Thursday, Nov. 9
"You Call This Journalism? The Emerging Landscape of News" 4:30-6 p.m., Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center
Sponsored by the Center for Social Media in collaboration with the Integrated Media Association, this panel discussion will feature journalism and media experts to examine the future of public media and citizen journalism. R.S.V.P. required.
For more information, contact Bree Bowman at bowman@american.edu.
SIS Alumni Fall Dinner 7 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, rotunda
The SIS alumni dinner will honor AU professor Abdul Aziz Said, Mohammed Said Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace and founder and director of the AU Center for Global Peace. R.S.V.P. required.
For more information, contact Torshana Towles at (202) 885-1616.
"Election 2006: Who Really Won and How Did They Do It?" 7-8:15 p.m., Anderson third floor honors lounge
SOC professor Leonard Steinhorn will discuss the election results at this event sponsored by the University Honors Program.
For more information, contact (202) 885-6194.
The Cherry Sisters Revisited Through Nov. 11 8 p.m., Studio Theatre, Katzen Arts Center
The true story of Addie, Effie, Lizzie, Ella and Jessie Cherry, five sisters from Marion, Iowa, who took the vaudeville world by storm with the collective awfulness of their talent. Part of the New Works Series and directed by Cara Gabriel. Tickets are $5.
For more information, contact (202) 885-1300.
Bringin' SEXY Back: Environmental Issues Revisited 2 p.m., Kay Spiritual Life Center Featured organizations: The Center for American Progress, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Environment & Public Works Senate Committee, OxFam America and Smart Power. Sponsored by KPU, CASJ, Class of 2009, and Eco-Sense.
"It's Getting Hot in Here!" 9 p.m., Davenport Lounge Climate Change Parody Performance. Sponsored by KPU, Eco-Sense and Chesapeake Climate Action Network.
Friday, Nov. 10
Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop Noon-1 p.m., Social Science Research Lab Faculty is invited to learn more about digital photography during this workshop sponsored by CTE. For more information, contact (202) 885-2117.
Alicia Shepard Book Event 6 -10:30 p.m., Ward 2
The evening will include a screening of "All the President's Men" and a discussion of Shepard's latest book, "Woodward and Bernstein: Life in the Shadow of Watergate." Sponsored by SOC.
For more information, contact Bettina Fisher at (202) 885-2074.
"Wild Hearts: Sappho and Isadora" Through Nov. 11 8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre
World/Dance/Theater presents a concert featuring the words of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis and Cynthia Word. Guest artist Jeanne Bresciani, artistic director of the Isadora Duncan International Institute, will perform two solos. Tickets are $15-$25.
For more information, contact (202) 885-2587.
Monday, Nov. 13
"The Vatican and the Holocaust" 2:10-3:35 p.m., Ward 3
The Jewish Studies Program presents Suzanne Brown-Fleming of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
For more information, contact (202) 885-2446.
"Seen 'An Inconvenient Truth'? Now What?" 4:30-6 p.m., SIS Lounge
Eban Goodstein, an economics professor from Lewis and Clark College, will discuss Al Gore's film on global warming. Goodstein is director of Focus on the Nation, a national global warming educational initiative.
For more information, contact (202) 885-1600.
"So You Want to be a Lobbyist" 7:30-8:30 p.m., Butler Board Room
Join the SPA Government Relations Alumni Career Committee and the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies for the first in a series of discussions about lobbying. Panel will be moderated by CCPS director Jim Thurber. R.S.V.P. required.
For more information, contact Alexandra Salama at asalama@american.edu.
Tuesday, Nov. 14
"What is the Difference Between International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and International Criminal Law?" Noon-1:20 p.m., WCL, room 602
Susanna SaCouto, director of the War Crimes Research Office, will discuss duties, obligations and other important concerns and how they are addressed differently.
For more information, contact Hadar Harris at (202) 274-4180.
110th Washington Asia Forum 2-4 p.m., SIS Lounge
Paul Blackburn of the Department of State will present "U.S. Public Diplomacy with Japan and China."
For more information, contact Steve Morris at (202) 885-1760.
MBA Information Session 6-8 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200
Learn more about the Kogod School of Business and the MBA program, which now includes career tracks, a career management curriculum, consulting projects and a global business strategy course.
For more information, contact Sondra Smith at (202) 885-1913.
Screening: "Being Caribou" 7 p.m., Wechsler Theatre
Travel with caribou through a wild and remote landscape from the Yukon to Alaska, where their habitat could be devastated should the proposed gas and oil development begin in the Arctic. Charles Clusen, Alaska project director at the NRDC, will introduce the film and lead a discussion. Sponsored by Filmmakers for Conservation and the Center for Environmental Filmmaking. Admission is free for students; $3-$5 for all others.
For more information, contact Chris Palmer at (202) 885-3408.
American Forum on the Midterm Election 8-9 p.m., Ward 1
Held one week after the elections, this forum features a panel of political journalists and pollsters, including Ana Marie Cox, Dotty Lynch, David Winston and Ken Walsh. Jane Hall will moderate the discussion, which will focus on the impact of the media and politicians on voters. Sponsored by SOC.
For more information, contact Bettina Fisher at (202) 885-2074.
Wednesday, Nov. 15
Poetry Reading by Otoniel Guevara 3-4:30 p.m., Battelle-Tompkins atrium
The department of language and foreign studies presents a Spanish poetry reading by Salvadoran guerrilla fighter-turned-poet Otoniel Guevara.
For more information, contact (202) 885-2446.
"Security on Russia's Southern Border" 4-5 p.m., Butler Board Room
Bulat Fatkulin, professor at Chelyabinsk State University, is an expert on border issues and Muslim communities in the former Soviet Union. He will discuss his recent research in this part of the world.
For more information, contact (202) 885-2830.
SPA Alumni-Student Networking Reception 7-8:30 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 4-5
This reception is an opportunity for students, alumni, faculty, staff and employers to meet, share career information and network. R.S.V.P. required.
For more information, contact the Career Center at (202) 885-1800.
