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For a complete list of campus events please visit events.cua.edu

      


October 2008

Follow this link to find out "What's Happening" at CUA!

(Or go to http://whatshappening.cua.edu/)

October 1 - 4

Wednesday, October 1

"Music, Civility, and Print Culture in 16th-century France"
Kate van Orden, editor, Journal of the American Musicological Society
1 p.m.
Ward Hall, Room 211
For more information, contact Grayson Wagstaff, associate professor of music, at 202-319-5858.
Sponsored by the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music.

Academic Success Workshops: Test Taking

3:10 p.m.

Pryzbyla Center, Room 351

Prepare for and successfully take tests. Sponsored by the Center for Academic Success.
Enroll online at http://success.cua.edu/ or in the Pryzbyla Center, Room 201, or call (202)319-5655.


Field Hockey vs. St. Mary's
4:30 p.m.
DuFour Center

Thursday, October 2

Academic Success Workshops: Test Taking

12:10 p.m.

Pryzbyla Center, Room 351

Prepare for and successfully take tests. Sponsored by the Center for Academic Success.
Enroll online at http://success.cua.edu/ or in the Pryzbyla Center, Room 201, or call (202)319-5655.

Friday, October 3

"Why Is Metaphysics Called First Philosophy in the Middle Ages?"
Jan Aertsen, University of Cologne
2 p.m.

Aquinas Hall Auditorium

For more information, visit http://philosophy.cua.edu/lectures/index.cfm or call (202)319-5259.
Sponsored by the School of Philosophy.

Poetry Reading 
Stephen Cushman, Robert C. Taylor Professor of Literature and Poetry, University of Virginia
3:10 p.m.
Hannan Hall, Room 108
A reception and book signing will follow the presentation.
For more information, call the Department of English at 202-319-5488.

 

Spicy Sophomores
6 p.m.

Centennial Village Circle

Class of 2011 spicy food reception.
Sponsored by Program Board.

 

Friday Nights with The House

Ultimate Campus Wide Capture the Flag

7 p.m.

Meet at the House.

Get your competitive spirit flowing!  Join the House for a high intensity across-campus

game of Capture the Flag.

Saturday, October 4

Life After Study Abroad Conference
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
George Washignton Univeristy
Learn about opportunities to work, study and volunteer abroad, join discussions with international practitioners in a variety of fields, and Get your résumé critiqued by professionals and learn how to market your study abroad
experience.
Sponsored by the Washington Area Study Abroad Network and CUAbroad.
For more information and registration, visit http://cet.studioabroad.com/lifeafter/index.cfm.

Football vs. Maritime (N.Y.)
12 p.m.
DuFour Center

Field Hockey vs. Juniata
4:30 p.m.
DuFour Center

 

October 5 - 11

Sunday, October 5

 

Fashion Workshop

1-5 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center Great Room

A unique and exciting workshop....have fun & learn A LOT about fashion in a very short time!!! Spots are limited so sign up soon at the Fitness Center.  Cost $10.

 

Monday, October 6

Booz Allen Hamilton Consulting Employer Information Session
12-1 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center, Room 327
Preregistration Required--click here to register.


"The Cube in the Desert"
Javier Artadi, Artadi Arquitectos, Lima, Peru, and professor, Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
5:30 p.m.
Crough Center for Architectural Studies, Koubek Auditorium

"Can Yoga Be Beneficial to Christians?"
7:30 p.m.
Campus Ministry Prayer Room
Father Tom Ryan, CSP, atholic priest, certified Kripalu yoga teacher, and Coordinator of the Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations for the Paulist community in the U.S. and Canada.
For more information, please contact Melisa Darby at darby@cua.edu.

Tuesday, October 7

Men's Soccer vs. Washington College
4 p.m.
DuFour Center

 "Convergence or Collision? Communications Law in the 21st Century."
Donna Coleman Gregg, communications scholar-in-residece and visiting assocate professor
4:30 p.m.
Columbus School of Law, Slowinski Courtroom
Sponsored by the Columbus School of Law Institute for Communications Law Studies.
For more information, contact Constantia Dedoulis at 202-319-6081 or Dedoulis@law.edu.

Praying with Lior
7:30 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center Great Room
Come see this inspiring documentary about Lior, a boy that has Down syndrome, who embarks on a journey in his faith.
Before and after the movie, a discussion will be led by the film's director, Ilana Trachtman.
Sponsored by Program Board.


