MONDAY 14^th

2:00-2:30 pm · Student Life & Counseling Services Workshop [for female students]: Effects of Alcohol (see notice in “Opportunities & Invitations”) · PRH 16


TUESDAY 15^th

last day to submit transfer application for fall semester

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

2:30 pm · Art History Program presentation: “Discovering the Purpose of the Royal Academy of San Fernando and its Collections” · Rice Room (Library)

8:00 pm · SLU-Madrid Soccer Billikens vs. Hangover 09 · Green Canal >>


WEDNESDAY 16^th

last day to sign up for Friday, March 18th Day Trip to Paular monastery and Buitrago de Lozoya

1:50 pm · Catholic Mass · Chapel, PRH first floor

2:00-2:30 pm · Student Life & Counseling Services Workshop [for female students]: Effects of Alcohol (see notice in “Opportunities & Invitations”) · PRH 16

2:00 pm · Career Services Information Session: “Semester at Sea presentation by Fall 2010 participant Alexandra Echsner · PRH 10


THURSDAY 17^th

1:45-2:45 pm · St. Paddy's Day Special: Discover the food, language, dance and traditions of Ireland, the Emerald Isle, from which St. Patrick expelled the snakes! · Student Lounge (PRH)

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


FRIDAY18^th

SLU-Madrid Campus Holiday / all university services, including library, closed

9:00 am · departure of Student Life Day Trip to Paular Monastery and Buitrago de Lozoya · PRH front steps


SUNDAY 20^th

6:00 pm · Sunday Mass · Chapel, PRH, first floor

Monday, March 21 (4:30-5:30 pm) · Seminario de la Dra. Alicia Ramos para los estudiantes del Master de Español (los ‘majors’ en español también están invitados) que trata el tema de Como enfocar el estudio literario · Aula 3, PRH

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

Thursday, March 24 (4:00-7:30 pm) · Deloitte Financial Challenge (an accounting conference in which our professors and students will participate) · Library

Thursday, March 24 (11:00 am) · presentation by Professor Paul Chilton (Lancaster University, U.K.) on "Language and the Ethical Interface" · PRH 2

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 >>

5 SLU students need your help to solve the global clean water crisis!  Saint Louis University students Sarah Hendy, Julia Mros, Byron Stanford, Maja Milutinovic and Alex Predescu are competing in the Hult Global Online Competition to identify a solution to the global water crisis.  Representing Saint Louis University in the competition, they will be posting a video introducing their entry and their solution.  Once it is posted, they will need your VOTE in order to win and move on to the global finals.  Look for more news about this soon!

Administrative Support Scholarship: The Financial Aid department is now accepting Administrative Support Scholarship applications for the upcoming summer sessions as well as for the next academic year (Fall 2011/Spring 2012).  Please note: all current students holding a Administrative Support Scholarship must reapply if they want a Administrative Support Scholarship position for the upcoming Summer, Fall and Spring semesters!  Administrative Support Scholarships are given on a "first come, first served" basis, and so early application is encouraged.  The application form is available here >>. The deadline for applying for a Summer Session grant is April 30, and the deadline for Fall 2011/Spring 2012 is June 30.  Completed applications may be sent to emccrear@slu.edu or may be left in the Financial Aid mailbox located in the Admissions Office.

St. Paddy's Day Special!  Discover Ireland, the Emerald Isle. Try some real Irish gastronomy, learn to speak gaelic and dance a jig (at the same time), join in with a good old sing-along, and learn about the history and traditions of this ancient Celtic land from which St. Patrick expelled the snakes!  / Thursday, March 17, 1:45 – 2:45 pm in the Student Lounge

The Art History Program is pleased to welcome Mercedes Gonzáles de Amezua, Curator of the Museum of the Royal Academy of San Fernando, who on March 15 at 2:30 pm in the Rice Room of the library will be giving a talk entitled, “Discovering the Purpose of the Royal Academy of San Fernando and its Collections.”  All faculty and students are welcome to attend!  If you would like to do so, please contact Dr. Fabiola Martínez (fmartin9@slu.edu).

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.

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. >>

From Thursday, March 17 through Friday, April 1, the Registrar Office will observe special hours, being open each day (Monday-Friday) from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm.

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

Library Spring Hours >>

Marking the Season of Lent >>

Win a gift certificate with your writing!  Until April 29, the Languages & Literature Division will be accepting student contributions for the 2011 Undergraduate Writing Prizes.  Categories include academic writing in English, and creative writing in both English and Spanish.  More information and the application form are available at the Writing Prize website. Students are also invited to consider submitting their writing to the 2011 Norman Mailer High School and College Writing Awards for Creative Nonfiction (deadline: April 28).

Student Life “Best Spring 2011 Photo Contest” – win a prize!  Share with Student Life your photos of academic and non-academic trips, day-trips, sports and service opportunities in which you have participated or will be participating.  You can also share photos of your host family, or of campus friends enjoying Madrid sights during this Spring 2011 semester.  On Tuesday, May 3, the Student Life Team will choose the best photographs and award prizes! >>

La Dra. Alicia Ramos dará un seminario para los estudiantes del Master de Español (los ‘majors’ en español también están invitados) que trata el tema de Como enfocar el estudio literario, el lunes 21 de marzo, de 4.30-5.30 en el Aula 3 de Padre Rubio Hall.  Also, the Languages & Literature Division is pleased to welcome Professor Paul Chilton, Lancaster University, U.K., who will speak on "Language and the Ethical Interface" on Thursday, March 24, at 11 a.m. in PRH 2. All are welcome to attend.

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 >>

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.)

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.