The Madrid Campus welcomes Summer Session I students, as well as students from the St. Louis Campus participating in the special two-week MBA program.  We also welcome visiting faculty: Dr. Hadi Alhorr (business), Dr. Muhammad Islam (business economics), Dr. Paaige Turner (communication) and Dr. Chris Witko (political science). 

Registration continues for Summer Sessions and for Fall 2010 Semester.

MONDAY 17^th

Summer Session I first day of classes


WEDNESDAY 19^th

SSI Last Day to Drop a Class Without a Grade of W and/or Add a Class

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


THURSDAY 20^th

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

3:00 pm · Conferencia de Tino Villanueva: “Del cine a la literatura en Scene from the Movie GIANT, ganadora del ‘Poetry American Book Award’ USA 1993 y algunas notas sobre la importancia de la traducción de la literatura chicana” · PRH 1


FRIDAY 21^st

Student Life day-trip to Toledo

English Department’s 8th annual International Graduate Student Colloquium


SATURDAY 22^nd

Student Life day-trip to Segovia

English Department's 8th annual International Graduate Student Colloquium (continued)

Tuesday, May 25 · SSI Last Day to Choose Audit (AU) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Options

Thursday, June 3 · Corpus Christi Holiday / University closed

Friday, June 4 · SLU-Madrid Holiday / University closed

Monday, June 7 · SSI Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of W

Thursday, June 17 · Summer Session I final day of classes

Friday, June 18 · Summer Session I final exams

Saturday, June 19 · SSI University Housing Move-Out Date

Monday, June 21 · Professors’ Deadline to Submit SSI Final Grades

Tuesday, June 22 · SSII University Housing Move-In Date

Wednesday, June 23 · Summer Session II first day of classes

Monday, June 28 · SSII Last Day to Drop a Class Without a Grade of W and/or Add a Class

Thursday, July 1 · SSII Last Day to Choose Audit (AU) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Options

Wednesday, July 14 · SSII Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of W

Tuesday, July 27 · Summer Session II final day of classes

Wednesday-Thursday, July 28-29 · Summer Session II final exams

Friday, July 30 · SSI University Housing Move-Out Date

Sunday, August 1 · Professors’ Deadline to Submit SSII Final Grades

La División de Lenguas y Literatura se complace de invitarles a la conferencia de Tino Villanueva: “Del cine a la literatura en Scene from the Movie GIANT, ganadora del ‘Poetry American Book Award’ USA 1993 y algunas notas sobre la importancia de la traducción de la literatura chicana”. Tino Villanueva es  profesor en Boston University y autor de numerosos libros (poesía y crítica literaria). La conferencia tendrá lugar en la clase de traducción (SPAN-421 inglés-español) de Prof. Rafael Cabañas Alamán, traductor al español de Scene from the Movie GIANT.  / Entrada libre al público.  / Jueves 20 de mayo, 15:00h, aula PRH 1.

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Loyola Awards for Creative Writing!  Taking first prize was Curry Buck for Six Poems; the runner-up was Stephen Crouch for his “Sea-Monkeys and My Life as a Scriptoneirologist”; and, honorable mention was received by Matthew Bass for his work, “Jorge’s Machete.”

Library Summer Hours >>

Summer Office Hours >>

The English Department's 8th annual International Graduate Student Colloquium, "Currency and Consumption:  the Social Lives of Literary Texts," will take place on our campus on Friday, May 21 and Saturday, May 22. On Friday, May 21 at 1pm, Dr. James Buzard of MIT will give the conference keynote address in the main reading room of the library. Panel presentations will take place from 4:00-7:45 pm on Friday in the Library’s Rice Room and from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm and 3:30-6:30 pm on Saturday in Padre Rubio Hall 16.  For more information, please contact Maura Tarnoff at mtarnoff@slu.edu.

New Project and New Summer Session II Courses -- July Archaeological Project in Israel >>

The English Writing Assistance Center, located on the ground floor of Manresa Hall, will re-open for Summer Session I on Tuesday, May 25.  Summer Session I hours:  4:00-6:00 pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  The staff looks forward to working with students on various aspects of the writing process, including how to begin an essay, edit work for grammar or stylistic problems, improve overall structure, and strengthen claims and arguments.

Billiken News e-mail address:  For inclusion of an item in the Billiken News, issued each Monday, please submit your notice to billikenews-madrid@slu.edu no later than the prior Friday at 6:00 pm.  Thanks!

Great opportunity for student volunteers to act as translators at the Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 taking place in Madrid in June – and to learn more about the goals and benefits of sustainable energy and construction. >>