April 18, 2012 STAFF/STU
Today: Lecture: “Ibn Khaldun: Muslim Humanist”

Paul L. Heck, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Islamic studies at Georgetown University, and former Tuohy Chair holder. He will lecture, as part of the Fifth Annual Week of Islamic Art and Culture, on “Ibn Khaldun: Muslim Humanist” on Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in the Donahue Auditorium.

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April 17, 2012 STAFF/STU
Today: The Donald W. Suopis Inaugural Lecture Series

The Political Science Department presents the Donald W. Suopis Inaugural Lecture Series, “Queer Cities and Rural Uprisings? Mapping New Discourses of Modernity in India,” with Svati P. Shah on Tuesday, April 17, at 5 p.m. in AD 226.

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April 17, 2012 STAFF/STU
Today: We Will Be Friends: Youthability play

Youthability, a group of disabled and at-risk youth is performing an inspirational play about diversity and inclusion on Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in the Marinello Little Theatre in the Lombardo Student Center. The group created and wrote the play themselves.

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April 17, 2012 STAFF/STU
Today: Last day for course withdrawal

This is a reminder that the last day to withdraw from a spring 2012 course is Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Freshmen (students with fewer than 25 hours earned) need written permission from their advisors to withdraw from a course.

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April 13, 2012 STAFF/STU
Today: The Shula Lecture Series on Bodies and Identities

The Shula Lecture Series on Bodies and Identities presents George Yancy of Duquesne University on Friday, April 13, at 5 p.m. in the Donahue Auditorium of the Dolan Center for Science and Technology. Yancy will speak on “When Essence Precedes Existence: An Elevator Encounter.”

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April 13, 2012 STAFF/STU
POTW: Louisville Immersion

“This is a photo of Becca Russo and one of the refugees we met while on the Louisville Immersion trip over spring break! During the week we worked with refugees, ranging from Cuba to Burma to Nepal. It was taken in a Catholic Charities ESL classroom by Taylor Horen.” – McKenzae Bartels ’14

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April 11, 2012 STAFF/STU
Today: Cultural Awareness Series: Shane Windmeyer and The Impact of Hate

Join us for “The Impact of Hate” with Shane Windmeyer on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at 7 p.m. in the Donahue Auditorium. For more than a decade, as founder of the national Stop the Hate Program, Windmeyer has trained more than 1,200 people to actively prevent and respond to hate crimes.

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March 30, 2012 STAFF/STU
POTW: Enjoying the sun

Spring has definitely sprung on campus, and us humans aren’t the only ones enjoying it. This furry friend was spotted enjoying some morning sun outside Rodman last week.

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March 23, 2012 STAFF/STU
POTW: Brilliant sunrise over campus

The weather in University Heights has picture perfect this week, as evidenced by this photo submission.

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March 21, 2012 STAFF/STU
The Shula Chair Presents: “Bodies and Identities” Lecture

The Shula Chair in Philosophy presents The Shula Lectures: “The Embodied Self: Trauma, Narrative and Personal Identity,” featuring Susan Brison from the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Dartmouth.

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