Winter Break / no classes · Campus services will be open, with library observing weekend hours (3:00 – 9:00 pm) / Sports events will take place as usual.


TUESDAY 23^rd

Winter Break / no classes · Campus services will be open, with library observing weekend hours (3:00 – 9:00 pm) / Sports events will take place as usual.


WEDNESDAY 24^th

Please let César Rioja, Sports Director, know (criojaal@slu.edu) if you are interested in the Hiking Day Trip on Saturday to La Cabrera.

1:50 pm · Catholic Mass in English · Chapel, Padre Rubio Hall, 1st floor

5:00 pm · Faculty & Staff Opportunity – Part II of Mission Series: "The Values and Aspirations that Characterize Jesuit Education,” followed by merienda · Library Reading Room 2 >>


THURSDAY 25^th

1:50 pm · Misa Católica en español · PRH Capilla, primera planta

2:00 pm · Interviewing Skills Seminar presented by Career Services

2:00 pm · Roswitha Zahlner Casmier. “Anti-exoticism in the works of Tunisian writer Emna Belhaj Yahia.”  / first in a series of informal lectures by SLU-Madrid professors presenting their research in the field of Women’s Studies / open to all – bring your lunch, questions and suggestions! · PRH 13 >>

2:30 – 3:45 pm · "Accessing Culture: Challenges to Getting, and Telling, an ‘Inside’ Story" / special guest lecture by documentary filmmaker and co-founder of Elegant Mob Films, Javier Gómez Serrano, who will show clips from his new film, “Shipwreck: Life at a Scrapyard” and share the challenges he faces as a filmmaker when trying to access and narrate the stories of a culture from which he is an outsider · all are welcome to attend · PRH 8


FRIDAY 26^th

(If moving in fall 2010 to St. Louis Campus) deadline to apply for University housing.

Final day to sign up for Loyola Experience. >>

2:00 pm · Faculty meeting · Library reading room

8.30 pm · Join Dual Campus Ambassadors for an evening of ice skating at Dreams, Palacio de Hielo / cost is 11€ including the skate rental / meet either in front of PRH at 8:30 pm or at the ice-ring at 9:00 pm (Calle Silvana 77 / metro: Canillas: Line 4). Bring gloves and your SANITAS card!


SATURDAY 27^th

8:15 am · Hiking Day Trip to La Cabrera in the Sierra de Madrid leaves from Moncola Intercambiador. 


SUNDAY 28^th

6:00 pm · Campus Ministry Sunday Mass · PRH 8

UPCOMING

Tuesday, March 2 · deadline for professors to submit midterm grades

Tuesday, March 2 · 2:00 pm · informational meeting for those interested in transferring to another university · PRH 4

Wednesday, March 3 · 12:30 pm · Talk by Satoko Nakajima from Tokyo Kaiyo Daigaku University (Japan) on “‘The Perfect Wife’ and the widows of the living ~ cases of bigamy from the Inquisition during the sixteenth-century Spain” · PRH 1

Friday-Sunday, March 5-7 · Loyola Retreat (Basque Country)

Thursday, March 11 · deadline to sign-up for trip to Argentina and Uruguay

Friday, March 12 · final day to drop a class and receive a grade of W

Monday, March 15 · deadline to submit transfer application for Fall 2010

Wednesday, March 17 · sign-up and payment deadline for Morocco trip

Friday, March 19 · San José Holiday / University closed (library observes weekend hours)

Saturday, March 27 · university housing move-out date (for Semana Santa holidays)

Monday-Friday, March 29- April 2 · Semana Santa holidays / University closed

Tuesday, March 30 · application deadline to become a U.S. and Canadian Language & Culture Assistant (cf. notice under Opportunities & Invitations)

Sunday, April 4 · Easter / university housing move-in date

Monday, April 5 · All classes resume

Wednesday-Friday, Monday-Tuesday, May 5-7, 10-11 · Spring 2010 final exams

Wednesday, May 12 · University housing move-out date

Friday, May 14 · Spring 2010 Commencement

CELEBRATING THE SEASON OF LENT
The forty days of Lent, leading to the celebration of Easter, are a time of renewal during which we are invited to deepen and strengthen our relationship with God in an intentional way, in communion with the whole Church.  Looking for some things to help you spiritually through Lent this year? Check out these web-site possibilities >>

Don’t jeopardize your status to be in Spain legally!  If you missed your appointment to obtain your Spanish Student Residency Card last Friday, the 19th, you must see Ariadne Ferro in Student Life immediately. Click here for information about Residency Cards and Proper Student Documentation >>


HELP US (while enjoying pizza and snacks) TO ATTRACT A GREAT NEW CLASS OF STUDENTS!  Volunteers are needed to phone prospective students during Prospective Student Call Nights, April 17 & 18. >>

Women´s Studies Brown Bag Lecture Series sponsored by the Divisions of Languages & Literature and Business & Social Sciences >>

Opportunity for those interested in learning more about the process of transferring to another university (or moving to SLU St. Louis) – March 2, 2:00 pm, PRH 4. If you missed the first meeting, please attend this one!

Do you intend to graduate this May? Intend to participate in the Graduation Ceremony scheduled for Friday, May 14? Click here for very important information! >>

Spring Semester Office and Service Hours >>

Spring Semester Library Hours >>

Five additional spots available for trip to Morocco, March 31 - April 4. Travel on an overnight bus to Algeciras, cross the strait of Gibraltar and spend 4 days immersed in the Moroccan culture. Only 450 euros, all included. Please sign up in Finance AND contact Marta Maruri in Student Life (or at mmaruriv@slu.edu) to receive complete passport information. Payment deadline: Wednesday, March 17. Full itinerary and more information about Morocco Exchange (in charge of this trip) is available at http://moroccoexchange.org

Christian Life Communities are close-knit groups of 6 to 10 people that promote trusting and supportive relationships among "friends in the Lord." Practicing Ignatian Spirituality, with the help of a guide, CLC members seek a deeper appreciation of God's action in their lives individually and communally. Through prayer and faith-sharing, they discern the desires of their hearts and develop a fitting response to God's call to live as Christ lived. We currently have a group of students meeting weekly on campus. If you are interested in joining, please contact Gina Gailis at ggailis@slu.edu

Volunteering – Soup Kitchen and Bokatas:  Students regularly have the opportunity to help to feed the hungry at a local Soup Kitchen.  Also, a group of students join students from the Universidad de Comillas every Tuesday night to make sandwiches and feed the homeless. If you would like to join either, or both, of these volunteer programs, please contact Gina Gailis in the Student Life Office or by e-mail at ggailis@slu.edu.

All-Day Hiking Activity, Saturday, February 27, with the Campus Ambassadors to La Cabrera in the Sierra de Madrid. Sign up in the Office of Finance (25 euros) · A minimum of 18 students is needed. For more information, contact César Rioja in Student Life or at criojaal@slu.edu.

SLU Madrid has prepared a trip to Argentina and Uruguay from May 12-24. Students interested in learning more should contact the Student Life Office. (Deadline for application is March 11, and the minimum number of students required for this trip is 14.)

Tutorial Help Available for Spanish, Writing in English, and Math >>

Career Center: Need help with your resume, interested in an internship or seeking some career advice? >> 

Openings for U.S. and Canadian Language & Culture Assistants >>