Wednesday, October 8
     
Women's Soccer vs. York College
4:30 p.m.
DuFour Center

Women's Volleyball vs. Univ. of Mary Washington
7 p.m.

DuFour Center

"My College, My Choices: Explore CUA's Career Services Office"
7 p.m.

Pryzbyla Center Great Room A

Navigate your career road map, learn what you can do with your major, how to find the best internships, making the most of employer information sessions and career fairs and more! Sponsored by the Office of Career Services. An Orientation Extended event.


My College, My Choices: Explore CUA's Career Services Office

7 p.m.

Pryzbyla Center Great Room A

Navigate your career road map, learn what you can do with your major, how to find the

best internships, making the most of employer information sessions and career fairs, and  

more! Sponsored by the Office of Career Services.

Thursday, October 9

Prudential Financial Information Session
12-1 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center, Room 323
Pre-registration is required. To register, visit http://careers.cua.edu, call 202-319-5623 or stop by the career services office in the Pryzbyla Center, Room 202.

Achieving Relevance: School Library Media Programs in the 21st Century
Dr. Gail Bailey Director, School Library Media Programs, Montgomery County, MD Public Schools
5 p.m.
Marist Hall 132 (Information Commons)
For further information: http://slis.cua.edu/people/news/Oct9Colloquium.pdf.
Sponsored by the School of Library and Information Science.

"Gestures and Objects of Devotion in Early Christian Pilgrimage."
Blake Leyerle, John Cardinal O'Hara Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame
5:15 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center, Great Room A
Light refreshments to follow. For more information, call Lani Mullaney at 202-319-5795.
Sponsored by  the Center for the Study of Early Christianity.
 

"A Career on Wall Street and Beyond…The Exciting (and Turbulent) World of Financial Services: It’s Not Just for Business Majors."
7-9 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center Great Room
Sponsored by the School of Arts & Sciences and the Office of University Development.
To attend, please RSVP to Peter Gribbin, Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences at Gribbin@cua.edu or 202-319-5115.
For more information, please visit http://careers.cua.edu.

Combat, Commemoration & Conversion: Screening of Department of Media Studies Student Films
9 p.m.
Caldwell Hall Auditorium
Short documentaries by CUA students.  As part of the screening, the media studies department will present the Facundo Montenegro Award for Excellence in Social Issue Documentary.
For more information, contact the Department of Media Studies at (202)319-5601.

Discussion on The Memory Keeper's Daughter
9:30 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center Starbucks
For more information, call 202-319-5211.

Friday, October 10

Italian Communities and Promotion of the Italian Language and Culture in the United States Today
Consul Marco Mancini and Dr. Luigi De Sanctis, Italian Embassy, Washington, DC
12-1:30 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center, Room 321

"Mind and Body in the Life to Come."
Marilyn McCord Adams, Oxford University
2 p.m.
Aquinas Hall Auditorium
For more information, visit http://philosophy.cua.edu/.
Sponsored by the School of Philosophy.

Homecoming Charity Ball
8 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center Great Room
Cost:  $20; red and black semiformal attire.

Friday Nights with The House
TBA

Saturday, October 11

Football vs. Washington & Lee
1 p.m.    
DuFour Center

Women's Volleyball vs. Roanoke
1 p.m.
DuFour Center

Women's Volleyball vs. Stevenson
5 p.m.
DuFour Center

 

October 12 - 18

Sunday, October 12

Women's Soccer vs. University of Scranton
12:30 p.m.
DuFour Center

Field Hockey vs. York College
1 p.m.
DuFour Center

Men's Soccer vs. University of Scranton
3 p.m.
DuFour Center

Chancellor's Concert: University Chorus
8 p.m.
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave NW.F
For more information, please visit http://music.cua.edu or call (202)319-5416.

Monday, October 13

Columbus Day Holiday
University is closed.

Tuesday, October 14

Wednesday, October 15

"The Catholic Social Imagination: Activism and the Just Society."
Joe Palacios, assistant professor of sociology, Georgetown University
12:30 p.m.
Maloney Hall, Room 302B
This lecture is part of Life Cycle's annual Brown Bag Lunch series. 
For more information, call 202-319-5999.

