Monthly Archive for January, 2010

SLUMA Displays Artifacts From Jesuits on the American Frontier

Published by Colin Shevlin on January 29, 2010 in Free Stuff and SLUMA. 0 Comments

In the year 1823, five years after SLU began, a new generation of Jesuit missionaries arrived in St. Louis.

Crossing the Divide” Jesuits on the American Frontier contains the records these men left behind in their encounters with new cultures, languages, and religions.

The exhibition displays dictionaries of Native-American languages as well as incredibly accurate maps and detailed journals. Of significant importance are the sketches and water colors of Nicholas Point, S.J., and the Moses Linton album, a chronicle of the work and travels of Pierre De Smet, S.J., which is on display for the first time.

There will be an opening reception on Friday, February 25 at 5:30 pm. The exhibition will run until June 27.

 

The Simon Rec Center Presents Handball as Part of Their Lifetime Sports Series

Published by Colin Shevlin on January 28, 2010 in Simon Rec Center and Student Health. 0 Comments

The Simon Rec is featuring handball as part of its Lifetime Sports Series, which introduces students, faculty, and staff to sports they can play for the rest of their lives.

The Rec Center will be hosting Lary Bozay, the president of the Missouri Handball Association and a Hall of Famer, to demonstrate the sport of handball on Wednesday, February 3 at 4 pm.

The Simon Rec will also give away gloves, eyewear, and handballs.

Take advantage of this great opportunity to learn a sport that you could be playing well into your nineties.

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Atlas Week Keynote Speaker Scheduled for March 24

Published by Colin Shevlin on January 28, 2010 in Atlas Week and Speaker. 0 Comments

The 10th Annual Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week Program will be held the week of March 22-26. The theme for the 2010 Atlas Program is “Global and Local Justice: The United Nations Millennium Development Goals.”

Hauwa Ibrahim will deliver the keynote address at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, March 24, in the Wool Ballrooms

She will focus on one Millennium Development Goals in particular, “Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.”

Ibrahim was one of the first female lawyers from Northern Nigeria and has served as defense counsel in more than 100 cases defending poor and marginalized people particularly women and children and especially those condemned under the Islamic Sharia law.

 

The SLU String Orchestra Plays Powell Symphony Hall

Published by Colin Shevlin on January 27, 2010 in Awesome Faculty, Awesome Staff, Awesome Students, Concert, Fine and Performing Arts, Free Stuff, Grand Center and Off Campus. 0 Comments

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Play Powell Hall first.

The Saint Louis University String Orchestra has been confirmed to perform at Powell Hall on Wednesday, March 24, at 7:00 pm, as part of their On Stage at Powell Series. It will be a free concert, with no tickets or reservations needed.

The SLU String Orchestra is open to any faculty, physician, staff or students from SLU who has played violin, viola, cello or bass for at least three years. No audition is required. Rehearsals are at 7 pm every Thursday in the Refectory in DuBourg Hall. The SLU String Orchestra is a collaborative project between SLU’s music program, the School of Medicine, Saint Louis University Cancer Center and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

For information, contact Chris Wintrode at cwintrod@slu.edu.

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Submit Your Nominations for the Last Lecture Series

Published by Colin Shevlin on January 26, 2010 in General News and Student Development. 0 Comments

Each semester a faculty member will be selected from student nominations to speak for the Last Lecture series.

The Last Lecture series provides an informal format for selected faculty to share reflections from their life and to speak to students as if it was their last lecture ever. There are not any rules for the lecture – the faculty member will be speaking from the premise, “If you knew this was your last lecture you would ever give, what would you share with students?”

Nominations from students will be accepted through February 26, 2010. The faculty member selected will be asked to speak during April 2010.

Nomination forms can be picked up in 319 BSC in the Student Involvement Center or via the website.

Submit nominations to Student Involvement Center in 319 BSC or via email to lastlect@slu.edu.

This program sponsored by the Division of Student Development and the Office of the Provost.

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