MONDAY 28^th

2:00 pm · Informational/Advising meeting for all Sophomores and Juniors working on a major or minor in Political Science / The meeting will last no more than 30 minutes ·  PRH 8


TUESDAY 29^th

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

2:00 pm · Informational/Advising meeting for all Sophomores and Juniors working on a major or minor in Spanish / The meeting will last no more than 30 minutes ·  PRH 8

8:00 pm · SLU-Madrid Soccer Billikens vs. A Dolor · Green Canal >>


WEDNESDAY 30^th

deadline to sign up for Saturday´s Day Trip to Ávila

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

2:00 pm · Informational/Advising meeting for all Sophomores and Juniors working on a major or minor in English / The meeting will last no more than 30 minutes ·  PRH 8

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


THURSDAY 31^st

11:00 am · Charla de la autora Cristina Grande sobre “La escritora y su obra” · PRH 8

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

5:30-7:30 pm · Human Enhancement Workshop (see notice in “Opportunities & Invitations”) · Rice Room (Library)


FRIDAY 1^st

11:00 am · lecture entitled “Animals as Individuals: The Opposition between Environmentalism and the Moral Consideration of Animals,” by Dr. Óscar Horta (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela) · PRH 6

2:00 pm · Loyola SP11 Group meets for pizza at SLU-Madrid cafeteria

3:00 pm · “Friendly Match” between SLU-Madrid students and students of American University (Washington, DC USA) who are currently studying in Madrid. Come out and support the team! (For more information, see César Rioja in Student Life.) · Green Canal


SATURDAY 2^nd

8:15 am · departure from Chamartín train station for Day Trip to Ávila

2:30-6:00 pm · SGA-Madrid Scavenger Hunt


SUNDAY 3^rd

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

Monday-Friday, April 4-8 · Atlas Week

Monday, April 4 (9:30-11:00 am) · Saint Louis University Institutional Accreditation Forum · PRH 10

Monday, April 4 (2:00 pm) · Informational/Advising meeting for all Sophomores and Juniors working on a major or minor in economics  / The meeting will last no more than 30 minutes ·  PRH 8

Tuesday, April 5 (10:00 am - 2:00 pm) · Red Cross (Cruz Roja) Blood Drive · front of Padre Rubio Hall

Tuesday, April 5 (10:30 am - 1:00 pm) · Campus Ministry Pancake Breakfast

Tuesday, April 5 (1:45 pm) · Informational/Advising meeting for all students interested in the Women´s Studies Certificate / The meeting will last no more than 30 minutes ·  PRH 10

Wednesday, April 6 (2:00 pm) · Informational/Advising meeting for all Sophomores and Juniors studying International Studies or Ibero-American Studies / The meeting will last no more than 30 minutes ·  PRH 8

Wednesday, April 6 (6:30-7:00 pm) · Meeting of current English and Spanish majors, as well as those considering a major in English or Spanish · PRH 7

Wednesday, April 6 (7:00-8:00 pm) · Student-Faculty Poetry Reading · PRH 7

Friday, April 8 (2:00 pm) · Faculty Meeting · Main Reading Room, Library

Saturday, April 9 (11:00 am) · Alumni and Faculty-Staff Family Easter Egg Hunt

Check here for events and programs beginning on Monday, April 11 >>

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

The SGA-Madrid would like to thank all students, faculty and staff who participated in last week’s Bake Sale, which united our hearts and faith with the people of Japan and raised over  360 € for disaster relief. 

Work Grant: 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) >>

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

Library Spring Hours >>

Marking the Season of Lent >>

On Saturday, April 2, Student Life and Campus Ministry are sponsoring a Day Trip to Avila. Discover this medieval city through the eyes of St. Teresa de Ávila and reflect on the medieval walls, palaces and convents. Sign up before Wednesday, March 30 in the Finance Office.   A minimum of 10 students is necessary for the trip to occur >>

Cristina Grande, escritora (La novia parapente, Dirección noche, Naturaleza infiel), columnista en el periódico Heraldo de Aragón, y autora de Siglo XXI: Los nuevos nombres del cuento español actual (2010), dará una charla invitada sobre “La escritora y su obra,” el jueves, 31 de marzo, a las 11:00 horas, en el aula PRH 8.

A workshop on “Human Enhancement” will be held on March 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the Rice Room (Library, 1st Floor).  Organized by SLU's Division of Humanities and Arts (philosophy), the workshop includes four presentations. All students, faculty and staff are invited. >>

Meeting of those considering a major in English or Spanish (April 6, 6:30-7:00 pm) >>

Student-Faculty Poetry Reading / Lectura de poesía de alumnos y profesores ·  Wednesday, April 6 (7:00-8:00 pm) >>

Mark your calendar for the Spring 2011 Madrid Campus Arts Performance, “Around the World in 80 Minutes,” taking place on Thursday, April 28 (6:30 pm) at the Colegio Mayor Elías Alhuja [C/ Rector Royo Villanova, 4 / Metro: Metropolitano (L6)]. Enjoy Latin Dance, Spanish Dance, Theatre, Voice, Music, Painting, Drawing and Design. Free Entrance.

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! >>

And another chance to share your photos – the LLC (Language Learning Center) on SLU’s St. Louis Campus is eager to display students’ study abroad and travel photos. Each student may submit up to 5 photos to llc@slu.edu. Deadline is April 3. For more information: LLC Photo Contest.

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?  Check out the hours for the The English Writing Center and the Spanish Language Center located in the entry area of Manresa Hall.