored by the Division of Languages and Literature • Padre Rubio Hall 8 10:00 am • Invited talk entitled “Energy Efficiency in Computer Networks: Ethernet as a Case Study” by the guest speaker Dr. Pedro Reviriego (Universidad Antonio Nebrija) • PAH 3 5.30-6.30 pm • "Classical Greek Culture in Ancient Christianity" by Dr. Miguel Herrero de Jáuregui (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), third in the 2009-2010 Conference Cycle: "What Have the Classics Ever Done for Us?" • PAH 4 >> 8:00 pm • SLU-Madrid theater presents “Quintet: Five Short Plays about Love,” performed in English and directed by Greg Stanford • Free Admission • Colegio Mayor Elias Ahuja, c/ Rector Royo Villanova, 4 FRIDAY 20th 3:00 pm • Philosophy Live! SLU's philosophers meet informally to discuss their work in progress. Next meeting: John R. Welch, "Remedies for Reflective Disequilibrium," Friday, November 20, 3:00 p.m., Everett Rice Room. All are welcome. Advance copies of the paper are available from jwelch7@slu.edu. 8:00 pm • SLU-Madrid theater presents “Quintet: Five Short Plays about Love,” performed in English and directed by Greg Stanford • Free Admission • Colegio Mayor Elias Ahuja, c/ Rector Royo Villanova, 4 SATURDAY 21st Ávila Day Trip sponsored by Campus Ministry • opportunity to explore the beautiful city of Ávila (about an hour and a half from Madrid), while following a bit of the life of St. Teresa of Ávila / 40€ fee covers train ticket, a nice lunch and entrance fees to the places being visited • sign-up in Finance Office 6:00 pm • SLU-Madrid World Cup first round matches begin / Teams and game times will be posted on the SGAMadrid bulletin board outside of Padre Rubio Hall and on the Facebook event page SUNDAY 22nd 6:00 pm • Campus Ministry Sunday Mass • Padre Rubio Hall 8 |
| UPCOMING |
| November 23 (Monday) • 4:00 pm / Dr. Francisco Caudet Roca, of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, will be presenting “Charles Dickens y Benito Pérez Galdós” / PRH 6 November 25 (Wednesday) • 2:00-2:30 pm / Academic Integrity Forum November 25 (Wednesday) / SLU-Madrid Dance Performance November 26 (Thursday) / U.S. Thanksgiving Day – special menu in the cafeteria / 12:30 pm: Thanksgiving Day Mass for those who wish in the PRH Chapel November 26 (Thursday) 12:30-1:45 pm / Guest Performer-Speaker Gudrun Olafsdottir, mezzo soprano, and Javier Jauregui, guitarist and SLU-Madrid music professor, will present and play songs for voice and guitar from Spanish and Icelandic traditions / PRH 2 November 27 (Friday) • 2:00-3:00 pm / All Faculty Meeting • PRH 8 December 1 (Tuesday) • 12:30-1:45 pm / Guest Performer-Speaker Marco Cresci Cormio, clarinetist and bass clarinetist, will play classical and jazz works, some of his own composition December 2 (Wednesday) • Campus Ministry Pancake Breakfast • proceeds used to support Bokatas (food outreach to the homeless) December 8 (Tuesday) / La Inmaculada Concepción Holiday / The University will be closed, although the library will be open with “weekend hours,” i.e. from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 14 (Monday) / Final Day FL09 Classes December 15-19 (Tuesday-Saturday) / FL09 Final Exams December 19 (Saturday) • 4:00 pm / Mid-Year Graduation Ceremony December 20 (Sunday) / University Housing Move-Out Date December 22 (Tuesday) / Deadline for professors to submit FL09 final grades December 23 – January 1 / University Holidays / all facilities closed January 6 (Wednesday) / Epifanía (Tres Reyes) Holiday / all facilities closed January 10 (Sunday) / New Student Arrival and University Housing Move-In January 11-12 (Monday-Tuesday) / New Student Orientation Days January 13 (Wednesday) / First Day SP10 Classes |
| THIS WEEK IN SPORTS |
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| SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Welcome to Diego Rodríguez-Vila, a new member of the Admissions staff! Diego was a student on the SLU-Madrid Campus in the late 1980s. |
| OPPORTUNITIES & INVITATIONS |
| The Chinese Club – providing a great opportunity to get closer to Chinese language and culture – is forming for the fall semester. For more information, contact Iris González Schiller, the Chinese professor, at igonzal2@slu.edu. Need help with your Spanish? Stuck on your homework? >> Have you ever written a play? Would you like to try?>> The English Writing Assistance Center, located on the ground floor of Manresa Hall, has begun its full fall schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, and Tuesday and Thursdays from 12:00 Noon – 4:00 pm. Our talented and dedicated staff will work with you to improve your writing, identify grammatical errors, and strengthen arguments. French and German conversation tables take place on Friday afternoons. |
