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Fall Semester 2013/2014
September 25, 2013: Writers of the TV Series ‘Mad Men’ Visit ASC
December 11, 2013: Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
December 30, 2013: Poetry Competition
Spring Semester 2013
February 27, 2013: ASC General Meeting for Spring Semester 2013
March 6, 2013: First Female Saudi Filmmaker, Haifaa Al Mansour, Visits ASC
March 7, 2013: World Book Day Event Held at the American Studies Center
March 11, 2013: Improvisational Acting Session at the American Studies Center
March 13, 2013: First Creative Writing Workshop headed by Fulbright Student Shanna Van Beek
March 27, 2013: British Palestinian Writer, Selma Dabbagh, visits ASC
April 9, 2013: Social Activity Organized by Sophomore/Junior ASC Students for Fellow Students and Faculty Members
April 26, 2013: ASC Visit to Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
May 8, 2013: “The Gun Control Debate in America”: Talk/Debate by Lt. Commander Loren Roméus
May 27, 2013: ASC Book Bazaar
June 3, 2013: ASC Poetry Slam
June 13, 2013: ASC Graduation Dinner (for 2012/2013 Academic Year)
Fall Semester 2012/13
September 24, 2012: ASC General Meeting for Fall Semester 2012
September 26, 2012: “Muslims in America” Talk by Farah Anwar Pandith
October 6, 2012: U.S embassy hosts DJ Paten & DJ Locke with B-Boy Frankie featuring Bahain’s Star Street Crew at Al Riwaq for ASC
October 10, 2012: Report on Summer Writing Institute by Zainab A. Jaleel
October 16, 2012: Special Guest Lecture on “The Iliad” for Ancient World Masterpieces Class by Dr. Parween Ebrahim
October 17, 2012: Report by ASC graduate Marwa Yousif on her MA experience and life after ASC
October 23, 2012: Special Guest Lecture on “Sport as a Social Institution” to American Studies Class by Mr. Kyle Raines
October 24, 2012: Henna Night Before Eid for Our New Fulbrights
November 21, 2012: “Growing Up in America” Talk by Commander Adan Cruz
November 28, 2012: Annual Thanksgiving Lunch prepared by ASC students
December 3, 2012: Published Bahraini Writer Laala Kashef Alghata Visits ASC
December 12, 2012: Talk by Lt. Commander Loren Roméus, Helicopter Pilot and Instructor
January 19, 2013: ASC Alumni Lunch at Isfahani Restaurant, Juffair
Spring Semester 2012
February 4, 2012: ASC Visit to Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
February 29, 2012: ASC General Meeting for Spring Semester 2012
March 28, 2012: Report by ASC Participants on Field Trip to CASAR, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
April 10, 2012: Visit to ASC by Guests from the Naval Support Activity (NSA), Juffair
April 25, 2012: Presentation on American Food and Cuisine by Joel Harvey
April 30, 2012: Visit to ASC by Guests from the Naval Support Activity (NSA), Juffair
May 2, 2012: Presentation on Hip Hop by Lorenzo Davis
May 7, 2012: Presentation on Military Roles for Women by Lenore Gregory
May 16, 2012: Presentation by Dr. Parween Ebrahim, ASC Alumna and recent PHD recipient from Princeton University
May 26, 2012: ASC Visit to Coast Guard Cutter USS Monomoy
May 30, 2012: Presentation on the Environment by Jamie Stall Ryan in Cooperation with the College of Science
June 21, 2012: ASC Graduation Dinner (for 2011/2012 Academic Year)
Fall Semester 2011/12
October 10, 2011: ASC General Meeting
October 12, 2011: Seth Levy, Skateboard Entrepreneur
October 26, 2011: Presentation by Jonathon Monaghan, Animator
October 27, 2011: ASC Graduation Dinner (for 2010/2011 Academic Year)
November 2, 2011: Presentation by Brownbird Rudy Relic, Blues Musician
November 9, 2011: ASC Visit to NSA Headquarters, Juffair
November 20-25, 2011: ASC Field Trip to the Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR) at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon
December 7, 2011: Annual Thanksgiving Lunch prepared by ASC students
December 9, 2011: Annual ASC participation in the Bahrain Marathon Relay
Spring Semester 2011
March 9, 2011: Creative Writing Workshop by Chris Merrill
July 2, 2011: “The Modern Woman” Talk by Admiral Margaret Klein
August 18, 2011: US Embassy Youth Iftaar at Crowne Plaza
Fall Semester 2010/11
October 4, 2010: Native American Poet and Professor at University of Wisconsin, Kimberely Blaeser, Reads her Poetry
October 20, 2010: “Religious Freedom in America” Talk by Chaplain Ronald Stake
October 25, 2010: Presentation on ‘Talk Radio’ by James McGinley
October 29, 2010: Annual ASC Participation in Bahrain Marathon Relay
November 7, 2010: Under Secretary of State, H. E. Judith A. McHale, Visits UOB
November 11, 2010: Representing the English Department from the College of Arts at the UOB College Exhibit
November 24, 2010: Annual Thanksgiving Lunch prepared by ASC Students
November 29, 2010: Presentation by Fulbright Foreign Language Teacher Assistants (FLTAs) & ASC Alumni, Fatema Rasheed and Aysha Mohamed
December 6, 2010: “Pilgrims, Pinetrees, Peeps, and Picnics: What American Holidays say about American Culture” Talk by Lt. Ethan
Spring Semester 2010
March 17, 2010: Talk on ‘Jazz’ by Admiral Sinclair Harris from the NSA
March 29, 2010: “The Self-Consciousness of the Arab Modern Writer” Talk by Celebrated Bahraini Author, Ali Al Saeed
March 30, 2010: “Marriage in the Muslim World” Video Conference with the University of Minnesota
March 31, 2010: ASC Booth at UOB International Day
April 12, 2010: Self Defense Seminar for Female Students
May 5, 2010: “Boldly Exploring New Frontiers: Ahlia in Space” Video Presentation by Art Jones & Students from Ahlia University
May 27, 2010: “Gaza, Goldstone & the Upcoming Break-Up of American Zionism” Video Conference Lecture by Dr. Norman Finkelstein
August 8, 2010: ASC Graduation Dinner at Best Western Hotel, Juffair
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