The Jewish High Holidays begin at sundown on Wednesday, September 28. Jewish students wishing to attend holiday services in Madrid on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur should contact the Office of Student Life for further details.


THURSDAY 29^th

Last Day to Choose Audit (AU) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Options

"Rosh Hashanah" · Jewish New Year >>

12:30 pm · Guest Performer Edoardo de Angelis (violin) for Approaching the Arts course, PRH 6


FRIDAY 30^th

2:00 pm · Presentation of slides + recording of Dr. Anthony Silva's keynote address and workshop on second language writers at the campus in St. Louis · PRH, Room 8

3:00 pm · Beach Volley International Tournament · Complejo Deportivo Ciudad Universitaria (Av. de Juan de Herrera, S/N)


SUNDAY 2^nd

6:00 pm · On-Campus Sunday Mass / PRH Chapel, 1st Floor

Friday, October 7: Math Exams

Friday, October 7 (4:00 pm): Student Government Association informational meeting

Saturday, October 8: Yom Kippur

Any last minute volunteer for English Language Teaching in our Community ESL program?: For information or to sign up directly, contact Hamish Binns in PAH 1st floor. Hurry up!  

New location for the Counseling Center: It will be located in PRH, first floor. The hours of the Counseling Center are Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 10:00 am. For appointments or for Academic Accommodation you may contact the Counseling Center via email at: disabilityservices-madrid@slu.edu

Would you like to help bring the Student Government Association back to SLU-Madrid? If so, plan to attend an informational meeting on Friday, October 7 at 4:00 pm. For more information, please contact Ariadne Ferro at aferro@slu.edu

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING RESIDENCY CARD RENEWALS: If your appointment to renew your student residency card (tarjeta de estudiante) is on or after October 10, you will go to the police station on Calle San Faustino, 23 (Metro: Canillejas on line 5) on the date your appointment was scheduled. For more information, please visit www.justificantecita.es

Residency Cards: For instructions on how to obtain or renew your student resident card ("tarjeta de estudiante”), please consult the Residency Cards section of our website.

Study Abroad: All students interested in studying abroad during Spring 2012 must turn in all required documents before October 15th. Please see Anna Deckert (PAH) for more information.

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 lab and library, no food or drink (other than water) is allowed.

Don’t forget each Monday to check this weekly electronic newsletter, the Billiken News, for the latest Madrid Campus news and notices. For inclusion of an item in the Billiken News, please submit your notice to billikenews-madrid@slu.edu no later than the prior Friday at 6:00 pm. And please remember that the Madrid Campus uses the Billiken News, as well as slu.edu e-mail addresses, to officially communicate with students, faculty and staff. 

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Advertising Campus Events: If you have signs to post, please take them to the Office of Student Life (ground floor, PRH) which will approve them for posting and make certain that they are posted appropriately (on designated bulletin boards).

Madrid has so much to offer, 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!

The English Writing Center hours:  Mondays: 12-4pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays: 12-3pm, Wednesdays: 10am-12pm. We are located on the ground floor of PAH, next to the Office of Human Resources. For more information, please visit our website here >>

Spanish Language Center/Tutorías de español: Tod@s los estudiantes de español están invitados a disfrutar del servicio de Tutorías de Español que nuestra universidad ofrece de forma gratuita. Se puede practicar conversación, resolver dudas, etc. Los horarios son: Martes/Tuesday: 3:00-5:30pm, Miércoles/Wednesday: 12:30-5:30pm, Jueves/Thursday: 3:00-5:30pm. Avda. del Valle 34, Edificio PAH (Junto a la oficina de Recursos Humanos).

Math tutors: See schedule here! >>

Are you looking for a Language Exchange?: Come to the 1st floor of PAH. Opposite Anna Deckert's and Anne McCabe's offices you will find a notice board where you can fill out a form and try to find a language partner. For more information, contact Hamish Binns (PAH 1st floor) or write to hbinns@slu.edu.

Operación Inglés 2012: Are you interested in working as a summer camp teacher/ monitor in Spain next July? For more information about the camp, go to http://spain.slu.edu/operacioningles or write to hbinns@slu.edu.

Ethiopia 2012: Volunteer as an English teacher on a Salesian mission in Ethiopia next August – If you are interested in receiving information about this service opportunity, see Hamish Binns (PAH 1st floor - hbinns@slu.edu).

Learn to play an instrument or sing.
Private classes in Guitar, Piano and Singing for credit
Please contact Javier Jáuregui: fjauregu@slu.edu
Sign up in Registrar’s Office (Studio fee required)

Join the SLU Madrid Concert Choir!
No extra fee
Sign up for 1 or 0 credits
Meets TR 17:30