School of Arts and Sciences

News and Events

Like Freedom?

On November 9, 2009, the German Club will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a documentary, a replica of the wall that will be torn down, German food and music. T-shirts that are the tickets to the party, will be sold in the Pryz (Monday, Nov. 2 - Friday, Nov. 6, 11-2). Look for the replica of the Berlin Wall outside the Pryz! For questions, please contact bornholdt@cua.edu

Calculus Cafe

The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce its new "Calculus Cafe", a resource for all current CUA calculus students. The Cafe will offer informal assistance (distinct from tutorials and lectures) together with coffee, tea and snacks twice a week during the semester. A longer description and schedule is at the Calculus Cafe.

• Shaw and Politics
  CUA’s Department of Drama, in collaboration with the International Shaw Society and the Washington Stage Guild, will host a conference entitled “Shaw and Politics” October 15-18, 2009. Events include a reception at the Irish Embassy and performances by both the Washington Stage Guild and CUA drama students.

• Second Annual Wall Street Career Evening
  Come and network with some of CUA’s most successful alumni! Second Annual Wall Street Career Evening, Thursday 10 September 2009, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, The Great Room, Pryzbyla University Center.

• Nanotechnology Center Celebrates Successful First Year
  CUA’s Nanotechnology Center (NTC), established in February 2008 to foster collaborative research among scientists in the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, has won awards of research grants totaling $1.4 million in its first year of operation.  Its current projects include developing a common experimental facility for micro/nano technology at CUA.