10am to 5pm on Thursday, July 10
10am to 5pm on Tuesday, July 15

If you are available to volunteer as a model for the photo shoot, please contact librarian David Bietila at bietila@gelman.gwu.edu. Please indicate what hours you will be available on each day of shooting. We ask that all volunteers be willing to come for a full hour. Light refreshments will be provided.

Speaker: Professor Zachary Jay Wolfe
Assistant Professor of Writing, University Writing

Prof. Wolfe holds a Law Degree from The George Washington University and a B.A. in Politics from The University of California at Santa Cruz. He practiced Public Interest Law for several years prior to coming to the University Writing Program and developing a course on the theme of “law as a force for social change.” His particular interest in his scholarly research is the relationships among law, protest, and considered social discourse. He still writes for courts from time to time, primarily as Chair of the Amicus Committee of the National Lawyers Guild.

Guest Speakers:
* Representative from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
* Jon Melegrito - Civil rights advocate and community organizer. He worked at The Gelman Library for 27 years and was the Head of the Circulation Department when he retired in 1997. He is the founding executive director of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) and its current communications director.

Featured Performers:
* Emanuel Fang (Instrumental Songs)
* Erna Santi Widyastuti (Balinese Dance)
* Maria George (Philippine Songs)
* Philippine Cultural Society (Phillipine Dance)

We look forward to seeing you there!

The exhibit will be up from April 25th to May 19th.

We have heard your suggestions! Due to the high demand for study space during final exams, the 1st Floor and 3rd Floor will remain open 24-hours:

*The front entrance will remain open 24-hours. Please enter through the turnstiles.

Cafe G is located on the first floor. Turn right immediately after entering to find it.

WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 2008; 10 a.m. - Noon

WHERE: The George Washington University
The Gelman Library
2130 H St., NW, Room 207
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Orange and Blue lines)

BACKGROUND:

Etzioni, Pelton, and Post will be present to sign copies of their books and discuss their research with the GW community. Etzioni is the author of Security First: For a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy. Pelton is the author of Space Exploration and Astronaut Safety. Post is the author of The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda.

The Gelman Library holds faculty authors signing receptions throughout the academic year in recognition of new books by faculty members of The George Washington University. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the receptions and enjoy opportunities to hear faculty members discuss their research and their books’ scholarly contribution within their area of study. Signed copies of new publications also are added to the faculty authors’ collection in the Special Collections Department. For more information, call Emma Mosby at (202) 994-6455.

The Melvin Gelman Library’s purchase of the complete collection of 47 volumes of the Buddha’s teachings, also known as the Pali Canon, and its accession to the reference collection is a significant literary and academic event. The acquisition will be celebrated with a traditional ceremony, similar to those performed in Tibetan monasteries when a new Canon arrives. Proceeded by music and incense, a procession of students will bear the new Canon into the library. Theravada and Mahayana monastic scholars will chant prayers, and Jack Siggins, University Librarian, and Professor Alf Hiltebeitel, Chair of the GW Department of Religion will make welcoming remarks. The ceremony will conclude with a ritual opening and reading of the Canon. Access to the complete English translation of the Pali Canon will substantially improve opportunities for student and faculty research in Buddhist studies. The celebration of the Canon’s arrival is co-sponsored by the Melvin Gelman Library and the GW Department of Religion.

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