MONDAY 28^th

deadline to sign-up for Loyola Ignatian Pilgrimage Retreat (March 11-13)


TUESDAY 1^st

professors’ deadline to submit midterm grades

10:00 pm · SLU-Madrid Soccer Billikens vs. Brasil · Green Canal >>


WEDNESDAY 2^nd

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

8:30 pm · meeting of Economics Club · for more information: James Guzman (jamesguzman@me.com) · Faborit (near Sevilla Metro)


THURSDAY 3^rd

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


SATURDAY 5^th

Student Life Day Trip to Cuenca (see notice in “Opportunities & Invitations”)


SUNDAY 6^th

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

Monday, March 7 · beginning of Orthodox Great Lent

Monday, March 7 (2:00 pm) · Career Services Information Session: PractiGo Seminar on Working and Volunteering Abroad · PRH 10

Tuesday, March 8 (6:00 pm) · Career Services Information Session: Obtaining Legal Work Status in Spain · Rice Room

Tuesday, March 8 · Student Life & Counseling Services Workshop [for male students]: Effects of Alcohol (see notice in “Opportunities & Invitations”) · PRH 16

Tuesday, March 8 (5:30pm) · The Politics Club:  What is the Model UN?

Wednesday, March 9 · Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent) · Masses on campus at 1:50 pm and 5:30 pm

Wednesday, March 9 (5:30 pm) · Faculty Development Seminar: Getting Students Engaged - Active Learning Strategies · video-conference room, Manresa Hall

Friday, March 11 · Special Math Exams II

Friday, March 11 · last day to drop a class and receive a grade of “W”

Friday-Sunday, March 11-13 · Loyola Ignatian Pilgrimage Retreat

Sunday, March 13 · United States begins Daylight Savings Time

Monday, March 14 · Student Life & Counseling Services Workshop [for female students]: Effects of Alcohol (see notice in “Opportunities & Invitations”) · PRH 16

Tuesday, March 15 · last day to submit transfer application for fall semester

Tuesday, March 15 · 2:00 pm · informational meeting for those interested in applying to be a Campus Ambassador · Student Life Office (PRH ground floor)

Wednesday, March 16 · Student Life & Counseling Services Workshop [for female students]: Effects of Alcohol (see notice in “Opportunities & Invitations”) · PRH 16

Wednesday, March 16 (2:00 pm) · Career Services Information Session: “Semester at Sea presentation by Fall 2010 participant Alexandra Echsner · PRH 10

Friday, March 18 · SLU-Madrid campus holiday / all university services, including library, closed

Friday, March 18 · Student Life Day Trip to Paular Monastery and Buitrago de Lozoya

Tuesday, March 22 (6:00 pm) · Career Services Information Session: IE Business School · PRH 8

Friday, March 25 (5:30 pm) · deadline to submit application to become a Campus Ambassador for the 2011-2012 Academic Year

Sunday, March 27 · Spain begins Daylight Savings Time

Tuesday, March 29 (2:00 pm) · Career Services Seminar: Mock Interviews · PRH 10

Wednesday, March 30 (5:30 pm) · Faculty Development Seminar: Academic Honesty and its International Contexts · video-conference room, Manresa Hall

Click here for some of what is happening this week in Madrid >>

We welcome Jaime Ortiz Nuñez, who on March 1st will join the Madrid Campus as Academic Programs Assistant.

We also welcome Visiting Professor Ellen Crowell of SLU’s St. Louis Campus who will be teaching an English literature course for the remainder of the semester.

The Career Services Office Announces March Opportunities!  A number of information sessions and workshops have been organized for the month of March to help students successfully identify future employment or educational opportunities >>

The Office of Student Life, in conjunction with Counseling Services would like to invite all study-abroad students to take part in a 30-minute discussion group designed to allow students to examine the effects of alcohol and to develop strategies to avoid unwanted consequences (such as sexual assault) from imprudent use of alcohol.
For more information, or to sign up, please see Ana or Ariadne in Student Life.  Groups will meet in PRH 16 from 2:00 to 2:30 on the following days: Group 1 (for male students) Tuesday, March 8 // Group 2 (for female students) Monday, March 14 // Group 3 (for female students) Wednesday, March 16.  Whether or not you participate in a discussion group, all students are encouraged to take the E-Chug Alcohol Check-up.

Loyola Ignatian Pilgrimage Retreat (Friday morning, March 11 – Sunday evening, March 13) / open to students of all faiths.  Taking place in the beautiful Basque country of northern Spain at the birthplace of  Ignatius of Loyola , the founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the retreat provides a great opportunity to deepen one’s self-understanding  while also learning more about Ignatius’ life and how his values and way of understanding reality have shaped Jesuit activities, including education, ever since.  The return trip to Madrid on Sunday includes a visit to the castle where Francis Xavier (Ignatius´ university friend who became one of the original Jesuits) grew up.  Because of generous benefactors, the total retreat fee (including transportation, housing and great meals!) is only 90 €, half of the actual cost.  Sign-ups continue through the end of February in the Finance Office. 

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

Library Spring Hours >>

Write about your Study Abroad Experiences and Win a Prize! Deadline: Tuesday, March 1st >>

SLU-Madrid Campus Ambassadors are student leaders who, upholding the University’s mission, commit themselves to representing the University at a variety of campus programs and events.  In turn, Ambassadors are given a number of special opportunities for personal and professional development.  If you are interested in learning more about what it means to be a Campus Ambassador, you are invited to attend the information meeting on March 15, or contact Ariadne Ferro in Student Life.  Please note: March 25 is the deadline to apply to be a Campus Ambassador for the 2011-2012 Academic Year >>

All current SLU-Madrid students who were also enrolled in the fall semester must stop by the Student Life Office (PRH ground floor) before Friday, March 11 to renew their student ID card and pick up their new Sanitas card.  

A Picasso museum in a medieval town? Join Campus Ambassadors on Friday, March 18 for a day trip to visit the beautiful Paular monastery and Buitrago de Lozoya , a picturesque medieval town with its own Picasso museum.  The 40€ fee includes a guided tour in English along with roundtrip transportation by private coach. Minimum of 20 people required.  Sign up in the Finance Office.  (Please note: Refunds for day trips cannot be given if a student fails to attend for whatever reason, including failure to arrive by the scheduled departure time.)

Would you like to see a town of hanging houses?  Join Campus Ambassadors for a day trip to Cuenca on Saturday, March 5.  The 20€ fee includes roundtrip transportation by private coach.  Minimum of 20 people required.  Sign up in the Finance Office.  (Please note: Refunds for day trips cannot be given if a student fails to attend for whatever reason, including failure to arrive by the scheduled departure time.)

Each semester Student Life offers a rich variety of campus ministry activities & service opportunities.

Stuck on your homework?  Need help with your English?  With your Spanish?  The English Writing Center and the Spanish Language Center are located in the entry area of Manresa Hall.   The schedule of the English Writing Center is: Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, and Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm.  The Spanish Language Center is open Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and Tuesday & Thursdays, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.