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March 26 - April 1, 2012 Share in Facebook  Submit your Billiken News >>  
THIS WEEK
This week
Traveling during Semana Santa? Please review Student Life's Travel Tips!.
MONDAY 26

2:30-3:00 pm · Atlas Week: Health Fair · PRH Patio

TUESDAY 27

9:00 am · Christian Life Community Meeting · PRH15

2:00 pm · Atlas Week: Symposium on Volunteer and Service Learning Opportunities · PRH10

2:00-2:30 pm · Atlas Week: Health Fair · PRH Patio

8:00 pm · Soccer: Escavio FC vs. BILLIKENS · Green Canal

9:30 pm · Astronomy Event: Planets Observation · Padre Rubio Hall Terrace

WEDNESDAY 28

2:00-2:30 pm: Study Abroad and MA in International Relations at Pázmany Péter Catholic University (Budapest, Hungary) · Meeting with Miklós Köszeghy, Vice Dean of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. János Jany, Associate Professor · PRH13

2:30-3:00 pm · Atlas Week: Health Fair · PRH Patio

5:00 pm · Effective Teaching Seminar · “Psychology, Culture and Classroom Space” · Professor Hamish Binns · PAH Seminar Room · Advanced registration required · Contact Sulma Farfán (sfarfan@slu.edu).

5:30-6:45 pm · Atlas Week: Empowering Humanity through Education and Service Poster Session · Sponsored by Chemistry and Earth Sciences · PRH Student Lounge

7:00 pm · International Relations Society Film Night: Michael Franti's I Know I'm Not Alone · PRH16.

THURSDAY 29

2:00-2:30 pm · Atlas Week: Health Fair · PRH Patio

2:30-3:45 pm · Atlas Week: Empowering Humanity through Education and Service Poster Session · Sponsored by Chemistry and Earth Sciences · PRH Student Lounge

FRIDAY 30

Departure of Academic Trip to Stratford-upon-Avon

12:00-1:00 pm · Guest Lecture: "How to Work at European Union Institutions" · Professor Augusto Bazán · PRH7

SATURDAY 31

Semana Santa – Housing Move-out Date

SUNDAY 1

Palm Sunday
THIS WEEK IN SPORTS  Sports
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THIS WEEK IN MADRID
Billiken Fútbol: Support SLU Madrid’s soccer this Tuesday night (late!) as it takes on Escavio Fútbol Club!

Patrice Burns (Career Services) recommends Lamucca for modern Mediterranean cuisine. Calle del Prado, 16; Metro: Sol or Banco de España.  A second restaurant is located on Plaza Carlos Cambronero, 4 (off Calle del Pez); Metro: Callao, Santo Domingo or Noviciado.

Life before E-mail: “Five Centuries of Letter Writing,” an extraordinary exhibit at Spain’s National Library, opens this week (March 26). Find out more and visit the Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE): Paseo de Recoletos, 20-22; Metro: Colón.

Traveling during Semana Santa? Please review Student Life's Travel Tips!.

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UPCOMING: NEXT WEEK >>>
Saturday, March 31 – Sunday, April 8: Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus facilities, including its library, will be closed during Holy Week (Semana Santa).

Sunday, April 8: Easter

Monday, April 9: Classes resume (full day).

Tuesday, April 10 (2:00 pm): Spanish and English majors/minors meeting. PRH5.

Wednesday, April 11: Registration for Fall 2012 opens.

Thursday, April 12: Guest Speaker: Paula Barreiro López on “Art under Franco.”

Friday, April 13 (3:00 pm): All-Faculty Meeting. Library Reading Room.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Registration for Fall 2012 Semester: Meet with your Academic Advisor this week to review your Fall 2012 schedule and obtain your registration PIN: Registration for Fall 2012 opens Wednesday, April 11.

SLU-Madrid Campus 2012-13 Ambassador applications are due by March 29.

Faculty Academic Council - Election Results:  Cary Barney, Hamish Binns, Roswitha Casmier, Kevin Ingram, Fabiola Martinez, Melanie Mitchell, and Alesia Slocum; Alternates:  Anne Dewey and Almudena Olondo. For more information, see the Madrid Campus Faculty/Staff webpage or contact the Election Committee (fac-madrid@slu.edu).

The Registrar's Office will be open from 10:00 am-2:00 pm from March 26-30.

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OPPORTUNITIES & INVITATIONS
“Empowering Humanity through Education and Service” - 2012 Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week: SLU Madrid joins the University’s focus on what we as global citizens can do to contribute to a better life for all people now and in the future. Be a part of Atlas Week as well as the SLU-Madrid Health Fair: March 26-30.

Western Europe meets Eastern Europe: Find out about study abroad and graduate school opportunities, as well as scholarships and research, at Pázmány Péter Catholic University. Meet Dr. Miklós Köszeghy, Vice Dean of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. János Jany, Associate Professor, on Wednesday, March 28, at 2:00 pm (PRH 13).

SLU Madrid’s Student Government Association seeks leaders! Submit the election packet to the SGA by Thursday, March 29.
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