"The Regulation of Investment Banks and Current Market Dislocation."
Erik R. Sirri, director of the Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
5:15 p.m.
Columbus School of Law, Slowinski Courtroom
Light reception to follow. For more information, contact Constantia Dedoulis at 202-319-6081 or Dedoulis@law.edu.
Sponsored by
the Securities Law Program and Securities Law Students Association.

Thursday, October 16

Fall Job & Internship Fair
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center Great Room

Carlo Gozzi's The Serpent Woman
Directed by Jay Brock
7:30 p.m.
Hartke Theatre
For more information, visit http://drama.cua.edu or call the Hartke box office (202)319-4000.


Women's Soccer vs. Shenandoah
4:30 p.m.
DuFour Center

Friday, October 17

Sophomore Retreat
October 17-19
Sign up at http://ministry.cua.edu/Activities/register/registration_dsp.cfm.

"The Role of Metaphysics in Theology according to Godfrey of Fontaines."
Stephen Brown, Boston College
2 p.m.
Aquinas Hall Auditorium
This lecture is part of the "Metaphysical Themes, In Honor of John F. Wippel" lecture series.
 For more information, contact the Office of the Dean at 202-319-5259 or e-mail cua-philosophy@cua.edu.
Sponsored by
the School of Philosophy.


Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
7:30 p.m.
Ward Recital Hall
Tickets: $20, $10
For more information, visit http://music.cua.edu or call (202)319-5416.

Carlo Gozzi's The Serpent Woman
Directed by Jay Brock
7:30 p.m.
Hartke Theatre
For more information, visit http://drama.cua.edu or call the Hartke box office (202)319-4000.

Friday Nights with The House
TBA

Saturday, October 18

Field Hockey vs. Drew
1 p.m.
DuFour Center

Carlo Gozzi's The Serpent Woman
Directed by Jay Brock
2 p.m.
Hartke Theatre
For more information, visit http://drama.cua.edu or call the Hartke box office (202)319-4000.

Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
7:30 p.m.
Ward Recital Hall
Tickets: $20, $10
For more information, visit http://music.cua.edu or call (202)319-5416.

 

 

 

October 19 - 25

Sunday, October 19

Carlo Gozzi's The Serpent Woman
Directed by Jay Brock
2 p.m.
Hartke Theatre
For more information, visit http://drama.cua.edu or call the Hartke box office (202)319-4000.

Monday, October 20

Tuesday, October 21
    
Men's Soccer vs. Goucher
3:30 p.m.
DuFour Center

Geico Insurance Employer Information Session
5-6 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center, Room 327
Registration Required--click here to register.

Wednesday, October 22

Women's Soccer vs. Goucher
4 p.m.
DuFour Center

First Command Financial Planning Employer Information Session
5-6 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center, Room 327
Registration Required--click here to register.

Thursday, October 23

Nordstrom Employer Information Session
12-1 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center, Room 327
Registration Required--click here to register.

Field Hockey vs. Rowan
4:30 p.m.   
DuFour Center

Friday, October 24

Friday Nights with The House
TBA

Stephen Sondheim's
Sweeney Todd
7:30 p.m.
Ward Recital Hall
Tickets: $20, $10
For more information, visit http://music.cua.edu or call (202)319-5416.

Saturday, October 25
    
Field Hockey vs. Moravian
1 p.m.
DuFour Center

Fright Fest at Six Flags
3-11 p.m.
Cost $15 includes transportaion and admission.
Sign up at the Fitness Center.
Sponsored by Program board and Cardinal Adventures.

Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
7:30 p.m.
Ward Recital Hall
Tickets: $20, $10
For more information, visit http://music.cua.edu or call (202)319-5416.
   

October 26-31

Sunday, October 26

Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
2 p.m.
Ward Recital Hall
Tickets: $20, $10
For more information, visit http://music.cua.edu or call (202)319-5416.

Six Flags Fright Fest
Time & Meeting Place TBA
Six Flags Maryland

Monday, October 27

Tuesday, October 28

Wednesday, October 29

Open Mic Night
8 p.m.
Pryzbyla Center Starbucks
Sponsored by Program Board.

Thursday, October 30

Friday, October 31

Friday Nights with The House
TBA

Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme
7:30 p.m.
Ward Recital Hall
Tickets: $20, $10
For more information, please visit http://music.cua.edu or call (202)319-5416.


If you have any questions or concerns, please contact UCSPE at 202-319-5291 or
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