MONDAY 17^th

2:00-2:30 pm · information meeting about Loyola Pilgrimage Retreat · PRH 2 >>

5:00 pm · deadline to sign-up for Namibia Spring Break Trip

7:00 pm · actor auditions and stage crew sign-up for SLU-Madrid production of “The Millenials” · Student Lounge, PRH basement


TUESDAY 18^th

2:00-2:30 pm · information meeting about Bible Study Group and about CLC (Christian Life Communities) · PRH 2 >>

7:00 pm · Community ESL information meeting · PRH 16

7:00 pm · (second evening of) actor auditions and stage crew sign-up for SLU-Madrid production of “The Millenials” · Student Lounge, PRH basement

10:00 pm · SLU-Madrid Soccer Billikens vs. Los Intocables · Green Canal


WEDNESDAY 19^th

10:30 am – 1:00 pm · information (and sign-up) table in Cafeteria (Loyola Hall) about Campus Ministry and Service Opportunities

1:50 pm · Catholic Mass in English – Chapel, Padre Rubio Hall (PRH), first floor

2:00-2:30 pm · information meeting about Volunteer Service Opportunities · PRH 2 >>

5:15 pm · information meeting, with the diving instructor, about Scuba Diving Course · PRH 11

5:30 pm · guest lecture by Dr. Michael Holmes (Liverpool Hope University): “Ireland in crisis: implications for the European Union" · PRH 16

7:00 pm · Community ESL information meeting · PRH 16


THURSDAY 20^th

1:50 pm · Misa Católica en español – Capilla, Padre Rubio Hall (PRH), primera planta

2:00 pm · Career Services Seminar: Résumé Writing · PRH 10


FRIDAY 21^st

3:00 pm · faculty-guided visit to the Reina Sofía and Sorolla museums

8:30 pm · Student Life Billiken Night: Bowling · meet in front of Padre Rubio Hall · bring 15 €


SATURDAY 22^nd

8:30 am · Student Life Day Trip to Salamanca · 40 € · sign up and pay for trip in Finance Office · meet Saturday morning in front of Padre Rubio Hall


SUNDAY 23^rd

9:00 am · Student Life Day Trip to El Escorial · 40 € · sign up and pay for trip in Finance Office · meet Sunday morning in front of Padre Rubio Hall

6:00 pm · Campus Ministry Sunday Mass · Chapel, Padre Rubio Hall, first floor

Monday, January 24 · information meeting about Bokatas, , a volunteer opportunity through which students from SLU-Madrid and the U. of Comillas help to feed the homeless of Madrid >>

Tuesday, January 25 · last day to add a class or to drop a class without a grade of W

Wednesday, January 26 · application deadline for fall semester degree candidates

Wednesday, January 26 (10:30 am – 1:00 pm) · Bake Sale sponsored by Campus Ministry 

Wednesday, January 26 · presentation by Morocco Exchange about student trip to Morocco 

Friday, January 28 · No Classes

Friday, January 28 · Faculty-guided visit to the Descalzas Reales museum and the Royal Palace

Friday, January 28 · Faculty-guided visit to the Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums

Friday, January 28 · Student Life Billiken Night: Movie Night

Saturday, January 29 · Student Life Day Trip to Alcalá de Henares

Sunday, January 30 · Student Life Day Trips to Aranjuez

Wednesday, February 9 · final day to choose Audit (AU) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) options

Check this site each week for the latest news from sports director, César Rioja, about Madrid Campus sports and exercise opportunities!

Teacher Excellence Awards: A Message from the SGA-Madrid President >>

Special Bookstore Hours:  Through the 25th of January, the bookstore will be open with expanded hours from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, for book purchase, exchange and refund. 

Spring Office Hours (including computer labs, cafeteria and other services) >>

Library Spring Hours >>

Namibia Trip Deadline: Monday, the 17th, is the final day to register and make a deposit for the Namibia Trip to take place during April’s Holy Week break. Learn more about joining the African Politics class in this life-time educational adventure, by contacting Professor Knut Roder, trip leader, at kroder@slu.edu. A minimum of 10 students is required for this trip to take place. 

First-year and newly transferred students who need to apply for their tarjeta de estudiante for the first time must stop by the Student Life Office – located on the ground floor of Padre Rubio Hall – with their passport before Wednesday, January 19. For more information, carefully read the Residency Card section of our website.

