| April/May 2009
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GW’s Guide To Happenings On Campus
MONDAY / MAY 4
L.R. Hubbard 75th Anniversary
Event
Actors will be performing
a theatrical reading of
L. Ron Hubbard’s book
The Crossroads. 10 a.m.-
noon. Jack Morton Auditorium.
805 21st St., NW.
For more information,
call 323-466-7812.
WEDNESDAY / MAY 6
Afghanistan: Media and the
Challenges of Reconstruction
A panel discussion sponsored
by the School of Media and
Public Affairs. 10 a.m.-noon.
Jack Morton Auditorium.
805 21st St., NW. For
more information, call
202-994-8137.
THURSDAY / MAY 7
Vishwa Mohar Bhatt Concert
An
evening concert of Indian
music, sponsored by GW’s
Sigur Center for Asian Studies.
6-10 p.m. Jack Morton
Auditorium. 805 21st St.,
NW. For more information,
call
202-994-8137.
SUNDAY / MAY 10
Men’s Baseball: GW versus Xavier
The GW Colonials take
on Xavier University in a
conference game. Noon.
Barcroft Park (Field No. 4),
4200 South Four Mile Run
Drive, Arlington, Va.
MONDAY / MAY 11
Men’s Baseball: GW versus James
Madison
The GW Colonials
take on James Madison
University. 4 p.m.
Barcroft Park (Field No. 4),
4200 South Four Mile Run
Drive, Arlington, Va.
THURSDAY / MAY 14
GW Department of Music presents Lindsey Maxfield: Senior
Vocal Recital
5 p.m. Post Hall,
Mount Vernon Campus,
2100 Foxhall Road, NW.
Free and open to the public.
FRIDAY / MAY 15
GW Department of Music presents Nicole Kingston: Senior Flute
Recital
4 p.m. Phillips Hall, Room B-120, 801 22nd St., NW. Free and open to the public.
WEDNESDAY / MAY 20
Stop Living with Problem Fibroids
Whether you’ve had prior
uterine surgeries, are overweight
or have very large
fibroids, you may qualify for
a minimally invasive surgical
procedure to treat them.
Discuss your options with
the physicians at the GW
Hospital Fibroid and
Menstrual Disorder Center.
Presenters include Assistant
Professors of Obstetrics and
Gynecology E. Britton
Chahine, Nancy Gaba and
James K. Robinson. 7-8:30
p.m. GW University Hospital
Auditorium, 900 23rd St.,
NW. Free and open to the
public. To register, please call
1-888-4GW-DOCS.
SUNDAY / MAY 31
Washington Concert Opera
presents Saverio Mercadante’s Il Giuramento
This opera established
a new direction for
Italian opera, with arias and
cabalettas streamlined to
maximize dramatic flow,
vocal melodies imbued with
colors and emotions specific
to the dramatic situation and
more prominence given to
the orchestra. The result is a
dramatically taut, expressive
and visceral work reminiscent
of Verdi’s dramatic
middle period. 6 p.m. Lisner
Auditorium, 730 21st St.,
NW. Tickets available for
$30-$90 through the
Washington Concert Opera
by calling 202-364-5826.
Commencement Calendar of Events
FRIDAY, MAY 15
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Commissioning Ceremony
8 a.m., Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va. (Rain location: Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre)
Elliott School of International Affairs Celebration
11 a.m., Charles E. Smith Center, 600 22nd St., NW
Commencement Legacy Family Reception
1 p.m., Alumni House, 1918 F Street, NW
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
1:30 p.m., Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW
University Interfaith Baccalaureate Service
3 p.m., Western Presbyterian Church, 2401 Virginia Avenue, NW
School of Business Undergraduate Celebration
4 p.m., Charles E. Smith Center
School of Business Graduate/Doctoral Celebration
7:30 p.m., Charles E. Smith Center
SATURDAY, MAY 16
Graduate School of Education and Human Development Celebration
8 a.m., Charles E. Smith Center
Phi Beta Kappa Installation
9 a.m., Lisner Auditorium
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Celebration #1
Noon, Charles E. Smith Center
School of Public Health and Health Services Celebration
Noon, Lisner Auditorium
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Celebration #2
3:30 p.m., Charles E. Smith Center
School of Medicine and Health Sciences—Health Sciences Celebration
4 p.m., Lisner Auditorium
College of Professional Studies Celebration
7:30 p.m., Lisner Auditorium
School of Engineering and Applied Science Celebration
7:30 p.m., Charles E. Smith Center
Monumental Celebration at Historic Union Station
8:30 until 11:30 p.m., 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
SUNDAY, MAY 17
University Commencement
10 a.m., National Mall, between 4th and 7th streets
School of Medicine and Health Sciences—M.D. Celebration
2:30 p.m., Lisner Auditorium
Law School Celebration
2:30 p.m., Charles E. Smith Center
For more information on Commencement, including event parking, visit www.commencement.gwu.edu.
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nformation on the status of Commencement weekend events will be available on a 24-hour basis
throughout the week of May 11 at 202-994-5050. |
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