Billiken News - Madrid
June 21 - 27, 2010
THIS WEEK
Soccer World Cup
Registration continues for Summer Session II and for the Fall 2010 Semester.


WEDNESDAY 21st


Professors’ Deadline to Submit SSI Final Grades


THURSDAY 22nd

SSII University Housing Move-In Date


WEDNESDAY 23rd

Summer Session II first day of classes


THURSDAY 24th


11:00 - 11:50 · Talk by poet Ana Merino: "Brief History of the Spanish Comic" / Charla impartida por Ana Merino (poeta): "Historia breve del comic español" · Everett Rice Room of the Library (Loyola Hall)

12:00 - 12:50 · Poetry Recital by Ana Merino / Recital poético por Ana Merino · Everett Rice Room of the Library (Loyola Hall)


FRIDAY 25th

Student Life Day-Trip to Toledo


SATURDAY 26th

Student Life Day-Trip to Segovia
THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Sports
UPCOMING

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

Thursday-Friday, July 1-2 · MA in Spanish written examinations (for degree candidates)

Wednesday, July 7 · (11:00-11:50) Talk by Ricardo Virtanen (poet and critic) “The Work of Aurora Luque” / Charla impartida por Ricardo Virtanen (poeta y crítico) “La obra de Aurora Luque” // (12:00-12:50) Poetry Recital by Aurora Luque / Recital poético por Aurora Luque · Everett Rice Room of the Library (Loyola Hall)

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

Thursday, July 22 · 5:15 pm · MA in Spanish Graduation Ceremony

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

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to those who earned a place on the Spring 2010 Dean’s List! >> 

Student Life Day Trips to Toledo and Segovia, this Friday and Saturday! >>

Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus is co-sponsoring the 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference of AHLiST
(The Association of History, Literature, Science and Technology), to be held at the  Universidad Complutense de Madrid, June 23-25, 2010. The conference theme is “deciphering,” with all its possible referents, including: Do we decipher digits, codes, data, words, texts, images, symbols, natural phenomena, and scientific results? How do we decipher them? By using whatever available: Logic, systematic decoding, scientific knowledge, technological sophistication or anything else? For complete program information, see this link >>

AHList Program

Completing your MA in Spanish degree program this summer?  Some important dates:

MA in Spanish written examination dates: July 1 and 2 / MA in Spanish graduation: July 22, 5:15 pm

Summer Office Hours >>

Library Summer Hours >>
In light of the transition between the 1st and 2nd Summer Sessions, the library will be open from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm on Monday and Tuesday, June 21 and 22.  Regular hours begin on Wednesday, the 23rd.

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