Are you a returning student with a tarjeta de estudiante which is about to expire?  Do you need an appointment for an autorización de regreso?  Carefully read the Residency Card section of our website. For more information, contact Ariadne Ferro at aferro@slu.edu.  

All SLU-Madrid returning students should stop by the Student Life Office before Wednesday, January 19 to renew their student ID card and pick up their new Sanitas card.

Campus Climate: Please keep in mind that in compliance with Spanish law, smoking is prohibited on the Saint Louis University – Madrid Campus. Also, within classrooms, computer labs and the library, no food or drink (other than water) is allowed.

Façade of Padre Arrupe Hall: Work continues on the exterior of Padre Arrupe Hall, sometimes resulting in the disruption of normal human traffic patterns. 

Actor Auditions and Crew Sign-Up for this Spring's theatre production will be held Monday and Tuesday, January 17 and 18, at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Lounge (basement of Padre Rubio Hall).  We will be producing the world premiere of "The Millenials," a new play by our very own Cathie Smith, our first ever student-written production.  Everyone is welcome to audition and to participate backstage.

Do you want to sing?  Then join the SLU Concert Choir!  No previous musical studies or choral experience is required.   Enroll for 1 academic credit, or participate as a co-curricular activity. The choir meets Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoons from 5:30-6:45 in Padre Rubio Hall 8. For more information, contact the conductor: Gudrún Ólafsdóttir (golafsdo@slu.edu).

Opportunities for Community ESL - English Language Teaching / Volunteer as an English Language Teacher in our Community ESL program: Volunteer teachers work in pairs and are responsible for preparing, planning and teaching their own classes (although help is readily provided if needed!).  The students who come to take these free English classes – which take place on the Madrid Campus – may range from 14 to 70 years old, from newly arrived immigrants to bank managers.  You will meet people from outside the campus and will have an unforgettable experience!  For more information or to sign up directly, contact Hamish Binns in the Language Teaching Center (PRH 1st floor beside the elevator) or write to hbinns@slu.edu.   Also you can plan on attending one of the information meetings planned for 7:00 pm on Tuesday, the 18th, and Wednesday, the 19th, in PRH 16.

Are you looking for a Language Exchange?  Come to the 1st floor of Padre Rubio Hall. As you step out of the elevator, you will find a notice board opposite where you can fill out a form and try to find a language partner.  For more information, contact Hamish Binns in the Language Teaching Center (PRH 1st floor beside the elevator) or write to hbinns@slu.edu. 

Operación Inglés – Are you interested in working as a summer camp teacher/ monitor in Spain this July? To sign up for an interview, come the Language Teaching Center (PRH 1st floor beside the elevator) and write you name down on the interview list posted on the door, or write to hbinns@slu.edu.  For more information about the camp, click Operacíon Inglés.

Faculty Research Presentation:  Profesor Chris Ealham, Ph.D. speaks about “‘Cerebral Dynamite’: José Peirats, Anarchism and the Struggle for Enlightenment in 20th-Century Spain” · Tuesday, January 25 (6:30 pm) · Main Reading Room, Library >>

Volunteer as an English teacher on a Salesian mission in Ethiopia this August – If you are interested in receiving information about this service opportunity, contact Hamish Binns (hbinns@slu.edu)  in the Language Teaching Center (PRH 1st floor beside the elevator).

Interested in Student Life Day Trips to great sites in and around Madrid?  Check out this link.   Of course, you could easily fill up all of your free time after welcome sessions visiting its many museums, monuments, parks, theatres and hidden corners; however, you may want to take advantage of Madrid’s convenient location to travel on your own around Spain and beyond!  To assist you in planning your own exciting trips, visit the Independent Student Travel section of our website!

Visit Madrid's World-Famous Museums:  During the month of January, join guided tours of some of Europe’s greatest museums. Led (in Spanish) by a Madrid Campus art history professor, these visits are particularly recommended for Spanish language majors and art history students, but everyone who likes art and wants to learn more about some of Spain’s finest treasures is invited. Three museum-visit “packages” are available. The first (to the Prado and the Thyssen) takes place on Friday, the 14th, beginning at 3:00 pm.
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Stuck on your homework?  Need help with your English?  With your Spanish?  The English Writing Assistance Center and the Spanish Assistance Center will re-open on Monday, January 17. The Centers are located in the entry area of Manresa Hall.   The schedule of the English Writing Assistance Center is: Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, and Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm. The Spanish Assistance Center is open Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and Tuesday & Thursdays, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.