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A solo piano recital, An Hour with Chopin, by Ramzi Yassa, renowned Egyptian pianist and the first Arab pianist to record Beethoven’s piano recitals, will take place on Thursday, February 11 at 8 pm in Ewart Memorial Hall, AUC Downtown. Yassa has performed in well-known halls including the Musikverein in Vienna, the Berliner Philharmonie and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Students with a valid ID will be admitted free. Tickets cost LE 50. For tickets call, 012.172.1526. For inquiries, contact 2615.1221 or e-mail pva@aucegypt.edu.
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Guns in America Film Screening
February 9
Research Centers Building, Room 2021
2:00 pm
Sports Day
The men's football team competes against Canadian International College, while men's volleyball and basketball compete against the Army Club
February 10
AUC Sports Complex
1:00 pm
“Along the Islamic Glass Routes: Exploring Connections and Exchange”
Lecture by Stefano Carboni, director, Art Gallery of Western Australia
February 15
Oriental Hall, AUC Downtown
5:00 - 7:00 pm
“Venice and the Islamic World 828 - 1797”
Lecture by Stefano Carboni, director, Art Gallery of Western Australia
February 17
Oriental Hall, AUC Downtown
5:00 - 7:00 pm
A Tribute to Police Martyrs
In collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior, the Office of Student Development pays tribute to police martyrs
February 22
Bassily Auditorium
1:00 - 2:30 pm
“Failed Regimes or Failed States?” AUC Forum
A discussion on failed states or failed regimes in the Arab world featuring Sheila Carapico, chair of AUC's political science department; Ibrahim ElNur, associate professor and coordinator of development studies; and Lisa Anderson, AUC provost. For more information, click here
February 24
H.E. Suzanne Mubarak Conference Hall, Room P071, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Hall
2:30 - 4:30 pm
The Great Squeeze Film Screening
The second documentary in the Fate of Our Earth film series sponsored by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research and Wadi Environmental Science Center. Arabic subtitles available
February 27
Oriental Hall, AUC Downtown
6:30 pm
Forgotten Voices
A photographic archive by Nagla Samir
Until March 4
The Photographic Gallery, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Room P059
Meeting the Other
Contemporary Egyptian and American prints
Until March 6
Sharjah Art Gallery, AUC Center for the Arts
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Key Card Access
Requests for mechanical or key card access can now be addressed to keys@aucegypt.edu. After sending an e-mail,you must drop off the ID card at the facilities and operations service center for card key access. You will be notified when card/key is available for pickup.
Attendance and Overtime Sheets
The Office of Human Resources informs you that the deadline for submitting Compass attendance and overtime sheets for this month is Monday, February 15. Please insure that the leave request forms are attached to the respective attendance sheets and include the earmarking and the cost center numbers upon submission. Requests received after the deadline and not including the earmarking and the cost center numbers, will be processed the following month. For further inquiries, please contact Hekmat Singy at Hekmat_m@aucegypt.edu or ext. 2411.
Part-Time Delegation or Seasonal Employment Payment Sheets
The Office of Human Resources informs you that the deadline for submitting part-time delegation or seasonal employment payment sheets for this month is Monday, February 15. Please ensure that the general payment request and payment request for staff/custodians part-time delegation or seasonal employment forms are filled out typewritten accurately and include the following upon submission:
- Administrative director/department chair signature
- Extension number
- Earmarking
- CC & GL
- Full name of the employee
- Job title
- Approved duration
- Actual duration
- Salary calculations
- Overtime calculations
Requests received after the deadline and not including the above information will be sent back to the department and processed the following month. For further inquiries, contact Hekmat Singy at Hekmat_m@aucegypt.edu or ext. 2411.
“Are you on Course to Success?” Workshop
The Office of Student Counseling, Mentoring and Conduct organizes a workshop “Are you on Course to Success?” on Wednesday, February 10 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm in the Hatem and Janet Mostafa Core Academic Center, Room C126. The workshop will help you identify your areas of strengths and areas to improve, including personality responsibility, self-motivation, self-management, interdependence, self-awareness, life-long learning and emotional intelligence. All students are welcome to attend and the workshops are free of charge. Sign-up is not a requirement.
Special Bus Service for Commencement
Special bus service will be provided for both the graduate commencement on February 10 and the undergraduate commencement on February 12. To check the schedule of available routes, click here.
In addition, extra bus service will be provided for AUC staff during undergraduate commencement. To check the schedule of the service available for the staff, click here.
Declaration of Journalism and Mass Communication Majors
Undeclared students, change of majors and double majors wishing to declare a major in the journalism and mass communication department are required to fill out a declaration form in the department suite, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Room P034 between February 15 and March 1. The department offers three separate majors:
- Journalism
- Communication and Media Arts
- Integrated Marketing Communication
Students must have completed 24 credit hours and be registered in or completed RHET 201 (formerly 103).
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Community-Based Learning
Community-based learning (CBL) refers to a teaching approach that advances course learning goals and outcomes through service to a partner community. If you would like to learn more about CBL, integrate CBL in your teaching, or find community placements for your students, contact Amani Elshimi, director of CBL at ashimi@aucegypt.edu.
Training and Development Workshops
The training and development office has the pleasure of providing training workshops to be offered during the month of February. Please check the calendar and complete the application form for the workshops in which you would like to enroll and send a signed copy by e-mail to staftraining@aucegypt.edu or to the Office of Training and Development, Room G011, Administration Building. Apply now as reservation will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
School of Continuing Education Art Courses
The School of Continuing Education announces the start of the art courses (painting, drawing and sculpture) for the spring semester from February 14 to May 2. The courses are held at AUC Downtown, once per week for a period of ten weeks from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Drawing Courses:
Beginning Drawing
Drawing - Studio I
Drawing - Studio II
Painting Courses:
Beginning Painting
Painting - Studio I
Sculpture Course:
Beginning Sculpture
For inquiries, contact the Youth and Special Studies Division at 2797.6651/6652/6647 or 2797.6853, Sunday to Thursday, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, or e-mail suzsid@aucegypt.edu.
To register, please visit the School of Continuing Education, 24 Falaki Street, Bab el Louk, room G02-A, Sunday to Thursday, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The AUC Press Naghuib Mahfouz Pavilion at the Cairo Book Fair
The AUC Press and Bookstores invites faculty and staff members to visit the AUC Press Naguib Mahfouz Pavilion to meet AUC authors and have books autographed at the Cairo Book Fair on the Nasr City fairgrounds from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm daily before February 10. Alaa Al Aswany will be celebrating his latest book, Friendly Fire, on February 4 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm; a celebration for Farid Kioumgi and AUC Press photographic publications will take place on February 5 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm; and a celebration of AUC Press works on politics, economics and social issues will take place on February 6 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.
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